Who is the best number 9 in Tottenham Hotspur history?
Big-name signings and homegrown heroes have led the Spurs attack wearing number 9, some soaring and some stumbling — the list may surprise you. Cast your vote!
1Dimitar Berbatov
Wore #9 from 2006 to 2008, widely regarded as the most technically gifted player to wear the shirt — a silky Bulgarian striker who entranced White Hart Lane.
1000pts
2Roman Pavlyuchenko
Russian striker who wore #9 from 2008 to 2012, scoring memorable Champions League goals and Premier League headers with his powerful, physical style.
699pts
3Gareth Bale
Wore #9 on his one-season return loan in 2020–21, delivering five goals and rekindling memories of his devastating first Spurs spell before a final farewell.
666pts
4Les Ferdinand
Wore #9 from 1997 to 2003 as one of the most powerful strikers in the Premier League, commanding in the air and devastating with his first touch and finishing.
514pts
5Darren Anderton
Wore #9 in the early Premier League era from 1993 to 1999, a creative and athletic midfielder who was one of Tottenham's key players before injury robbed him of his best years.
449pts
6Richarlison
Brazilian striker who wore #9 from 2022 onwards, showing brilliance in Europe and the World Cup while battling for consistency in the Premier League.
449pts
7Roberto Soldado
Spanish striker who wore #9 from 2013 to 2015, arriving as a prolific La Liga scorer but struggling to replicate that form in the Premier League.
342pts
8Frédéric Kanouté
French-Malian striker who wore #9 from 2003 to 2005 before Spurs sold him controversially to Sevilla, where he became a Europa League legend.
342pts
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