Daniel Maldini

Daniel Maldini (born 11 October 2001) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Empoli, on loan from AC Milan.

Daniel Maldini
Personal information
Date of birth (2001-10-11) 11 October 2001 (age 23)
Place of birthMilan, Italy
Height1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[1]
Playing positionAttacking midfielder
Club information
Current team
Empoli
(on loan from AC Milan)
Number27
Youth career
2010–2020AC Milan
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2020–AC Milan15(1)
2022–2023Spezia (loan)18(2)
2023–Empoli (loan)1(0)
National team
2019Italy U182(0)
2019Italy U192(0)
2021Italy U203(1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 07:40, 31 October 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 7 October 2021

Early life

Maldini was born in Milan, the second son of then A.C. Milan captain Paolo Maldini and Adriana Fossa, a model from Venezuela.[2] His grandfather Cesare also captained Milan in the 1960s, making him the third generation 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 level.

Daniel then joined Milan's youth system in 2010.

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 14 April 2023[3]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Coppa Italia 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 Serie A 5 0 0 0 4[a] 0 9 0
2021–22 Serie A 8 1 2 0 3[b] 0 13 1
Total 15 1 2 0 7 0 0 0 24 1
Spezia (loan) 2022–23 Serie A 17 2 2 1 19 3
Total 32 3 4 1 7 0 0 0 43 4
  1. Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  2. Appearances in UEFA Champions League

International

As of match played 7 October 2021
Appearances and goals by national team, year and competition
National team Year Apps Goals
Italy U18 2019 2 0
Italy U19 2019 2 0
Italy U20 2021 3 1
Career total 7 1

References

  1. "Daniel Maldini". acspezia.com (in italiano). Spezia Calcio. Retrieved 16 August 2022.
  2. Fossa, Adriana (2021). Adriana Fossa is a Model from Venezuela. USA.
  3. Daniel Maldini at Soccerway