Football teams are organized, and each player is recognized through a unique number that distinguishes the player’s position on the field.
While the most well-known players in the game are moving away from conventional numbering methods, modern football is more open to creating its own numbering systems.
The number 2 jersey shirt, on the other hand, is often worn by defenders, and more particularly by right-backs. Allow me to provide you with a list of some of the most well-known soccer players who have worn the number 2 jersey shirt in this article.
List of Soccer Players Wearing Jersey Number 2
1. Stephan Lichtsteiner
Stephan Lichtsteiner was named Switzerland’s Footballer of the Year in 2015 and captained the Nati to the final 16 at EURO 2016. Lichtsteiner is the most successful Swiss club player ever with 17 titles. No other foreigner has won more Serie A titles than Lichtsteiner’s seven.
2. Daniel Carvajal
The Real Madrid youth system produced Daniel Carvajal, a great right-back. The right-footed player was chosen to the UEFA Champions League Team of the Season on a few instances. Carvajal was named captain of the squad in his debut season in the third division as a senior. As they returned to Segunda División after half a decade, he played 38 games and scored twice.
3. Kyle Walker
Kyle Andrew Walker began his youth career with Sheffield United F.C. and made his full debut against Leyton Orient in the F.A. Cup third round on January 13, 2009. Walker is a right full-back with a right foot. He is one of the world’s fastest full-backs. His offensive brilliance on the wings more than makes up for his defensive shortcomings.
4. Branislav Ivanovic
Branislav Ivanovic is a right-back who can also play as a center-back. He captained the national squad in 2012 in their first international event as an independent country, the FIFA World Cup in South Africa. He headed Serbia until the 2018 FIFA World Cup. In the tournament, he earned his 105th cap for the Serbian national team.
5. Vincent Candela
Vincent Candela is a retired French footballer. He played 40 matches for France between 1996 and 2003, collecting five goals. Bixente Lizarazu restricted his playing time, although he did appear in one match during France’s 1998 FIFA World Cup victory.
Candela started two matches for France at Euro 2000. He represented France in the 1996 and 2002 FIFA World Cups.
6. Clint Dempsey
Clint Dempsey is one of the most prominent American soccer players, with national and international honors. He was named U.S. Soccer Male Athlete of the Year among his numerous accolades in 2007, 2011, and 2012. Dempsey has been on the cover of Sports Illustrated twice and the E.A. Sports multi-platform video game FIFA 15.
7. Maicon Sisenando
Maicon Sisenando is a Tre Penne right-back. Maicon started his career at Cruzeiro after playing for Grêmio and Cricima as a youngster. From 2000 to 2004, he played 125 times for Cruzeiro, winning one national league championship and many other domestic tournaments before joining Ligue 1 club Monaco.
8. Michael Reiziger
Michael Reiziger is AFC Ajax’s assistant manager and a former Dutch professional player. He played for Barcelona (249 games), Milan, Middlesbrough, and PSV Eindhoven for seven years, before returning to Ajax to win a Champions League. On behalf of the Netherlands, Reiziger participated in three European Championships and the 1998 World Cup.
9. Gianluca Zambrotta
Gianluca Zambrotta brought the World Cup to Barcelona. From 2006 to 2008, he appeared in 85 games, two of them alongside Frank Rijkaard. Soon after, he joined Milan, where he spent four seasons under Guardiola. In 2014, he retired from football with F.C. Chiasso, a Swiss team.
10. Michel Salgado
Michel Salgado enjoyed a breakthrough season at Celta de Vigo. He was selected for the national team by Irureta and Victor Fernandez. Michel’s destiny converged with Real Madrid’s in 1999. He attended the European Championship in Belgium/Holland and the World Cup in Germany.
11. Dan Petrescu
Dan Petrescu, a Romanian international, made 541 first-team games for nine different clubs, including five seasons at Chelsea when he won the F.A. Cup, the League Cup, the UEFA Cup Winners Cup, and the UEFA Super Cup. He played 95 times for Romania in the 1990s, earning 95 caps and appearing in the 1994 and 1998 FIFA World Cup finals and the 1996 and 2000 UEFA European Championships.
12. Thiago Silva
Thiago Silva has continued to be regarded as one of the world’s best defenders, having won trophies in Brazil, Italy, France, and now, England and many individual awards. He possesses the calmness and technical ability to play the ball out from center-back and a lot of experience at the top level of football. He’s headed Chelsea, PSG, AC Milan, and Brazil.
13. Ivan Cordoba
Ivan Cordoba is a former Colombian defender. He played for Deportivo Rionegro and Atlético Nacional in Colombia before joining San Lorenzo in Argentina. He joined Internazionale in 2000 and stayed there until his retirement in 2012.
Córdoba represented Colombia in the 1998 FIFA World Cup, 2003 FIFA Confederations Cup, and four editions of the Copa América, winning the tournament in 2001 and scoring the final winning goal. He was Internazionale’s vice-captain and headed his country’s national squad.
