Gianluigi Buffon: Footballer's Net Worth & Salary

ESTIMATED VALUE	70 Million Euros
ANNUAL SALARY AT PARMA CALCIO	1 million euros
Highest annual salary at Juventus Turin	12 million euros
Date of birth	January 28, 1978 (44 years old)
Born in	Carrara, Italy
nationality	Italy
profession	soccer player
Full name	Gianluigi Buffon
nickname	Gigi Buffon
size	1.91 m

How rich is Gianluigi Buffon?

Gianluigi Buffon has been playing football at the highest level for over 20 years. Accordingly, the goalkeeper can boast an impressive collection of titles. In addition to eleven national championships in Italy and France, he became world champion in 2006 with the Italian national team. He is now the record player for Juventus Turin and the Italian selection. Gianluigi Buffon is one of the richest footballers . Gianluigi Buffon Net Worth is Estimated at €70 Million .

How much money Gianluigi Buffon made in his career

As a first-choice goalkeeper for the Italian serial champions, Gianluigi Buffon was one of the club’s top earners in the 2000s and 2010s. His annual salary was between ten and twelve million euros. As he got older, however, he had to make do with less money. When the contract was extended with Juve in the summer of 2016, his salary was four million euros a year. He earned the same amount in 2018/2019 after joining Paris Saint-Germain . When the goalkeeper returned to Turin in the summer of 2019, he did so for a significantly lower fee. Gianluigi Buffon’s salary at Juventus was “only” 1.5 million euros a year . He ranks alongside Cristiano Ronaldo with his net worth ,Lionel Messi , Zlatan Ibrahimovic , Gareth Bale & Co. among the richest footballers.

By moving to his youth club Parma Calcio in summer 2021, he wants to help the Serie A relegated team in the fight for promotion. If he fulfills his 2-year contract, Buffon would be 45 years old.

From 2009 to 2014, Buffon bought shares in the Italian textile company Zucchi for a total of 20 million euros in order to avert bankruptcy. At the end of 2015, he had to sell the shares again with large losses. After all , his commitment ensured that Zucchi did not have to lay off any employees .

From the youth team to the big stage

Gianluigi Buffon, then 13, joined AC Parma in 1991 despite an offer from AC Milan. There he tried his hand at several positions as a field player before finally becoming a goalkeeper. He trained with the first-team squad from the summer of 1994 and made his first appearance on the pitch in a Serie A game in November 1995, two months before his 18th birthday . There he kept his goal clean in the 0-0 draw against eventual champions AC Milan, defusing chances for football greats such as George Weah, Roberto Baggio and Marco Simone.

After further appearances in the 1995/1996 season, he was appointed goalkeeper for his club for the following season. In his 27 games this season, he has conceded just 17 goals and his performances have garnered attention from clubs in Italy and Europe. Buffon won both the UEFA Cup and the Italian Cup with AC Parma in the summer of 1999. After two more seasons in Parma, the goalkeeper moved to Juventus Turin in the summer of 2001. His new club paid him €54.1m, which was the highest transfer fee for a goalkeeper up to that point .

Series champion with Juventus Turin

In Turin, Gianluigi Buffon significantly expanded his collection of titles. He won nine championships with Juve between 2002 and 2018 . Two other successes from 2005 and 2006 were subsequently withdrawn from the club. The goalkeeper and his club also lifted the Italian Cup four times in a row from 2015 to 2018. Juve have reached the final of the Champions League three times with Buffon, but have never won the most important European title.

Buffon’s career in the Squadra Azzurra

Gianluigi Buffon made his debut for the Italian national team in October 1997. The first tournament he competed in was the 2002 World Cup. Buffon’s greatest success with the Italians came at the 2006 World Cup in Germany, when the Squadra Azzurra captured the World Championship title . At Euro 2012, the goalkeeper and his national team reached the final again, but lost to Spain there. In March 2018, Buffon played his last international match. With 176 appearances for Italy, he is his country’s record capper.

Excursion to Paris and return to Turin

After a total of 17 years at Juve, Gianluigi Buffon decided to leave the club in the summer of 2018. He then moved to Paris Saint-Germain on a free transfer. He won the national championship with the French in the 2018/2019 season. However, after just a year in Paris, he returned to Juventus in the summer of 2019. There he is planned as a substitute goalkeeper, but sometimes comes to missions. In July 2020 he made his 648th league appearance for Juve, making him the club’s all-time record player . In the summer of 2020, Buffon won his tenth league title with the Turin team. A year later he moved to his youth club Parma Calcio.