# Paolo Maldini vs Virgil van Dijk

Who's better, Maldini or Van Dijk? On MyGOAT's head-to-head of goals, trophies and awards, Maldini wins 5–3, a narrow win: more Champions League titles (5 to 1), more trophies (27 to 12) and more trophies for their country (1 to 0). Van Dijk has more goals (79 to 40), more goals for their country (14 to 7) and more goals per game (0.11 to 0.04).

|   | Maldini | Van Dijk |
|---|---|---|
| Games | 1,028 | 748 |
| Goals | 40 | 79 |
| Goals per game | 0.04 | 0.11 |
| Goals for their country | 7 | 14 |
| Trophies | 27 | 12 |
| League titles | 7 | 4 |
| Champions League | 5 | 1 |
| World Cup | 0 | 0 |
| Trophies for their country | 1 | 0 |
| Ballon d'Or | 0 | 0 |
| Individual awards | 56 | 47 |

## Who has more goals, Maldini or Van Dijk?

Van Dijk has more goals: 79 to 40.

## Who has won more trophies, Maldini or Van Dijk?

Maldini has won more trophies: 27 to 12.

## Who has more Ballon d'Ors, Maldini or Van Dijk?

They're level, 0 each.

## Maldini and Van Dijk

- [Paolo Maldini's career stats](https://mygoat.football/p/Paolo_Maldini)
- [Virgil van Dijk's career stats](https://mygoat.football/p/Virgil_van_Dijk)
- [Who's the GOAT? Vote](https://mygoat.football/picks/goat)

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