Gianluigi Buffon (151 Viewers)

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[Ocelot]

Damn, hardly ever seen him so outspoken.

Usually much more diplomatic, makes this one even more meaningful.

 

[piotrr]

 

[PhRoZeN]

Most Serie A Appearances

Paulo Maldini - 647
Javier Faggot Zanetti - 615
Gianlugi Superman Buffon - 613
Francesco Titti - 612


Hopefully he gets 1st spot next season.

 

[pitbull]

lets hope he stays injury free
interesting how he's the only goalie up there, speaks volumes about his consistency

 

[Elvin]

Would be another amazing record.

 

[Ocelot]

And that with his season in B

 

[Hydde]

true

 

[Juvellino]

If he reaches that mark I wonder how long he would hold the record for. I feel like it would take decades for someone to reach it.

 

[Hydde]

If he reaches that mark I wonder how long he would hold the record for. I feel like it would take decades for someone to reach it.

Donnaruma would easily do it.... if he stayed in serie A...

 

[piotrr]

If he reaches that mark I wonder how long he would hold the record for. I feel like it would take decades for someone to reach it.

Well you need 22 seasons with 30apps/season to reach 660 games. Even when you start being Serie A regular as a teenager (let's say 17yo - which is highly unlikely in Italy) you need to play til you're almost 40yo. It'd be probably doable for some GK, if he manages to stay injury free and decides to spend his whole career in Italy.

Donnarumma has 58 appearances in Serie A btw 18 years 16 days old. Average 29 games/season - this will increase.
He can have a nice shot at the record.

 

[Klin]

Donnaruma would easily do it.... if he stayed in serie A...

Or doesn't get hit by a train and dies.

 

[Hydde]

Well you need 22 seasons with 30apps/season to reach 660 games. Even when you start being Serie A regular as a teenager (let's say 17yo - which is highly unlikely in Italy) you need to play til you're almost 40yo. It'd be probably doable for some GK, if he manages to stay injury free and decides to spend his whole career in Italy.

Donnarumma has 58 appearances in Serie A btw 18 years 16 days old. Average 29 games/season - this will increase.
He can have a nice shot at the record.

yeh, jeje i said easily..well in fact is not easy.

 

[General]

Donnaruma would easily do it.... if he stayed in serie A...

not sure if Galliani has the brains to keep him there...maybe we could swap him with one of our bench players

 

[zizinho]

Donnarumma, apart from having to stay without major injuries, would have to stay WC for as long as Gigi, otherwise he might be benched by someone better.

 

[spurdo]

Well you need 22 seasons with 30apps/season to reach 660 games. Even when you start being Serie A regular as a teenager (let's say 17yo - which is highly unlikely in Italy) you need to play til you're almost 40yo. It'd be probably doable for some GK, if he manages to stay injury free and decides to spend his whole career in Italy.

Donnarumma has 58 appearances in Serie A btw 18 years 16 days old. Average 29 games/season - this will increase.
He can have a nice shot at the record.

This really makes Maldini's record insanely impressive, considering he wasn't even a gk. Buffon's gonna overcome him with ease though, doubt in the modern world of football there will be anyone who will reach him in the next 10 years, unless Totti decides to mope on the bench til he's 50...

 

[Elvin]

Donnaruma would easily do it.... if he stayed in serie A...

Reduce the number of teams to 18 as soon as Buffon retires :evil:

 

[Hydde]

Also one of the main reasons will be that since nowadays serie A is not attractive and competitive enough....most good players wil simply get out after 3 or 4 years of learning in serie A.

Nowadays,, no fukin way the Maldinis or Buffons would have reached those numbers in serie A. They would have been bought by PSG or Real Madrid in an instant.

 

[JuveJay]

And that with his season in B

He also had a long spell out with that back injury.

Flip side - he's a goalkeeper. But Maldini, Zanetti, Totti (plus Costacurta) all played past 40, and he's just turned 39.

 

[Ocelot]

He also had a long spell out with that back injury.

Flip side - he's a goalkeeper. But Maldini, Zanetti, Totti (plus Costacurta) all played past 40, and he's just turned 39.

Like a young puppy in comparison