Juventus is the club that has contributed the most players to the Italy national team in history. [1] They are the only Italian club that has contributed players to every Italy national teams since its first appearance at the 2nd FIFA World Cup. [2] Juventus have contributed numerous players to Italy's World Cup campaigns.
Two Juventus players have won the golden boot and the golden ball award at the World Cup with Italy; Paolo Rossi in 1982 and Salvatore Schillaci in 1990. As well as contributing to Italy's World Cup winning sides, Alfredo Foni and Pietro Rava represented Italy in the gold medal winning squad at the 1936 Summer Olympics, and Sandro Salvadore, Ernesto Castano and Giancarlo Bercellino made Italy's 1968 European Championship squad. [3] In 2021, four Juventus players (captain Giorgio Chiellini, Federico Bernardeschi, Leonardo Bonucci and Federico Chiesa) won the UEFA Euro 2020.
Below is a list of all Juventus players to have played for the senior national team (or Nazionale A in Italian) in official matches during their Juventus career, when Giuseppe Giaccone became the first Juventus player to play for the national team on 28 March 1920. [4]
Source: (in Italian) Archived 9 November 2011 at the Wayback Machine
Legend:
As of 11 July 2021.
Not all appearances made for the national team by the players were made while they were under contract with Juventus.Updated on 15 June 2023.
| Rank | Player | Appearances | Goals | First cap | Last cap |
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| 1 | Gianluigi Buffon | 176 | 0 | 1997 | 2018 |
| 2 | Fabio Cannavaro | 136 | 2 | 1997 | 2010 |
| 3 | Leonardo Bonucci | 121 | 8 | 2010 | |
| 4 | Giorgio Chiellini | 117 | 8 | 2004 | 2022 |
| 5 | Andrea Pirlo | 115 | 13 | 2002 | 2015 |
| 6 | Dino Zoff | 112 | 0 | 1968 | 1983 |
| 7 | Gianluca Zambrotta | 98 | 2 | 1999 | 2010 |
| 8 | Alessandro Del Piero | 91 | 27 | 1995 | 2008 |
| 9 | Marco Tardelli | 81 | 6 | 1976 | 1985 |
| 10 | Gaetano Scirea | 78 | 2 | 1975 | 1986 |
(in Italian) National team in figures: the call-ups to all Italy national football teams (Major, Olympic and Under) by clubs (research in the FIGC official website) [ permanent dead link ]
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