Italy GK Home Goalkeeper Jersey 2016/17 – Mattia Perin – No.13 – Player Issued – Puma – 2018 Russia World Cup Qualifiers

Mattia Perin's Player Issued Goalkeeper Jersey: A Blue Relic from a Historic Night

The Italian National Team goalkeeper jersey for the 2016/2017 season in Player Issued version is a very rare piece, exclusively intended for the technical supply of goalkeepers called up for the Azzurri. The Puma-designed kit combines a steel grey background with black shoulders and inserts, an unmistakable sky blue collar trim, and a characteristic multicolor pattern on the sleeves — black, blue, magenta, and yellow — inspired by the CMYK ink cartridge color model, a graphic solution that immediately became iconic in the panorama of goalkeeper kits of the era. The back features the name PERIN and the number 13 in black print with a gold effect, a finish typical of professional team supplies.

The patch sewn on the chest precisely certifies the historical context of this specimen: 06.10.2016 – ITA–ESP – TORINO, IT. This refers to the 2018 World Cup qualifying match played at the Juventus Stadium in Turin, which ended 1–1 with goals from Vitolo for Spain and De Rossi from a penalty for Italy. A match full of sporting significance, with Mattia Perin called up as the third goalkeeper in the squad led by coach Giampiero Ventura. The presence of this patch on a customized item with his name and shirt number makes the piece an authentic and historically precisely verifiable sports document.

The Player: Mattia Perin

Mattia Perin (Latina, November 10, 1992) is one of the most reliable and long-serving Italian goalkeepers of his generation. Developed in the youth ranks of Pistoiese and then Genoa, he built his career with humility and consistency, becoming one of Serie A's most respected shot-stoppers. With Genoa, he made over two hundred league appearances, establishing himself as one of the tournament's most solid goalkeepers. In 2018, he joined Juventus, with whom he continues his professional career to this day.

Perin was regularly called up to the Italian national team for several years, initially as third goalkeeper during the Prandelli era — he was the first Genoa goalkeeper to be called up for a World Cup in the club's history, at the 2014 World Cup in Brazil — and subsequently confirmed by coach Ventura in the qualifiers for Russia 2018. In the 2016/17 season, he was the third goalkeeper in the Azzurri squad, behind Gianluigi Buffon and the young Gianluigi Donnarumma. His first start for the national team came only in June 2018, in a friendly against the Netherlands, confirming the quality and professional seriousness that has always distinguished him even during periods of waiting. This goalkeeper jersey is therefore an authentic relic that testifies to his journey with the Azzurri during one of the most delicate moments in the recent history of the Italian national team.

What is a Player Issued Jersey?

A Player Issued jersey is a kit prepared specifically for a particular player but not necessarily worn in an official match. It differs from the commercial version due to a series of precise technical characteristics: professional finishes, match-grade cut and materials, exclusive technical details reserved for team supply. It is hierarchically superior to the store version and only inferior to Match Worn. For collectors, it represents an authentic piece of extremely high historical and commercial value, often impossible to find on the market years after its production. The presence of a patch from a specific match — in this case ITA–ESP on October 6, 2016 — gives the piece a precise and verifiable historical context, further increasing its collectible value. Player Issued goalkeeper jerseys are also produced in even smaller quantities than those for outfield players, which makes them objects of absolute rarity in the football memorabilia market.

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