Who is the best number 9 in AC Milan history?

Milan center-forwards from interwar pioneers to modern Champions League winners. Where do you stand?

1

Marco van Basten

Three-time Ballon d'Or winner, AC Milan's ultimate #9 of the late 1980s.

2

Filippo Inzaghi

Two-time Champions League winner and clinical poacher of mid-2000s Milan.

3

George Weah

1995 Ballon d'Or winner and the first African to win football's biggest individual prize.

4

Andriy Shevchenko

2004 Ballon d'Or winner and Ukrainian goalscoring machine for AC Milan.

5

Marco Simone

AC Milan Scudetto-winning striker of the early 1990s.

6

Jean-Pierre Papin

1991 Ballon d'Or winner who scored regularly during his AC Milan stint.

7

Oliver Bierhoff

German striker and 1999 Scudetto-winning Milan forward.

8

Christian Vieri

Italian striker who wore Milan's #9 in 2005-06.

9

Alexandre Pato

Brazilian wonderkid who lit up AC Milan in the late 2000s.

10

Mario Balotelli

Italian striker who wore Milan's #45 then later forwards roles in the 2010s.

11

Gunnar Nordahl

Swedish striker and AC Milan's all-time top scorer.

12

Olivier Giroud

French striker and Milan's veteran #9 who won the 2022 Scudetto.