Chelsea have confirmed the initial squad numbers for their pre-season tour of the USA, including for a quartet of new signings in Tosin Adarabioyo, Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall, Marc Guiu and Renato Veiga.
The Blues have travelled Stateside to begin a new era under head coach Enzo Maresca, with their first friendly taking place on Wednesday night against third-tier Wrexham at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, California - home of the NFL’s San Francisco 49ers.
Chelsea are then scheduled to head to Notre Dame, Indiana for a clash with reigning Scottish champions Celtic on Saturday, before taking on Mexican side Club America at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, Georgia next Wednesday night.
Maresca’s side are due at Ohio Stadium in Columbus for a high-profile game against Premier League winners Manchester City on August 3, before concluding the five-match tour against Champions League holders Real Madrid at Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte, North Carolina on August 6.
Chelsea have now revealed their squad numbers for the tour, with Maresca’s first signing Tosin - the centre-back who signed a four-year contract on a free transfer last month after leaving west London rivals Fulham - handed the No4 shirt vacated after fellow defender Benoit Badiashile moved to the No5 last summer.
Dewsbury-Hall, meanwhile, will wear No22 after quickly reuniting with former Leicester boss Maresca in a £30million deal earlier in July. It is the same number that the midfielder wore at the King Power Stadium.
Guiu and Veiga, meanwhile, have been handed No38 and No40 respectively after completing their respective moves from Barcelona and Basel.
Chelsea confirmed that the squad numbers of those players to join up with the tour at a later date will be announced in due course.
The club also stressed: “Supporters should note that during pre-season, the shirt numbers worn by all players may not be representative of their finalised squad numbers for the 2024/25 campaign. Further detail on this will be provided in due course.”
Chelsea squad numbers for USA pre-season tour
1 – Robert Sanchez
2 – Axel Disasi
4 – Tosin Adarabioyo
5 – Benoit Badiashile
6 – Levi Colwill
7 – Raheem Sterling
10 – Mykhailo Mudryk
11 – Noni Madueke
13 – Marcus Bettinelli
15 – Nicolas Jackson
16 – Lesley Ugochukwu
17 – Carney Chukwuemeka
18 – Christopher Nkunku
19 – Armando Broja
21 – Ben Chilwell
22 – Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall
24 – Reece James
25 – Moises Caicedo
27 – Malo Gusto
29 – Wesley Fofana
32 - Tyrique George
34 – Josh Acheampong
38 – Marc Guiu
39 – Andre Santos
40 – Renato Veiga
41 – Angelo
45 – Romeo Lavia
47 – Lucas Bergstrom
50 - Eddie Beach
