🧨 Yamal, now it’s your turn! The 10 best number 10s in Barça’s history 🎇 | OneFootball

Lamine Yamal is officially the new No.10 for Barcelona: a responsibility earned on the field by the class of 2007.

Let's look at the 10 best No.10s who have worn this number in Blaugrana history.

Lionel Messi (Ballon d'Or)

Little introduction needed: Lionel Messi embodied the number 10 for Barcelona from 2008/09 to 2020/21, winning the Ballon d'Or 8 times with this jersey on.

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He is also the player who has worn this number for the longest period of time at the club.

Diego Armando Maradona

Another Argentine and another legend: Diego Armando Maradona took the No.10 from 1982 to 1984: two seasons that preceded his historic transfer to Napoli.

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Remember that Maradona did not win the Ballon d'Or, but only because the award was open only to European players.

Ronaldinho (Ballon d'Or)

The emblem of the most entertaining No.10s in recent football: Ronaldinho embodied this number at Barcelona from 2003 to 2008, winning the Ballon d'Or in 2005.

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Then the move to Milan, but the real Ronaldinho was seen in Blaugrana.

Rivaldo (Ballon d'Or)

Another Brazilian phenomenon wore the No.10 of the blaugrana: it was Rivaldo from 2000 to 2002.

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The Brazilian, however, won the Ballon d'Or in 1999, wearing No.11.

Riquelme

For the 2002/2003 season, Mudo Riquelme was also granted the honor of wearing No.10.

With the blaugrana, the Argentine player played only 50 games, without expressing his immense talent in a functional way to the context.

Hristo Stoickov (Ballon d'Or)

Hristo Stoickov exchanged the No.10 with Romario several times in the 1993/94 season, when numbers were not assigned in a fixed way.

The Bulgarian player won the Ballon d'Or in 1994.

Romario

In 1994, Romario deserved the Ballon d'Or which - however - was awarded to European players until 1995.

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In the 1993/94 season, he swapped the number with Stoickov as well as wearing it in 1994/95.

Michael Laudrup

Another member of the dream team coached by Johan Cruijff to wear No.10 was Michael Laudrup in the 1990/91 season alongside other players.

Luisito Suarez (Ballon d'Or)

Ballon d'Or in 1960, number 10 and brain of Barcelona for a long time in the '50s and early '60s. He also became the central player of the legendary Inter of Herrera.

László Kubala

One of the best Hungarian players in history, present in the World Cup final against Germany in 1956 and honored with a statue outside Camp Nou. Kubala wore the No.10 in 4 different seasons between the '50s and early '60s.

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