Top 44 AC Milan Players of All Time

Choose the best players in AC Milan's glorious history, from Dutch masters like Gullit and Van Basten to Italian icons.

1. 1
   Paolo Maldini

   The definitive AC Milan defender who played 902 times for the club across 25 years, winning 7 Serie A titles and 5 Champions League trophies — widely considered the greatest defender in history.
   1000pts
2. 2
   Franco Baresi

   Sweeper extraordinaire and Milan captain through their dominant 1980s–90s era, winning six Serie A titles and three European Cups in a legendary 20-year career at the club.
   984pts
3. 3
   Pierino Prati

   Striker who scored a hat-trick in the 4-1 win over Ajax in the 1969 European Cup final and won the Serie A title with Milan in 1968.
   818pts
4. 4
   Gianni Rivera

   Elegant inside forward nicknamed 'Il Golden Boy' who won the 1969 Ballon d'Or, two European Cups and three Serie A titles in 658 appearances for Milan.
   789pts
5. 5
   Andriy Shevchenko

   Ukrainian striker whose predatory finishing won the 2004 Ballon d'Or at Milan, where he scored 175 goals and converted the winning penalty in the 2003 Champions League final.
   663pts
6. 6
   José Altafini

   Brazilian-born striker who scored 14 goals in Milan's first European Cup triumph in 1963, including both goals in the final against Benfica.
   623pts
7. 7
   Dejan Savićević

   Montenegrin genius nicknamed Il Genio whose spectacular lob was the highlight of the 4-0 win over Barcelona in the 1994 Champions League final.
   623pts
8. 8
   Cafu

   Brazilian right-back and World Cup-winning captain who joined Milan in 2003, winning Serie A in 2004 and the Champions League in 2007.
   579pts
9. 9
   Rafael Leão

   Portuguese winger who was named Serie A's Most Valuable Player as Milan won the 2021–22 title, the club's first scudetto in 11 years.
   579pts
10. 10
    Gunnar Nordahl

    Swedish centre-forward of the 1950s who remains Milan's all-time leading scorer with 221 goals in 268 matches and won five Serie A scoring titles.
    529pts
11. 11
    Carlo Ancelotti

    Midfielder who brought composure to Sacchi's great side, winning two European Cups and two Serie A titles as a player before coaching Milan to two more Champions Leagues.
    529pts
12. 12
    Alessandro Nesta

    World-class centre-back who joined from Lazio in 2002 and won two Champions Leagues and two Serie A titles in a decade at Milan.
    529pts
13. 13
    Roberto Donadoni

    Versatile winger who spent most of his career at Milan, winning six Serie A titles and three European Cups under Sacchi and Capello.
    473pts
14. 14
    Cesare Maldini

    Elegant centre-back and captain who lifted Milan's first European Cup at Wembley in 1963 and won four Serie A titles with the club.
    473pts
15. 15
    Frank Rijkaard

    Dutch midfielder who completed Milan's Dutch trio under Arrigo Sacchi, scoring the winner in the 1990 European Cup final and winning two European Cups and two Serie A titles.
    473pts
16. 16
    Ruud Gullit

    Dutch total footballer who won the 1987 Ballon d'Or at Milan and was the creative heart of Arrigo Sacchi's legendary side that won back-to-back European Cups.
    473pts
17. 17
    Gennaro Gattuso

    Tireless midfield enforcer who spent 13 seasons at Milan, providing the steel behind Pirlo and Seedorf and winning two Champions Leagues and two Serie A titles.
    473pts
18. 18
    Karl-Heinz Schnellinger

    West German defender who spent a decade at Milan, winning the 1969 European Cup, the 1968 Serie A title and two Cup Winners' Cups.
    473pts
19. 19
    Sebastiano Rossi

    Goalkeeper who held Milan's number one shirt through the 1990s, setting a Serie A record of 929 minutes without conceding in 1993–94.
    473pts
20. 20
    Daniele Massaro

    Forward who scored twice in the 4-0 rout of Barcelona in the 1994 Champions League final and won four Serie A titles with Milan.
    410pts
21. 21
    Fabio Cudicini

    Goalkeeper nicknamed the Black Spider who won the 1969 European Cup and the 1968 Serie A title with Milan, renowned for his agility and command of the area.
    410pts
22. 22
    Mike Maignan

    French goalkeeper who replaced Gianluigi Donnarumma in 2021 and was named Serie A's best goalkeeper as Milan won the 2022 title.
    410pts
23. 23
    Mauro Tassotti

    Right-back who spent 17 seasons at Milan, completing the legendary back four with Baresi, Costacurta and Maldini and winning three European Cups.
    410pts
24. 24
    Rui Costa

    Portuguese playmaker who joined from Fiorentina in 2001 and supplied the creativity behind Milan's 2003 Champions League triumph and 2004 Serie A title.
    410pts
25. 25
    Clarence Seedorf

    Dutch midfielder who uniquely won the Champions League with three different clubs but spent his peak years at Milan, winning two European Cups and four league titles.
    410pts
26. 26
    Thiago Silva

    Brazilian centre-back who became one of the world's best defenders at Milan, anchoring the defence as the club won the 2010–11 Serie A title.
    338pts
27. 27
    Zlatan Ibrahimović

    Swedish striker who led Milan to the 2011 Serie A title, was top scorer in 2011–12 and returned in 2020 to drive the side to the 2022 title.
    338pts
28. 28
    Juan Alberto Schiaffino

    Uruguayan World Cup winner who starred at Milan from 1954 to 1960, winning three Serie A titles and scoring in the 1958 European Cup final.
    338pts
29. 29
    Zvonimir Boban

    Croatian midfielder of intelligence and grace who was the creative link between Milan's defense and attack through their mid-1990s dominance under Fabio Capello.
    338pts
30. 30
    Nils Liedholm

    Swedish playmaker of the Gre-No-Li trio who spent 12 seasons at Milan, winning four Serie A titles before later coaching the club.
    338pts
31. 31
    Filippo Inzaghi

    Lethal poacher who scored twice in the 2007 Champions League final against Liverpool and won two European titles and two Serie A titles with Milan.
    338pts
32. 32
    Alessandro Costacurta

    Elegant centre-back who spent two decades at Milan, making 663 appearances and winning seven Serie A titles and five European Cups alongside Baresi and Maldini.
    338pts
33. 33
    Marco van Basten

    Dutch striker of breathtaking elegance who scored over 120 goals for Milan and won three Ballon d'Or awards and two European Cups there before injury ended his career.
    338pts
34. 34
    Gunnar Gren

    Swedish inside forward of the Gre-No-Li trio, nicknamed Il Professore, who helped Milan win the 1950–51 Serie A title, the club's first in 44 years.
    338pts
35. 35
    Massimo Ambrosini

    Long-serving midfielder and later captain who spent 18 seasons at Milan, winning four Serie A titles and two Champions Leagues.
    255pts
36. 36
    Kurt Hamrin

    Swedish winger who joined Milan in 1967 and scored both goals in the 1968 Cup Winners' Cup final, also winning the European Cup in 1969.
    255pts
37. 37
    Olivier Giroud

    French striker who scored decisive goals, including a derby brace against Inter, as Milan won the 2021–22 Serie A title.
    255pts
38. 38
    Theo Hernández

    Attacking left-back who scored a famous solo goal against Atalanta and was a key part of the side that won the 2021–22 Serie A title.
    255pts
39. 39
    Demetrio Albertini

    Academy-raised playmaker who orchestrated Milan's midfield through the 1990s, winning five Serie A titles and two European Cups.
    255pts
40. 40
    Kakà

    Brazilian playmaker who won the 2007 Ballon d'Or at AC Milan, producing a season of Champions League brilliance that many consider the finest individual performance of the modern era.
    158pts
41. 41
    George Weah

    Liberian striker who won the 1995 Ballon d'Or in his first season at Milan, scoring a famous length-of-the-field solo goal against Verona and winning two Serie A titles.
    158pts
42. 42
    Andrea Pirlo

    Deep-lying playmaker who reinvented himself in front of the defence under Carlo Ancelotti, winning two Champions Leagues and two Serie A titles in ten seasons at Milan.
    0pts
43. 43
    Dida

    Brazilian goalkeeper who saved three penalties in the 2003 Champions League final shoot-out against Juventus and won another title in 2007.
    0pts
44. 44
    Giovanni Trapattoni

    Tough-tackling midfielder who marked stars out of games for Milan in the 1960s, winning two European Cups and two Serie A titles before his coaching career.
    0pts

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