# The greatest AC Milan players of all time

The Rossoneri legends: the six Ballon d'Or winners, the appearance and goal record holders and the stars of seven European Cups. Vote for the greatest.

- 6 votes · 17 items
- Sep 17, 2024 · Federico G.
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## Top 17

1. **Paolo Maldini** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Record 901 appearances, 7 league titles and 5 European Cups (1984-2009).
2. **Kaká** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Ballon d'Or and Champions League in 2007.
3. **Gianni Rivera** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — The "Golden Boy", the first Italian-born Ballon d'Or winner, in 1969.
4. **George Weah** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Ballon d'Or 1995, the first African to win it.
5. **Marco van Basten** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Three Ballons d'Or (1988, 1989 and 1992) and 125 goals in eight seasons.
6. **Franco Baresi** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — 714 games and 21 trophies; his number 6 shirt was retired.
7. **Andriy Shevchenko** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Ballon d'Or 2004 and 175 goals; scored the winning penalty in the 2003 Champions League final.
8. **Alessandro Nesta** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — A supremely elegant defender, with two Champions Leagues at Milan.
9. **Gunnar Nordahl** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — The Swedish "Fireman", Milan's all-time top scorer.
10. **Frank Rijkaard** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — The third Dutchman: scored the winner in the 1990 European Cup final.
11. **Alessandro Costacurta** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — 663 appearances alongside Baresi and Maldini.
12. **Clarence Seedorf** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — The only player to win the Champions League with three different clubs, twice with Milan.
13. **Cesare Maldini** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — The captain who lifted the first European Cup in 1963.
14. **Dejan Savićević** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — "Il Genio": the lob in the 1994 Champions League final against Barcelona.
15. **Pierino Prati** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Hat-trick against Ajax in the 1969 European Cup final.
16. **Ruud Gullit** (-1 · ▲0 ▼1) — The "Black Tulip", Ballon d'Or 1987.
17. **Andrea Pirlo** (-1 · ▲0 ▼1) — The deep-lying playmaker of two Champions Leagues, in 2003 and 2007.

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