CHRIS Rigg will wear No.11 in his first full season as a professional as Sunderland confirmed their squad numbers for the coming campaign.
Rigg will move from 31 to 11, while Dan Neil replaces Corry Evans as No.4 after the former captain's summer exit.
Summer signing Alan Browne will wear No.8, Ian Poveda is No.36, Simon Moore No.21 and Blondy Nna Noukeu No.16.
Luis Hemir keeps the No.9 jersey despite the expected arrival of at least one new striker before the summer transfer deadline.
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SUNDERLAND'S 2024/25 SQUAD NUMBERS:
No.1 Anthony Patterson
No.2 Niall Huggins
No.3 Dennis Cirkin
No.4 Dan Neil
No.5 Dan Ballard
No.6 Timothee Pembele
No.7 Jobe Bellingham
No.8 Alan Browne
No.9 Hemir
No.10 Patrick Roberts
No.11 Chris Rigg
No.12 Eliezer Mayenda
No.13 Luke O'Nien
No.14 Romaine Mundle
No.15 Nazariy Rusyn
No.16 Blondy Nna Noukeu
No.17 Abdoullah Ba
No.19 Jewison Bennette
No.20 Jack Clarke
No.21 Simon Moore
No.22 Adil Aouchiche
No.23 Jenson Seelt
No.25 Nectar Triantis
No.32 Trai Hume
No.33 Leo Hjelde
No.36 Ian Poveda
No.39 Pierre Ekwah
No.40 Tommy Watson
No.41 Zak Johnson
No.42 Aji Alese
No.45 Joe Anderson
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