LOSC Lille 2008-2009 Third Long Sleeve Shirt - Hazard No.26 (L)

📐 Flat measurements

Lay a shirt that fits you well flat, measure it the same way and compare — vintage often sizes differently from new, and this model contains elastane which makes it slightly stretchy.

One point only, and you have to look for it: a micro mark on the yellow fabric, a slight variation in the material that is all but invisible to the naked eye (photo 7, heavily zoomed). For a shirt more than fifteen years old, that is remarkable. The yellow has not faded, including on the exposed shoulder areas. The black sleeve panels show no pilling and no discolouration, and the seam separating them from the yellow body is intact. The HAZARD 26 print is flawless, with its LFP logos at the base of the numbers and a perfectly clean yellow outline. Oval LOSC crest applied with no lifted edges, Ligue 1 patch intact, crew neck and cuffs with no stretching.

Unsure about the size? This Canterbury L is long (53 x 76 cm) with elasticated long-sleeve cuffs: compare the flat measurements above, or check my sizing guide.

✦ Authenticity guaranteed for life

Item checked by hand in my authentication workshop. If an item bought from me is ever identified as a unofficial piece, I refund it in full. Guarantee with no expiry date.

• Complete Canterbury of New Zealand label (photo 6): “MADE IN TAIWAN” in four languages, detailed body / panel composition (90% polyester-10% elastane and 85% nylon-15% elastane) and care instructions. That level of detail is specific to Canterbury
• Collar marking printed directly onto the fabric (photo 5), with the red logo, the size and the CanterburyNZ.com address. Canterbury did not use a sewn neck label on this generation — an unofficial piece almost always adds one
• Genuine two-fabric construction: the yellow body and the black side panels are not the same material. You can feel the difference under your fingers, and the label documents it
• Oval LOSC Lille Métropole crest applied and stitched (photo 3): the red hound is embroidered in relief on a white ground, with an even border. The club has since changed this badge — it dates the shirt precisely
• Real photos of the exact item sold, never stock images — full method in my authentication guide

📖 Eden Hazard before Eden Hazard

Before Chelsea, before Real Madrid, before Champions League finals: a Belgian teenager at LOSC, with number 26 on his back. This shirt comes from there, and that is what makes it a collector's piece.

🌟 The 26, his debut number. Hazard wore it during his first seasons at Lille before switching to the 10. A far rarer print than the one from his star years.

🏆 Ligue 1 Young Player of the Year in 2009. At 18 he became the first foreign player to win the award — and won it again the following year, before being voted the league's best player in 2011 and 2012.

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 2012 — the move to Chelsea. Hazard left Lille after the 2011 double. Shirts from his Lille period, especially printed 26, have become very hard to find.

🎨 Canterbury, a one-off chapter — the New Zealand brand, best known for rugby, only supplied LOSC for a few seasons. This yellow third with black sleeves, without a single chest sponsor, has no equivalent in French football.

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