Name

Gianluigi Buffon

Date of Birth

28.01.1978 (Carrara, Italy)

Height

1.90m

Position

Goalkeeper

Nationality

Italian

2 x Italian League : 2001-2002, 2002-2003
1 x Italian Cup : 1998-1999
1 x UEFA Cup : 1998-1999
1 x World Cup : 2006

Season

Club

Games

Conceded

Clean Sheets

Position

1995-1996

Parma

9

6

4

6th

1996-1997

Parma

27

17

11

2nd

1997-1998

Parma

32

35

13

6th

1998-1999

Parma

34

36

11

4th

1999-2000

Parma

32

37

12

5th

2000-2001

Parma

34

31

16

4th

2001-2002

Juventus

34

23

18

1st

2002-2003

Juventus

32

23

14

1st

2003-2004

Juventus

32

41

11

3rd

2004-2005

Juventus

37

25

19

n/a 1

2005-2006

Juventus

18

12

6

n/a 1

 

Parma

168

162

67

0.96 GCPG

 

Juventus

153

124

68

0.81 GCPG

 

Cup Winners Cup

14

-

-

-

 

European Cup

60

-

-

-

 

Italy

72

-

-

-

 

Totals

467

286

135

-

 
1 Juventus finished first but were stripped of both titles and relegated to Serie B
in 2006 for their role in the Calciopoli scandal.

Buffon made his debut aged 17 against Milan and shut out an attack that went on to
win the championship that season.

He had already established himself as one of the best goalkeepers in the World by the
time he joined Juventus six years later for £32.60 million (€46.50) still a World record
fee for a goalkeeper.

Buffon missed the first half of the 2005-2006 season with a shoulder injury and
after a several poor performances on his return recovered his form just in time
to star for Italy in the 2006 World Cup. He was only beaten once from
open play (an own goal) and in the final by Zidane from the penalty spot. Ironically
he didn't save a penalty in the shoot-out but Juventus team-mate David Trezeguet's
miss handed Italy the Jules Rimet trophy.

Key attribute : Shot stopping