Who wore number 30 in football?

There is nothing in and of itself “wrong” with the number; it is a byproduct of larger squads over 23 players.

Eddie Nketiah

Edward Keddar Nketiah is an English professional footballer who is known as a striker for Premier League club Arsenal. He played for the England U21 national team.

Nketiah is known for his pace, movement and finishing ability, his style has been compared to former Arsenal striker Ian Wright. In August 2019 he described Wright as his “mentor”.

His playing style was also compared to Jermain Defoe, due to his movement to play off the last defender’s shoulder and his sharp shooting ability from all angles. Nketiah can play as a striker or as a wide forward, with Nketiah describing his own playing style as ‘I’m a striker, I’m brave, I like to put myself in the places where the chances are going to fall’.

Kortney Hause

Kortney Paul Duncan Hause is an English professional footballer who is known as a defender for Premier League club Aston Villa. He was a regular for both England U20 and England U21 sides and played in Gareth Southgate’s victorious 2016 Toulon Tournament side.

Hause was a regular England U20 and England U21 international and played in Gareth Southgate’s victorious 2016 Toulon Tournament side, including starting in the final against France in a 2–1 victory.

Mads Roerslev Rasmussen

Mads Roerslev Rasmussen is a Danish professional footballer who is known as a right-back for Premier League club Brentford. He is a product of the FC Copenhagen academy and is a Denmark U21 international.

Roerslev has been capped by Denmark at every level between U17 and U21. He was a member of the Denmark squads at the 2016, 2018 and 2021 UEFA European U17, U19 and U21 Championships respectively.

A right-back, Roerslev “is very good offensively – he is a good crosser of the ball, very good one-on-one, quick and energetic to get up and down the pitch. He is also good defending one-on-one”.

Joe Gelhardt

Joseph Paul Gelhardt is an English professional footballer who is known as a forward for Premier League side Leeds United and represents England U20s.

Gelhardt is left footed and plays mainly as a striker; he can also play as a second striker, wide forward or as an attacking midfielder. He is known for his dribbling, power and build-up play; his style has been compared to that of Wayne Rooney.

Dimitrios Giannoulis

Dimitrios Christos “Dimitris” Giannoulis is a Greek professional footballer who is known as a left-back for Premier League club Norwich City and the Greece national team. Apart from the latter, Giannoulis previously played for Vataniakos and PAOK, as well as loan spells with Pierikos, Veria, Anorthosis, Atromitos and Norwich City.

Nico Elvedi

Nico Elvedi is a Swiss professional footballer who is known as a centre back for Bundesliga club Borussia Mönchengladbach and the Switzerland national team.

Elvedi played for various Swiss youth teams, and made his debut for the senior Switzerland national football team in a friendly 1–2 defeat to Belgium on 28 May 2016.

He was included in the Switzerland national football team 23-man squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup.

In May 2019, he played in 2019 UEFA Nations League Finals, where his team finished 4th.

In 2021 he was called up to the national team for the 2020 UEFA European Championship, where the team created one of the main sensations of the tournament reaching the quarter-finals.

Christian Günter

Christian Günter is a German professional footballer who is known as a captain and left-back for Bundesliga club SC Freiburg, and the Germany national team.

On 19 May 2021, Günter was selected for the German squad for UEFA Euro 2020.

Silvan Widmer

Silvan Dominic Widmer is a Swiss professional footballer who is known as a right-back for Bundesliga club Mainz 05 and the Switzerland national team.

Widmer was a Switzerland youth international having played both at under-19 and under-21 level.

He made his debut for the senior national squad on 12 October 2014 in a UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying Group E game against San Marino as a 59th-minute substitute for Stephan Lichtsteiner.

Widmer scored his first international goal for Switzerland on 6 September 2020, in a 1–1 UEFA Nations League draw against Germany.

In 2021 he was called up to the national team for the 2020 UEFA European Championship, where the team created one of the main sensations of the tournament reaching the quarter-finals.

Dennis Jastrzembski

Dennis Jastrzembski is a Polish professional footballer who is known as a winger for Bundesliga club Hertha BSC. Born in Germany and of Polish descent, Jastrzembski has represented both teams as a youth international.

Jastrzembski was capped for Poland’s under-15 team in 2015, where he appeared made four appearances and scored one goal. Later that year, he was capped four times for the Poland national under-16, scoring one goal.

In 2016, Jastrzembski switched to Germany, first appearing in the under-16 team. In 2017, he was included in Germany’s squad for the 2017 UEFA European Under-17 Championship in Croatia, where Germany were eliminated in the semi-finals. Later that year, he was included in Germany’s squad for the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup in India, where Germany were eliminated in the quarter-finals.

In 2020, he switched back to Poland and was called up to the under-21 team in March that year. He made his first appearance off the bench in a 2021 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualifier against Serbia U21.

Andrés Andrade

Andrés Alberto Andrade Cedeño is a Panamanian professional footballer who is known as a left-back or centre-back for Bundesliga club Arminia Bielefeld, on loan from LASK, and the Panama national team.

Andrade represented the Panama U20 national team at the 2017 CONCACAF U-20 Championship, scoring once.

On 16 November 2018, Andrade made his debut for the senior Panama national team against Honduras as a 72nd-minute substitute for Erick Davis.

Gavi

Pablo Martín Páez Gavira, commonly known as Gavi, is a Spanish professional footballer who is known as a midfielder for La Liga club Barcelona and the Spain national team.

Gavi has represented Spain at under-15 and under-16 level.

On 30 September 2021, Gavi received a surprise call-up to the senior Spain national team by the manager Luis Enrique. He made his debut in their UEFA Nations League semi-final win against Italy on 6 October, becoming one of the youngest players to represent Spain at senior level. In the final against France on 10 October, Spain ultimately suffered a 2–1 defeat.

Graham Hunter of ESPN hailed Gavi as a highly promising young player in 2021, comparing him to former Barcelona midfielders Xavi and Andrés Iniesta due to his qualities as a footballer, including his interpretation of space, anticipation, intelligence, vision, passing, first touch, close control, change of pace, and ability to turn quickly to get out of tight spaces and initiate counter-attacks. Following his performance in Spain’s semi-final victory over Italy in the 2021 Nations League Finals, Italian defender Emerson Palmieri described Gavi as a player who “has huge potential.”

Rodrigo Bentancur

Rodrigo Bentancur Colmán is a Uruguayan professional footballer who is known as a midfielder for Serie A club Juventus and the Uruguay national team.

He started his career in the youth system of Argentine side Boca Juniors in 2009. He was promoted to the senior squad in 2015, and won two Primera División titles and a Copa Argentina with the team. He was signed by Italian club Juventus in 2017, where he won three consecutive Serie A titles, among other trophies.

At international level, Bentancur was a member of the Uruguay U20 squad that won the 2017 South American U-20 Championship. He made his senior debut for Uruguay in 2017, representing the side at the 2018 FIFA World Cup and the 2019 and 2021 Copa América.

A dynamic, hard-working, skillful, elegant, and tactically versatile midfielder, who is comfortable using either foot, Bentancur has been described as a tall and “physically strong” player, who is capable of playing in any midfield position, including as a defensive midfielder, as a central midfielder, as a winger on either flank, in a box-to-box role, or even as a mezzala, or as an attacking midfielder behind the forwards, due to his ability to make attacking runs from behind.

He also possesses good close control, technique, and quick footwork, which enable him to get past opponents when in possession, while his vision, intelligence, personality, and incisive passing also allow him to set the tempo of his team’s play in a more creative role as a regista deep in midfield, and create goalscoring opportunities for his teammates after winning back the ball. His height and strong frame also enable him to act as a “target man” in an advanced midfield role; he has even played as a second striker on occasion.

Although his acceleration is not particularly impressive, he is also a mobile player, who is capable of pressing opponents further up the pitch. Moreover, he has also drawn praise in the media for his composure and quick-thinking both with and without the ball. Due to his precociousness, talent, maturity, and wide range of skills, he is considered to be a highly promising young player in the media.

Gianluca Frabotta

Gianluca Frabotta is an Italian professional footballer who is known as a left-back for Serie A club Hellas Verona, on loan from Serie A club Juventus.

Coming through the youth system, Frabotta began his career at Bologna, who loaned him to Renate in 2018 and Pordenone in 2019. He joined Juventus in 2019, playing for their second team Juventus U23, before being made part of the first team in 2020. Frabotta was sent on loan to Hellas Verona in summer 2021.

Frabotta has represented Italy at youth level since 2017.

Leonardo Pavoletti

Leonardo Pavoletti is an Italian footballer who is known as a striker for Serie A club Cagliari and the Italy national team.

Pavoletti has been described as a large, direct, and “old fashioned” centre-forward, due to his hold-up play with his back to goal and, in particular, his ability in the air, as well as the fact that he mainly operates in the penalty area; however, he is also known for his movement across the entire attacking area of the pitch. His height, combined with his heading accuracy, timing, and elevation give him an edge in winning aerial challenges; as such, many of his goals are from headers, and he often functions as a target-man.

A tall, physically strong, determined, and hard-working right-footed striker, although he is neither particularly quick nor particularly skilful from a technical standpoint, he is known for his intelligent attacking movement, positional sense, and eye for goal, as well as his link-up play, and his ability to get on the end of his teammates’ crosses and finish off chances in the six-yard box with his head as well as either foot.