Barcelona's new signing has chosen to wear the number 19 shirt, the same number Kevin-Prince Boateng wore during his stay at the club.
Barcelona announced that Martin Braithwaite will wear the number 19 shirt. It is a number that was left free in the winter market, after Carles Aleñá decided to move to Real Betis.
It was the same number that Kevin-Prince Boateng wore when he signed for the Catalan club in the 2019 winter transfer window.
The list of players who have worn number 19 is as follows:
Aleñá: (19-20)
Boateng: (18/19)
Munir El Haddadi (18/19)
Lucas Digne (16/17 - 17/18)
Sandro Ramírez (15/16)
Ibrahim Afellay (13/14)
Martín Montoya (12/13)
Maxwell (09/10 - 12/12)
Lionel Messi (06/07 - 07/08)
Fernando Navarro (04/05)
Dani García (99/00 - 03/02)
Patrick Kluivert (98/99)
Juan Antonio Pizzi (96/97 - 97/98)