On the afternoon of February 28, Beijing time, Parma Club said at a press conference that the team has renewed its contract with Italian legend Buffon until 2024, when Buffon will turn 46 years old. Speaking at the press conference, President Parma said: "Buffon is a great player and that is our pride. ”
Born in 1978, Buffon debuted in parma's youth academy, entered the first team in 1994 at the age of 16, and completed his Serie A debut a year later. In 2001, Buffon moved to Juventus for a transfer fee of 54.1 million euros, breaking the record for the highest transfer fee for a goalkeeper. After briefly joining Greater Paris, Buffon returned to the "Bianconeri" again in 2019.
In May 2021, Buffon announced his return to his parent team, Parma. During his 19-year career with Juve, Buffon made 685 appearances for the team, completing 322 clean sheets. He has won 10 Serie A titles, five Coppa Italia titles and six Italian Super Cups with Juventus. In Parma, he also won one Coppa Italia, one Italian Super Cup and two Confederations Cups.
In addition, as an Italian international goalkeeper, Buffon made his national team debut at the age of 19 and has long been the main goalkeeper of the Italian men's football team. He made 176 appearances for Italy and completed 77 clean sheets. Helped the Italian national team win the World Cup in 2006 and the runner-up in Euro 2012. In November 2017, after missing the World Cup in Russia, Buffon announced his retirement from the national team.
This season, Buffon has remained outstanding in Serie B. Appeared 23 times and kept 8 clean sheets against opponents. Although the contemporaneous Casillas, Cech and other goalkeepers have already chosen to retire, Buffon still chooses to continue to fight in the green field. This "immortal legend" will continue to play in the Next 2 years in Serie B.