Real Madrid wears an orange away jersey for the season 2024/25 mainly worn for league matches in La Liga. The jersey is orange while the name and number kit is grey.
While the jersey is identical whether it is used for matches in the cup tournaments like Copa del Rey or the UCL, the printing is not the same. The Cup printing is a custom font picked by Real Madrid. The La Liga printing is a standard font used by all clubs in La Liga in order to brand the league as a unity.
The name and numbers come in different sizes for the retail market. adult and junior size. In the photo below it is the junior size number which has been applied since the jersey is a youth size jersey.
20th of April 2025:
The arrival of Kylian Mbappé at the Santiago Bernabéu in the summer of 2024 was hailed as the dawn of a new, even more dominant era for Real Madrid. After years of pursuit, the French superstar finally joined the reigning European and Spanish champions. He was handed the number 9 jersey, a number steeped in the club’s rich history, worn previously by legendary strikers such as Karim Benzema, Ronaldo Nazário, and the iconic Alfredo Di Stéfano. The situation drew immediate parallels to Cristiano Ronaldo’s blockbuster arrival in 2009; he too initially wore #9 for his first season, as the club’s mythical #7 was then occupied by captain Raúl González. For Mbappé, with the #7 firmly held by Vinícius Júnior and the #10 still belonging to Luka Modrić at the season’s start, the #9 was the immediate, high-profile designation, placing him instantly at the forefront of Madrid’s attacking ambitions and carrying immense expectations.
The hope across the footballing world was clear: Mbappé’s addition would elevate Los Blancos to unprecedented heights. However, as the 2024/25 season has unfolded, the reality has proven far more complex and challenging than anticipated. While Mbappé himself has found the net with regularity, living up to his reputation as a prolific goalscorer, his individual contributions haven’t seamlessly translated into the expected collective dominance. Instead, the season, now heading into its final crucial weeks (as of April 20, 2025), has been marked by uncharacteristic inconsistency for Real Madrid.
The initial promise, perhaps highlighted by early season successes like the European Super Cup or the Intercontinental Cup, began to fray as tougher challenges emerged. Stinging defeats in key moments have punctured the aura of invincibility. A disappointing exit from the Champions League at the hands of Arsenal, coupled with painful losses to arch-rivals FC Barcelona in both La Liga and the Spanish Super Cup, has left the team facing the stark possibility of ending the campaign with only minor silverware. Compounding the frustration for Madridistas is the sight of Barcelona seemingly on course for a potential treble-winning season.
Intriguingly, Mbappé’s presence and goals have coincided with a noticeable dip in the previously scintillating form of Vinícius Júnior, leading to debates about tactical balance and player synergy. Integrating a superstar of Mbappé’s magnitude was always going to be a task, and murmurs suggest that head coach Carlo Ancelotti and his staff have struggled to replicate the cohesive, high-performance levels achieved in the incredibly successful 21/22, 22/23, and 23/24 campaigns. Finding the right tactical formula to maximize Mbappé’s impact without compromising the team’s overall structure or negatively affecting other key players appears to be an ongoing challenge.
Therefore, Kylian Mbappé’s debut season wearing the historic #9 is shaping up to present a mixed picture. While his goal-scoring prowess is evident, the ultimate measure of success at Real Madrid is collective silverware. As things stand, the dream signing is yet to guarantee the continuation of unparalleled success, making the final stretch of the season critical not just for potential trophies, but also for answering questions about the team’s direction and tactical evolution in the Mbappé era.