Italy icon Gianluigi Buffon’s son scored a hat-trick on the international stage for the first time in his career this week.But Louis Buffon didn’t achieve the feat representing the country of his birth or wearing the same shirt as his legendary father. The 17-year-old instead stars for Czechia, being eligible to play for the nation through his mother, Alena Seredova.He made his international debut earlier this year after receiving his maiden Czech U18s call-up in February.In September, Buffon joined the U19 set-up, and two months later he has now kicked off his goalscoring for them.Unlike his goalkeeping dad, the teenager plays as a striker and he thrived in Wednesday’s U19 European Championship qualifier.Buffon scored his first international hat-trick during a dominant 6-1 win for Czechia over Azerbaijan.He started up front for the Czech side on his fifth cap, scoring his opening goal of the game after 54 minutes of the tie.A second goal came just ten minutes later, before he went on to provide an assist to teammate Daniel Svancara.And then three minutes into stoppage time at the end of the U19 Euros qualifier, he wrapped up his hat-trick.Ondrej Penxa and Adam Sosna were the other two Czech scorers.Buffon will likely next be in action on Saturday morning against Malta and then again against Northern Ireland next Tuesday.Louis represents Czechia on the international stage instead of ItalyRex FeaturesThe 17-year-old plays his club football for Pisa in Serie ARex FeaturesWhich club does Louis Buffon play for? Buffon may not play for the same country as his iconic dad, but he currently plays in the same league as he did.The teen star plays for Pisa in Serie A, making his Italian top-flight debut this season against Bologna in October.He came off the bench for the final 13 minutes of that fixture to achieve a huge landmark in his fledgling career.Since then, he has been an unused substitute in five more Pisa matches, with his only other minutes coming in the Coppa Italia.Buffon has also made one appearance in Serie B with the club.Juventus gave him his first break in football and he started his playing career at the club where his dad played 685 games.World Cup-winner with Italy Buffon will be proud of his son’s first international goalsGettyWhat is Gianluigi Buffon doing now? One of football’s greatest ever goalkeepers, Buffon, will be proud of his son kick-starting his international career. The former shot-stopper is a World Cup winner on the national stage, winning 176 caps for Italy throughout his playing days.He also totted up over 650 Serie A appearances for Juve and Parma, having a short stint at Paris Saint-Germain before returning home.Buffon retired aged 45 in August 2023 and has since gone on to take up a role within the Italian national team.Now 47, he is the Italian national team Head of Delegation and has been for over two years, beginning the job soon after retirement.The footballing legend replaced the late Gianluca Vialli in the position and has already helped his nation through one major tournament, Euro 2024, with Italy bidding to appear at the 2026 World Cup next summer.