What is Daniel Maldini?
{{Infobox football biography | name = Daniel Maldini | image = | caption = Daniel Maldini playing for A.C. Milan during the 2021/22 season | birth_date = {{birth date and age|2001|10|11|df=y}} | birth_place = [[Milan]], Italy | height = 1.88 m<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.acspezia.com/it/teams/profile/daniel-maldini.4310.html |title=Daniel Maldini |website=acspezia.com |publisher=[[Spezia Calcio]] |language=IT |access-date=16 August 2022}}</ref> | position = [[Attacking midfielder]] | currentclub = [[Empoli FC|Empoli]]<br>(on loan from [[AC Milan]]) | clubnumber = 27 | youthyears1 = 2010–2020 | youthclubs1 = [[A.C. Milan Youth Sector|AC Milan]] | years1 = 2020– | clubs1 = [[A.C. Milan|AC Milan]] | caps1 = 15 | goals1 = 1 | years2 = 2022–2023 | clubs2 = → [[Spezia Calcio|Spezia]] (loan) | caps2 = 18 | goals2 = 2 | years3 = 2023– | clubs3 = → [[Empoli FC|Empoli]] (loan) | caps3 = 1 | goals3 = 0 | nationalyears1 = 2019 | nationalteam1 = [[Italy national under-18 football team|Italy U18]] | nationalcaps1 = 2 | nationalgoals1 = 0 | nationalyears2 = 2019 | nationalteam2 = [[Italy national under-19 football team|Italy U19]] | nationalcaps2 = 2 | nationalgoals2 = 0 | nationalyears3 = 2021 | nationalteam3 = [[Italy national under-20 football team|Italy U20]] | nationalcaps3 = 3 | nationalgoals3 = 1 | club-update = 07:40, 31 October 2023 (UTC) | nationalteam-update = 7 October 2021 }} '''Daniel Maldini''' (born 11 October 2001) is an Italian professional [[footballer]] who plays as an [[attacking midfielder]] for [[Empoli FC|Empoli]], on loan from [[A.C. Milan|AC Milan]]. == 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.<ref>{{cite book|title=Adriana Fossa is a Model from Venezuela|last=Fossa|first=Adriana|year=2021|location=[[USA]]}}</ref> 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 w