Louis Thomas Buffon (born 28 December 2007) is a professional

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who plays as a winger for club

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. Born in Italy, Buffon opted to play for

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at the youth level.

Early life

Born on 28 December 2007 in

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, Italy, Louis is the son of Italian goalkeeper

Gianluigi Buffon Gianluigi Buffon (; born 28 January 1978) is an Italian former professional Association football, footballer who played as a Goalkeeper (association football), goalkeeper. Widely regarded as one of the greatest goalkeepers of all time, he is ...

and Czech model

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. He has a brother, David Lee, and a half-sister. Buffon was given the middle name Thomas in honour of former Cameroon goalkeeper

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Club career

Buffon started his football career in 2017 at

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. In 2020, he made his debut for

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'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. On 9 March 2025, he made his professional debut with Pisa, in a 3–2

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defeat against

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International career

Buffon was eligible to play for both

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and the

, thanks to parental ties. He has opted to play for the Czech Republic U18 team in 2025, and made his unofficial debut in a game against the reserves of

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Buffon, Louis 2007 births Living people Footballers from Turin Czech men's footballers Czech Republic men's youth international footballers Italian men's footballers Czech people of Italian descent Italian people of Czech descent Men's association football wingers Pisa SC players Serie B players

Louis Louis may refer to: People * Louis (given name), origin and several individuals with this name * Louis (surname) * Louis (singer), Serbian singer Other uses * Louis (coin), a French coin * HMS ''Louis'', two ships of the Royal Navy See also ...

20th-century Italian sportsmen 20th-century Czech sportsmen