Everton 2003-04 Puma Kejian vintage jersey - collector's item

Everton 2003-04 Puma Jersey — The Kejian Sponsor and the Toffees' Revival

In 2003-04, Everton emerged from years of struggle in the Premier League and began to feel that something was changing at Goodison Park. This vintage Puma Everton jersey with the Kejian logo on the chest is precisely a snapshot of that transition — before David Moyes definitively transformed the club.

Jersey Details

Season: 2003-2004
Club: Everton FC
Kit Manufacturer: Puma
Sponsor: KEJIAN
Condition: 8/10
State: SPOTS — authentic wear of a worn vintage jersey
Size: 32/34

What this jersey represents

The 2003-04 Everton season was one of a club in full reconstruction. David Moyes, who arrived in March 2002 after years of struggle under Walter Smith, was laying the foundations of a solid, competitive, and difficult-to-play-against team. The Toffees finished that season in 17th place in the Premier League — a disappointing result on paper, but one that masked positive signs in their play and team spirit. Goodison Park began to believe again.

It was also the season when the sponsor Kejian — a Chinese mobile phone manufacturer — appeared on the jersey, a rare partnership that has now completely disappeared from the football landscape. This logo, little known to new generations, has become a real historical marker for collectors of vintage Premier League jerseys. Players like Wayne Rooney — still a teenage prodigy at Everton before his move to Manchester United that summer — or Thomas Gravesen, a tough and unpredictable Danish midfielder, wore this Puma jersey with pride.

Moments etched in this jersey

Wayne Rooney, the last season as a Toffee
The 2003-04 season was Rooney's very last in an Everton jersey before his transfer to Manchester United in the summer of 2004. Seeing this 18-year-old kid, already an international, grace Goodison with this Puma jersey sponsored by Kejian, is to grasp a pivotal moment in the club's history.

Gravesen, Duncan Ferguson and the Toffee spirit
Duncan Ferguson, a cult striker and true icon of Goodison Park, continued to wear the armband as the club's soul that season. Alongside Gravesen, this team was not the most technically gifted in the league, but it had a typically Everton character and toughness that earned it the respect of all opponents.

Puma and Everton, a partnership rooted in the 2000s
Puma supplied Everton's kits in the early 2000s, a period often overlooked compared to the Umbro or Hummel partnerships of previous decades. These Puma jerseys from the Moyes era are now much rarer to find than those from the 1980s-90s, precisely because production was already more limited and fewer buyers at the time.

Authentic vs. Replica

An authentic vintage jersey is a jersey that was actually circulated at the time of its release — not a reissue, not a copy, not a model released 20 years later to flatter nostalgia. The labels, the finishes, the fabrics: everything speaks of original manufacturing from the 2000s, with the standards of the time. This is what gives it its value, its legitimacy, and its smell of true history.

This one is in 8/10 condition with spots — a few small visible marks, which is absolutely normal and expected for a jersey of this age. These slight imperfections are not defects: they are proof that this jersey has lived, that it has been worn, that it has not slept for 20 years in plastic in a warehouse. For a collector of retro Premier League jerseys, this is exactly what we are looking for.

Vintage size guide

The indicated size is 32/34, which corresponds to a rather contained build according to the standards of football jerseys from the 2000s. The cuts of the time were systematically more fitted and shorter than current models — a vintage XL can easily correspond to a modern L, and so on. Never rely solely on the tag to evaluate if a vintage jersey is right for you.

Before finalizing your order, take your actual measurements: chest circumference, shoulder width, and torso length. Compare them to the flat measurements of the jersey, which you can request directly. This is the only way to avoid unpleasant surprises and ensure that this Everton Puma 2003-04 jersey truly fits you as it should.

Why have it in your collection

The Kejian sponsor on a football jersey is not common. The brand has long disappeared, which makes this jersey immediately identifiable and iconic for those who know this period. It is also Rooney's last season as a Toffee, a historical context that alone justifies the place of this jersey in any collection of vintage Premier League jerseys. And above all, it's a Puma Everton jersey from a pivotal era — neither too old to be fragile, nor too new to be mundane.

In 8/10 condition, there aren't many in this state at this stage. The spots are there, very real, but the jersey holds up well with a strong presence. Truly well-preserved examples of this Puma-Kejian generation are becoming increasingly rare on the vintage Everton jersey market — and when they go, they go fast.

To go further

• Everton — Wikipedia
• Football Kit Archive — Kit history
• Premier League — Official site
• UEFA — European Football

A Puma jersey from a rare era, with a defunct sponsor and a strong historical context — if you seriously collect Everton jerseys or vintage Premier League pieces from the 2000s, you already know what you need to do.