He graduated from the youth squad in 1995 and at the age of 17, he made his Serie A debut for Parma, keeping a clean sheet in a 0–0 home draw against eventual Serie A Champions Milan on 19 November 1995. He went on to make 8 more first team appearances that season as well as one appearance in the Coppa Italia as Parma were eliminated in the second round. Parma finished in 6th place in Serie A that season, qualifying for the UEFA Cup. Parma also reached the Quarter finals of the 1995-96 European Cup Winners' Cup that season, although Buffon did not make any appearances in that tournament.
In the 1996-97 Serie A season, his second full season with the club, Buffon was named as the starting goalkeeper ahead of Luca Bucci and would eventually go on to make well over 200 appearances for Parma in all competitions during his time at the club. Parma finished the 1996-97 season as runners-up to Serie A Champions Juventus, allowing them to qualify for the UEFA Champions League the following season. Buffon conceded 17 goals in 27 appearances. Parma were once again eliminated in the second round of the Coppa Italia and in the first round of the UEFA Cup that season.
In the 1997-98 season, Parma finished in fifth place in Serie A and reached the Coppa Italia semi-finals, whilst they were knocked out in the group stage of the Champions League, finishing second in their group to defending champions Borussia Dortmund.
In his fourth season with the club, Buffon won his only European Trophy to date, the UEFA Cup, as well as winning the Coppa Italia. Parma finished the Serie A season in 4th place, one point from Fiorentina in the third place spot. Buffon's performances that season earned him his first Serie A Goalkeeper of the Year Award and the Bravo Award, the trophy given to the best Under 23 player in Europe.
In the following season, he won his first Supercoppa Italiana title against Serie A Champions Milan and Parma finished the Serie A season in fourth place, tied with Inter for the final remaining Champions League spot. Parma however lost to Inter on aggregate in the playoff matches failing to qualify for the Champions Leage. They were knocked out in the round of 16 of both the UEFA Cup and the Coppa Italia that season.
In the 2000-2001 Season, Buffon helped lead Parma to another Coppa Italia Final, in which they were defeated by Fiorentina. They were eliminated in the 3rd round of the UEFA Cup that season. Parma also finished the season in 4th place for the third consecutive season, which allowed them to go through to the Champions League qualifying round. Buffon was voted Serie A Goalkeeper of the Year for the second time in his career.
In the summer of 2001, Buffon was sold to Juventus for a world-record goalkeeper's transfer fee of a reported £32.6 million,[10] with part of the transfer fees paid via the transfer of Jonathan Bachini to Parma.[11]
Honour
Club
Parma
UEFA Cup (1): 1998–99
Coppa Italia (1): 1998–99; Runner Up: 2000-01
Supercoppa Italiana: 1999
Juventus
Serie A (3): 2001–02, 2002–03, 2011–12; Revoked (2): 2004-05, 2005-06
Serie B (1): 2006–07
Coppa Italia Runner Up (3): 2001-02, 2003-04, 2011-12
Supercoppa Italiana (3): 2002, 2003, 2012; Runner Up: 2005
UEFA Champions League Runner Up: 2002-03
International
Italy U21
UEFA Under-21 European Championship: 1996
Italy
FIFA World Cup: 2006
UEFA European Football Championship Runner up: 2012
Individual
Bravo Award: 1999
Best European Goalkeeper: 2003
UEFA Club Footballer of the Year: 2003
UEFA Champions League Best Goalkeeper: 2003
FIFA 100
Yashin Award: 2006
2006 FIFA World Cup All-Star Team
European Footballer of the Year (Silver Ball): 2006
Serie A Goalkeeper of the Year: 1999, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008
UEFA Team of the Year: 2003, 2004, 2006
FIFPro World XI: 2006, 2007
IFFHS World's Best Goalkeeper: 2003, 2004, 2006, 2007
IFFHS Best goalkeeper of the decade: 2000–2010
IFFHS World's Best Goalkeeper of the 21st century: 2012
UEFA Euro Team of the Tournament: 2008, 2012
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