A list of the ten No. 10 stars in Barcelona s history

LeiSports reported on July 16th that La Liga giants Barcelona officially announced that they would award the team's rising star Ramin Yamal's No. 10 jersey for the new season. At this point, Yamal officially inherited the mantle of Maradona, Messi and others, becoming the core of Barcelona's offensive. In addition to charging on the court, Yamal also needs to provide support to his teammates at various levels after obtaining the No. 10 jersey that symbolizes the leader.

Before Yamal, Barcelona had 65 players with No. 10, many of whom were brilliant stars in European football and even world football. Next, I would like to follow the editor's perspective and take a look at the 10 well-known players in Barcelona's history who have worn the No. 10 jersey.

Diego Maradona

Even people who don't know much about football will hear Maradona's name. Born on October 30, 1960, Maradona is undoubtedly considered one of the greatest players in football history.

In 1982, Maradona transferred to Barcelona for £5 million, setting a world transfer fee record at that time. Two years later, he joined Naples for £6.9 million, breaking his own transfer fee record.

In the two seasons of playing for Barcelona, Maradona scored 22 goals for the team, but then appeared intermittently due to injuries and his opponent's bad foul action, and eventually left the team. However, during his time at Barcelona, Maradona helped the team win the King's Cup, La Liga and Spanish Super League championships.

Gary Reinker

Ringker, nicknamed "Gentleman", is an Englishman and started his career in his hometown team Leicester City. In the 1985/86 season, Leinker scored 40 goals in 42 games for Everton, then joined Barcelona, and won the Champions League championship for the team in 1989.

In his long career, as a striker, Reinkell has never received a yellow card or a red card for a foul. This record is no match for the long history of world football. In 1991, Reinkell won the FIFA Fair Competition Award.

Pep Guardiola

As a coach, Guardiola actually performed well during his time as a player. Born in Catalonia, Guardiola started his career with giant Barcelona. He helped the team win La Liga and Champions League championships when he was only 20 years old. In the 91/92 season, Guardiola briefly put on Barcelona's No. 10 jersey. During his time at Barcelona, Guardiola was a witness to the team's brilliant trophy. He played in a total of 263 La Liga games, helping the team win 6 league championship trophys.

Stoichkov

Stoichkov from Bulgaria is a prolific striker, considered the greatest athlete in Bulgaria ever (no one). In 1992 and 1994, Stoickov became the runner-up in the FIFA World Footballer's selection and won the Golden Globe Award in 1994.

While playing for Barcelona (1990-1995), Stoickov played 76 goals in 151 games for the team, helping the team win four consecutive La Liga titles and becoming an important member of Cruyff's "Dream Team".

Romario

Brazilian forward Romario joined Barcelona in 1993 and became a member of Cruyff's "Dream Team" and formed a tacit forward partner with Stoickov. In his first season with Barcelona, Romario scored 30 goals for the team and became the best scorer, but he wished he would lose to AC Milan in the Champions League final.

In the national derby in the 93/94 season, Romario scored a hat-trick at the Camp Nou, helping the team beat Real Madrid 5-0. In January 1995, Romario was incompatible with Cruyff and left Barcelona to join Flamenco.

Haji

Romanian star Haji, nicknamed "Maradona of the Carpathians", is considered to be the most outstanding attacking midfielder between 1980 and 1990. In his football career, Haji won the Romanian Footballer Award seven times and was nominated for the Golden Ball Award six times. During his time at Barcelona from 1994 to 1996, Haji has been the No. 10 player of the team. He played 36 times for the team and scored 7 goals. Rivaldo, Brazilian star who plays as a winger, is famous for his technology and creativity. In 1997, Rivaldo joined Barcelona from La Coruña, and scored 19 goals in his first season with the team, becoming the team's second scorer, helping the team win the La Liga and Copa del Rey championships. In the 200/01 season, Rivaldo scored 23 goals and helped the team enter the Champions League. During his five years at Barcelona, Rivaldo scored 130 goals.

However, everything was not going well during his time at Barcelona, and his relationship with the latter under Van Gaal was relatively tense. The reason is that Rivaldo is more willing to play as the core of the midfield than Van Gaal's hope for the winger.

Rickelme

Rickelme, known as "the last classical midfielder in the world", immediately won the No. 10 jersey after joining Barcelona in 2002. However, Barcelona coach Van Gaal at the time believed that this was a "political signing" and rarely made it the real core of the team.

During his three years at Barcelona, Riquelme played 30 games for the team and scored 3 goals. After Van Gaal was dismissed, Riquelme's situation still did not improve, and he finally joined Villarreal in 2003.

Ronaldinho

"Football Elves" Ronaldinho (hereinafter referred to as Ronaldinho) has won two World Footballers and one Golden Globe Awards in his career. He is the only player to win the World Cup, Copa America, Federation Cup, Champions League, Libertadoes and Golden Globe Awards.

In the 03/04 season, Ronaldo scored 15 goals in the La Liga, and also scored the winning goal in the national derby on April 25, 2004, helping Barcelona defeat Real Madrid again at the Bernabeu after 7 years. Subsequently, Ronaldo was named World Footballer for two consecutive years at Barcelona. During his five years at Barcelona, Ronaldo has brought two La Liga titles and one Champions League trophy.

Messi

As one of the greatest players in Barcelona's history, Messi has been an indispensable member of the club since completing his debut for Barcelona at the age of 17.

In the 08/09 season, the 22-year-old Messi led Barcelona to win the triple crown; in the 11/12 season, Messi set the record of the most goals in European football in a single season and became the best scorer in Barcelona's team history; in the 14/15 season, Messi became the best scorer in La Liga history, leading Barcelona to win the triple crown for the second time, and won the Golden Globe Award for the fifth time in his career in 2015.

While playing for Barcelona, Messi won 10 La Liga championship trophys and 7 King's Cup trophys for the team. At present, although Messi has gone to North America to play for Miami International, he is still the hero of the team in the minds of Barcelona supporters.

Conclusion

In Barcelona's team history, No. 10 players who have delivered phenomenal performances are emerging one after another, and Messi and Ronaldo are both representatives. However, Riquelme, Haji, Litmanin, Fati and other No. 10 performed "unsatisfactory", and in the end they all left Barcelona in disgrace.

Now, 18-year-old Yamal has won the No. 10 jersey, which symbolizes the core, with his extraordinary performance in the 24/25 season. But if you want to wear the crown, you must bear the weight. Dear brothers believe that under the test of multiple pressures in the new season, can Yamal lead Barcelona to continue to move forward like Messi and Maradona?