Personal information | |||
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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) |
*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 B club Pisa. Born in Italy, Buffon opted to play for Czech Republic at the youth level.
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]
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]
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]