italian football player

Daniel Maldini ( bear 11 October 2001 ) is an italian professional football player who plays as an attacking midfielder for Serie A club AC Milan .

early life [edit ]

Maldini was born in Milan, the second son of Paolo Maldini, then captain of AC Milan, and Venezuelan model Adriana Fossa. [ 1 ] His grandfather Cesare besides captained Milan in the 1960s, making him the third base coevals to make appearances for the club. His elder brother Christian played for Milan ‘s youth teams and went on to play professionally at a lower degree.

Club career [edit ]

Youth career [edit ]

Maldini joined Milan ‘s youth arrangement in 2010, [ 2 ] and over the following years he came through the versatile age-group teams, from the under-10 Pulcini to the under-19 Primavera. In the 2016–17 season, he was depart of the squad that won the Under-16 National Championship ( Campionato Nazionale Under-16 ), defeating Lazio 5–2 in the final examination. [ 3 ]

senior career [edit ]

On 2 February 2020, Maldini made his senior debut with Milan in a 1–1 Serie A home plate puff against Hellas Verona, coming on as an added-time substitute for Samu Castillejo. [ 4 ] On 15 September 2021, Maldini came off the bench against Liverpool in a 3–2 get the better of on his UEFA Champions League introduction. [ 5 ] On 25 September, Maldini started his first base match for Milan in Serie A and scored the first goal in a 2–1 away win against Spezia. [ 6 ]

International career [edit ]

Maldini won his first international cap for Italy at the under-18 level, in a 2–0 acquire against the Netherlands on 22 March 2019. [ 7 ] Subsequently, he won two foster caps for the under-19 side in the same year. [ 8 ]

style of play [edit ]

Although in his identical early on days Maldini played as a defender like both his father Paolo and grandfather Cesare, he soon started to be employed in nauseating roles. today he chiefly plays as a free roll attacking midfielder, a military position that suits his playmaking ability, dribbling skills, ball command, and imagination. [ 9 ]

personal life [edit ]

On 21 March 2020, it was confirmed that both Maldini and his father Paolo tested incontrovertible for COVID-19, amid its pandemic in Italy ; [ 10 ] by 8 April, they had recovered. [ 11 ]

career statistics [edit ]

As of match played 11 December 2021
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
AC Milan 2019–20 Serie A 2 0 0 0 2 0
2020–21 5 0 0 0 4 0 9 0
2021–22 5 1 0 0 3 0 8 1
Career total 12 1 0 0 7 0 0 0 19 1

References [edit ]

  • Daniel Maldini at TuttoCalciatori.net ( in Italian )
  • Daniel Maldini at Soccerway