Lihat sumber Paolo Maldini

{{Infobox football biography
|playername           = Paolo Maldini
|image                = [[Berkas:Paolo Maldini press conference in Tehran (cropped).jpg|220px]]
|fullname             = Paolo Cesare Maldini
|dateofbirth          = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1968|6|26}}
|cityofbirth          = [[Milan]]
|countryofbirth       = [[Italia]]
|height               = {{convert|1.86|cm|ftin|abbr=on}}
|position             = [[Bek kiri]], [[bek tengah]]
|youthyears1          = 1978–1985
|youthclubs1          = [[AC Milan]]
|years1               = 1984–2009
|clubs1               = [[AC Milan]]
|caps1                = 647
|goals1               = 29
|nationalyears1       = 1986–1988
|nationalyears2       = 1988–2002
|nationalteam1        = {{timnasu|21|Italia}}
|nationalteam2        = {{timnas|Italia}}
|nationalcaps1        = 12
|nationalgoals1       = 5
|nationalcaps2        = 126
|nationalgoals2       = 7
|medaltemplates={{MedalSport|[[Sepak bola]]}}<!--DO NOT EDIT OUT HOST NATION FOR TEAM COMPETITIONS-->
{{MedalCountry|{{fb|ITA}}}}
{{Medal|Competition|[[Piala Dunia FIFA]]}}
{{Medal|RU|[[Piala Dunia FIFA 1994|Amerika Serikat 1994]]|}}
{{Medal|B|[[Piala Dunia FIFA 1990|Italia 1990]]|}}
{{Medal|Competition|[[Kejuaraan Eropa UEFA]]}}
{{Medal|RU|[[Kejuaraan Eropa UEFA 2000|Belanda & Belgia 2000]]|}}
{{Medal|Competition|[[Kejuaraan U-21 Eropa UEFA]]}}
{{Medal|RU|[[Kejuaraan U-21 Eropa UEFA|1986]]|}}}}
'''Paolo Cesare Maldini''' ({{lahirmati|[[Milan]], [[Italia]]|26|6|1968}}) adalah seorang mantan [[sepak bola|pemain sepak bola]] profesional [[Italia]] yang bermain pada posisi bek kiri dan bek tengah di klub [[Serie A]], [[AC Milan]] dan [[Tim nasional sepak bola Italia|tim nasional Italia]]. Ia menghabiskan seluruh kariernya di [[Serie A]] selama 25 tahun bersama [[AC Milan]] sebelum pensiun pada umur 41 pada tahun 2009. Ia memenangi 25 piala bersama AC Milan yaitu: [[Liga Champions UEFA]] sebanyak 5 kali, [[Serie A]] sebanyak 7 kali, [[Piala Italia]] 1 kali, [[Piala Super Italia]] 5 kali, [[Piala Super UEFA]] 4 kali, [[Piala Interkontinental]] 2 kali dan 1 [[Piala Dunia Antarklub FIFA]].

Ia bertinggi tubuh 188&nbsp;cm. Maldini adalah salah satu legenda sepak bola Italia yang sangat disegani.

Maldini melakukan debut untuk Italia pada tahun 1988, bermain selama 14 tahun sebelum pensiun pada tahun 2002 dengan 7 gol dan 126 caps, sebuah rekor penampilan pada saat itu, yang kemudian dilampaui oleh [[Fabio Cannavaro]] dan Gianluigi Buffon. Maldini menjadi kapten Italia selama delapan tahun dan memegang rekor penampilan sebagai kapten Italia (75), hingga kembali disusul oleh Cannavaro dan Buffon. Bersama Italia, Maldini mengambil bagian dalam empat [[Piala Dunia FIFA]] dan tiga [[Kejuaraan Eropa UEFA]]. Meskipun ia tidak memenangkan turnamen bersama Italia, ia mencapai final [[Piala Dunia FIFA 1994|Piala Dunia 1994]] dan [[UEFA Euro 2000|Euro 2000]], dan semifinal [[Piala Dunia FIFA 1990|Piala Dunia 1990]] dan [[Kejuaraan Eropa UEFA 1988|Euro 1988]]. Dia terpilih menjadi tim all-star untuk setiap turnamen ini, selain [[UEFA Euro 1996|Euro 1996]].

Maldini berada di urutan kedua setelah [[George Weah]] untuk Pemain Terbaik Dunia FIFA Tahun 1995. Dia juga menempati posisi ketiga di [[Ballon d'Or]] pada tahun 1994 dan 2003. Pada tahun 2002, ia terpilih sebagai bek di [[FIFA World Cup Dream Team]], dan pada tahun 2004 [[Pelé]] memasukkannya ke dalam daftar pemain terhebat [[FIFA 100]] yang masih hidup di dunia. Dia menduduki peringkat ke-21 dalam daftar 100 pemain terhebat abad ke-20 versi majalah ''[[World Soccer]]''. Ia juga terpilih masuk dalam [[Ballon d'Or Dream Team]] pada tahun 2020. Maldini memegang rekor penampilan terbanyak di kompetisi klub UEFA, dengan 174, hingga ia disusul oleh [[Iker Casillas]] pada tahun 2017. Dia adalah pemegang rekor penampilan untuk Milan dengan 902 penampilan di semua kompetisi, dan merupakan salah satu dari sedikit pemain yang membuat lebih dari 1.000 penampilan dalam kariernya. Pada bulan Desember 2012, ia dilantik menjadi anggota [[Italian Football Hall of Fame]].

Maldini juga menjadi Kapten di Milan dan timnas Italia selama bertahun-tahun dan dianggap sebagai pemimpin oleh teman-teman pemain sepak bolanya, hingga mendapat julukan "''Il Capitano''" ("Sang Kapten"). Di pentas Serie A, Maldini berhasil menyamai rekor penampilan [[Dino Zoff]] di Serie A sebanyak 570 kali pada [[18 September]] [[2005]] dalam pertandingan melawan Sampdoria. Pertandingan tersebut juga merupakan yang ke-800 dalam kariernya bersama AC Milan. Kontrak Maldini awalnya akan berakhir pada akhir musim 2007-08 namun kemudian diperpanjang hingga musim 2008-09.

[[Cesare Maldini|Cesare]], ayah Paolo, adalah juga mantan pemain dan kapten Milan, dan sukses sebagai manajer Timnas Italia U-21, Cesare juga pernah menjadi pelatih baik Milan maupun timnas Italia pada Piala Dunia 1998.

Pada 2015, Paolo Maldini adalah rekan pemilik dari Miami FC, klub sepak bola yang bermain di Liga Sepak bola Amerika Utara/North American Soccer League (NASL).

== Statistik karier ==

=== Klub ===

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Penampilan dan gol berdasarkan klub, musim dan kompetisi<ref name=acmilan_profile>{{cite web | url = http://www.acmilan.com/LM_Actor.aspx?idSquadra=3&idStagione=14&idPersona=5&name=Maldini%20Paolo | title = Paolo Maldini – AC Milan Player Profile | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070930154553/http://www.acmilan.com/LM_Actor.aspx?idSquadra=3&idStagione=14&idPersona=5&name=Maldini%20Paolo | archive-date = 30 September 2007}}</ref>
|-
!rowspan="2"|Klub
!rowspan="2"|Musim
!colspan="3"|Liga
!colspan="2"|[[Piala Italia]]
!colspan="2"|[[UEFA|Eropa]]{{ref|1}}
!colspan="2"|Lainnya{{ref|2}}
!colspan="2"|Total
|-
!Divisi!!Tampil!!Gol!!Tampil!!Gol!!Tampil!!Gol!!Tampil!!Gol!!Tampil!!Gol
|-
|rowspan="25"|[[AC Milan]]
|[[AC Milan|1984–85]]
|[[Serie A]]
|1||0||0||0||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||1||0
|-
|[[AC Milan|1985–86]]
|Serie A
|27||0||6||0||6||0||1{{ref|4}}||0||40||0
|-
|[[AC Milan|1986–87]]
|Serie A
|29||1||7||0||colspan="2"|–||1{{ref|3}}||0||37||1
|-
|[[AC Milan|1987–88]]
|Serie A
|26||2||1||0||2||0||colspan="2"|–||29||2
|-
|[[AC Milan|1988–89]]
|Serie A
|26||0||7||0||7||0||colspan="2"|–||40||0
|-
|[[AC Milan|1989–90]]
|Serie A
|30||1||6||0||8||0||3||0||47||1
|-
|[[AC Milan|1990–91]]
|Serie A
|26||4||3||0||4||0||2||0||35||4
|-
|[[AC Milan|1991–92]]
|Serie A
|31||3||7||1||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||38||4
|-
|[[AC Milan|1992–93]]
|Serie A
|31||2||8||0||10||1||1||0||50||3
|-
|[[AC Milan|1993–94]]
|Serie A
|30||1||2||0||10||1||4||0||46||2
|-
|[[AC Milan|1994–95]]
|Serie A
|29||2||1||0||11||0||2||0||43||2
|-
|[[AC Milan|1995–96]]
|Serie A
|30||3||3||0||8||0||colspan="2"|–||41||3
|-
|[[AC Milan|1996–97]]
|Serie A
|26||1||3||0||6||0||1||0||36||1
|-
|[[AC Milan|1997–98]]
|Serie A
|30||0||7||0||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||37||0
|-
|[[AC Milan|1998–99]]
|Serie A
|31||1||2||0||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||33||1
|-
|[[AC Milan|1999–2000]]
|Serie A
|27||1||4||0||6||0||1||0||38||1
|-
|[[AC Milan|2000–01]]
|Serie A
|31||1||4||0||14||0||colspan="2"|–||49||1
|-
|[[AC Milan|2001–02]]
|Serie A
|15||0||0||0||4||0||colspan="2"|–||19||0
|-
|[[AC Milan|2002–03]]
|Serie A
|29||2||1||0||19||0||colspan="2"|–||49||2
|-
|[[AC Milan|2003–04]]
|Serie A
|30||0||0||0||9||0||3||0||42||0
|-
|[[AC Milan|2004–05]]
|Serie A
|33||0||0||0||13||1||1||0||47||1
|-
|[[AC Milan|2005–06]]
|Serie A
|14||2||0||0||9||0||colspan="2"|–||23||2
|-
|[[AC Milan|2006–07]]
|Serie A
|18||1||0||0||9||0||colspan="2"|–||27||1
|-
|[[AC Milan|2007–08]]
|Serie A
|17||1||0||0||4||0||2||0||23||1
|-
|[[AC Milan|2008–09]]
|Serie A
|30||0||0||0||2||0||colspan="2"|–||32||0
|-
!colspan="3"|Total karier
!647||29||72||1||161||3||22||0||902||33
|}

{{note|1}}<small>European competitions include the [[UEFA Champions League|European Cup/UEFA Champions League]] and [[UEFA Cup]]</small><br />
{{note|2}}<small>Other tournaments include the [[Supercoppa Italiana]], [[UEFA Super Cup|European/UEFA Super Cup]], [[Intercontinental Cup (football)|Intercontinental Cup]] and [[FIFA Club World Cup]]</small><br />
{{note|3}}<small>[[Play-off]] for UEFA Cup admission</small><br />
{{note|4}}<small>Played in the [[Torneo Estivo del 1986]]</small>

=== Internasional ===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Penampilan dan gol menurut tim nasional dan tahun<ref name="Nazionale in cifre: Paolo Maldini"/><ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/maldini-intl.html | title = Paolo Maldini – Century of International Appearances | website = [[RSSSF]] | access-date = 16 April 2011 | archive-date = 9 September 2012 | archive-url = https://archive.today/20120909150333/http://www.rsssf.com/miscellaneous/maldini-intl.html | url-status = live }}</ref>
|-
!Tim nasional!!Tahun!!Tampil!!Gol
|-
|rowspan="15"|[[Tim nasional sepak bola Italia|Italia]]
|1988||10||0
|-
|1989||7||0
|-
|1990||11||0
|-
|1991||8||0
|-
|1992||7||0
|-
|1993||5||2
|-
|1994||12||0
|-
|1995||7||1
|-
|1996||7||0
|-
|1997||11||2
|-
|1998||11||1
|-
|1999||7||1
|-
|2000||11||0
|-
|2001||7||0
|-
|2002||5||0
|-
!colspan="2"|Total!!126!!7
|}

:''Skor dan hasil mencantumkan penghitungan gol Italia terlebih dahulu, kolom skor menunjukkan skor setelah setiap gol Maldini''.<ref name="Nazionale in cifre: Paolo Maldini"/>

== Prestasi ==

'''AC Milan'''<ref name=acmilan_profile/><ref name="acmilan.com"/><ref name="paolo"/><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.acmilan.com/it/news/show/br_60718|title=26 GIUGNO 2013: IL COMPLEANNO DI PAOLO MALDINI, AUGURI!|publisher=acmilan.com|language=it|date=26 June 2014|access-date=22 May 2018|archive-date=16 January 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200116041501/https://www.acmilan.com/it/news/show/br_60718|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Honours">{{cite web|title=Paolo Maldini|url=http://www.uefa.com/news/newsid=81624.html|publisher=Union of European Football Associations|access-date=9 July 2015|archive-date=28 December 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151228143306/http://www.uefa.com/news/newsid=81624.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
*[[Serie A]]: [[Serie A|1987–88]], [[Serie A|1991–92]], [[Serie A|1992–93]], [[Serie A|1993–94]], [[Serie A|1995–96]], [[Serie A|1998–99]], [[Serie A|2003–04]]
*[[Piala Italia]]: [[Piala Italia|2002–03]]
*[[Piala Super Italia]]: [[Piala Super Italia |1992]], [[Piala Super Italia |1993]], [[Piala Super Italia |2004]]
*[[Liga Champions UEFA]]: [[Liga Champions UEFA |1988–89]], [[Liga Champions UEFA |1989–90]], [[Liga Champions UEFA |1993–94]], [[Liga Champions UEFA |2002–03]], [[Liga Champions UEFA |2006–07]]
*[[Piala Super UEFA]]: [[Piala Super UEFA |1989]], [[Piala Super UEFA |1990]], [[Piala Super UEFA |1994]], [[Piala Super UEFA |2003]]
*[[Piala Interkontinental]]: [[Piala Interkontinental|1989]], [[Piala Interkontinental|1990]]
*[[Piala Dunia Antarklub FIFA]]: [[Piala Dunia Antarklub FIFA |2007]]

'''Italia U-21'''<ref name="Nel 1986 l'Italia migliore battuta in finale dalla Spagna">{{cite web|url=https://www.corriere.it/sport/cards/europei-under-21-via-polonia-5-successi-l-italia-1978-ad-oggi-ma-squadra-piu-forte-fu-quella-1986-seconda/nel-1986-l-italia-migliore-battuta-finale-spagna.shtml|title=Europei Under 21 al via in Polonia: 5 successi per l'Italia dal 1978 ad oggi, ma la squadra più forte fu quella del 1986 (seconda): Nel 1986 l'Italia migliore battuta in finale dalla Spagna|work=Il Corriere della Sera|language=it|author1=Fiorenzo Radogna|date=15 June 2017|access-date=22 May 2018|archive-date=15 November 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191115192448/https://www.corriere.it/sport/cards/europei-under-21-via-polonia-5-successi-l-italia-1978-ad-oggi-ma-squadra-piu-forte-fu-quella-1986-seconda/nel-1986-l-italia-migliore-battuta-finale-spagna.shtml|url-status=live}}</ref>
*Runner-up [[Kejuaraan U-21 Eropa UEFA]]: [[Kejuaraan U-21 Eropa UEFA|1986]]<ref name="finale andata Euro 1986 Under-21">{{cite web|url=http://it.uefa.com/under21/season=1986/matches/round=1733/match=71604/index.html|title=Italia 2-1 Spagna|publisher=UEFA|language=it|access-date=22 May 2018|archive-date=7 July 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180707123229/https://it.uefa.com/under21/season=1986/matches/round=1733/match=71604/index.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

'''Italia'''<ref name="vivoazzurro">{{cite web|url=http://vivoazzurro.it/news/100-presenze-azzurre-paolo-maldini/?lang=enhttp%3A%2F%2Fvivoazzurro.it%2Fen%2Fnews%2Fhappy-23rd-birthday-federico-bernardeschi%2F%3Flang%3Den|title=100 presenze Azzurre: Paolo Maldini|publisher=vivoazzurro.it|language=it|date=6 October 2011|access-date=22 May 2018|archive-date=23 May 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180523100816/http://vivoazzurro.it/news/100-presenze-azzurre-paolo-maldini/?lang=enhttp%3A%2F%2Fvivoazzurro.it%2Fen%2Fnews%2Fhappy-23rd-birthday-federico-bernardeschi%2F%3Flang%3Den|url-status=live}}</ref>
*Runner-up [[Piala Dunia FIFA]]: [[Piala Dunia FIFA 1994|1994]]<ref name="Maldini e l'addio all'Italia">{{cite web|url=https://www.gazzetta.it/Calcio/Nazionale/Primo_Piano/2009/02/03/maldini.shtml|title=Maldini e l'addio all'Italia "Giocherei un'ultima volta"|work=La Gazzetta dello Sport|language=it|date=3 February 2009|access-date=22 May 2018|archive-date=23 May 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180523011609/https://www.gazzetta.it/Calcio/Nazionale/Primo_Piano/2009/02/03/maldini.shtml|url-status=live}}</ref>
*Runner-up [[Kejuaraan Eropa UEFA]]: [[Kejuaraan Eropa UEFA 2000|2000]]<ref name="Maldini e l'addio all'Italia"/>

'''Individu'''<!--LEAGUE AND FEDERATION-SANCTIONED AWARDS ONLY. No fan or magazine-voted awards. Listed in chronological order from last time won.-->
*[[UEFA European Championship Teams of the Tournament|UEFA European Championship Team of the Tournament]]: [[UEFA Euro 1988#Awards|1988]], [[UEFA Euro 1996#UEFA Team of the Tournament|1996]], [[UEFA Euro 2000 Team of the Tournament|2000]]<ref name="Honours"/>
*[[Bravo Award]]: 1989<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/bravo-awards.html|title=The "Bravo" Award|website=[[RSSSF]]|access-date=26 June 2015|archive-date=1 July 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140701223750/http://rsssf.com/miscellaneous/bravo-awards.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
*[[FIFA World Cup awards|FIFA World Cup All-Star Team]]: [[1990 FIFA World Cup#All-star team|1990]], [[1994 FIFA World Cup#All-star team|1994]]<ref name="FIFA World Cup Awards: All-Star Team">{{cite web|url=http://football.sporting99.com/fifa-world-cup-all-star-team.html |title=FIFA World Cup Awards: All-Star Team |access-date=22 March 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160630203237/http://football.sporting99.com/fifa-world-cup-all-star-team.html |archive-date=30 June 2016 }}</ref>
*[[Ballon d'Or]]: Third place [[1994 Ballon d'Or|1994]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.francefootball.fr/news/1994-hristo-stoichkov/423455|title=FPALMARÈS BALLON D'OR – 1994 - Hristo Stoichkov|access-date=10 July 2015|publisher=Francefootball|archive-date=22 November 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191122230133/https://www.francefootball.fr/news/1994-hristo-stoichkov/423455|url-status=live}}</ref> [[2003 Ballon d'Or|2003]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.francefootball.fr/news/2003-paval-nedved/423478|title=FPALMARÈS BALLON D'OR – Nedved, une domination sans partage|publisher=Francefootball|access-date=10 July 2015|archive-date=22 November 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191122230152/https://www.francefootball.fr/news/2003-paval-nedved/423478|url-status=live}}</ref>
*[[World Soccer (magazine)|World Soccer Player of the Year]]: [[World Soccer Awards#Men's World Player of the Year|1994]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.worldsoccer.com/features/world-soccer-awards-previous-winners-2 |title=World Soccer Awards – previous winners |publisher=World Soccer |date=14 December 2012 |access-date=9 July 2015 |archive-date=31 October 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141031212723/http://www.worldsoccer.com/features/world-soccer-awards-previous-winners-2 |url-status=live }}</ref>
*[[El País (Uruguay)|El País European Player of the Year]]: 1994<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/sam-eupoy.html|title=European Player and Team of the Year|website=[[RSSSF]]|access-date=2018-07-22|archive-date=2 February 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230202070931/https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/sam-eupoy.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
*[[European Sports Magazines#ESM Team of the Year|ESM Team of the Year]]: [[European Sports Media#1994.E2.80.9395|1994–95]], [[European Sports Media#1995.E2.80.9396|1995–96]], [[European Sports Media#1999.E2.80.932000|1999–00]], [[European Sports Media#2002.E2.80.9303|2002–03]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/esm-xi.html |title=ESM XI |author1=Karel Stokkermans |date=14 March 2007 |access-date=29 November 2015 |url-status=live |website=[[RSSSF]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160207144925/http://www.rsssf.com/miscellaneous/esm-xi.html |archive-date= 7 February 2016 }}</ref>
*[[FIFA World Player of the Year]]: Silver Award [[1995 FIFA World Player of the Year|1995]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com/ballon-dor/archive/edition=1995/overview.html |title=Weah crowned in Milan |publisher=FIFA |access-date=21 January 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150712145337/http://www.fifa.com/ballon-dor/archive/edition%3D1995/overview.html |archive-date=12 July 2015 }}</ref>
*[[Onze d'Or#Winners|Onze de Bronze]]: 1995<ref name="RSSSF">{{cite web|last=Pierrend |first=José Luis |title="Onze Mondial" Awards |publisher=Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation |date=6 March 2012 |url=https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/onze-awards.html |access-date=26 December 2015}}</ref>
*Onze de Onze: 1989, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 2003<ref name="RSSSF"/>
*[[Premio Nazionale Carriera Esemplare "Gaetano Scirea"]]: 2002<ref name="comune.cinisello-balsamo.mi.it"/>
*[[FIFA World Cup Dream Team]]: 2002<ref name=maradona>{{cite web|url=http://www.expressindia.com/news/fullstory.php?newsid=11759|title=FIFA DREAM TEAM: Maradona voted top player|agency=Reuters|date=19 June 2002|access-date=29 December 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121006001949/http://www.expressindia.com/news/fullstory.php?newsid=11759|archive-date=6 October 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="World All-Time Teams">{{cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/wrldallt.html|title=World All-Time Teams|website=[[RSSSF]]|access-date=29 December 2015|archive-date=22 January 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200122104208/http://www.rsssf.com/miscellaneous/wrldallt.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
*[[FIFA|FIFA XI]]: 2002<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/fifa-xi.html |title=FIFA XI´s Matches – Full Info |access-date=12 December 2015 |url-status=live |website=[[RSSSF]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151117033752/http://www.rsssf.com/miscellaneous/fifa-xi.html |archive-date=17 November 2015 }}</ref>
*[[2003 UEFA Champions League Final|UEFA Champions League Final]] Man of the Match: 2003<ref name="Honours"/>
*[[UEFA Team of the Year]]: [[UEFA Team of the Year#Team of the Year 2003|2003]], [[UEFA Team of the Year#Team of the Year 2005|2005]]<ref name="Honours"/>
*[[UEFA President's Award]]: 2003<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.uefa.org/uefa-best-player-award/news/newsid=2050865.html|title=UEFA President's Award|publisher=UEFA|date=2 January 2014|access-date=4 December 2016|archive-date=10 February 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170210131010/http://www.uefa.org/uefa-best-player-award/news/newsid=2050865.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
*[[Serie A Defender of the Year]]: 2004<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.repubblica.it/2005/a/sezioni/sport/calcio/serie_a/5premi/5premi/5premi.html|title=Oscar Aic, rossoneri superstar Kakà e gli altri, 2004 da ricordare|trans-title=Aic Oscars, rossoneri superstar Kakà and the others, a 2004 to remember|work=La Repubblica|language=it|date=24 January 2005|access-date=29 December 2015|archive-date=18 May 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190518191553/http://www.repubblica.it/2005/a/sezioni/sport/calcio/serie_a/5premi/5premi/5premi.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
*[[FIFA 100]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/international/2374252/Pele-open-to-ridicule-over-top-hundred.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220112/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/international/2374252/Pele-open-to-ridicule-over-top-hundred.html |archive-date=12 January 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|title=Pele open to ridicule over top hundred|work=The Telegraph|author1=Christopher Davies|date=5 March 2004|access-date=9 July 2015}}{{cbignore}}</ref>
*[[UEFA Golden Jubilee Poll]]: #10<ref name="uefa.com"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.uefa.com/news/newsid=163575.html#maldini+opens|title=12-10: Maldini opens top ten|publisher=UEFA.com|date=6 April 2004|access-date=27 January 2016|archive-date=11 June 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160611014956/http://www.uefa.com/news/newsid=163575.html#maldini+opens|url-status=live}}</ref>
*[[FIFPro#FIFA FIFPro World XI|FIFA FIFPro World XI]]: [[FIFPro#FIFPro World XI|2005]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fifpro.org/en/award-history/fifpro-world-xi-2004-2005|title=FIFPro WOrld XI 2004/2005|publisher=FIFPro|date=20 August 2005|access-date=29 December 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140701201129/http://fifpro.org/en/award-history/fifpro-world-xi-2004-2005|archive-date=1 July 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref>
*[[2006–07 UEFA Champions League#2006–07 UEFA Club Football Player Awards|UEFA Club Defender of the Year]]: [[UEFA Club Football Awards#Best Defender|2007]]<ref name="Honours"/>
*[[Association of Football Statisticians|AFS]] Top-100 Players of All-Time: 15th(2007)<ref>{{Cite web|title=AFS Top-100 Players of All-Time|url=https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/afstop100.html|access-date=2021-12-17|website=[[RSSSF]]|archive-date=30 May 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230530051331/https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/afstop100.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
*[[Premio internazionale Giacinto Facchetti]]: 2008<ref name="gazzetta.it"/>
*[[FIFA Order of Merit]]: 2008<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com/mm/document/fifafacts/r&a-awards/01/20/85/43/170490-factsheet-fifaorderofmerit%281984-2010%29_neutral.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131002174800/http://www.fifa.com/mm/document/fifafacts/r%26a-awards/01/20/85/43/170490-factsheet-fifaorderofmerit%281984-2010%29_neutral.pdf|url-status=dead|archive-date=2 October 2013|title=FIFA Order of Merit and Centennial Award|publisher=FIFA|access-date=21 January 2015}}</ref>
*[[UEFA Champions League]] Achievement Award: 2009<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.goal.com/en/news/1716/champions-league/2009/08/27/1464977/ac-milan-legend-paolo-maldini-given-special-achievement|title=AC Milan Legend Paolo Maldini Given Special Achievement Award From UEFA|access-date=9 July 2015|publisher=Goal.com|archive-date=16 January 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200116044111/https://www.goal.com/en/news/1716/champions-league/2009/08/27/1464977/ac-milan-legend-paolo-maldini-given-special-achievement|url-status=live}}</ref>
*[[Marca Leyenda]]: 2009<ref name=marca.com/>
*[[List of 2009 all-decade Sports Illustrated awards and honors#Soccer All-Decade Team|Sports Illustrated Team of the Decade]]: 2009<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Wahl|first=Grant|title=2000s: The Decade in Sports; All-Decade Team: Soccer|magazine=Sports Illustrated|url=http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/magazine/specials/2000s/12/15/soccer.decade.team/index.html|date=December 21, 2009|access-date=30 August 2018|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121113202936/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/magazine/specials/2000s/12/15/soccer.decade.team/index.html|archive-date=November 13, 2012}}</ref>
*[[ESPN|ESPN World Team of the Decade]]: 2009<ref>{{cite news|last=Brewin|first=John|url=http://www.espnfc.com/story/717519/espn-soccernet-international-team-of-the-decade|title=World Team of the Decade|date=25 December 2009|work=ESPNsoccernet|publisher=ESPN|access-date=29 January 2018|archive-date=1 August 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170801044740/http://www.espnfc.com/story/717519/espn-soccernet-international-team-of-the-decade|url-status=live}}</ref>
*Inducted into the [[Italian Football Hall of Fame]]: 2012<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.acmilan.com/en/news/breaking_news_show/49563|title=BARESI, CAPELLO AND RIVERA ACCEPTED IN HALL OF FAME|publisher=AC Milan|date=26 November 2013|access-date=20 April 2015|archive-date=8 January 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160108004626/http://www.acmilan.com/en/news/breaking_news_show/49563|url-status=live}}</ref>
*[[World Soccer magazine|World Soccer]] Greatest XI of all time: 2013<ref>{{cite journal |url=http://www.worldsoccer.com/features/the-greatest-xi-how-the-panel-voted-341427 |title=The Greatest |journal=World Soccer |first=Jamie |last=Rainbow |date=2 July 2013 |access-date=13 September 2015 |archive-date=30 September 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150930122457/http://www.worldsoccer.com/features/the-greatest-xi-how-the-panel-voted-341427 |url-status=live }}</ref>
*[[World Soccer (magazine)#Greatest Players of the 20th century|World Soccer The Greatest Players of the 20th century]]: #21<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.topendsports.com/world/lists/greatest-all-time/soccer-worldsoccer100.htm|title=World Soccer 100 Players of the Century|website=topendsports.com|access-date=10 April 2015|archive-date=16 April 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150416030000/http://www.topendsports.com/world/lists/greatest-all-time/soccer-worldsoccer100.htm|url-status=live}}</ref>
*[[One Club Award|One Club Man Award]]: 2016<ref name="One Club Man Award"/><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.athletic-club.eus/en/news/16701/paolo-maldini-at-san-mames.html|title=Paolo Maldini at San Mamés|publisher=Athletic Bilbao|date=1 May 2016|access-date=11 May 2018|archive-date=11 May 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180511215924/https://www.athletic-club.eus/en/news/16701/paolo-maldini-at-san-mames.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
*[[UEFA European Championship Teams of the Tournament#All-time Euro XI|UEFA Euro All-time XI]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.uefa.com/news/newsid=2371381.html|title=Your All-time EURO 11 revealed|publisher=UEFA|date=7 June 2016|access-date=8 June 2016|archive-date=26 June 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200626232029/https://www.uefa.com/news/newsid=2371381.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
*AC Milan Hall of Fame<ref name="acmilan.com"/>
*Inducted into the [[Walk of Fame of Italian sport]]: 2018<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gazzetta.it/Calcio/12-03-2018/walk-of-fame-maldini-rosolino-ecco-5-nuovi-campioni-250874920602.shtml|title=Walk of fame: da Maldini a Rosolino. Ecco i 5 nuovi campioni|date=12 March 2018|publisher=gazzetta.it|language=it|access-date=11 October 2018|archive-date=16 January 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200116042919/https://www.gazzetta.it/Calcio/12-03-2018/walk-of-fame-maldini-rosolino-ecco-5-nuovi-campioni-250874920602.shtml|url-status=live}}</ref>
*[[Gazzetta Sports Awards]] – Legend: 2018<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.gazzetta.it/Sport-Vari/04-12-2018/gazzetta-sports-awards-2018-premiazione-sportivi-anno-310980454325.shtml |title=Gazzetta Sports Awards 2018: Tortu è l'Uomo dell'anno, bis per la Goggia. ItalVolley femminile, squadra top |newspaper=La Gazzetta dello Sport |language=it |date=4 December 2018 |access-date=5 December 2018 |archive-date=1 August 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190801163639/https://www.gazzetta.it/Sport-Vari/04-12-2018/gazzetta-sports-awards-2018-premiazione-sportivi-anno-310980454325.shtml |url-status=live }}</ref>
*[[Ballon d'Or Dream Team#First Team|Ballon d'Or Dream Team]]: 2020<ref>{{cite web |last=Crépin |first=Timothé |title=Ballon d'Or Dream Team : Découvrez les révélations de ce onze de légende ! |url=https://www.francefootball.fr/news/Ballon-d-or-dream-team-decouvrez-les-revelations-de-ce-onze-de-legende/1205748 |website=[[France Football]] |language=fr |date=14 December 2020 |access-date=14 December 2020 |archive-date=14 December 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201214170517/https://www.francefootball.fr/news/Ballon-d-or-dream-team-decouvrez-les-revelations-de-ce-onze-de-legende/1205748 |url-status=live }}</ref>
*[[International Federation of Football History & Statistics#All-time Men's Dream Team (2021)|IFFHS All-time Men's Dream Team]]: 2021<ref name="IFFHS Dream Team">{{cite web |url=https://www.iffhs.com/posts/1110 |title=IFFHS ALL TIME WORLD MEN'S DREAM TEAM |work=IFFHS |date=22 May 2021 |access-date=19 September 2021 |archive-date=2 June 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210602213838/https://www.iffhs.com/posts/1110 |url-status=live }}</ref>
*[[Globe Soccer Awards]] Sporting Director of the Year: 2022<ref name=":1">{{Cite news |last=Bettoni |first=Lorenzo |date=17 November 2022 |title=Globe Soccer Awards: all the winners – Maldini, Osimhen, Ibra, Ancelotti, Salah and more |work=Football Italia |url=https://football-italia.net/globe-soccer-awards-all-the-winners-maldini-osimhen-ibra-ancelotti-salah-and-more/ |access-date=18 November 2022 |archive-date=18 November 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221118105308/https://football-italia.net/globe-soccer-awards-all-the-winners-maldini-osimhen-ibra-ancelotti-salah-and-more/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

'''Records'''
* [[List of AC Milan records and statistics#Appearances|Most appearances in all competitions (Milan)]]: 902<ref name="paolo"/>
* [[List of Serie A players|Second-most Serie A appearances (only Serie A regular-seasons)]]: 647
* [[List of Serie A players|Most league appearances for Milan (only Serie A regular-seasons)]]: 647
* [[List of Serie A players|Most league appearances for the same club (Milan) (only Serie A regular-seasons)]]: 647
* [[List of Serie A players|Most seasons played in Serie A]]: 25 (shared with Francesco Totti)
* [[List of Serie A players|Most seasons played in Serie A for the same club (Milan)]]: 25 (shared with Francesco Totti for Roma)
* [[UEFA club competition records and statistics#Most appearances in UEFA club competitions|Third-most UEFA club competitions appearances]]: 174<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.calciomercato.com/news/juve-ronaldo-raggiunge-maldini-174-presenze-nelle-competizioni-u-90376 |title=Juve, Ronaldo raggiunge Maldini: 174 presenze nelle competizioni Uefa. Al primo posto... |publisher=www.calciomercato.com |language=it |date=6 November 2019 |access-date=8 November 2019 |archive-date=14 June 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200614225024/https://www.calciomercato.com/news/juve-ronaldo-raggiunge-maldini-174-presenze-nelle-competizioni-u-90376 |url-status=live }}</ref>
* [[UEFA club competition records and statistics#Most appearances in UEFA club competitions|Most UEFA club competitions appearances for Milan]]: 174
* [[UEFA club competition records and statistics#Most appearances in UEFA club competitions|Most UEFA club competitions appearances for the same club (Milan)]]: 174
* Most [[European Cup and UEFA Champions League records and statistics|European competitions]] appearances: 168
* Most [[European Cup and UEFA Champions League records and statistics|European competitions]] appearances for [[AC Milan]]: 168
* Most [[European Cup and UEFA Champions League records and statistics|UEFA Champions League]] appearances for [[AC Milan]]: 139
* Most finals played in [[European Cup and UEFA Champions League records and statistics|UEFA Champions League]] – 8 (shared with [[Francisco Gento]])
*[[List of AC Milan records and statistics#Appearances|Longest-serving player (Milan)]]: 24 years and 132 days (from 20 January 1985 to 31 May 2009)
* Most FIFA World Cup appearances for [[Italy national football team records#Appearances|Italy]]: 23<ref name="Record e Curiosità">{{cite web|url=http://www.repubblica.it/static/speciale/2010/sudafrica/nazionale/record.html|title=Record e Curiosità|trans-title=Records and Trivia|work=La Repubblica|language=it|access-date=6 May 2016|archive-date=26 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160326173833/http://www.repubblica.it/static/speciale/2010/sudafrica/nazionale/record.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.repubblica.it/static/speciale/2010/sudafrica/storia/record-individuali.html|title=Presenze|trans-title=Appearances|publisher=[[la Repubblica]]|language=it|access-date=3 May 2016|archive-date=10 May 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160510084640/http://www.repubblica.it/static/speciale/2010/sudafrica/storia/record-individuali.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
* Record of minutes played in the [[FIFA World Cup|World Cups]]: 2216<ref name="minutiMondiali">{{cite web |url=http://archiviostorico.corriere.it/2002/luglio/21/Maldini_atto_accusa_del_capitano_co_0_0207211001.shtml |title=Maldini, l' atto di accusa del capitano |publisher=CORRIERE DELLA SERA |access-date=22 August 2012 |language=it |archive-date=1 January 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160101000000/http://archiviostorico.corriere.it/2002/luglio/21/Maldini_atto_accusa_del_capitano_co_0_0207211001.shtml |url-status=live }}</ref>
* Fastest goal scored in UEFA Champions League/European Cup final history: 50 seconds, 2005
* Oldest player to score a goal in UEFA Champions League/European Cup final history: aged 36 years and 333 days, playing for Milan against Liverpool, 2005
* [[UEFA Super Cup#Individual records|Most European/UEFA Super Cup titles]]: (shared with [[Dani Alves]]) ([[1989 European Super Cup|1989]], [[1990 European Super Cup|1990]], [[1994 European Super Cup|1994]], [[2003 UEFA Super Cup|2003]])<ref name="UEFA CC – Player Records – Titles">{{cite web|url=http://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/news/newsid=2363877.html|title=Reyes's fifth win: top UEFA club cup winners|publisher=UEFA|first=Paul|last=Saffer|date=18 May 2016|access-date=19 May 2016|archive-date=14 July 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190714015925/https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/news/newsid=2363877.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
* [[UEFA Super Cup#Individual records|Most European/UEFA Super Cup final appearances]]: (shared with Dani Alves) ([[1989 European Super Cup|1989]], [[1990 European Super Cup|1990]], [[1993 European Super Cup|1993]], [[1994 European Super Cup|1994]], [[2003 UEFA Super Cup|2003]])<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.uefa.com/uefasupercup/news/newsid=2271025.html|title=Messi, Alves among Super Cup record-breakers|last=UEFA.com|website=UEFA.com|date=11 August 2015|language=en|access-date=14 October 2017|archive-date=5 December 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201205114043/https://www.uefa.com/uefasupercup/news/0250-0c510ba00646-f15169f40a5f-1000--messi-alves-among-super-cup-record-breakers/?referrer=%2fuefasupercup%2fnews%2fnewsid%3d2271025|url-status=live}}</ref>
* [[Football records and statistics in Italy#Most consecutive seasons in Serie A|Second-most career club appearances by an Italian player]]: 902<ref name="Ramsey and Buffon resist Verona">{{cite web |url=https://www.football-italia.net/SerieA/match/142400 |title=Juventus 2 - 1 Verona |publisher=Football Italia |date=21 September 2019 |access-date=22 September 2019 |archive-date=27 November 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201127180015/https://www.football-italia.net/SerieA/match/142400 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="buffon-makes-history-for-juventus">{{cite web |url=https://www.si.com/soccer/2019/09/28/cristiano-ronaldo-goal-gianluigi-buffon-makes-history-for-juventus |title=Cristiano Ronaldo, Miralem Pjanic Score as Juventus beats SPAL |publisher=Sports Illustrated |date=28 September 2019 |access-date=28 September 2019 |archive-date=28 September 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190928201702/https://www.si.com/soccer/2019/09/28/cristiano-ronaldo-goal-gianluigi-buffon-makes-history-for-juventus |url-status=live }}</ref>
* [[Football records and statistics in Italy#Most appearances for a single Italian club|Most appearances for a single Italian club]]: 902 (with Milan)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.football-stadiums.co.uk/articles/one-club-football-players/ |title=One Club Football Players |date=20 May 2016 |publisher=www.football-stadiums.co.uk |access-date=5 November 2019 |archive-date=27 December 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191227081541/https://www.football-stadiums.co.uk/articles/one-club-football-players/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

'''Orders'''
:[[File:Ufficiale OMRI BAR.svg|left|50px]] 4th Class / Officer: ''[[Order of Merit of the Italian Republic|Ufficiale Ordine al Merito della Repubblica Italiana]]'': 2000<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.quirinale.it/onorificenze/DettaglioDecorato.asp?idprogressivo=77622&iddecorato=77131| title= Ufficiale Ordine al Merito della Repubblica Italiana| access-date =20 October 2008 |language=it |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081206015759/http://www.quirinale.it/onorificenze/DettaglioDecorato.asp?idprogressivo=77622&iddecorato=77131 |archive-date=6 December 2008}}</ref>
:[[File:Cavaliere OMRI BAR.svg|left|50px]] 5th Class / Knight: ''[[Order of Merit of the Italian Republic|Cavaliere Ordine al Merito della Repubblica Italiana]]'': 1991<ref>{{cite web| url= http://www.quirinale.it/onorificenze/DettaglioDecorato.asp?idprogressivo=212432&iddecorato=211861| language = it | title= Cavaliere Ordine al Merito della Repubblica Italiana| access-date =20 October 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081206015714/http://www.quirinale.it/onorificenze/DettaglioDecorato.asp?idprogressivo=212432&iddecorato=211861 |archive-date=6 December 2008}}</ref>

== Karier klub ==
Debut Maldini di [[Serie A]] terjadi pada tahun [[1985]] melawan [[Udinese]], saat berusia 16 tahun. Sejak saat itu dia mempunyai karier yang cemerlang, memenangi banyak trofi bersama Milan (hingga 2007: 7 gelar Serie A dan 5 gelar [[Liga Champions]]). Maldini bisa dikatakan adalah [[bek]] terbaik di dunia pada puncak kariernya. Hal ini ditandai dengan keberhasilan Maldini meraih peringkat tiga dalam [[Ballon d'Or]] versi [[majalah]] [[France Football]] pada tahun 1994 dan 2003.

Pada debutnya, Maldini dipasang oleh pelatih [[Nils Liedholm]] sebagai bek kanan. Musim berikutnya, posisi Maldini diubah menjadi bek kiri, seiring kemampuannya menggunakan kedua kakinya. Di posisi ini Maldini melegenda sampai bertahun-tahun sebagai seorang bek kiri. Pada tahun 1997, setelah [[Franco Baresi]] (kapten dan bek tengah Milan) pensiun, Maldini mulai dicoba posisi sebagai bek sentral. Peran ini dilakoni dengan baik, hingga saat ini Paolo Maldini juga dikenal sebagai seorang bek sentral. Maldini juga dikenal akan kepemimpinannya yang berpengaruh, temperamennya yang tenang dan pertahanannya yang tanpa cela.

Maldini adalah orang ke-5 yang tampil seratus kali di Liga Champions sepanjang sejarah seiring dengan penampilannya melawan [[Glasgow Celtic]] di babak kedua Liga Champions Eropa 2006/2007. Setelah 25 tahun membela Milan, Maldini melempar pernyataan tentang kemungkinan dirinya akan pensiun pada akhir musim 2007/2008, seiring dengan berakhir kontrak dirinya dengan Milan. Namun, menginjak usia 40 tahun pada bulan Juni 2008, Maldini masih akan bermain untuk Milan pada musim 2008/2009. Maldini benar-benar pensiun pada musim 2009, ia telah memutuskan untuk pensiun dari AC milan, klub yang telah membesarkan

== Karier internasional ==
Sama dengan karier klub-nya, Paolo Maldini pertama bermain di tim nasional sebagai bek kiri. Pada tahun 1998, Paolo Maldini pertama kali bermain sebagai bek sentral dalam sistem tiga bek tengah di Piala Dunia 1998. Selepas itu, seiring dengan perannya di klub, Maldini selalu bermain sebagai bek sentral di tim nasional sampai menyatakan mundur pada tahun 2002.

Maldini adalah pemain dengan rekor penampilan terbanyak dalam [[tim nasional sepak bola Italia|tim nasional Italia]] meski belum pernah meraih gelar pada tingkat internasional. Maldini berpartisipasi di empat [[Piala Dunia FIFA|Piala Dunia]], dan turut serta dalam final [[Piala Dunia FIFA 1994|Piala Dunia 1994]]. Dia pensiun dari timnas setelah [[Piala Dunia FIFA 2002|Piala Dunia 2002]] dengan jumlah penampilan 126 kali dan mencetak 7 gol. Selain itu, Paolo Maldini juga 3 kali masuk ke dalam skuat Italia di [[Piala Eropa]], yaitu pada tahun 1988, 1996 dan 2000. Pada [[Piala Eropa|Piala Eropa 2000]] Maldini menjadi kapten dari tim nasional Italia yang kalah dramatis dari Prancis di final.

Setelah pensiun dari timnas, Paolo Maldini masih bermain untuk AC Milan, dan membantu klub tersebut memenangi gelar juara [[Liga Champions]] tahun 2003 dan juara [[Serie A]] Italia pada tahun berikutnya. Sehingga muncul tuntutan publik yang menginginkan Maldini untuk keluar dari masa pensiun timnas-nya guna mengikuti Piala Eropa pada tahun 2004, tetapi hal tersebut ditolak dengan alasan pribadi. Pada 31 Mei 2009 menjadi lembaran akhir Maldini berkaos AC Milan. Ia resmi gantung sepatu di laga terakhirnya AC Milan versus Fiorentina di kandang Fiorentina. Pertandingan itu dimenangkan AC Milan dengan skor 2-0.

Sayangnya di pertandingan terakhirnya di warnai tindakan memalukan dari curva sud (milanisti) yang menyiuli maldini dan membentangkan spanduk penghinaan terhadap maldini dan hanya mengakui franco baressi sebagai kapten, setelah pengabdian nya selama ini pada milan, hal ini sungguh ironis dan menjadi sejarah kelam di akhir karier sang legenda.

== Kehidupan Pribadi ==
Paolo Maldini lahir dari keluarga pemain sepak bola. Ayahnya, [[Cesare Maldini|Cesare]], merupakan kapten AC Milan pada tahun [[1960-an]] yang turut menjuarai Piala Champions pada tahun 1963. Generasi ketiga Maldini yang merupakan putra pertama Paolo dengan seorang model asal Venezuela Adriana Fossa, [[Christian Maldini]], saat ini juga masuk ke dalam klub [[AC Milan]] untuk kategori tim muda.
Paolo Maldini di kenal karena kesetiaannya bersama [[AC Milan]] meskipun ada klub yang ingin membelinya tetapi Paolo Maldini menolak tawaran tersebut meskipun tawarannya tinggi dia tetap memilih untuk tetap setia bersama klub yang sudah membesarkan namanya.

== Rujukan ==
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{{Tim terbaik Piala Eropa 1988}}
{{Tim terbaik Piala Dunia 1990}}
{{Tim terbaik Piala Dunia 1994}}
{{Tim terbaik Piala Eropa 1996}}
{{Tim terbaik Piala Eropa 2000}}
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{{Skuat Piala Eropa 1988 Italia}}
{{Skuat PD1990 Italia}}
{{Skuat PD1994 Italia}}
{{Skuat Piala Eropa 1996 Italia}}
{{Skuat PD1998 Italia}}
{{Skuat Piala Eropa 2000 Italia}}
{{Skuat PD2002 Italia}}
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[[Kategori:Pemain sepak bola Italia]]
[[Kategori:Pemain Piala Dunia FIFA 1990]]
[[Kategori:Pemain Piala Dunia FIFA 1994]]
[[Kategori:Pemain Piala Dunia FIFA 1998]]
[[Kategori:Pemain Piala Dunia FIFA 2002]]
[[Kategori:Pemain A.C. Milan]]
[[Kategori:Tokoh dari Milan]]
[[Kategori:Tokoh Dana Anak-anak Perserikatan Bangsa-Bangsa]]
[[Kategori:Pemain Kejuaraan Eropa UEFA 1996]]