Gianluigi Buffon (born 28 January 1978 in Carrara, Italy) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Paris Saint-Germain in Ligue 1.
Gianluigi Buffon made his debut at Parma FC. In 1995, at the age of 17, Buffon made his Serie A debut. In 2001, Buffon moved to Juventus for a transfer fee of 54.1 million euros, breaking the record for the highest transfer fee for a goalkeeper. Buffon has won 10 Italian Football League titles (counting 2 Serie A titles deprived), 1 Italian Football Second Division, 3 Coppa Italia, 6 Italian Super Cups and 1 UEFA Cup, and helped Juventus FC reach the final of the UEFA Champions Cup four times. On 17 May 2018, Gianluigi Buffon announced that he was leaving Juventus FC at the end of the season. On 7 July, Paris Saint-Germain FC officially announced that Buffon had joined the team.
On the national team side, Gianluigi Buffon made his debut for the Italian senior national team in 1997. In 2006, Buffon helped the Italian national team win the 18th FIFA World Cup. In July 2006, Buffon received the Yassin Prize. In 2012, Buffon helped the Italian national team to a runner-up at the 14th European Championship.
On October 24, 2017, he was elected fifa goalkeeper of the year 2017; he was named to fifa's 2017 team of the year. On November 14, Italy missed the 2018 World Cup, after which Buffon announced that he had retired from the national team.
The reassuring reason for Gianluigi Buffon as a world-class goalkeeper is that he doesn't like to save the ball as much as Fabian Butters, and his stature makes him not afraid to catch the ball. Buffon is a traditional Italian goalkeeper who is at ease defending in small penalties and does not like to run into the box to get out of the limelight. And his choice of timing is more accurate, one-on-one ability is very strong, he can quickly react to the opponent's striker's shot in the first time, and Buffon always blocks the opponent's shooting angle as much as possible before the striker gets up. Buffon is a winner, he has the belief of winning, he always wants to win the game, even in training. He's the kind of fighter who can joke with people off the pitch, but fights the pitch no matter what kind of opponent he faces. Whether on the pitch or in the dressing room, Buffon has great value. He is already a legend for the entire football world. Buffon debuted early, but he still reacted extremely quickly. He has always been in the ranks of the best goalkeepers.
He is one of the best goalkeepers in history and his achievements are already incredible. Buffon is also a very important player in the dressing room. He is both a captain and a good man, leading by example every day. Gianluigi Buffon, as the most senior goalkeeper in football, Buffon represents stability, loyalty, prestige and strength, and has long occupied the c position of active goalkeeper. He is the idol of all goalkeepers, including me.
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