Manchester United have confirmed that the Portugal icon will inherit the number from Cavani, who has agreed to change his shirt number. The departure of Daniel James to Leeds United has allowed Cavani to switch to number 21, freeing up the number 7 shirt for Ronaldo. Cristiano Ronaldo shirt number: Why Man Utd were able to give iconic No 7 back after Edinson Cavani swap Ronaldo will wear the shirt he vacated when he left for Real Madrid in 2009 despite There are few available squad numbers for Cristiano to choose from - none of them up to 11 are available. For the moment, the numbers 12, 15, 24 and 28 are free as are eight numbers up to 40 Cristiano Ronaldo made his senior debut wearing that shirt number Credit: Reuters. Pellistri took the No28 as it was one of the few available when he joined the club in 2020. International Players Beyond the CR7 Brand: Profiling all Cristiano Ronaldo's shirt numbers in club football N0 9, No 28, No 17; these are numbers that Cristiano Ronaldo has worn as his shirt number in his career. How did he get the CR7 brand name? By Adedamola Samuel September 09, 2021, 20:32 hs v0PS1b.