Newcastle United have unveiled their squad numbers for the 2015-16 Premier League season - with new signings Georginio Wijnaldum, Aleksandar Mitrovic and Chancel Mbemba handed the numbers 5, 45 and 18 respectively. Mitrovic will wear the same No 45 he donned at Anderlecht - because the two added together makes nine - while Mbemba has been handed the departed Jonas Gutierrez's squad number and Wijnaldum has returned to the same shirt he wore at his first club Feyenoord. Interestingly, Jack Colback has moved into the No 4 shirt vacated by Ryan Taylor, and Gabriel Obertan has shifted to take up the Geordie midfielder's No 14 shirt. Paul Dummett, meanwhile, has been given the No 3 shirt as expected - heightening suspicions he could be Steve McClaren's first-choice left-back ahead of Massadio Haidara once fit - following Davide Santon's departure. Elsewhere, former Nottingham Forest duo Jamaal Lascelles and Karl Darlow have received their first Newcastle squad numbers, with the defender given the No 15 shirt and the goalkeeper No 26. The returning Shane Ferguson will now take up the No 34 shirt, Sylvain Marveaux No 31 and Gael Bigirimana No 45. Olivier Kemen is given the No 40 jersey, Curtis Good No 33, while Freddie Woodman - who has gone on loan to Crawley Town until January - will wear No 41. The No 12, 13, 25, 28, 36, 38, 39, 42, 43 and 44 shirts are all still vacant. Newcastle United Squad Numbers For The 2015-16 Season: 1. Tim Krul 2. Fabricio Coloccini 3. Paul Dummett 4. Jack Colback 5. Georginio Wijnaldum 6. Mike Williamson 7. Moussa Sissoko 8. Vurnon Anita 9. Papiss Cisse 10. Siem de Jong 11. Yoan Gouffran 12. - 13. - 14. Gabriel Obertan 15. Jamaal Lascelles 16. Rolando Aarons 17. Ayoze Perez 18. Chancel Mbemba 19. Massadio Haidara 20. Remy Cabella 21. Rob Elliot 22. Daryl Janmaat 23. Haris Vuckic 24. Cheick Tiote 25. - 26. Karl Darlow 27. Steven Taylor 28. - 29. Emmanuel Riviere 30. Mehdi Abeid 31. Sylvain Marvaeux 32. Adam Armstrong 33. Curtis Good 34. Shane Ferguson 35. Gael Bigirimana 36. - 37. Lubomir Satka 38. - 39. - 40. Olivier Kemen 41. Freddie Woodman 42. - 43. - 44. - 45. Aleksandar Mitrovic For all the latest NUFC News, Views and Transfers make sure to follow WhatCulture.com/NUFC on Twitter and Facebook.
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