Exclusive, Multi-Year Agreement is Panini’s First for a Female Athlete
Irving, TX – March 6, 2024 – Panini America, the world’s largest sports and entertainment collectibles company, has announced a multi-year partnership with University of Iowa basketball star Caitlin Clark. The agreement with Clark marks Panini’s first exclusive partnership with a female athlete that includes trading cards and autographed memorabilia. Clark’s memorabilia exclusivity begins immediately and trading card exclusivity will begin on April 1, 2024
The first Panini products featuring Clark will be a collection of multiple cards celebrating different points in her career including her first Panini Instant Card celebrating the moment she became the all-time leading scorer in women’s college basketball. Panini will also release a dedicated Caitlin Clark trading card product that will be available for pre-order beginning in April.
“Caitlin is a generational talent, and it is natural that she should be our first multi-year exclusive female athlete,” said Jason Howarth, Senior Vice President of Marketing and Athlete Relations. “We’ll have a range of products and memorabilia featuring Caitlin that we believe fans will love.”
Clark is one of the top college basketball players in history and ranks first all-time in points scored for men’s and women’s NCAA Division I college basketball with 3,685 career points, passing Pete Maravich’s previous collegiate record of 3,667 on March 3rd. Clark, who recently announced that she will enter the 2024 WNBA Draft, was the consensus National Player of the Year last season in leading Iowa to the NCAA Tournament Final.
“It’s an honor to partner with Panini America as their first multi-year exclusive female athlete, and I’m excited to collaborate with them on my own collection,” said Clark.
About Panini America
Panini America is a subsidiary of The Panini Group, established over 60 years ago in Modena, Italy with subsidiaries throughout Europe, Latin America, and the United States. Panini is the world leader in officially licensed collectibles and is the most significant publisher of collectibles in the U.S., with official licenses for NFL, NFLPA, NBA, NBPA, NASCAR, FIFA, WWE, College, Disney and other key properties from many other licensors. Panini is also the exclusive trading card and sticker partner of the Pro Football Hall of Fame, Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, Elite 11 and Pop Warner Little Scholars, Inc.
Panini has distribution channels in more than 150 countries and employs a staff of over 1,200. For more information visit us at www.paniniamerica.net, www.paninigroup.com or
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Looking forward to Caitlin Clark cards. Thank You.
You got the right gal, she’s a good person!!!