ItalyCounted from the international goal archive — every scorer-credited goal in the matches it covers, 1916 to today. A record of covered matches, not a complete career count; own goals never join a scorer's tally.
Paolo Cesare Maldini is an Italian football executive and former professional footballer who most recently served as the president of the technical sector of the Italian Football Federation. He spent his entire career playing as a left-back or as a centre-back for AC Milan and the Italy national team. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest players of all time. As the Milan and Italy captain for many years, he was nicknamed "Il Capitano". Maldini held the record for appearances in Serie A (647), until he was surpassed by Gianluigi Buffon in 2020. He also holds the joint-record for most European Cup/UEFA Champions League final appearances (8) alongside Paco Gento. From 2018 to 2023 he worked at AC Milan as sporting director and is a co-owner of USL Championship club Miami FC. — Wikipedia
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In the line-ups
36 appearances in recorded line-ups · 1988–2002The archive holds 36 team sheets naming Paolo Maldini in Italy's starting line-up, from 1988-06-10 to 2002-06-18.
36 appearances in the starting line-ups the archive holds — not a career total. Our line-up coverage is partial, so a match he played that we hold no sheet for is simply not counted here.
International goals in our archive
5 goals across 5 scoring matches · 2 tournaments · 1993–1999| Date | Opponent | Result | Minutes | Competition | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999-06-05 |  Wales | W4–0(h) | 40' | UEFA Euro qualification | Bologna |
| 1997-04-30 |  Poland | W3–0(h) | 36' | FIFA World Cup qualification | Naples |
| 1997-03-29 |  Moldova | W3–0(h) | 24' | FIFA World Cup qualification | Trieste |
| 1995-11-11 |  Ukraine | W3–1(h) | 53' | UEFA Euro qualification | Bari |
| 1993-03-24 |  Malta | W6–1(h) | 73' | FIFA World Cup qualification | Palermo |
Honours
57 team trophies · Wikipedia + Wikidata, community-updated| Team honours57 | ||||
| Most FIFA World Cup appearances for Italy | ×1 | |||
| UEFA Champions League | ×5 | 1988–89, 1989–90, 1993–94, 2002–03, 2006–07 | AC Milan | |
| European Cup final history | ×1 | 2005 | ||
| Most finals played in UEFA Champions League – 8 (shared with Francisco Gento) | ×1 | |||
| Most UEFA Champions League appearances for AC Milan | ×1 | |||
| European Cup final history | ×1 | 2005 | ||
| Serie A | ×7 | 1987–88, 1991–92, 1992–93, 1993–94, 1995–96, 1998–99, 2003–04 | AC Milan | |
| Most league appearances for Milan (only Serie A regular-seasons) | ×1 | |||
| Most league appearances for the same club (Milan) (only Serie A regular-seasons) | ×1 | |||
| Most seasons played in Serie A | ×1 | |||
| Most seasons played in Serie A for the same club (Milan) | ×1 | |||
| Second-most Serie A appearances (only Serie A regular-seasons) | ×1 | |||
| UEFA Super Cup | ×5 | 1989, 1990, 1994, 2003, 2007 | AC Milan | |
| UEFA Super Cup final appearances | ×5 | 1989, 1990, 1993, 1994, 2003 | ||
| Supercoppa Italiana | ×5 | 1988, 1992, 1993, 1994, 2004 | AC Milan | |
| UEFA Super Cup titles | ×4 | 1989, 1990, 1994, 2003 | ||
| Intercontinental Cup | ×2 | 1989, 1990 | AC Milan | |
| Longest-serving player (Milan) | ×2 | 1985, 2009 | ||
| Coppa Italia | ×1 | 2002–03 | AC Milan | |
| FIFA Club World Cup | ×1 | 2007 | AC Milan | |
| Most appearances for a single Italian club | ×1 | |||
| Most appearances in all competitions (Milan) | ×1 | |||
| Most European competitions appearances | ×1 | |||
| Most European competitions appearances for AC Milan | ×1 | |||
| Most UEFA club competitions appearances for Milan | ×1 | |||
| Most UEFA club competitions appearances for the same club (Milan) | ×1 | |||
| Record of minutes played in the World Cups | ×1 | 2216 | ||
| Scania 100 Tournament | ×1 | 1991 | Italy | |
| Second-most career club appearances by an Italian player | ×1 | |||
| Third-most UEFA club competitions appearances | ×1 | |||
| Individual honours58 | ||||
| Player of the year · 15 | ||||
| Onze de Onze | ×8 | 1989, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 2003 | ||
| El País European Player of the Year | 1994 | |||
| FIFA World Player of the Year silver award | 1995 | |||
| Globe Soccer Awards Sporting Director of the Year | 2022 | |||
| Onze de Bronze | 1995 | |||
| Serie A Defender of the Year | 2004 | |||
| UEFA Club Defender of the Year | 2007 | |||
| World Soccer Player of the Year | 1994 | |||
| Teams of the season · 20 | ||||
| ESM Team of the Year | ×4 | 1994–95, 1995–96, 1999–2000, 2002–03 | ||
| Serie A Team of The Year | ×4 | 1988, 1991, 1992, 1993 | ||
| UEFA European Championship Team of the Tournament | ×3 | 1988, 1996, 2000 | ||
| FIFA World Cup All-Star Team | ×2 | 1990, 1994 | ||
| UEFA Team of the Year | ×2 | 2003, 2005 | ||
| Ballon d'Or Dream Team | 2020 | |||
| ESPN World Team of the Decade | 2009 | |||
| FIFA World Cup Dream Team | 2002 | |||
| FIFPRO World 11 | 2005 | |||
| IFFHS All-time Men's Dream Team | 2021 | |||
| More honours · 23 | ||||
| AC Milan Hall of Fame | ||||
| AFS Top-100 Players of All-Time | 2007 | |||
| Bravo Award | 1989 | |||
| FIFA 100 | ||||
| FIFA Order of Merit | 2008 | |||
| FIFA XI | 2002 | |||
| Gazzetta Sports Awards – Legend | 2018 | |||
| Golden Foot | 2021 | |||
| IFFHS Legends | ||||
| Inducted into the Italian Football Hall of Fame | 2012 | |||
| Inducted into the Walk of Fame of Italian sport | 2018 | |||
| Marca Leyenda | 2009 | |||
| One Club Man Award | 2016 | |||
| Premio internazionale Giacinto Facchetti | 2008 | |||
| Premio Nazionale Carriera Esemplare "Gaetano Scirea" | 2002 | |||
| Sports Illustrated Team of the Decade | 2009 | |||
| UEFA Champions League Achievement Award | 2009 | |||
| UEFA Champions League final Man of the Match | 2003 | |||
| UEFA Euro All-time XI | ||||
| UEFA Golden Jubilee Poll | ||||
| UEFA President's Award | 2003 | |||
| World Soccer Greatest XI of all time | 2013 | |||
| World Soccer The Greatest Players of the 20th century | ||||
| Orders & distinctions1 | ||||
| Officer of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic | 2000 | |||