With the start of Watford FC’s Sky Bet Championship season just hours away, the club can confirm squad numbers for the men’s team for 2022/23.
Daniel Bachmann has taken the vacant number one shirt, while the number 26 that he previously wore has been given to fellow goalkeeper Ben Hamer.
Forward additions Rey Manaj and Vakoun Bayo have been handed numbers nine and 19 respectively, with Yáser Asprilla and Maduka Okoye choosing 18 and 35 as their first numbers at Vicarage Road.
Pontus Dahlberg and Dapo Mebude have been given 30 and 37 following their temporary spells away from Watford last year, while the club’s other returning loanees Domingos Quina (20), Tom Dele-Bashiru (24), Mattie Pollock (32) and Joseph Hungbo (36) have all kept their previous numbers.
Young talents JJ McKiernan and Adian Manning have also been given squad numbers for the new campaign, with the duo taking 43 and 44 respectively.
Mario Gaspar’s squad number will be revealed in due course, following his recent arrival at the club.
2022/23 Watford FC Squad Numbers
1 - Daniel Bachmann
2 - Jeremy Ngakia
5 - William Troost-Ekong
6 - Imrân Louza
8 - Tom Cleverley
9 - Rey Manaj
10 - João Pedro
12 - Ken Sema
13 - Adalberto Peñaranda
14 - Hassane Kamara
15 - Craig Cathcart
16 - Dan Gosling
17 - Ashley Fletcher
18 - Yáser Asprilla
19 - Vakoun Bayo
20 - Domingos Quina
22 - Samir
23 - Ismaïla Sarr
24 - Tom Dele-Bashiru
25 - Emmanuel Dennis
26 - Ben Hamer
27 - Christian Kabasele
28 - Samuel Kalu
30 - Pontus Dahlberg
31 - Francisco Sierralta
32 - Mattie Pollock
33 - Ignacio Pussetto
35 - Maduka Okoye
36 - Joseph Hungbo
37 - Dapo Mebude
39 - Edo Kayembe
41 - Vincent Angelini
42 - James Morris
43 - JJ McKiernan
44 - Adian Manning
47 - Shaq Forde
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