Gerson will wear the No. 30 shirt

AS Roma can confirm that Gerson Santos da Silva will wear No.30 in his first season at the club.

The Brazilian has opted to stick with the same number he had at Fluminense, where he made 56 appearances across the state league, nationwide Serie A and Primeira Liga in 2015 and 2016 scoring seven goals.

Only with the Brazil U20 team has he worn different numbers – 18 and 21.

Gerson is the Giallorossi's first summer signing, following the completion of permanent deals for on-loan players Antonio Rudiger, Stephan El Shaarawy, Norbert Gyomber, Nura and Sadiq Umar in recent weeks.

The 19-year-old attacking midfielder will be the fourth Brazilian to pull on the No. 30 shirt at Roma since squad numbers were introduced in 1995-96.

He follows in the footsteps of defender Antonio Carlos Zago, who chose it for his first six months at the club from January to June 1998, winger Amantino Mancini, who wore it from 2003 to 2008, and midfielder Fabio Simplicio, from 2010 to 2012.

The only other two players to have donned the No. 30 jersey with the Giallorossi are Massimo Marazzina, in 2002-03, and Luca Toni, in 2009-10.