Legendary goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon sees his 17-year-old son score his first international goal - but not for Italy!

Buffon, one of the greatest goalkeepers of all-time, had a proud moment this week as one of his sons, Louis, scored his first goal at international level, but not with Italy. Buffon Jnr made the decision to represent the Czech Republic and turned out for their U18 side, scoring a goal in an impressive 4-1 victory over France.

In 2011, Buffon married Czech beauty pageant winner Alena Seredova, and Louis chose to represent his mother's country over his father's. According to former Czech Republic international Erich Brabec, who now serves as the technical director of the Czech Republic youth teams, a chat he had with Seredova turned out to be a decisive factor.

"I don't know Gianluigi Buffon's opinion, but after finding out that he was on our list of those called up, they contacted him from Italy," Brabec revealed earlier this month (h/t La Stampa). "Personally, I just organised everything necessary with his mother so that he could show up at the training camp with the team."

Although Buffon and Seredova separated in 2014, Louis holds dual citizenship and could yet feature for the Italian national team at the senior level in the future.

Louis started his footballing journey with Sisport in 2017, before joining Juventus in 2020. In 2022, he joined CBS Scoula Calcio, before joining the Pisa academy. He is currently assigned to Serie B side Pisa's reserve team in the Primavera division. The winger made his professional debut earlier this month in the team's 3-2 loss to Spezia. Pisa are currently managed by Buffon's former international team-mate Filippo Inzaghi, with whom he won the 2006 World Cup.

Pisa are currently enjoying a brilliant season and are one of the frontrunners for automatic promotion to Serie A next season. Buffon Jnr is expected to be used by Inzaghi for Pisa's next game, in which they take on Cosenza on Saturday.