Louis Buffon
{{Short description|Italian-Czech footballer (born 2007)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2025}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Louis Buffon
| image =
| caption =
| full_name = Louis Thomas Buffon
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|2007|12|28|df=y}}
| birth_place = Turin, Italy
| height =
| position = Winger
| currentclub = Pisa
| clubnumber = 16
| youthyears1 = 2017–2020
| youthclubs1 = Sisport
| youthyears2 = 2020–2022
| youthclubs2 = Juventus
| youthyears3 = 2022–2023
| youthclubs3 = CBS Scuola Calcio
| youthyears4 = 2023–
| youthclubs4 = Pisa
| years1 = 2025–
| clubs1 = Pisa
| caps1 = 1
| goals1 = 0
| nationalyears1 = 2025–
| nationalteam1 = Czech Republic U18
| nationalcaps1 = 3
| nationalgoals1 = 1
| club-update = 9 March 2025
| nationalteam-update =
}}
Louis Thomas Buffon (born 28 December 2007) is a professional footballer who plays as a winger for {{Italian football updater|Pisa}} club Pisa. Born in Italy, Buffon opted to play for Czech Republic at the youth level.
Early life
Born on 28 December 2007 in Turin, Italy, Louis is the son of Italian goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon and Czech model Alena Šeredová.{{Cite web |date=18 February 2025 |title=Louis Buffon, il futuro non è azzurro, ma ceco: convocato dall'Under 18 |url=https://www.tuttosport.com/news/calcio/2025/02/18-138531384/louis_buffon_il_futuro_non_azzurro_ma_ceco_convocato_dall_under_18 |access-date=9 March 2025 |website=tuttosport.com |language=it}} He has a brother, David Lee, and a half-sister.{{Cite web |date=10 March 2025 |title=Everything you need to know about Buffon's son Louis and his Czechia call-up |url=https://onefootball.com/en/news/everything-you-need-to-know-about-buffons-son-louis-and-his-czechia-call-up-40729234?utm_source |access-date=10 March 2025 |website=OneFootball |language=en}} Buffon was given the middle name Thomas in honour of former Cameroon goalkeeper Thomas N'Kono.
Club career
Buffon started his football career in 2017 at Sisport.{{Cite web |last=Lucarelli |first=Marco |date=9 March 2025 |title=Thomas Buffon, il figlio di Gianluigi, esordisce a 17 anni in Serie B con il Pisa di Pippo Inzaghi |url=https://www.sprintesport.it/nazionali/2025/03/09/news/thomas-buffon-il-figlio-di-gianluigi-esordisce-a-17-anni-in-serie-b-con-il-pisa-di-inzaghi-684928/ |access-date=10 March 2025 |website=www.sprintesport.it |language=it}} In 2020, he made his debut for Juventus's under-13 team. During the 2022–23 season, Buffon scored 17 goals in 20 games with CBS Scuola Calcio's under-16 team. He moved to the youth academy of Pisa in 2023.{{Cite web |date=2023-07-17 |title=Il Pisa prende baby Buffon. E Shpendi è più vicino |url=https://sport.quotidiano.net/calcio/pisa/il-pisa-prende-baby-buffon-e-shpendi-e-piu-vicino-d8b64510 |access-date=2025-03-11 |website=Quotidiano Sportivo |language=it}}
On 9 March 2025, he made his professional debut with Pisa, in a 3–2 Serie B defeat against Spezia.{{Cite web |last=Sport |first=Sky |date=9 March 2025 |title=Il figlio di Buffon debutta in B: tutte le FOTO |url=https://sport.sky.it/calcio/serie-b/2025/03/09/buffon-figlio-louis-thomas-spezia-pisa-esordio-serie-b |access-date=9 March 2025 |website=sport.sky.it |language=it}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/cn4807x4y0yo|title=Louis Buffon: Italy legend Gianluigi Buffon's son makes professional debut at 17|date=9 March 2025|website=BBC Sport}}
International career
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,{{Cite web |date=18 February 2025 |title=Buffon Jr convocato a 17 anni dalla Nazionale, ma è quella della Repubblica Ceca |url=https://www.lastampa.it/sport/2025/02/18/news/louis_thomas_buffon_nazionale_repubblica_ceca_under_18-15010212/ |access-date=9 March 2025 |website=La Stampa |language=it}} and made his unofficial debut in a game against the reserves of Dynamo České Budějovice.
References
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External links
- {{Soccerway|969838}}
{{Pisa SC squad}}
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Category:Footballers from Turin
Category:Czech men's footballers
Category:Czech Republic men's youth international footballers
Category:Italian men's footballers
Category:Czech people of Italian descent
Category:Italian people of Czech descent
Category:Men's association football wingers