1968 - Today
Paolo Cesare Maldini (Italian pronunciation: [ˈpaːolo malˈdiːni]; born 26 June 1968) is an Italian former professional footballer who played as a left back and central defender for A.C. Milan and the Italy national team. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest ever defenders, with some considering him to be the best ever, and as one of the greatest players 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 4,562,011 page views. His biography is available in 72 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 67 in 2019). Paolo Maldini is the 40th most popular soccer player (up from 50th in 2019), the 594th most popular biography from Italy (up from 644th in 2019) and the 3rd 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 40 out of 16,923. Before him are Lionel Messi, Karl-Heinz Rummenigge, Lothar Matthäus, Josef Masopust, Ruud Gullit, and Ricardo Zamora. After him are Uwe Seeler, Bobby Charlton, Ronaldinho, Antonín Panenka, Nílton Santos, and Béla Guttmann.
1987 - Present
HPI: 74.96
Rank: 34
1955 - Present
HPI: 74.91
Rank: 35
1961 - Present
HPI: 74.74
Rank: 36
1931 - 2015
HPI: 74.70
Rank: 37
1962 - Present
HPI: 74.63
Rank: 38
1901 - 1978
HPI: 74.52
Rank: 39
1968 - Present
HPI: 74.37
Rank: 40
1936 - Present
HPI: 74.30
Rank: 41
1937 - Present
HPI: 74.22
Rank: 42
1980 - Present
HPI: 74.11
Rank: 43
1948 - Present
HPI: 73.94
Rank: 44
1925 - 2013
HPI: 73.93
Rank: 45
1899 - 1981
HPI: 73.83
Rank: 46
Among people born in 1968, Paolo Maldini ranks 2. Before him is Will Smith. After him are Celine Dion, Daniel Craig, Felipe VI of Spain, Hugh Jackman, Kolinda Grabar-Kitarović, Naomi Watts, Guy Ritchie, Frederik, Crown Prince of Denmark, Mika Häkkinen, and Didier Deschamps.
1968 - Present
HPI: 79.83
Rank: 1
1968 - Present
HPI: 74.37
Rank: 2
1968 - Present
HPI: 73.71
Rank: 3
1968 - Present
HPI: 72.69
Rank: 4
1968 - Present
HPI: 72.53
Rank: 5
1968 - Present
HPI: 71.89
Rank: 6
1968 - Present
HPI: 71.41
Rank: 7
1968 - Present
HPI: 70.69
Rank: 8
1968 - Present
HPI: 70.23
Rank: 9
1968 - Present
HPI: 70.19
Rank: 10
1968 - Present
HPI: 69.83
Rank: 11
1968 - Present
HPI: 69.71
Rank: 12
Among people born in Italy, Paolo Maldini ranks 594 out of 4,088. Before him are Anastasia of Sirmium (281), Pope Benedict VI (900), Hippolytus of Rome (170), Marcus Furius Camillus (-446), Maria Amalia of Naples and Sicily (1782), and Giulio Andreotti (1919). After him are Agathocles of Syracuse (-361), Maria Goretti (1890), Giuliano Gemma (1938), Cosima Wagner (1837), Hiero II of Syracuse (-308), and Pinturicchio (1454).
281 - 304
HPI: 74.44
Rank: 588
900 - 974
HPI: 74.43
Rank: 589
170 - 235
HPI: 74.42
Rank: 590
446 BC - 365 BC
HPI: 74.41
Rank: 591
1782 - 1866
HPI: 74.41
Rank: 592
1919 - 2013
HPI: 74.39
Rank: 593
1968 - Present
HPI: 74.37
Rank: 594
361 BC - 289 BC
HPI: 74.37
Rank: 595
1890 - 1902
HPI: 74.37
Rank: 596
1938 - 2013
HPI: 74.33
Rank: 597
1837 - 1930
HPI: 74.32
Rank: 598
308 BC - 215 BC
HPI: 74.32
Rank: 599
1454 - 1513
HPI: 74.31
Rank: 600
Among soccer players born in Italy, Paolo Maldini ranks 3. Before him are Giuseppe Meazza (1910) and Cesare Maldini (1932). After him are Roberto Baggio (1967), Giacinto Facchetti (1942), Paolo Rossi (1956), Silvio Piola (1913), Gianni Rivera (1943), Franco Baresi (1960), Francesco Totti (1976), Gianluigi Buffon (1978), and Alessandro Del Piero (1974).
1910 - 1979
HPI: 78.72
Rank: 1
1932 - 2016
HPI: 78.17
Rank: 2
1968 - Present
HPI: 74.37
Rank: 3
1967 - Present
HPI: 73.47
Rank: 4
1942 - 2006
HPI: 73.13
Rank: 5
1956 - 2020
HPI: 72.83
Rank: 6
1913 - 1996
HPI: 72.35
Rank: 7
1943 - Present
HPI: 72.33
Rank: 8
1960 - Present
HPI: 72.09
Rank: 9
1976 - Present
HPI: 72.00
Rank: 10
1978 - Present
HPI: 71.91
Rank: 11
1974 - Present
HPI: 70.85
Rank: 12