Who wore number 37 in football?

As squads around the world are bigger, and as players move more frequently, such higher numbers are being used more and more. Here are the few players who’ve used the number.

Ademola Lookman

Ademola Lookman Olajade Alade Aylola Lookman is an English professional footballer who is known for playing for Premier League club Leicester City, on loan from RB Leipzig.

Lookman made his senior debut in 2015, playing as a forward for Charlton Athletic of the Championship, and in January 2017 signed for Everton, who used him mainly as a winger. He has represented England from under-19 to under-21 levels, but has since applied to FIFA to change his national allegiance to Nigeria.

Kayky

Kayky da Silva Chagas, or just Kayky, is a Brazilian professional footballer who is known as a forward for Premier League club Manchester City.

A left-footed right-sided forward, Kayky is often compared to Neymar due to his dribbling ability. He celebrates his goals by doing a moustache with his hand, as an honour to his father.

Adama Traoré

Adama Traoré Diarra is a Spanish professional footballer who is known as a winger or wing-back for Premier League club Wolverhampton Wanderers and the Spain national team.

Traoré began his career with Barcelona, appearing mainly for the reserves. In 2015, he signed for Aston Villa and a year later Middlesbrough, before joining Wolverhampton Wanderers in August 2018.

Traoré has represented Spain internationally at both youth and senior levels, making his senior debut in 2020.

Tim Sherwood, Traoré’s manager at Villa, compared him to both Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo, saying he had “a bit” of both. Catherine Wilson of ESPN FC credited his “athleticism”, though also remarked that his “footballing brain and teamwork skills are definitely up for debate”.

In 2018, ESPN’s Matt Stanger acknowledged Traoré’s pace and strength, and added that he “is now showing the composure to find the killer pass”, while boasting “rapid acceleration” and “excellent close control to shield the ball from defenders”; Stanger also believed Traoré’s “defensive contribution” to be developed, pointing his key weaknesses as “moments of recklessness” and “decision-making” which “continues to frustrate his teammates”; he was also described by Teesside Gazette’s Philip Tallentire as a ‘talismanic playmaker’, after his form during the 2017–18 season. The Daily Mirror listed Traoré second in the top 10 fastest players of the 2019–20 Premier League Season, with a top speed of 23.48 mph.

While with Wolverhampton Wanderers, after his first three appearances as a substitute, Michael Butler of The Guardian reported: “Traoré has always been regarded as a rough diamond, lightning quick but perhaps lacking composure or an end product. Per 90 minutes, nobody in the Premier League has created more chances than the 22-year-old or completed even half the number of successful dribbles: Eden Hazard has 5.56 to Traoré’s 11.87.

Sidney Raebiger

Lars Sidney Raebiger is a German professional footballer who is known as a midfielder for Bundesliga club RB Leipzig.

Erik Durm

Erik Durm is a German professional footballer who is known as a full-back for Bundesliga club Eintracht Frankfurt. He made his senior debut for the Germany national team in 2014, and later that year was part of their squad which won the World Cup.

Emrehan Gedikli

Emrehan Gedikli is a German footballer who is known as a forward for Bundesliga club Bayer Leverkusen.

Keanan Bennetts

Keanan Chidozie Bennetts is an English footballer who is known as a forward for Bundesliga club Borussia Mönchengladbach.

Hiroki Ito

Hiroki Ito is a Japanese professional footballer who is known as a defender for Bundesliga club VfB Stuttgart, on loan from Júbilo Iwata.

Armel Bella Kotchap

Armel Bella-Kotchap is a German professional footballer who is known as a centre-back for Bundesliga club VfL Bochum.

Julian Green

Julian Wesley Green is an American professional soccer player who is known as an attacking midfielder or a winger for Bundesliga club Greuther Fürth and the United States national team. He holds both American and German citizenships.

He began his professional career at Bayern Munich and was part of their squad that won the 2013 FIFA Club World Cup. After making four competitive appearances for Bayern, scoring once and having a loan at Hamburger SV, he moved to VfB Stuttgart in January 2017, winning the 2. Bundesliga in his first season. He spent the 2017–18 2. Bundesliga season on loan at Greuther Fürth.

Green represented both Germany and the United States at youth international level. He made his senior international debut for the United States in March 2014 and was selected for the 2014 FIFA World Cup, where he became one of the youngest Americans to score a goal in the competition.

Milan Skriniar

Milan Škriniar is a Slovak professional footballer who is known as a centre-back for Serie A club Inter Milan and the Slovakia national team.

Škriniar has been described as a defender who is “a strong tackler who is quick to make clearances”. A natural centre-back, he can also be deployed as a defensive midfielder where he also produced outstanding performances with under-21 side. His former youth manager said of him: He has always been the leader on and off the pitch. He has been described in the media as the successor to former Liverpool icon Martin Škrtel in Slovakia’s defensive line. He has also drawn praise from several Italian pundits for his positional sense, as well as his ability in the air, and in one on one situations.

Andrea Petagna

Andrea Petagna is an Italian professional footballer who is known as a striker for Serie A club Napoli and the Italy national team.

Leonardo Spinazzola

Leonardo Spinazzola is an Italian professional footballer who is known as a left-sided midfielder or wing-back for Serie A club Roma and the Italy national team.

Although naturally right-footed, Spinazzola prefers playing on the left flank, either as a full-back, wing-back, or winger; a versatile player, he is also capable of playing on the right side of the pitch. A quick, athletic, and offensive-minded player, he is known for his stamina, world class speed and acceleration, physicality, and his polished dribbling skills, which enable him to beat his man in one on one situations on the wing with feints or changes of pace. He is also capable of playing the ball first time, cutting into the centre and providing in-swinging crosses to teammates, or providing depth to his team with his attacking runs down the flank. Defensively, he is known for his anticipation and ability in the air. His versatility, characteristics, role, and playing style have drawn comparisons with former Italy and Juventus wing-back Gianluca Zambrotta, whom Spinazzola himself has cited as one of his major influences.

Roberto Pereyra

Roberto Maximiliano Pereyra is an Argentine footballer who is known for playing for Udinese and the Argentina national team. A right-footed player, his preferred position is as a midfielder or as a forward. Due to his versatility, he is capable of playing a variety of positions such as left or right wing, central midfield, attacking midfield or second striker.

After beginning his career in Argentina with River Plate, he joined Italian club Udinese in 2011, where his performances earned him a loan to defending league champions Juventus in 2014; he was signed permanently by The Old Lady in 2015 and won two consecutive Serie A titles during his time with the club. During his time in Italy, he developed into a well-rounded, adaptable, and tactically versatile player due to his dynamism, energy, and technique, as well as his offensive and defensive work-rate and attributes. In 2016, he joined English Premier League club Watford.

At international level, Pereyra made his senior debut in 2014, and has since obtained over ten caps; he represented the Argentina national football team at the Copa América, winning a runners-up medal and a bronze medal in the 2015 and the 2019 editions of the tournament respectively.

Pereyra is a quick, dynamic, and hardworking player, who possesses notable stamina, pace, crossing ability, and vision, as well as good technique and dribbling skills. A creative, well-rounded and tactically versatile right-footed midfielder, who is capable of using either foot, Pereyra is able to play in several midfield and offensive positions, due to his adaptability, and energy, in addition to his offensive and defensive work-rate and attributes. He is usually deployed as an offensive midfielder in the centre, or as wide midfielder, on either flank, although his preferred position is on the left wing; he has even played as a second striker on occasion, or in a deeper role as a central midfielder. Due to his attributes, playing position and nationality, he was compared to the former Italo-Argentine Juventus winger Mauro Camoranesi during his time in Italy.