Signed Charlie Holland Chelsea 2025-26 Carabao vs Lincoln | Match-Issued

Charlie Holland's Chelsea Football Club 2025-26 Match-Issued shirt was prepared and issued for the Carabao Cup fixture against Lincoln City at the LNER Stadium on 23 September 2025, a match Chelsea won 2-1, and is authenticated by Fabricks with Digital NFC verification and a Certificate of Authenticity. The Fabricks label confirms this shirt as Issued and Signed. The shirt is presented in a Luxury Gift Box.

A Chelsea Academy Midfielder, Issued for the Lincoln Cup Tie

Charlie Holland is a midfielder who has developed through the Chelsea Football Club academy system. This shirt was prepared and issued for the Carabao Cup fixture at the LNER Stadium in Lincoln on 23 September 2025, a match Chelsea won 2-1. The Fabricks label confirms the shirt as Issued and Signed: prepared for Holland for this fixture and subsequently signed. Domestic cup competitions provide the platform for academy players to gain competitive experience, and the away fixture at Lincoln City is the kind of occasion that marks the early chapters of a young midfielder's senior career at the club.

The Match-Issued Specification

A match-issued shirt is a garment prepared to match specification and issued to the player for a specific fixture, identical in construction to the shirt worn during the match. It is not a retail release and not a replica. The Fabricks label for this shirt reads Issued, Signed, confirming it was prepared for the player for this fixture and subsequently signed. Match-issued shirts carry the same performance fabric, printing, and badge construction as the on-pitch garment, and their chain of custody runs directly from the kit room through the Fabricks authentication record to the collector.

The Shirt in Detail

The Chelsea 2025-26 shirt carries the royal blue identity of Chelsea Football Club, the colourway worn at Stamford Bridge and in cup competition during the season. The Fabricks authentication record confirms the shirt as issued and signed. The signature of Charlie Holland appears on the shirt as documented in the Fabricks NFC verification, independently accessible for verification.

Authentication Built for the Most Demanding Collectors

This match-issued shirt is authenticated by Fabricks with Digital NFC verification and a Certificate of Authenticity. The Digital NFC chip embedded in the shirt allows collectors to verify the authentication record independently at any time, confirming both the issued status and the signed status of the shirt. The Certificate of Authenticity provides a physical document to accompany the digital record.

Chelsea Football Club and the Lincoln City Carabao Cup Fixture

Chelsea Football Club, founded on 10 March 1905 and based at Stamford Bridge in west London, has won six top-flight league titles, eight FA Cups, two UEFA Champions League titles, and the UEFA Conference League in 2025. The Carabao Cup fixture against Lincoln City at the LNER Stadium on 23 September 2025, which Chelsea won 2-1, provides the specific match context for this issued shirt. For collectors who build around Chelsea's 2025-26 domestic cup campaign or the club's academy pipeline, this shirt documents a specific fixture, a specific result, and a specific player within that campaign.

What You Receive

The purchase includes the signed Charlie Holland Chelsea Football Club 2025-26 Carabao Cup Match-Issued football shirt, issued for the fixture against Lincoln City at the LNER Stadium on 23 September 2025 (Chelsea won 2-1), Fabricks Digital NFC verification, a Certificate of Authenticity, and a Luxury Gift Box.