From Newcastle United, Juventus to the Germany national team, 24-year-old striker Nick Woltemade has been spotted wearing identical Adidas kit colorways: black-and-white stripes, pink, navy and black-and-gold.
Big thanks to @whatthekit_x for the great spot and graphics.
From Newcastle United, Juventus to the Germany national team, 24-year-old striker Nick Woltemade has been spotted wearing identical Adidas kit colorways: black-and-white stripes, pink, navy and black-and-gold.
Big thanks to @whatthekit_x for the great spot and graphics.
Nick Woltemade's arrival at Juventus has sparked an unexpected kit trend in Turin. After the German...
Nick Woltemade's arrival at Juventus has sparked an unexpected kit trend in Turin. After the German forward made headlines by debuting a long-sleeved home shirt against AC Milan—becoming the first Bianconeri outfield player in over 12 years to wear an official long-sleeve match kit—his teammates are now following in his footsteps.
The trend reached new heights in Juventus's recent European clash against NEC, where six players took the pitch in long sleeves. Alongside Woltemade, starters Weston McKennie, Douglas Luiz, and Pape Matar Sarr all lined up with full-length sleeves, while substitutes Randal Kolo Muani and Teun Koopmeiners also sported the look off the bench. Interestingly, Douglas Luiz demonstrated that switching to the classic silhouette takes some getting used to, as the Brazilian midfielder changed back into a short-sleeved jersey for the second half.
The sudden revival of long sleeves on the pitch is made possible by Adidas reintroducing authentic long-sleeved player shirts for the 26-27 season. For more than a decade, outfield players at Juventus and across Europe were generally restricted to short-sleeve kits paired with compression baselayers.
With Woltemade leading the charge and half of the Juventus outfield lineup already embracing the design, the retro aesthetic looks poised to spread even further across Serie A this season.
Thanks to whatthekit_x for the spot and the collage.
Making his Juventus debut in the match against AC Milan, Nick Woltemade was the only Juventus player...
Making his Juventus debut in the match against AC Milan, Nick Woltemade was the only Juventus player on the pitch wearing long sleeves. Excluding special-edition kits, the German strike became the first Bianconeri player made this choice since Andrea Pirlo and Claudio Marchisio back in the 13-14 season.
Remarkably, even Cristiano Ronaldo, a long-sleeve icon, never wore one during his time in Turin.
