Paris July 26 (IANS) Ligue 1 champions Paris Saint-Germain announced on Thursday that teenager Kylian Mbappe s jersey number had been changed from No. 29 to No. 7 for the upcoming 2018-19 season.

Brazilian winger Lucas Moura last wore PSG s No. 7 until he left for Premier League side Tottenham Hotspur in January 2018 reports Xinhua news agency.

It s a coincidence that Lucas already switched his kit number from 29 to 7 in June 2014.

"I always thought that the kit number was not of great importance. I thought that how you behave on the pitch is more important but your number shows your ambitions and it shows the kind of player you want to be " said the 19-year-old Mbappe who recently lifted the World Cup with France.

"Seven is a legendary number. A lot of great players have worn it. I hope I ll do justice to this great number with good performances on the pitch. I will keep working really hard in order to improve and see where this takes me " Mbappe said.

Mbappe said that he came to PSG to accomplish something and he hopes he can "achieve greatness" at the club.

--IANS ajb/bg