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 plays for Czech Republic at the youth level.

Early life

Born on 28 December 2007 in Turin, Italy, Luis is the son of Italian goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon and Czech model Alena Seredova.[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

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

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

  1. ^ "Louis Buffon, il futuro non è azzurro, ma ceco: convocato dall'Under 18". tuttosport.com (in Italian). 18 February 2025. Retrieved 9 March 2025.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ "Il Pisa prende baby Buffon. E Shpendi è più vicino". Quotidiano Sportivo (in Italian). 17 July 2023. Retrieved 11 March 2025.
  5. ^ Sport, Sky (9 March 2025). "Il figlio di Buffon debutta in B: tutte le FOTO". sport.sky.it (in Italian). Retrieved 9 March 2025.
  6. ^ "Louis Buffon: Italy legend Gianluigi Buffon's son makes professional debut at 17". BBC Sport. 9 March 2025.
  7. ^ "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.


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