Who doesn’t love a good kit number post? Tottenham Hotspur striker Dominic Solanke is no longer Spurs’ newest signing (Hi, Wilson Odobert!) but we now know what number he’ll be wearing on the pitch — it’s No. 19!
So in truth Dominic’s options were pretty limited since Spurs have a ton of players with established numbers. I kinda wondered if he would snaffle up Bryan Gil’s #11 shirt and formalize himself as Erik Lamela’s spiritual successor, or take Emerson Royal’s now vacant #12 but instead he goes with an outside-the-box pick of #19, last worn by (sob) Ryan Sessegnon. Solanke wore #9 at Bournemouth, and #29 at Liverpool, but both numbers are currently taken by Richarlison and Pape Sarr respectively, so maybe 19 is just the closest thing he could pick to his old numbers. Or he just likes shirts with a 9 on it, who knows.
That shirt number has been on a journey, though. Before Sessegnon, its most prominent owner was the GOAT Mousa Dembele from 2013-2018, as well as Sebastian Bassong, Adel Tarrabt, Andy Reid, and Chris Armstrong.
At any rate, you can now order your Solanke kits with confidence from the Tottenham Hotspur team shop! Rejoice!