1968 - Today
Paolo Cesare Maldini (Italian pronunciation: [ˈpaːolo malˈdiːni]; born 26 June 1968) is an Italian former professional footballer who played primarily as a left back and centre back for AC Milan and the Italy national team. He is widely regarded as the greatest defender of all time. As the Milan and Italy captain for many years he was nicknamed "Il Capitano" ("The Captain"). Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Paolo Maldini has received more than 7,335,623 page views. His biography is available in 72 different languages on Wikipedia. Paolo Maldini is the 44th most popular soccer player (down from 40th in 2019), the 616th most popular biography from Italy (down from 594th in 2019) and the 4th most popular Italian Soccer Player.
Paolo Maldini is most famous for his long career as a professional footballer with AC Milan and the Italian national team. He played as a left-back and spent all 25 seasons of his career at Milan, making 902 appearances and scoring 26 goals. He won 26 trophies with Milan, including five Serie A titles, five Supercoppa Italiana, five European Cup/Champions League titles, one UEFA Super Cup, two Intercontinental Cups, and one FIFA Club World Cup.
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Among soccer players, Paolo Maldini ranks 44 out of 16,880. Before him are Josef Masopust, László Kubala, Zlatan Ibrahimović, Lothar Matthäus, Roberto Baggio, and Antonín Panenka. After him are Ronaldo, Flórián Albert, Ruud Gullit, Omar Sívori, Ricardo Zamora, and Romário.
1931 - 2015
HPI: 67.16
Rank: 38
1927 - 2002
HPI: 67.11
Rank: 39
1981 - Present
HPI: 67.02
Rank: 40
1961 - Present
HPI: 67.00
Rank: 41
1967 - Present
HPI: 66.63
Rank: 42
1948 - Present
HPI: 66.55
Rank: 43
1968 - Present
HPI: 66.40
Rank: 44
1976 - Present
HPI: 66.24
Rank: 45
1941 - 2011
HPI: 66.18
Rank: 46
1962 - Present
HPI: 66.17
Rank: 47
1935 - 2005
HPI: 66.01
Rank: 48
1901 - 1978
HPI: 65.91
Rank: 49
1966 - Present
HPI: 65.84
Rank: 50
Among people born in 1968, Paolo Maldini ranks 4. Before him are Will Smith, Celine Dion, and Daniel Craig. After him are Felipe VI of Spain, Hugh Jackman, Mika Häkkinen, Naomi Watts, Gillian Anderson, Kolinda Grabar-Kitarović, Didier Deschamps, and Marine Le Pen.
1968 - Present
HPI: 73.24
Rank: 1
1968 - Present
HPI: 68.90
Rank: 2
1968 - Present
HPI: 68.64
Rank: 3
1968 - Present
HPI: 66.40
Rank: 4
1968 - Present
HPI: 65.48
Rank: 5
1968 - Present
HPI: 64.36
Rank: 6
1968 - Present
HPI: 62.43
Rank: 7
1968 - Present
HPI: 62.31
Rank: 8
1968 - Present
HPI: 62.13
Rank: 9
1968 - Present
HPI: 61.62
Rank: 10
1968 - Present
HPI: 61.43
Rank: 11
1968 - Present
HPI: 61.31
Rank: 12
Among people born in Italy, Paolo Maldini ranks 616 out of 4,668. Before him are Alexander of Battenberg (1857), Maria Luisa of Savoy (1688), Leonardo Bruni (1370), Constance, Queen of Sicily (1154), Publius Cornelius Scipio (-260), and Giulio Andreotti (1919). After him are Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa (1896), Pierluigi Collina (1960), Francesca da Rimini (1259), Pope John II (470), Gaius Caesar (-20), and Ferdinand II of the Two Sicilies (1810).
1857 - 1893
HPI: 66.49
Rank: 610
1688 - 1714
HPI: 66.44
Rank: 611
1370 - 1444
HPI: 66.44
Rank: 612
1154 - 1198
HPI: 66.42
Rank: 613
260 BC - 211 BC
HPI: 66.41
Rank: 614
1919 - 2013
HPI: 66.41
Rank: 615
1968 - Present
HPI: 66.40
Rank: 616
1896 - 1957
HPI: 66.39
Rank: 617
1960 - Present
HPI: 66.39
Rank: 618
1259 - 1285
HPI: 66.38
Rank: 619
470 - 535
HPI: 66.37
Rank: 620
20 BC - 4
HPI: 66.36
Rank: 621
1810 - 1859
HPI: 66.33
Rank: 622
Among soccer players born in Italy, Paolo Maldini ranks 4. Before him are Giuseppe Meazza (1910), Cesare Maldini (1932), and Roberto Baggio (1967). After him are Paolo Rossi (1956), Giacinto Facchetti (1942), Gianni Rivera (1943), Silvio Piola (1913), Gianluigi Buffon (1978), Francesco Totti (1976), Roberto Mancini (1964), and Franco Baresi (1960).
1910 - 1979
HPI: 71.84
Rank: 1
1932 - 2016
HPI: 70.79
Rank: 2
1967 - Present
HPI: 66.63
Rank: 3
1968 - Present
HPI: 66.40
Rank: 4
1956 - 2020
HPI: 65.29
Rank: 5
1942 - 2006
HPI: 65.22
Rank: 6
1943 - Present
HPI: 64.23
Rank: 7
1913 - 1996
HPI: 64.16
Rank: 8
1978 - Present
HPI: 64.02
Rank: 9
1976 - Present
HPI: 63.83
Rank: 10
1964 - Present
HPI: 63.38
Rank: 11
1960 - Present
HPI: 63.06
Rank: 12