New Germany squad numbers: Felix Nmecha takes Goretzka's No 8 | OneFootball

The countdown is on. In just a few hours, the “Klopp” era will begin. At 8:45 p.m., the ball will start rolling at Amsterdam’s Johan Cruijff ArenA in the Nations League clash between old rivals the Netherlands and Germany.

Under Jürgen Klopp (59), there is a clearly noticeable new breeze. The successful coach of Borussia Dortmund and Liverpool FC is introducing numerous changes to the existing structures and processes. For his first four internationals as Germany head coach, the Stuttgart native has put together a squad of 44 players in total. The selections included numerous surprises, with the squad set to be almost completely reshuffled after the first two matches.

What is also new for some players is the number they will wear on their shirt as internationals. On Thursday (24 September), the German Football Association (DFB) published on its website the squad numbers for the duel with the Netherlands.

Unsurprisingly, the new number one between the posts will also wear number one on his shirt. Marc-André ter Stegen (34) takes over from Manuel Neuer (40) and Oliver Baumann (36). The goalkeeper has a home game, as he has been on loan from FC Barcelona to Ajax Amsterdam since this season.

Adeyemi like back in the U17s

With Nico Schlotterbeck (26) and Felix Nmecha (25), two Dortmund players are in the squad for the meeting with Oranje. BVB’s defensive leader will continue to play with his usual number 15. Whether he will also go straight into the starting eleven after his long injury layoff remains, for now, the new head coach’s secret.

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Midfield orchestrator Nmecha, meanwhile, has moved up — at least numerically. While he was still seen wearing number 23 at the World Cup, from now on he will wear number 8, just as he does at Borussia Dortmund. Leon Goretzka (31) was the last to wear this number at the World Cup. The new Aston Villa player is currently sidelined with knee problems.

Returning Germany international Karim Adeyemi (24) of FC Barcelona has been given the number 19 shirt. The former BVB winger also wore this number at the 2019 U17 European Championship.

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇩🇪 here.