# 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?

*By YPB Team · Published May 13, 2026 · https://youpick.best/ranking/who-is-the-best-number-9-in-ac-milan-history*

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## Current results (0 votes)

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.

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