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Iconic footballers who have donned number 7 shirt

Iconic footballers who have donned number 7 shirt

By Rajdeep Saha
Jul 27, 2018
05:53 pm

What's the story

Paris Saint-Germain, recently, announced that French teenage star Kylian Mbappe will don the number 7 shirt from the 2018-19 season onwards.

Mbappe took the number 7 shirt after it was vacated by Lucas Moura.

The number 7 jersey is an iconic one which has been worn by several legendary players, over the years, at various clubs.

Here we look at some of them.

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🔴7️⃣🔵 #K7LIAN pic.twitter.com/I2YO1myDC8

— Kylian Mbappé (@KMbappe) July 26, 2018
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Robert Pires- Arsenal

The former Frenchman, Robert Pires, was an Arsenal hero and one of the best ever to have played under Arsene Wenger.

One of the legends who wore number 7 shirt, Pires won three FA Cups and two Premier League titles during his 6-year stay at Arsenal.

In 198 matches for the club in the Premier League, Pires netted 62 goals and had 41 assists.

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Cristiano Ronaldo - Manchester United and Real Madrid

One of the GOATs- Ronaldo is the best number 7 ever.

He defined his pedigree at Manchester United where he won every trophy possible during his 6-year stay.

But the most successful part of his career came with Real Madrid, where he won 4 Champions League titles in nine seasons, besides scoring a record 451 goals for the Spanish club.

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Eric Cantona- Manchester United

One of the most gifted and talented players ever, the controversial former United number 7 was a fan favorite. He was called King Eric.

He will be remembered for his performances on the pitch where he dazzled.

Cantona scored 70 goals for the club in the Premier League.

The Frenchman enjoyed a cult status at the club and will be remembered forever.

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Luis Figo- Portugal

The Portuguese legend wore the number 7 shirt for his nation and club Inter Milan.

The former Barcelona and Real Madrid player was capped 127 times by Portugal.

His creativity and the ability to get past the defense are well known.

He beat defenders with his superior dribbling skills and was also a legend on the set-pieces.

One of Portugal's best ever.

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Some notable iconic number 7 players

Some other notable superstars who donned the number 7 jersey were George Best (Manchester United), Kenny Dalglish (Liverpool), Franck Ribery (France and Bayern Munich) and Garrincha (Brazil and Botafogo).

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