Louis Buffon
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Louis Thomas Buffon | ||
| Date of birth | 28 December 2007 | ||
| Place of birth | Turin, Italy | ||
| Position(s) | Winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Pisa | ||
| Number | 16 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2017–2020 | Sisport | ||
| 2020–2022 | Juventus | ||
| 2022–2023 | CBS Scuola Calcio | ||
| 2023– | Pisa | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2025– | Pisa | 1 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2025– | Czech Republic U18 | 3 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 9 March 2025 | |||
Louis Thomas Buffon (born 28 December 2007) is a professional footballer who plays as a winger for Serie A club Pisa. Born in Italy, Buffon opted to play for Czech Republic at the youth level.
Early life
[edit]Born on 28 December 2007 in Turin, Italy, Louis is the son of Italian goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon and Czech model Alena Šeredová.[1] He has a brother, David Lee, and a half-sister.[2] Buffon was given the middle name Thomas in honour of former Cameroon goalkeeper Thomas N'Kono.[2]
Club career
[edit]Buffon started his football career in 2017 at Sisport.[3] In 2020, he made his debut for Juventus's under-13 team.[3] During the 2022–23 season, Buffon scored 17 goals in 20 games with CBS Scuola Calcio's under-16 team.[3] He moved to the youth academy of Pisa in 2023.[4]
On 9 March 2025, he made his professional debut with Pisa, in a 3–2 Serie B defeat against Spezia.[5][6]
International career
[edit]Buffon was eligible to play for both Italy and the Czech Republic, thanks to parental ties. He has opted to play for the Czech Republic U18 team in 2025,[7] and made his unofficial debut in a game against the reserves of Dynamo České Budějovice.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ "Louis Buffon, il futuro non è azzurro, ma ceco: convocato dall'Under 18". tuttosport.com (in Italian). 18 February 2025. Retrieved 9 March 2025.
- ^ a b "Everything you need to know about Buffon's son Louis and his Czechia call-up". OneFootball. 10 March 2025. Retrieved 10 March 2025.
- ^ a b c d Lucarelli, Marco (9 March 2025). "Thomas Buffon, il figlio di Gianluigi, esordisce a 17 anni in Serie B con il Pisa di Pippo Inzaghi". www.sprintesport.it (in Italian). Retrieved 10 March 2025.
- ^ "Il Pisa prende baby Buffon. E Shpendi è più vicino". Quotidiano Sportivo (in Italian). 17 July 2023. Retrieved 11 March 2025.
- ^ Sport, Sky (9 March 2025). "Il figlio di Buffon debutta in B: tutte le FOTO". sport.sky.it (in Italian). Retrieved 9 March 2025.
- ^ "Louis Buffon: Italy legend Gianluigi Buffon's son makes professional debut at 17". BBC Sport. 9 March 2025.
- ^ "Buffon Jr convocato a 17 anni dalla Nazionale, ma è quella della Repubblica Ceca". La Stampa (in Italian). 18 February 2025. Retrieved 9 March 2025.
External links
[edit]- 2007 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Turin
- Czech men's footballers
- Czech Republic men's youth international footballers
- Italian men's footballers
- Czech people of Italian descent
- Italian people of Czech descent
- Men's association football wingers
- Pisa SC players
- Serie B players
- Buffon family
- 20th-century Italian sportsmen
- 20th-century Czech sportsmen