Youri Tielemans | Match-Worn Boots | 2024/25 | 2 Goals | 2 Assists | Aston Villa & Belgium

Key Significance:

• Ultra-rare Nike Phantom boots worn by Manchester United and Belgium international midfielder Youri Tielemans, carrying an unusually extensive documented history across both club and international football.
• Match-worn across 15 confirmed competitive fixtures for Aston Villa and the Belgium national team, spanning Premier League, UEFA Europa League and 2026 FIFA World Cup Qualifying competition.
• Across their documented competitive use, Tielemans recorded 2 goals and 2 assists whilst wearing this pair, including a two-goal international performance for Belgium against Liechtenstein.
• Following their competitive match use, the boots remained within Tielemans’ personal rotation and were subsequently worn during first-team training in the early stages of his Manchester United career, extending their documented association with the player across a remarkable period of approximately one year.
• The pair exhibit exceptional signs of sustained professional use, with extensive stress, discolouration and wear throughout the uppers, soleplates and insoles. Their original personalised detailing has itself been affected by the prolonged use, with the Belgium flag completely worn away from the left boot and elements of the player’s name beginning to peel.
• Their competitive history has been extensively researched through BC Match Verification™, establishing a 15-fixture sequence culminating in their final confirmed match appearance against Arsenal on 6th December 2025.
• Fully authenticated and accompanied by the BC Boots UK Certification Package, including entry into BC Authenticity Verification™, our online registry for instant verification.

- Match History:

Premier League:

• 16th August 2025 – Aston Villa 0–0 Newcastle United, Villa Park.
• 23rd August 2025 – Brentford 1–0 Aston Villa, Gtech Community Stadium.
• 31st August 2025 – Aston Villa 0–3 Crystal Palace, Villa Park.
• 13th September 2025 – Everton 0–0 Aston Villa, Hill Dickinson Stadium.
• 9th November 2025 – Aston Villa 4–0 Bournemouth, Villa Park (Tielemans: 1 assist).
• 23rd November 2025 – Leeds United 1–2 Aston Villa, Elland Road.
• 30th November 2025 – Aston Villa 1–0 Wolverhampton Wanderers, Villa Park.
• 3rd December 2025 – Aston Villa 4–3 Brighton & Hove Albion, Villa Park.
• 6th December 2025 – Aston Villa 2–1 Arsenal, Villa Park. Final confirmed competitive use.

UEFA Europa League – League Phase:

• 6th November 2025 – Aston Villa 2–0 Maccabi Tel Aviv, Villa Park.
• 27th November 2025 – Aston Villa 2–1 Young Boys, Villa Park (Tielemans: 1 assist).

2026 FIFA World Cup Qualifying – Belgium:

• 4th September 2025 – Liechtenstein 0–6 Belgium (Tielemans: 2 goals).
• 7th September 2025 – Belgium 6–0 Kazakhstan.
• 15th November 2025 – Kazakhstan 1–1 Belgium.
• 18th November 2025 – Belgium 7–0 Liechtenstein.

15 confirmed competitive fixtures — 2 goals and 2 assists.

- Player Modifications & Personalisation:

• Each boot originally featured “TIELEMANS” alongside the Belgium national flag to the lateral heel section, providing distinctive player-specific identification.
• The extent of the pair’s use is particularly apparent within this personalisation itself.
• The Belgium flag originally present on the left boot has been completely worn away, whilst the final “S” within “TIELEMANS” on the right boot has also been lost through wear. Further elements of the personalised detailing display peeling and deterioration consistent with the pair’s prolonged period of use.
• Rather than detracting from the boots, these characteristics form part of their documented history and demonstrate the extensive nature of their professional use.

- Match Use & BC Match Verification™:

• Research conducted through BC Match Verification™ has established competitive use across 15 confirmed fixtures for Aston Villa and Belgium.
• The pair display exceptional physical evidence of this extended use, including severe upper stress and moulding, discolouration, soleplate wear, heavily worn insoles and deterioration to the personalised detailing.
• Their documented match history spans domestic, European and international competition, with the developing characteristics of the boots traceable throughout their period of use.
• Tielemans briefly moved into another pair of the same model for a two-match period following this pair’s final confirmed competitive appearance coming against Arsenal at Villa Park on 6th December 2025. He subsequently progressed to the next colourway within the Nike Phantom silo, whilst retaining this exact pair within his boot rotation, later return to them post signing with Manchester United. 
• The pair were later retained within Tielemans’ personal boot rotation and worn during first-team Manchester United training, extending their player provenance beyond their competitive Aston Villa and Belgium use and into the opening period of his Manchester United career.

- Collector & Investment Significance:

• An exceptionally well-documented Youri Tielemans match-worn piece distinguished by the sheer extent and variety of its professional use.
• The pair carry confirmed provenance across 15 competitive fixtures, three competitions and both club and international football, producing 2 goals and 2 assists during their documented match history.
• Their subsequent use during Manchester United first-team training adds a particularly unusual dimension, connecting the same physical pair to Aston Villa, Belgium and the beginning of Tielemans’ Manchester United career.
• The extreme surviving wear is equally compelling. From the heavily stressed uppers and soleplates to the deteriorated personalisation and completely worn-away left Belgium flag, the boots physically document the prolonged period for which they remained within Tielemans’ playing rotation.
• Their association with Aston Villa’s UEFA Europa League-winning campaign, combined with international World Cup qualifying use and subsequent Manchester United training provenance, creates an unusually broad career narrative within a single pair of player-worn boots.
• Fully authenticated and accompanied by the BC Boots UK Certification Package, including entry into BC Authenticity Verification™, our online registry for instant verification.

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