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 . American Juventus midfielder Weston McKennie once offended Giorgio Chiellini and Gianluigi Buffon with his Italian food suggestions

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

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