On the afternoon of February 28, the parma president said in a press conference that the team's goalkeeper Buffon has completed the renewal of the club's contract and the new contract will be until 2024. By then, the legendary Italian doorman will turn 46.
This season, the 44-year-old young player Buffon, who followed Parma to Serie B, has also returned to the place where his "dream began". So far this season, Buffon has represented Parma in 23 Serie B matches, including eight clean sheets.
In 1991, at the age of 13, Buffon came to Parma for a trial and joined the parma youth team. In November 1995, at the age of 17, Buffon made his career debut. During his first time with Parma, he played a total of 220 games for the team, with 85 clean sheets.
In 2001, Buffon set a record for a transfer fee for a world football goalkeeper, and he transferred to the "Bianconeri" Juventus for 54.1 million euros, starting another glorious journey of his own.
In 2006, Juventus broke the infamous "phone gate" incident. The Bianconeri were subsequently stripped of their two league titles in 2004–06 by the Italian Football Association and forced to be relegated to the second division.
With many of his teammates choosing to leave, Buffon chose to hold out, and he accompanied the team to the second division. And returned to Serie A after a season.
At the same time, as the main player of the Italian national team in 2006, under the leadership of Lippi the Silver Fox, after 24 years, he helped the Italian national team win the fourth World Cup title.
In the 2001-2018 season, Buffon played 656 appearances and 311 clean sheets in 18 seasons with the Bianconeri.
Although hailed as one of the best goalkeepers of the 21st century, the biggest regret of Buffon's career was not winning a Champions League title at club level.
So, in the summer of 2018, Buffon chose to join the team that was the hottest team in the Champions League at that time, Paris Saint-Germain. Perhaps it was the "lack of Champions League", Buffon's addition did not allow Paris to go further in the Champions League, and after just one season, Buffon returned to the Bianconeri again.
Last summer, the 43-year-old Buffon ended his second Zebra career and officially bid farewell to the team, this time, he chose his debut parent team, Parma.
Buffon said in INS:
"Today, it was a wonderful day for me and my whole family and I completed my contract extension with Parma"
"I chose to come back here a few months ago because I have always had a deep relationship with the city and the people here."
"I have never felt the burden of age, only the constant motivation, which is a new energy, and then everyone goes together to achieve beautiful goals"
May you run away for half your life and return as a teenager!!!