Most UEFA European Championship tournament appearances as a captain
- Who
- Gianluigi Buffon
- Where
- France (Lyon)
- When
- 13 June 2016
The most UEFA European Championship tournament appearances as a captain is three, achieved by Gianluigi Buffon (Italy) who captained Italy in 2008, 2012 and 2016.
Buffon's third tournament appearance as captain came in 2016 when he led Italy out against Belgium in their opening group game at the Stade de Lyon in France. Italy won the game 2-0.
Italy's best campaign with Buffon as captain came during the 2012 tournament where they made it to the final but suffered a 4-0 defeat to Spain.