Gianluigi Buffon is a goalkeeper who plays for Italian side Juventus and the Italian national team. Buffon is widely recognised as currently being the best goalkeeper in the world. He has been Serie A’s Goalkeeper of the Year a record 8 times. He has numerous individual top awards in international football.
Buffon came up through the ranks at Parma but moved to Juventus in the summer of 2001. With Parma he won the Italian Cup and the UEFA Cup in 1999. With Juventus he has won Serie A four times. Buffon made his debut for his national team in October 1997, at the age of 19. He won the 2006 FIFA World Cup with Italy after having played a brilliant tournament, only conceding two goals.