Gianluigi Buffon

Gianluigi Buffon, nicknamed Gigi, is an Italian former professional footballer born on 28 January 1978 who played as a goalkeeper and is widely regarded as one of the greatest goalkeepers of all time. He made his Serie A debut with Parma in 1995, joined Juventus in 2001 for a then world-record goalkeeper fee, and won a record nine Serie A titles in his first spell there, with a year at Paris Saint-Germain in 2018 and a return to Parma in 2021 before retiring in 2023 at 45. With 176 caps he is the most capped player in the history of the Italy national team, was the starting goalkeeper when Italy won the 2006 FIFA World Cup, and was called up to a record five World Cups.