Italy's World Cup qualifier against Albania on Friday marks a special occasion for the shot-stopper, who plays his 1,000th career match
Gianluigi Buffon celebrates a remarkable milestone on Friday as the legendary goalkeeper makes his 1,000th appearance for club and country.
The Juventus and Italy keeper reaches the landmark as the Azzurri face Albania in a World Cup qualifier in Palermo.
Having made his senior club debut for Parma in 1995, Buffon is still performing at the highest level 22 years later, at the age of 39.
His storied career has seen him win seven Serie A titles with Juve, as well as one UEFA Cup triumph with Parma and, the biggest prize of them all, the World Cup with his country in Germany in 2006.