{"id":657043,"date":"2025-07-17T10:37:41","date_gmt":"2025-07-17T14:37:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/?p=657043"},"modified":"2025-07-17T10:37:41","modified_gmt":"2025-07-17T14:37:41","slug":"best-chelsea-players-number-20-jersey","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2025\/07\/17\/best-chelsea-players-number-20-jersey\/","title":{"rendered":"Best Chelsea Players to Wear the Number 20 Jersey Ever"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Jersey numbers are an important part of football, icons have blazed their trails all while adorned by a familiar number on their back. While kit numbers used to jump around they have since settled down, which in some cases leads to a who&#8217;s who having a claim to a single digit. For some clubs steeped in history, they won&#8217;t have had just one notable player wearing a particular number, which is why in this, we&#8217;ll be looking at the best Chelsea players to ever wear the number 20\u00a0 jersey.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read More:\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2025\/07\/15\/best-chelsea-players-number-8-jersey\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">Best Chelsea Players to Wear the Number 8 Jersey Ever<\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Best Chelsea Players to Wear the Number 20 Jersey of All Time<\/h2>\n<h3>Victor Moses<\/h3>\n<p>Imagine telling anyone at one point that Wigan Athletic man Victor Moses would be the key to a Premier League winning side. That&#8217;s just what happened <a href=\"https:\/\/www.skysports.com\/football\/news\/15116\/10835951\/victor-moses-reveals-why-he-has-blossomed-under-chelsea-boss-antonio-conte\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">under Antonio Conte<\/a> when the Nigerian, after a string of loans, broke into the Blues first team before making his mark as a wing-back in the Italians system.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read More:\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2025\/07\/10\/best-chelsea-players-number-7-jersey\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">Best Chelsea Players to Wear the Number 7 Jersey Ever<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The change of position made him a core piece of the team that went on to win the league. After Conte left Moses was no longer a first-team regular and left. He&#8217;s been around the block since then, most recently featuring for Luton in the Championship.<\/p>\n<h3>Paulo Ferreira<\/h3>\n<p>Paulo Ferreira made the move to the Blues along with Jose Mourinho in 2004. His debut campaign saw him immediately become a back four regular as the club went on to win the Premier League. He stayed with the team until the end of his career, picking up a number of accolades including three Premier League titles, four FA Cups, the Champions League, and the Europa League.<\/p>\n<p>He retired as a blue after making 217 appearances, making him one of the best to ever don the number 20 jersey.<\/p>\n<h3>Alex<\/h3>\n<p>One of the forgotten pieces of a strong Chelsea team, Alex joined from PSV Eindhoven and went on to have a strong stint in London. He made 134 appearances for the side before moving on to Paris Saint-Germain but not before collecting tom requisite silverware.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read More:\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2025\/07\/11\/projected-chelsea-squad-25-26\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">Projected Chelsea Squad for 25\/26 as of July<\/a><\/p>\n<p>He won the Premier League, two FA Cups,and was part of the Champions League winning squad during a relatively successful run with the English outfit.<\/p>\n<h3>Callum Hudson-Odoi<\/h3>\n<p>Cobham&#8217;s own Callum Hudson-Odoi always looked like the next big thing to come from the academy. He was one of the few to force his way into the first team, ending his time at his boyhood club with 126 senior appearances to his name.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read More:\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2025\/06\/09\/best-chelsea-players-number-4-jersey-ever\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">Best Chelsea Players to Wear the Number 4 Jersey Ever<\/a><\/p>\n<p>His 16 goals and 22 assists were a respectable tally for the winger who has gone on to impress at the top level for Nottingham Forest. While it never fully worked out for him in blue his talent and potential can&#8217;t be denied, and it&#8217;s not every day that a Cobham boy makes over 100 appearances for the senior eleven.<\/p>\n<h3>Cole Palmer<\/h3>\n<p>I mean the most surprising part of the entry is that Cole Palmer was even given the number 20 jersey. Arriving very late in the window from Manchester City, the young Englishman was probably not expected to immediately hit the ground running the way he did.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read More:\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2025\/06\/02\/best-chelsea-players-to-wear-the-number-1-jersey-ever\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">Best Chelsea Players to Wear the Number 1 Jersey Ever<\/a><\/p>\n<p>As we all know, things turned out very differently and the man now known as &#8216;Cold&#8217; Palmer went on to have a breakout season under Mauricio Pochettino, finishing with a mind-blowing tally of 33 goal contributions in 33 Premier League appearances under the manager.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jersey numbers are an important part of football, icons have blazed their trails all while adorned by a familiar number on their back. While kit numbers used to jump around they have since settled down, which in some cases leads to a who&#8217;s who having a claim to a single digit. 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