Gianlugi Buffon to play his1000the professional game against Albania in the 2018 World Cup Qualifiers Friday March 24,2017

Gianlugi Buffon is on the brink of achieving the career milestone of 1,000 professional game
The veteran goalkeeper is preparing to take on Albania in Italy's 2018 World Cup qualifier.The 39-year-old will make his 1,000th professional appearance in Sicily on Friday March 24,2017 night against Albania

Gianluigi Buffon made his debut for Parma in 1995 and kept a clean sheet against AC Milan

GIANLUIGI BUFFON: CAREER HONOURS 

Club

Serie A titles - 7 (2001-02, 2002-03, 2004-05, 2005-06, 2011-12, 2012-13, 2013-14, 2015-16)

Serie B titles - 1 (2006-07)

Italian Cup - 3 (1998-99, 2014-15, 2015-16)

Italian Supercup - 5 (2003, 2004, 2012, 2013, 2015)

UEFA Cup - 1 (1998-99)

Country 

World Cup - 1 (2006)

U21 European Championship - 1  (1996)

Individual: 

UEFA club goalkeeper of the year - 1

UEFA team of the year - 4

Serie A goalkeeper of the year - 11

Ballon d'Or - Runner-up 2006

GIANLUIGI BUFFON'S CAREER BY NUMBERS 

999 - Total appearances

614 - Serie A games

167 - Italy caps

39,681 - Minutes for Juventus

2 - The fewest goals conceded in a World Cup campaign

5 - Clean sheets in one World Cup

974 - His most minutes played without conceding in one stretch

5 - World Cup campaigns

280 - Serie A clean sheets

£33million - Highest transfer fee ever paid for goalkeeper

Gianluigi Buffon is still sharp and agile and constantly reaching milestones. A year ago he set a new Serie A record when he went 973 minutes without conceding a goal. He has played 39,681 minutes for the Turin giants, the most in Bianconeri history, and is third in Serie A's all-time appearance makers, with 614.

On national service he is Italy's most-capped player with 167 appearances. 

No goalkeeper has played as many matches at the UEFA European Championship (17)