Juventus GK UCL Final Cardiff 2017 Goalkeeper Shirt – Gianluigi Buffon – No.1 – Player Issued – Adidas – UEFA Champions League

Buffon's Player Issued jersey: a relic from the 2017 Cardiff Champions League Final

Some jerseys go beyond mere collecting and become historical documents of world football. This is one of them. The official Juventus goalkeeper kit for the 2016/2017 season in its Player Issued version is the jersey prepared for Gianluigi Buffon for the UEFA Champions League Final played on June 3, 2017, at the National Stadium of Wales in Cardiff, against Real Madrid. The bright fluorescent yellow color, the geometric Adidas design with diamond panels on the shoulders, the black Jeep sponsor on the chest — everything about this jersey tells the story of one of the highest and at the same time most painful moments in Juventus history. The professional personalization with the name BUFFON and number 1 is made with the technique and quality of the official UEFA supply. On the front is the official "FINAL CARDIFF 2017 – NATIONAL STADIUM OF WALES – 3 JUNE – JUVENTUS FC vs REAL MADRID CF" patch, flanked by the tricolor rosette of Italian champion and the tricolor Scudetto, while the sleeves bear the UEFA Champions League Starball and the UEFA RESPECT patch. The internal label shows the Adidas size 9 — the authentic professional numbering of the team's supply — and Made in Vietnam production, visible on both the collar and composition labels. A unique specimen, linked to one of the most intense nights experienced by Juventus on the European stage.

The goalkeeper: Gianluigi Buffon

Gianluigi Buffon (Carrara, January 28, 1978) is universally recognized as the greatest goalkeeper in the history of Italian football and one of the best of all time worldwide. He entered professional football with Parma at just seventeen and joined Juventus in 2001 for a record fee that marked an era. With the Bianconeri, he won ten Scudetti, five Coppa Italia, and one Supercoppa Italiana, building one of the most extraordinary careers ever seen in European football. With the Italian national team, he reached his peak on July 9, 2006, lifting the World Cup in Berlin. The Champions League Final on June 3, 2017, in Cardiff — Juventus-Real Madrid 1-4 — represents the bitterest moment of his European journey with the Bianconeri jersey, the last major attempt to win the cup that had always eluded him. Buffon was 39 that night in Cardiff: it was his seventh Champions League final and remained his last with Juventus before a brief stint at PSG. A night that has gone down in the legend of European football, making this jersey a relic of absolute historical and collectible value.

What is a Player Issued jersey?

A Player Issued jersey is a kit prepared specifically for a certain 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, personalization with the player's name and number, match-grade cut and materials, exclusive technical details reserved for team supply. It is hierarchically superior to the store version and inferior only 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.

Authenticity and MTM guarantee

MTM Memorabilia is the Italian reference point for discerning collectors of authentic sports memorabilia. Each jersey is selected with rigorous criteria of authenticity, provenance, and quality by our experts. The originality of this specimen is guaranteed directly by MTM. All shipments are made with rigid, shock-proof, and humidity-proof packaging to ensure maximum protection during transport. Express courier with delivery within 24/72 hours of payment confirmation, both for Italy and abroad.