Article by Cosmin Nistor – Published Wednesday, November 12, 2025 9:23 p.m. / Updated Wednesday, November 12, 2025 9:28 p.m.
Louis Buffon (17 years old), son of the great Italian goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon (47 years old), was the hero of the match between Czechia U19 and Azerbaijan U19, played today in the qualification tournament for the U19 European Championship and finished 6-1.
The striker from Pisa managed a spectacular hat-trick and an assist, contributing decisively to the decisive victory of the Czech Republic, score 6-1.
Hat-trick in 45 minutes for Buffon's son
Louis Buffon scored all three goals in the second half, completing the hat-trick in extra time (54', 64', 90+3').
The match in Ta'Qali (Malta) was the best of his international career, being the first in which he scored for the Czech U19 national team, being in the fifth selection.
“He was man of the match, a complete striker with instinct and strength, the exact opposite of his fatherwho wrote history in the goal”, notes tn.nova.cz.
Why does he play for the Czech Republic and not for Italy?
Although he was born in Turin, Louis Buffon chose to represent the country of his mother, Czech model Alena Seredova (47 years old).
The striker is registered at Pisa, in Serie B, and already made his debut in Serie A, in October, in a match against Bologna.
The son of the legendary goalkeeper, but with a goal-scoring instinct
Unlike his father, considered one of the greatest goalkeepers in the history of football, Louis evolves “peak”.
His career began at the Sisport Fiat academy, after which he moved to Juventus, CBS, and from 2023 he plays in Pisa, where he is coached by Alberto Gilardino (43 years old), former colleague of Gigi Buffon in the Italian national team, world champion in 2006.
Listed at 800,000 euros on the specialist website Transfermarkt, Louis Buffon has already made 5 appearances for the Czech U19 national team, he was born in 2007.
For the same age group, Buffon Jr. scored 12 goals in 39 games for Pisa.
