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Yan Sommer isn’t a name that your casual soccer fan is likely to have heard of.
In fact, I’d be surprised if even some of the more dedicated supporters of the game knew who he is and which team he currently plays for!
Anyway, the Swiss international has forged a really respectable career for himself.
For starters, he produced a brilliant penalty save to deny arguably the world’s best young player – Kylian Mbappe – from converting and sending France to the next round of the 2020 European Championship quarter finals.
Now, the central focus of today’s blog post concerns the gloves he wears.
For those of you who like to skim read through articles, I’ll cut right to the chase for you…
Borussia Mönchengladbach and Switzerland goalkeeper Yan Sommer currently wears PUMA’s Future Z Grip 1 Hybrid goalkeeper gloves.
On the 20th of February 2022 – his team endured a crushing 6-goal defeat at the hands of Borussia Dortmund.
It was easy to spot Sommer wearing these gloves because the majority of the match focus was down at his end of the pitch, unfortunately for him!
In the screengrab below you can clearly see him wearing a black and orange version of the PUMA Future Z Grip 1 Hybrid gloves as he tried to save a penalty taken by Dortmund’s Emre Can:
He’s been wearing this brand and model of gloves for quite some time, because if you look even further back at his performances you’ll see him wearing them at the European Championships that took place last year.
Obviously, the most memorable evidence of this was visible after he prevented Kylian Mbappe and France from progressing through to the next round of Euro 2020.
Features of Sommer’s goalkeeper gloves
Take a look at the bulleted list below:
- Silicone punching zone – goalkeepers are able to amplify the power and distance on their punched clearances as elements of silicone padding offer greater cushioning and ball impact resistance
- Thumb wrapping for increased latex-to-ball contact that helps significantly with grip
- Zip opening on the wrist for a customized and adaptable fit
Video review of Sommer’s gloves
If you’re thinking about buying these goalkeeper gloves, then it’s quite normal to want to have more of a product sample to look at.
The good news is that you can get a better picture of how these gloves look and feel like through watching the review footage provided in the video below:
Where can you buy Yan Sommer’s goalkeeper gloves?
A pair of gloves that professional goalkeepers wear is definitely a piece of equipment I’d want to get my hands on if I was a young goalkeeper aspiring to reach similar heights in the sport.
With that said, you’ve got a couple of fantastic buying options for these PUMA Future Z Grip 1 Hybrid gloves.
Let me elaborate…
Amazon
As always, Amazon delivers when you need it to.
The company stocks various versions of these PUMA Future Z Grip 1 Hybrid goalkeeper gloves, for prices that are absolutely in line with what you’d expect a professional pair to cost.
Have a look below:
Amazon also have some alternative colourway options for you to choose from, such as:
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- Bluemazing / sunblaze / white
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Just Keepers
This company specializes in goalkeeper equipment so it doesn’t come as any surprise to me that they have these gloves in stock.
Check out the red and white version that Sommer wore during the 2020 European Championships:
Unfortunately, they’ve only got a few sizes of this colour available, so if you want to get your hands on these then I’d hurry while stocks last!
Pro Soccer
Here we have an American-based online soccer store that’s got its roots of origin firmly entrenched within the city in Pasadena, California.
Pro Soccer has two different colours of this glove that you can purchase:
Simply click on each image to be redirected to the appropriate product page.
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