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A No. 10 jersey worn by Brazilian icon Pelé during the 1958 World Cup final has sold for $4.9 million, Sotheby’s announced Thursday.
Pelé, who died in 2022, was 17 when he scored twice in Brazil’s 5-2 win over Sweden at the Rasunda Stadium and still remains the youngest player to score in a World Cup final.
Sotheby’s said the jersey worn by the Brazilian star is the second most valuable soccer jersey ever sold. Diego Maradona’s “Hand of God” jersey sold in 2022 for $9.3 million.
The most valuable item of Pele memorabilia went for $976,000 last month for a 1958 trading card, the auction house said.
Edson Arantes do Nascimento – alias Pelé – gave the handmade jersey after the final to his roommate and teammate, Dida.
The jersey had remained in Dida’s family for decades before being kept in a Brazilian museum and finally acquired in 2004.
Associated Press reporting.
