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Gianluigi Buffon

Gianluigi "Gigi" Buffon (born 28 January 1978) is an former Italian professional footballer who plays in the goalkeeper position. He is a Goalkeeper for the Serie B team Parma Calcio. He used to play for the Italy national team from 1996 till he retired in 2018. Buffon is recognized by many peoples as one of the greatest goalkeepers of all time,[nb 1] and, by some, as the greatest ever.[nb 2]

Gianluigi Buffon
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Buffon with Juventus in 2016
Personal information
Full nameGianluigi Buffon[1]
Date of birth (1978-01-28) 28 January 1978 (age 46)[1]
Place of birthCarrara, Tuscany, Italy
Height1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)[2]
Playing positionGoalkeeper
Number1
Youth career
1991–1995Parma
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1995–2001Parma168(0)
2001–2018Juventus509(0)
2018–2019Paris Saint-Germain17(0)
2019–2021Juventus17(0)
2021–2023Parma43(0)
Total754(0)
National team
1993–1994Italy U163(0)
1995Italy U173(0)
1994–1995Italy U183(0)
1995–1997Italy U2111(0)
1997Italy U234(0)
1997–2018Italy176(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Gianluigi Buffon started his career in Parma and won a UEFA Cup in 1999. In 2001, he transferred to the Italian giant Juventus and won the Serie A on consecutive years.

Buffon joined the Italy national team in 1997. In the 2006 FIFA World Cup, he led them to the championship, allowing only two goals in 7 games and keeping 5 clean sheets (no goals allowed), which was a new World Cup record at that time.

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 13 February 2020[22]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Parma 1995–96 Serie A 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 0
1996–97 Serie A 27 0 0 0 1[a] 0 — 28 0
1997–98 Serie A 32 0 6[b] 0 8[c] 0 — 46 0
1998–99 Serie A 34 0 6[b] 0 11[a] 0 — 51 0
1999–2000 Serie A 32 0 0 0 9[d] 0 2[e] 0 43 0
2000–01 Serie A 34 0 2[b] 0 7[a] 0 — 43 0
Total 168 0 14 0 36 0 2 0 220 0
Juventus 2001–02 Serie A 34 0 1[b] 0 10[f] 0 — 45 0
2002–03 Serie A 32 0 0 0 15[f] 0 1[g] 0 48 0
2003–04 Serie A 32 0 0 0 6[f] 0 1[g] 0 39 0
2004–05 Serie A 37 0 0 0 11[h] 0 — 48 0
2005–06 Serie A 18 0 2[b] 0 4[f] 0 0 0 24 0
2006–07 Serie B 37 0 3[b] 0 — — 40 0
2007–08 Serie A 34 0 1[b] 0 — — 35 0
2008–09 Serie A 23 0 2[b] 0 5[h] 0 — 30 0
2009–10 Serie A 27 0 1[b] 0 7[i] 0 — 35 0
2010–11 Serie A 16 0 1[b] 0 0 0 — 17 0
2011–12 Serie A 35 0 0 0 — — 35 0
2012–13 Serie A 32 0 1[b] 0 10[f] 0 1[g] 0 44 0
2013–14 Serie A 33 0 0 0 14[j] 0 1[g] 0 48 0
2014–15 Serie A 33 0 0 0 13[f] 0 1[g] 0 47 0
2015–16 Serie A 35 0 0 0 8[f] 0 1[g] 0 44 0
2016–17 Serie A 30 0 0 0 12[f] 0 1[g] 0 43 0
2017–18 Serie A 21 0 3[b] 0 9[f] 0 1[g] 0 34 0
Total 509 0 15 0 124 0 8 0 656 0
Paris Saint-Germain 2018–19 Ligue 1 17 0 2[k] 0 5[f] 0 1[l] 0 25 0
Juventus 2019–20 Serie A 7 0 3[b] 0 1[f] 0 0 0 11 0
Career total 701 0 34 0 166 0 11 0 912 0
  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 All appearances in the UEFA Cup
  2. ↑ 2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 2.11 2.12 All appearances in the Coppa Italia
  3. ↑ All appearances in the UEFA Champions League; two appearances in the second qualifying round
  4. ↑ Two appearances in the UEFA Champions League third qualifying round, seven appearances in the UEFA Cup
  5. ↑ One appearance in the Supercoppa Italiana, one appearance in a 4th-place Serie A tiebreaker to qualify for the 2000–01 UEFA Champions League
  6. ↑ 6.00 6.01 6.02 6.03 6.04 6.05 6.06 6.07 6.08 6.09 6.10 All appearances in the UEFA Champions League
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 7.5 7.6 7.7 One appearance in Supercoppa Italiana
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 All appearances in the UEFA Champions League; two appearances in the third qualifying round
  9. ↑ Six appearances in the UEFA Champions League, one appearance in Europa League
  10. ↑ Six appearances in the UEFA Champions League, Eight appearances in the Europa League
  11. ↑ One appearance in the Coupe de la Ligue, One appearance in the Coupe de France
  12. ↑ One appearance in Trophée des Champions

International

Source:[23][24]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Italy 1997 1 0
1998 3 0
1999 8 0
2000 4 0
2001 7 0
2002 12 0
2003 7 0
2004 12 0
2005 3 0
2006 15 0
2007 8 0
2008 9 0
2009 11 0
2010 2 0
2011 10 0
2012 11 0
2013 15 0
2014 8 0
2015 8 0
2016 13 0
2017 8 0
2018 1 0
Total 176 0

Gianluigi Buffon Media

  • Famiglia Buffon (1990).jpg

    Buffon (centre) pictured with his family in 1990

  • Buffon (rear) during his debut in Serie B against Rimini in 2006

  • Buffon (top right) with Juventus in the 2012–13 season

  • Turin, Juventus Stadium, September 16, 2014. Gianluigi Buffon playing for Juventus FC versus Malmoe FF in the 2014-15 UEFA Champions League group stages.

  • Buffon warming up before the 2016 Supercoppa Italiana

  • Buffon (right) warming up with Paris Saint-Germain in 2019

  • Buffon with Juventus in 2019

  • Buffon with the Italian national team in 1998

  • Buffon with Italy during the 2006 World Cup

  • Buffon playing for Italy against Spain in the UEFA Euro 2012 Final

Notes

  1. ↑ See[3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11]
  2. ↑ See[12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil: List of Players: Italy" (PDF). FIFA. 14 July 2014. p. 21. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 September 2019.
  2. ↑ "Gianluigi Buffon" (in italiano). Juventus F.C. Archived from the original on 24 October 2016. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
  3. ↑ Paolo Bandini (29 February 2016). "Leonardo Bonucci in the spotlight as Inter cannot stop remarkable Juventus". The Guardian. Retrieved 21 March 2016.
  4. ↑ Mina Rzouki (20 March 2016). "Gianluigi Buffon breaks Serie A record as Juventus ease past Torino". ESPN FC. Archived from the original on 21 March 2016. Retrieved 21 March 2016.
  5. ↑ "Anatomy of a goalkeeper: What makes Buffon the best". La Gazzetta dello Sport. 18 September 2015. Archived from the original on 8 December 2015. Retrieved 26 November 2015.
  6. ↑ ""Buffon goes from OAP to VIP in Bayern's esteem"". Reuters. 9 April 2013. Archived from the original on 19 May 2014. Retrieved 19 May 2014.
  7. ↑ "2010 World Cup Player Profile: Gianluigi Buffon, Italy's Superman". sbnation.com. 26 May 2010. Retrieved 4 January 2015.
  8. ↑ "Casillas and Buffon go head to head". UEFA.com. 30 June 2012. Retrieved 4 January 2015.
  9. ↑ Neale Graham (9 February 2009). The best goalkeepers of all time. CNN. http://www.cnn.com/2009/SPORT/football/02/05/best.goalkeepers/index.html?eref=rss_latest. Retrieved 26 November 2015. 
  10. ↑ "Gianluigi Buffon Number One in Goalkeeper Rankings". Goal.com. 19 January 2010. Retrieved 13 June 2010.
  11. ↑ Amy Lawrence (14 May 2015). "Gianluigi Buffon still the godfather in gloves as he gets set for date with destiny". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 27 November 2015. Retrieved 26 November 2015.
  12. ↑ "Italy record-breaker Buffon may go down as the greatest goalkeeper in history". Goal.com. 11 October 2013. Retrieved 10 December 2013.
  13. ↑ Roberta Radaelli (29 October 2014). "Buffon hailed after 500th Juventus appearance". uefa.com. UEFA.com. Retrieved 30 October 2014.
  14. ↑ "Juventus keeper Gianluigi Buffon celebrates 20 years since debut". Sky Sports. 19 November 2015. Retrieved 26 November 2015.
  15. ↑ "Trezeguet: 'Buffon the best ever'". Football Italia. 8 December 2015. Retrieved 10 November 2015.
  16. ↑ "Buffon voted greatest 'keeper". Football Italia. 12 February 2016. Retrieved 12 February 2016.
  17. ↑ Ben Gladwell (9 November 2015). "Gianluigi Buffon 'best goalkeeper in history' – Juventus boss Allegri". ESPN FC. Retrieved 12 February 2016.
  18. ↑ "Pirlo: 'Buffon the best ever'". Football Italia. 17 September 2015. Retrieved 12 February 2016.
  19. ↑ James Horncastle (21 March 2016). "Gianluigi Buffon record cements his legacy as greatest keeper of all-time". ESPN FC. Retrieved 21 March 2016.
  20. ↑ "Bonucci desperate to deliver record for Buffon". FourFourTwo. 19 March 2016. Retrieved 21 March 2016.
  21. ↑ Paolo Bandini (31 May 2017). "Will Gianluigi Buffon finally get the UCL glory his stellar career deserves?". ESPN FC. Retrieved 31 May 2017.
  22. ↑ "G. Buffon: Summary". Soccerway. Retrieved 11 May 2019.
  23. ↑ "Gianluigi Buffon – Century of International Appearances". Rsssf.com. 29 February 2012. Retrieved 1 February 2013.
  24. ↑ "Nazionale in cifre – FIGC: Buffon, Gianluigi". figc.it (in Italian). FIGC. Retrieved 17 April 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)


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