World Cups
1
Serie A titles
10
Italy caps
176
Clean sheets
500
Yashin/Lev Yashin awards
1
Serie A appearances
657
Category profile
- Dominance
- 86
- Peak
- 89
- Longevity
- 96
- Honours
- 88
- Statistics
- 86
Career timeline · Form index per season
Editorial season form index (0–100), not raw goals or points. Raw season-by-season statistics are shown only where fully verified.
| Season | Form index per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 10 | |
| 1997 | 12 | |
| 1998 | 14 | |
| 1999 | 15 | |
| 2000 | 16 | |
| 2001 | 17 | |
| 2002 | 18 | |
| 2003 | 21 | |
| 2004 | 20 | |
| 2005 | 19 | |
| 2006 | 17 | |
| 2007 | 18 | |
| 2008 | 16 | |
| 2009 | 17 | |
| 2010 | 19 | |
| 2011 | 21 | |
| 2012 | 20 | |
| 2013 | 18 | |
| 2014 | 15 | |
| 2015 | 12 | |
| 2016 | 10 | |
| 2017 | 8 |
Data sources
- Serie A
- UEFA
- Transfermarkt
Last verified: 2026-09-14
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Gianluigi Buffon ranks #56 in Football
Gianluigi Buffon ranks #56 in Football and #79 of 5087 across all sports. The verified GOAT Score is 89.0/100.
The verified career covers 1995–2023 and 22 documented seasons. Peak is 89/100, with Longevity the strongest category at 96/100 (20% weight). Key metrics: World Cups 1, Serie A titles 10, Italy caps 176, Clean sheets 500.
Nearest context: ahead Thibaut Nicolas Marc Courtois (89.1); behind Michelle Akers (89.0). Rankings update whenever verified records change.
Gianluigi Buffon GOAT Score explained
- Dominance86/100 · weight 25%
- Dominance: 86/100, based on the verified career record.
- Peak89/100 · weight 20%
- Peak: 89/100, based on the verified career record.
- Longevity96/100 · weight 20%
- Longevity: 96/100, based on the verified career record.
- Honours88/100 · weight 20%
- Honours: 88/100, based on the verified career record.
- Statistics86/100 · weight 15%
- Statistics: 86/100, based on the verified career record.
Top Buffon comparisons
Gianluigi Buffon — frequently asked
- Is Gianluigi Buffon the GOAT?
- According to GOAT Rank's current data model, Gianluigi Buffon ranks #56 in Football with a GOAT Score of 89.0/100, behind Lionel Messi (97.0).
- What is Gianluigi Buffon's GOAT Score?
- 89.0/100, calculated from the verified career record: Dominance 86 (25%), Peak 89 (20%), Longevity 96 (20%), Honours 88 (20%), Statistics 86 (15%).
- Where does Gianluigi Buffon rank all time?
- #79 of 5087 eligible athletes across all sports and #56 in Football.
- Gianluigi Buffon vs Thibaut Nicolas Marc Courtois: who ranks higher?
- Thibaut Nicolas Marc Courtois ranks higher at 89.1 versus Gianluigi Buffon at 89.0, a margin of 0.1 points.