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  • Since 2013, Gianluigi Buffon holds Italy's record for international appearances
  • Earned his 100th cap for Italy on 14 Nov 2009 aged 31 years 9 months 17 days

Football player Gianluigi Buffon

Gianluigi Buffon Masocco
Gianluigi Buffon, Gigi Buffon
Born on 28 January 1978 (age 46)

National team appearances of Gianluigi Buffon

TeamPeriodCapsCapt.Sub. inSub. offGoalsPen.Goals/ Caps
Italy
1997 - 201817680416-108-7-0.614
Total:17680416-108-7-0.614

Player stats by club

Clubs of footballerPeriodCapsCapt.Sub. inSub. offGoalsPen.Goals/ Caps
Parma AC, Parma29 Oct 1997 - 02 Jun 20012031-13-1-0.650
Juventus FC, Torino01 Sep 2001 - 23 Mar 201815680115-95-6-0.609
Player stats by competition
Competition
Played
Capt.
Sub. in
Sub. off
Goals
Pen.
Goals/ Caps
Confederations Cup (CC)
8
6
European Championship final tournament (EC)
17
13
-14
-2
-0.824
European Championship qualifiers (QE)
41
16
2
-23
-1
-0.561
World Cup qualifiers (QW)
39
21
1
-26
-0.667
World Cup final tournament (WC)
14
2
1
-3
-1
-0.214
Friendly matches and other tournaments
57
22
3
13
-42
-3
-0.737
Total:
176
80
4
16
-108
-7
-0.614
Career highlights
Match dateOpponent teamEventAge
29 Oct 1997
Russia
debut19 years 9 months 1 day
31 Mar 2004
Portugal
first cap as captain26 years 2 months 3 days
18 Aug 2004
Iceland
50th cap26 years 6 months 21 days
9 Jul 2006
France
World Cup final (winner)28 years 5 months 11 days
14 Nov 2009
Netherlands
100th cap31 years 9 months 17 days
1 Jul 2012
Spain
European Championship final34 years 5 months 3 days
30 Jun 2013
Uruguay
Confederations Cup 3rd place match35 years 5 months 2 days
11 Oct 2013
Denmark
record for caps (holds up to now)35 years 8 months 13 days
16 Nov 2014
Croatia
50th cap as captain36 years 9 months 19 days
6 Sep 2015
Bulgaria
150th cap37 years 7 months 9 days
24 Mar 2017
Albania
European record for caps (held up to 14 Nov 2020)39 years 1 month 24 days
Record of national team matches played by Gianluigi Buffon
National teamPlayedWonDrawnLostGoals ForGoals AgainstWinning Percentage
Italy national team17685563525415664.2

Gianluigi Buffon's international caps

as player of Parma AC, Parma:
debut age - 19 years 9 months 1 day
1
29 Oct 1997 20:30 (+3:00)

Moscow, Dynamo Stadium

1-1
Russia vs Italy
1998 FIFA World Cup Qualification, Play-off
-1хgoal
2
22 Apr 1998 20:45 (+2:00)

Parma, Stadio Ennio Tardini

3-1
Italy vs Paraguay
Friendly International
3
10 Oct 1998 20:45 (+2:00)

Udine, Stadio Friuli

2-0
Italy vs Switzerland
UEFA Euro 2000 Qualifying, Group 1
4
16 Dec 1998 21:00 (+1:00)

Rome, Stadio Olimpico

6-2
Italy vs F.I.F.A.
Federazione Italiana Giuoco Calcio 100th Anniversary Match
5
27 Mar 1999 19:15 (+1:00)

Copenhagen, Parken

1-2
Denmark vs Italy
UEFA Euro 2000 Qualifying, Group 1
-1хgoal
6
31 Mar 1999 20:45 (+2:00)

Ancona, Stadio Del Conero

1-1
Italy vs Belarus
UEFA Euro 2000 Qualifying, Group 1
-1хgoal
7
28 Apr 1999 17:00 (+2:00)

Zagreb, Stadion Maksimir

0-0
Croatia vs Italy
Friendly International
8
05 Jun 1999 20:45 (+2:00)

Bologna, Stadio Renato dall`Ara

4-0
Italy vs Wales
UEFA Euro 2000 Qualifying, Group 1
9
09 Jun 1999 20:15 (+2:00)

Lausanne, Stade Olympique de La Pontaise

0-0
Switzerland vs Italy
UEFA Euro 2000 Qualifying, Group 1
10
08 Sep 1999 20:45 (+2:00)

Naples, Stadio San Paolo

2-3
Italy vs Denmark
UEFA Euro 2000 Qualifying, Group 1
-3(1p.)хgoal
11
09 Oct 1999 20:30 (+3:00)

Minsk, Dynama Stadium

0-0
Belarus vs Italy
UEFA Euro 2000 Qualifying, Group 1
12
13 Nov 1999 20:30 (+1:00)

Lecce, Stadio Via del Mare

1-3
Italy vs Belgium
Friendly International
-3хgoal
13
23 Feb 2000 20:30 (+1:00)

Palermo, Stadio La Favorita

1-0
Italy vs Sweden
Friendly International
14
29 Mar 2000

Barcelona, Estadio Olímpico de Montjuïc

2-0
Spain vs Italy
Friendly International
-2хgoal
15
03 Jun 2000 16:00 (+2:00)

Oslo, Ullevaal Stadion

1-0
Norway vs Italy
Friendly International
-1хgoal
16
15 Nov 2000 20:45 (+1:00)

Turin, Stadio delle Alpi

1-0
Italy vs England
Friendly International
17
28 Feb 2001 20:45 (+1:00)

Rome, Stadio Olimpico

1-2
Italy vs Argentina
Friendly International
18
24 Mar 2001 21:30 (+2:00)

Bucharest, Stadionul Steaua (Ghencea)

0-2
Romania vs Italy
2002 FIFA World Cup Qualification, Group 8
19
28 Mar 2001 20:45 (+2:00)

Trieste, Stadio Nereo Rocco

4-0
Italy vs Lithuania
2002 FIFA World Cup Qualification, Group 8
20
02 Jun 2001 21:00 (+5:00)

Tbilisi, Boris Paichadze National Stadium

1-2
Georgia vs Italy
2002 FIFA World Cup Qualification, Group 8
-1хgoal
as player of Juventus FC, Torino:
21
01 Sep 2001 20:45 (+2:00)

Kaunas, Steponas Darius ir Stasys Girėnas Stadionas

0-0
Lithuania vs Italy
2002 FIFA World Cup Qualification, Group 8
22
06 Oct 2001 20:45 (+2:00)

Parma, Stadio Ennio Tardini

1-0
Italy vs Hungary
2002 FIFA World Cup Qualification, Group 8
23
07 Nov 2001 19:20 (+9:00)

Saitama, Saitama Stadium 2002

1-1
Japan vs Italy
Friendly International
24
27 Mar 2002 20:00

Leeds, Elland Road

1-2
England vs Italy
Friendly International
-1хgoal
25
17 Apr 2002 20:45 (+2:00)

Milan, Stadio Giuseppe Meazza (San Siro)

1-1
Italy vs Uruguay
Friendly International
26
18 May 2002 20:15 (+2:00)

Prague, Letenský Stadion (Sparty)

1-0
Czech Republic vs Italy
Friendly International
-1хgoal
27
03 Jun 2002 20:30 (+9:00)

Sapporo, Sapporo Dome

0-2
Ecuador vs Italy
2002 FIFA World Cup Final Tournament, Group G
28
08 Jun 2002 18:00 (+9:00)

Kashima, Kashima Soccer Stadium

2-1
Croatia vs Italy
2002 FIFA World Cup Final Tournament, Group G
-2хgoal
29
13 Jun 2002 20:30 (+9:00)

Ōita, Ōita Stadium Big Eye

1-1
Mexico vs Italy
2002 FIFA World Cup Final Tournament, Group G
30
18 Jun 2002 20:30 (+9:00)

Daejeon, Daejeon World Cup Stadium (Purple Arena)

2-1
South Korea vs Italy
2002 FIFA World Cup Final Tournament, Round of 16
31
21 Aug 2002 20:45 (+2:00)

Trieste, Stadio Nereo Rocco

0-1
Italy vs Slovenia
Friendly International
-1хgoal
32
07 Sep 2002 23:00 (+5:00)

Baku, Tofiq Bəhramov adına Respublika Stadionu

0-2
Azerbaijan vs Italy
UEFA Euro 2004 Qualifying, Group 9
33
12 Oct 2002 20:45 (+2:00)

Naples, Stadio San Paolo

1-1
Italy vs Yugoslavia
UEFA Euro 2004 Qualifying, Group 9
-1хgoal
34
16 Oct 2002 19:45 (+1:00)

Cardiff, Millennium Stadium

2-1
Wales vs Italy
UEFA Euro 2004 Qualifying, Group 9
-2хgoal
35
20 Nov 2002 20:45 (+1:00)

Pescara, Stadio Adriatico

1-1
Italy vs Turkey
Friendly International
-1хgoal
36
12 Feb 2003 20:45 (+1:00)

Genoa, Stadio Comunale Luigi Ferraris (Marassi)

1-0
Italy vs Portugal
Friendly International
37
29 Mar 2003 21:00 (+1:00)

Palermo, Stadio Renzo Barbera

2-0
Italy vs Finland
UEFA Euro 2004 Qualifying, Group 9
38
11 Jun 2003 21:00 (+3:00)

Helsinki, Helsingin Olympiastadion

0-2
Finland vs Italy
UEFA Euro 2004 Qualifying, Group 9
39
20 Aug 2003 20:45 (+2:00)

Stuttgart, Gottlieb Daimler Stadion

0-1
Germany vs Italy
Friendly International
40
06 Sep 2003 20:45 (+2:00)

Milan, Stadio Giuseppe Meazza (San Siro)

4-0
Italy vs Wales
UEFA Euro 2004 Qualifying, Group 9
Comments

Soproni Démon - posted on 22 April 2013 at 11:32:49 - 1

His grandfather, Lorenzo Buffon was also a member of the Italian national team

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marcinnpa - posted on 28 June 2013 at 01:16:49

Those links above claim that Lorenzo was his grandfather’s cousin.

Italy upcoming fixtures

Friendly International
Italy vs Turkey
Bologna, Tuesday 4 June 2024
Friendly International
Italy vs Bosnia & Herzegovina
Empoli, Sunday 9 June 2024
UEFA Euro 2024
Italy vs Albania
Dortmund, Saturday 15 June 2024
UEFA Euro 2024
Spain vs Italy
Gelsenkirchen, Thursday 20 June 2024
Italy fixtures
Gianluigi Buffon's most often teammates
Andrea Pirlo (2002 - 2015) - 93 games
Fabio Cannavaro (1997 - 2010) - 86 games
Daniele De Rossi (2004 - 2017) - 84 games
Gianluca Zambrotta (1999 - 2010) - 73 games
Giorgio Chiellini (2005 - 2017) - 69 games
Italy players born on 20 April
Rodolfo Gavinelli (1891) - 1 cap
Carlo Biagi (1914) - 4 caps, 4 goals
Luigi Griffanti (1917) - 2 caps
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