Personal information | |||
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Full name | Paolo Cesare Maldini | ||
Date of birth | 26 June 1968 | ||
Place of birth | Milan, Italy | ||
Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
Position(s) | Defender (retired) | ||
Youth career | |||
1978-1984 | Milan | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1984-2009 | Milan | ||
National team | |||
1988-2002 | Italy | ||
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only |
Paolo Maldini (born 26 June 1968) is a former Italian football player. He had played for Milan and Italy national team. Maldini is considered by many to be one of the greatest defenders of all time and, by some, to be the greatest ever.[1] He is the second-highest appearance maker in the history of Serie A.
Club statistics | League | Cup | Continental | Total | ||||||
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Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
Italy | League | Coppa Italia | Europe | Total | ||||||
1984/85 | Milan | Serie A | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | |
1985/86 | 27 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 39 | 0 | ||
1986/87 | 30 | 1 | 7 | 0 | - | 37 | 1 | |||
1987/88 | 26 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 29 | 2 | ||
1988/89 | 26 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 40 | 0 | ||
1989/90 | 30 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 44 | 1 | ||
1990/91 | 26 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 33 | 4 | ||
1991/92 | 31 | 3 | 7 | 1 | - | 38 | 4 | |||
1992/93 | 31 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 49 | 3 | ||
1993/94 | 30 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 42 | 2 | ||
1994/95 | 29 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 41 | 2 | ||
1995/96 | 30 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 41 | 3 | ||
1996/97 | 26 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 35 | 1 | ||
1997/98 | 30 | 0 | 7 | 0 | - | 37 | 0 | |||
1998/99 | 31 | 1 | 2 | 0 | - | 33 | 1 | |||
1999/00 | 27 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 37 | 1 | ||
2000/01 | 31 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 49 | 1 | ||
2001/02 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 19 | 0 | ||
2002/03 | 29 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 49 | 2 | ||
2003/04 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 39 | 0 | ||
2004/05 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 46 | 1 | ||
2005/06 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 23 | 2 | ||
2006/07 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 27 | 1 | ||
2007/08 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 21 | 1 | ||
2008/09 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 32 | 0 | ||
Country | Italy | 648 | 29 | 72 | 1 | 161 | 3 | 881 | 33 | |
Total | 648 | 29 | 72 | 1 | 166 | 3 | 886 | 33 |
Italy national team | ||
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Year | Apps | Goals |
1988 | 10 | 0 |
1989 | 7 | 0 |
1990 | 11 | 0 |
1991 | 8 | 0 |
1992 | 7 | 0 |
1993 | 5 | 2 |
1994 | 12 | 0 |
1995 | 7 | 1 |
1996 | 7 | 0 |
1997 | 11 | 2 |
1998 | 11 | 1 |
1999 | 7 | 1 |
2000 | 11 | 0 |
2001 | 7 | 0 |
2002 | 5 | 0 |
Total | 126 | 7 |
# | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1. | 20 January 1993 | Florence, Italy | Mexico | 2–0 | 2–0 | Friendly |
2. | 24 March 1993 | Palermo, Italy | Malta | 6–1 | 6–1 | 1994 FIFA World Cup Qualifying |
3. | 11 November 1995 | Bari, Italy | Ukraine | 3–1 | 3–1 | Euro 1996 Qualifying |
4. | 29 March 1997 | Trieste, Italy | Moldova | 1–0 | 3–0 | 1998 FIFA World Cup Qualifying |
5. | 30 April 1997 | Napoli, Italy | Poland | 2–0 | 3–0 | |
6. | 22 April 1998 | Parma, Italy | Paraguay | 1–0 | 3–1 | Friendly |
7. | 5 June 1999 | Bologna, Italy | Wales | 3–0 | 4–0 | Euro 2000 Qualifying |
Winner (26)
Runner-up (15)