João Pedro has formally turn out to be the twelfth participant to put on the Chelsea quantity 9 shirt since 2004, a quantity that has developed a repute amongst followers as one of many membership’s most demanding and sometimes unforgiving.
Softfootball understands the Brazilian ahead has now taken over the shirt from Liam Delap, who joined Chelsea from Ipswich City in 2025 for £30 million, a transfer that has thus far produced little or no return.
Listed below are the Chelsea quantity 9 shirt holders from 2004 to 2026, as gathered by Softfootball:
- Mateja Kežman — 7 objectives in 41 video games
- Hernán Crespo — 13 objectives in 42 video games
- Franco Di Santo — 0 objectives in 16 video games
- Fernando Torres — 45 objectives in 172 video games
- Radamel Falcao — 1 aim in 12 video games
- Álvaro Morata — 24 objectives in 72 video games
- Gonzalo Higuaín — 5 objectives in 19 video games
- Tammy Abraham — 30 objectives in 82 video games
- Romelu Lukaku — 15 objectives in 44 video games
- Pierre‑Emerick Aubameyang — 3 objectives in 21 video games
- Liam Delap — 2 objectives in 35 video games
- João Pedro — new quantity 9
The quantity 9 shirt at Chelsea has lengthy been considered as a logo of stress, with many forwards struggling to satisfy expectations. João Pedro now turns into the newest to tackle the problem.
