Melbourne City’s Men’s squad numbers for the 2025/26 season are officially locked in, with a fresh look across the group as we build towards another huge campaign.
After his Championship-winning debut season, Patrick Beach will step into the number 1 shirt, taking over from Jamie Young following his retirement earlier this year.
The 22-year-old keeper was immense throughout his breakout campaign and now inherits one of the most iconic jerseys in football.
There’s a new name in the number 10 as well following the departure of Yonatan Cohen, with experienced Japanese attacker Takeshi Kanamori taking the shirt for his first season in City blue.
The former AFC Champions League winner arrives in Melbourne with plenty of flair and creativity, and fans won’t have to wait long to see him in action with our ACL Elite opener against Sanfrecce Hiroshima just two weeks away.
Fellow new signing Liam Bonetig will take the number 4 after his arrival earlier in the off-season.
City Academy graduate Beckham Baker makes the step up into the senior squad in style, locking in number 38. The promising midfielder capped off a breakout year with his senior debut in the Australia Cup and will be one to watch this season.
Among the returning squad, there’s some number movement too. Ben Mazzeo trades 46 for 20, while goalkeeper Dakota Ochsenham makes a rare move up the order, switching from 18 to 33 following Beach’s new number 1 status.
With numbers confirmed, excitement is building fast as Aurelio Vidmar’s squad prepares to launch into another massive campaign. Our first chance to see the new look City in action will be at Melbourne Rectangular Stadium when we face Sanfrecce Hiroshima in the AFC Champions League Elite League Stage.
Tickets for that clash will go on sale soon – stay tuned for all the details.
2025/26 Men’s Kit Numbers
| # | PLAYER |
| 1 | Patrick BEACH |
| 4 | Liam BONETIG |
| 7 | Mathew LECKIE |
| 10 | Takeshi KANAMORI |
| 13 | Nathaniel ATKINSON |
| 15 | Andrew NABBOUT |
| 16 | Aziz BEHICH |
| 17 | Max CAPUTO |
| 19 | Zane SCHREIBER |
| 20 | Ben MAZZEO |
| 21 | Alessandro LOPANE |
| 22 | Germán FERREYRA |
| 26 | Samuel SOUPRAYEN |
| 27 | Kai TREWIN |
| 30 | Andreas KUEN |
| 33 | Dakota OCHSENHAM |
| 34 | Jayden NECOVSKI |
| 35 | Medin MEMETI |
| 36 | Harry SHILLINGTON |
| 37 | Peter ANTONIOU |
| 38 | Beckham BAKER |
| 39 | Emin DURAKOVIC |
| 40 | James NIEUWENHUIZEN |
| 41 | Lawrence WONG |
| 47 | Kavian RAHMANI |
| 60 | Lachie CHARLES |
