Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 14 June 1996 | ||
Place of birth | Milan, Italy | ||
Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
Youth career | |||
2004-2016 | AC Milan | ||
2013-2014 | → Brescia (loan) | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2016–2017 | Reggiana | 1 | (0) |
2016–2017 | → Hamrun Spartans (loan) | 5 | (0) |
2017 | Pro Sesto | 4 | (0) |
2017–2018 | Fondi | 13 | (0) |
2018–2019 | Pro Piacenza | 12 | (1) |
2019 | Fano | 12 | (0) |
2019–2022 | Pro Sesto | 41 | (0) |
2022–2023 | Lecco | 3 | (0) |
2024- | Furia Roja | 0 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12 September 2023 |
Christian Maldini (born 14 June 1996) is a former Italian footballer who played as a defender. [1] A left-footed defender, Maldini was capable of playing as a centre-back and as a left-back. [2]
Maldini started his career at A.C. Milan Primavera but never broke through to the first team. In 2014, he spent half-season on loan at Brescia, [3] but failed to make an appearance for the side. In honour of his late grandfather, Cesare, Maldini was named as the Milan Primavera captain for an Under-19 friendly match against Novara in April 2016. [4]
In July 2016, Maldini left Milan for Reggiana, [5] and subsequently loaned out to Hamrun Spartans. [6] On 18 September 2016, he made his professional debut in the Maltese Premier League, playing as a starter in a 3–1 victory against St. Andrews. [7] [8]
On 23 January 2017, Maldini's loan at Hamrun Spartans was terminated and he was released by Reggiana to join Pro Sesto in Serie D. [9] [10]
He spent the 2017–18 season with Serie C club Fondi. On 6 July 2018, he was unveiled as a new player of Serie C club Pro Piacenza. [11]
Pro Piacenza experienced financial troubles in the winter of 2019, and on 5 February 2019 he signed with Fano until the end of the 2018–19 season. [12] In November 2019, he returned to Pro Sesto. [13]
After two seasons at Pro Sesto, in August 2022 Maldini joined fellow Serie C club Lecco. [14] He played just three games as a substitute during the next season, which saw Lecco clinch promotion to Serie B via play-offs.
On 12 September 2023, Maldini announced his retirement aged 27 to pursue a career as a football agent. [15]
Christian is the son of former Milan and Italy player Paolo Maldini, and the grandson of Cesare Maldini. His younger brother, Daniel, is a footballer who currently plays for Monza He is of Venezuelan descent through his mother. [16]
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