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Italy · 2000sGianluigi Buffon
Rating
96
Caps
176
Goals
0
Life
1978
Clubs
Parma Calcio 1913, Juventus, Paris Saint-Germain
Honours
national Player of the Year 2003 · Golden Foot 2016 · Hall of Fame 2006
#2
Editorial rank of 33 for Italy
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The people's rank, live from duel votes
The legendary 'Gigi' commanded his box for decades, a true icon who lifted the 2006 World Cup with Italy. Career record: 176 caps and 0 goals for Italy; club career at Parma Calcio 1913, Juventus, Paris Saint-Germain; honours include Golden Foot 2016, national Player of the Year 2003, Hall of Fame 2006.
Career record
| 1995–2001 | Parma Calcio 1913 |
| 2001–2018 | Juventus |
| 2018–2019 | Paris Saint-Germain |
| 2019–2021 | Juventus |
| 2021–2023 | Parma Calcio 1913 |
| Italy | 176 caps, 0 goals |
From the daily quiz
Whose 2001 move to Juventus made him the world's most expensive goalkeeper, a record that stood for 17 years?
Reveal the answer
Gianluigi Buffon. Juventus paid Parma about 52 million euros, a fee no club topped for a keeper until Liverpool bought Alisson in 2018.
Shared the era
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