Thomas Partey to take the number five jersey at Arsenal next season

Thomas Partey to take the No 5 shirt at Arsenal for his second season at the club as the Ghananian explains that it is his ‘lucky number’ and one of the most ‘important’ in the team

  • Thomas Partey donned the number 18 last season, but has now switched to five
  • The Ghanaian wore the ‘lucky’ number last when he was at Atletico Madrid 
  • Arsenal’s number five shirt was freed up with the departure of defender Sokratis 

Thomas Partey has selected a new Arsenal squad number for the upcoming 2021/22 Premier League season. 

The Ghanaian international will be representing the Gunners for his second campaign at the club, following his £45m move from Atletico Madrid in October.

Last season, Partey donned the number 18 shirt, but he was keen to switch it to his ‘lucky’ number five.

Arsenal’s Thomas Partey has decided to switch shirt numbers for the upcoming season 

Partey had donned the number 18 last season but has now gone with his ‘lucky’ number five

Arsenal have now confirmed that Partey will represent the number in the coming season. 

He told Arsenal’s official website: ‘I like the Number five because it’s one of the most important numbers in the team and it is also a lucky number for me. 

‘It’s the number I’ve worn for the past few years, so for me it’s one of the best numbers.’

Some famous names who have worn the shirt in the past include Steve Bould, Kolo Toure and Thomas Vermaelen. 

The number five jersey was previously worn by defender Sokratis who left back in January

When Partey joined the club, the shirt was worn by Greek centre-back Sokratis Papastathopoulos. 

But after two and a half seasons at the club, the defender’s contract was terminated by the Gunners back in January this year.

That has freed up Partey to take on his lucky digit on the back of his shirt going forward.

Partey first wore the number five shirt back in 2013, while on a loan spell at Mallorca from Atletico Madrid. 

He initially donned the number 22 for Atletico Madrid but later switched to five in 2017 as he became a regular part of Diego Simeone’s side. 




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