Ibrahimovic Ajax match worn shirt vs Roma - Photo matched
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Ajax match shirt worn by Ibrahimovic in the second match of the second group stage Champions League match played against Roma on 2 December 2002, 2002/03 season.
On a European night filled with tension, a fearless young Swede took the pitch wearing the number 9. Just 11 minutes in, he capitalized on an error by Roma’s goalkeeper and scored the opener. His name wasn’t yet known to all, but his talent was already impossible to ignore: Zlatan. Soon after, Litmanen made it 2–0 for Ajax. Batistuta pulled one back to ignite Roma’s hopes, but the match ended 2–1 for the Dutch side. That night, in Amsterdam, the rise of Zlatan Ibrahimović had quietly begun.
The shirt on display is the very one he wore in that match. Traces of the pitch still mark the fabric, and a detailed photo-match by Memorabid confirms its authenticity. But what truly makes it special is the name on the back: Zlatan, it's a rare and symbolic detail, at the time, he was still just the boy with a first name on his shirt. Soon, he would become Ibrahimović, the player who turned a surname into a legacy.
That evening left a mark off the pitch, too, Franco Baldini, then Roma’s sporting director, received the shirt as a gift after the final whistle. It was the moment his admiration for the young Swede began, a dream of one day seeing him in a Roma shirt. But that dream never came true. Ajax stood firm, and it was Juventus, thanks to Luciano Moggi’s decisive intervention, who brought him to Italy in the summer of 2004. From there, Zlatan never stopped.
He became captain of Sweden for the first time on October 11, 2008, retired, then returned, always with the armband. He wore it for AC Milan for the first time on May 19, 2007, against Udinese, becoming the club’s oldest captain. And later, he became the face and leader of LA Galaxy from 2018, taking on the role of designated player and captain. But it all started that night in Amsterdam, when a young man with Zlatan on his back gave the world a first glimpse of the force he was about to become.
This memorabilia is part of the match supply made available to players during official competitions and is different in its features in relation to the ones sold in fanshops.
Technical details:
- Model home
- Made in UK
- Size XL
- Champions League patch applied on the right sleeve
- 4 Champions League Winners applied on the left sleeve
- Long sleeve
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Ajax match shirt worn by Ibrahimovic in the second match of the second group stage Champions League match played against Roma on 2 December 2002, 2002/03 season.
On a European night filled with tension, a fearless young Swede took the pitch wearing the number 9. Just 11 minutes in, he capitalized on an error by Roma’s goalkeeper and scored the opener. His name wasn’t yet known to all, but his talent was already impossible to ignore: Zlatan. Soon after, Litmanen made it 2–0 for Ajax. Batistuta pulled one back to ignite Roma’s hopes, but the match ended 2–1 for the Dutch side. That night, in Amsterdam, the rise of Zlatan Ibrahimović had quietly begun.
The shirt on display is the very one he wore in that match. Traces of the pitch still mark the fabric, and a detailed photo-match by Memorabid confirms its authenticity. But what truly makes it special is the name on the back: Zlatan, it's a rare and symbolic detail, at the time, he was still just the boy with a first name on his shirt. Soon, he would become Ibrahimović, the player who turned a surname into a legacy.
That evening left a mark off the pitch, too, Franco Baldini, then Roma’s sporting director, received the shirt as a gift after the final whistle. It was the moment his admiration for the young Swede began, a dream of one day seeing him in a Roma shirt. But that dream never came true. Ajax stood firm, and it was Juventus, thanks to Luciano Moggi’s decisive intervention, who brought him to Italy in the summer of 2004. From there, Zlatan never stopped.
He became captain of Sweden for the first time on October 11, 2008, retired, then returned, always with the armband. He wore it for AC Milan for the first time on May 19, 2007, against Udinese, becoming the club’s oldest captain. And later, he became the face and leader of LA Galaxy from 2018, taking on the role of designated player and captain. But it all started that night in Amsterdam, when a young man with Zlatan on his back gave the world a first glimpse of the force he was about to become.
This memorabilia is part of the match supply made available to players during official competitions and is different in its features in relation to the ones sold in fanshops.
Technical details:
- Model home
- Made in UK
- Size XL
- Champions League patch applied on the right sleeve
- 4 Champions League Winners applied on the left sleeve
- Long sleeve
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