Lille 2007-2008 Away Long Sleeve Shirt - Hazard #26 (M)

The white has stayed clean, with no yellowing at the collar or cuffs, and the red panels have kept their colour. The navy topstitching that shapes the silhouette is intact, and the Airness panther and the crest are sharp. No flaws to report, and the printing is complete and lies flat.

Not sure about the size? This shirt measures 50 x 74 cm: compare with the flat measurements below, or check my size guide.

Flat measurements

M measurements, despite the XL on the tag: the Airness cut of that era is very close to the body. Lay flat a shirt that fits you well, measure it the same way and compare.

✦ Authenticity guaranteed for life

Piece checked by hand in my authentication workshop. If a piece bought from me ever turned out not to be authentic, I refund you in full. A guarantee with no expiry date: only original pieces, never modern reissues.

• Inner Airness tag (photo 4): brand panther, size XL, product reference and polyester-elastane composition
• Round LOSC Lille Métropole crest with the mastiff, the one the club used at the time (photo 3)
• Airness panther on the chest, at the nape and on the sleeve
• Cut and finish: visible navy topstitching on every panel, red cuffs, slightly stretchy knit

Eden Hazard, the early days of a prodigy in Lille

Trained at the LOSC academy after leaving Belgium as a teenager, Eden Hazard makes his Ligue 1 debut during the 2007-2008 season, aged just 16.

24 November 2007: Hazard comes off the bench against Nancy for his first professional game with Lille.

Over the following seasons, he becomes the centrepiece of Lille's play, with the number 26 on his back. He is named Ligue 1 Young Player of the Year in 2009 and 2010.

May 2011: Lille win the league and French Cup double, and Hazard is crowned Ligue 1 Player of the Year. He retains the award in 2012 before joining Chelsea.

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