Dennis Bergkamp Match Worn Arsenal Shirt 2005 – 2006 Season

Incredibly rare and amazing Dennis Bergkamp match worn Arsenal shirt

Shirt worn by Bergkamp for Arsenal during the 2005 - 2006 Champions League season

Rare and historic 2005 - 2006 shirt worn by the Arsenal players to celebrate the clubs last season at Highbury stadium

Shirt is the correct size for Bergkamp and has all the correct labels and tags inside which is different to that of the retail version shirt and issued directly to the club - player for match use

Shirt has correct club , player and Champions League identification marks throughout

Shirt remains in good - very good condition with small signs of wear and match use still visible throughout

Bergkamp is widely regarded as one of the greatest players of his generation, one of the greatest forwards in Premier League history and amongst Ajax's and Arsenal's greatest ever players.

Bergkamp was born in Amsterdam and played as an amateur in the lower leagues. He was spotted by Ajax at age 11 and made his professional debut in 1986. Prolific form led to an international call-up with the Netherlands in 1990, attracting the attention of several European clubs. Bergkamp signed for Italian club Inter Milan in 1993, where he had two underwhelming seasons. After joining Arsenal in 1995, he rejuvenated his career, helping the club to win three Premier League titles (one unbeaten), three FA Cuptrophies, and reach the 2006 UEFA Champions League Final. Despite noting a desire to not go into coaching, Bergkamp served as an assistant at Ajax between 2011 and 2017.

With the Netherlands national team, Bergkamp was selected for Euro 1992, where he impressed, scoring three goals as his country reached the semi-finals. At the 1998 FIFA World Cup, he scored a memorable winning goal in the final minute of the quarter-final against Argentina which has been regarded as one of the greatest FIFA World Cupgoals. Bergkamp surpassed Faas Wilkes's record to become the country's top scorer of all time in 1998, a record later eclipsed by Patrick Kluivert, Klaas-Jan Huntelaar, and Robin van Persie.

Bergkamp has been described by Jan Mulder as having "the finest technique" of any Dutch international and a "dream for a striker" by teammate Thierry Henry. Bergkamp finished third twice in the FIFA World Player of the Year award and was selected by Pelé as one of the FIFA 100 greatest living players. In 2007, he was inducted into the English Football Hall of Fame, the first and only Dutch player ever to receive the honour. Bergkamp was inducted into the Premier League Hall of Fame in 2021. In 2017, Bergkamp's goal against Newcastle United in 2002 was voted as the best Premier League goal of all time in the league's 25-year history, involving a flick around Newcastle defender Nikos Dabizas before calmly tapping the ball into the net. 

Shirt comes with a certificate of authenticity

Amazing and historic worn shirt from the former Arsenal club legend and one of the greatest players to ever play for the club and to ever play in the Premier League

Museum example item