SQUAD NUMBER - 21

Squad numbers were introduced in 1994 and each Forest player was allocated their number for the 1994-95 season. The 1997-98 season saw us revert (for one year) back to standard 1-11 numbering, but since then the Squad Number (along with a name on the back of the shirt) has been the rule.

Here's the list of the 23 players who have worn squad number 21 for us

SQUAD NUMBER - 21 Competitive Record
Player Country Pos Years First Game Last Game P W D L Goals Yellows Reds Unused
Sub
Gary Bull EnglandF1993-96Dec 01, 1993Jan 28, 199516664113
Vance Warner EnglandD1993-98Aug 28, 1993Aug 27, 199773314
Chris Bart-Williams EnglandF1995-02Sep 12, 1995Nov 11, 200124793658835194
Chris Doig ScotlandD1998-05Dec 26, 1998Apr 09, 2005933031321257
Jack Lester EnglandF1999-07Feb 05, 2000May 18, 20071918351573737211
Davy Oyen BelgiumD2002-04Feb 22, 2003Jan 31, 2004962113
Danny Sonner Northern IrelandM2003-04Aug 09, 2003May 01, 20043213109415
David Tarka AustraliaD2003-053
John Curtis EnglandM2004-07Feb 05, 2005May 18, 20079144252256
Paul Smith (2006) EnglandGK2006-12Aug 05, 2006Aug 09, 20111436438401136
Lee Camp EnglandGK2008-13Oct 21, 2008Jan 05, 201319371556775
James Coppinger EnglandF2012-13Sep 01, 2012Dec 01, 2012621312
Jamie Paterson EnglandF2013-17Aug 03, 2013Aug 23, 2016682617251433
Gboly Ariyibi United StatesF2016-20
Ashkan Dejagah IranM2017-18Feb 03, 2018Feb 03, 201811
Saidy Janko SwitzerlandD2018-19Sep 15, 2018Apr 06, 201917467315
Samba Sow MaliD2019-21Aug 10, 2019Jan 30, 20214220139158
Braian Ojeda ParaguayM2021-23Nov 23, 2021Dec 30, 2021311111
Cheikhou Kouyaté SenegalM2022-24Aug 20, 2022May 19, 2024361111141620
Anthony Elanga SwedenF2023-25Aug 12, 2023May 25, 2025823216341121
Omari Hutchinson EnglandM2025-27Aug 24, 2025Aug 25, 20264214820135
Xaver Schlager AustriaM2026-27Aug 22, 2026Sep 05, 20264221