The 2026–27 season is the 128th season in the existence of AC Milan and the club’s 93rd season in the top flight of Italian football. In addition to the domestic league, Milan will also participate in the Coppa Italia and in the Europa League. Milan is one of the most successful football clubs in the world in terms of total trophies won. Domestically, Milan has won 19 league titles, 5 Coppa Italia titles, and 8 Supercoppa Italiana titles. In international competitions, Milan is Italy’s most successful club. The club has won seven European Cup/Champions League titles, making them the competition’s second-most successful team behind Real Madrid.
In the current squad, Samuel Chukwueze, Luka Modrić, and Christian Pulisic are among the notable players who are practicing Christians. AC Milan also features a prominent Muslim contingent, which includes key players like Yunus Musah and Ardon Jashari.
Below are the players in AC Milan and their religious beliefs. If you find any mistake on any player we cover, please contact us for correction.
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Mike Maignan Religion
Mike Maignan is a French professional footballer who practices Christianity.
Mike Peterson Maignan was born on 3 July 1995 in Cayenne, French Guiana, to a Haitian mother born in Aquin and a Guadeloupean father. He began his career at the Paris Saint-Germain youth academy. In 2015 he joined the French side Lille for €1 million and became their first-choice goalkeeper in 2017. After winning the Ligue 1 title with Lille in the 2020-21 season, he joined AC Milan in July 2021 for €15 million. That season, he kept 19 clean sheets and provided an assist, helping the club win the Serie A title for the first time in 11 years.
Maignan was named to the Serie A Team of the Year for the 2021–22 and 2022–23 seasons, later signing a contract extension in January 2026 that runs until June 2031. Appointed club captain in late 2024, Maignan subsequently led the team to victory in the 2024–25 Supercoppa Italiana.
Internationally, Maignan won the UEFA Nations League in 2021 with the France national football team.
Davide Bartesaghi Religion
Davide Bartesaghi is an Italian professional footballer who has not publicly shared details about his specific religious beliefs.
Bartesaghi plays as a left-back, left wing-back, or centre-back for AC Milan and the Italy national team. A product of AC Milan’s youth academy, he joined the club’s youth sector in 2013 following an early stint with Atalanta. He made his professional debut on 23 September 2023 in a Serie A match against Verona. Shortly thereafter, on 2 October 2023, he signed his first professional contract running until June 2026, following his participation in the first team’s pre-season tour. After winning the Supercoppa Italiana with AC Milan in January 2025 and finishing as a Coppa Italia runner-up that May, he officially extended his contract with the club until June 2030.
Ardon Jashari Religion
Ardon Jashari is a Swiss professional footballer who is a practicing Muslim. He stated in an interview that he frequently listens to the Quran while on the way to the stadium to help him focus spiritually before his matches.
Ardon Jashari was born on 30 July 2002 in Cham, a town in central Switzerland, to parents of ethnic Albanian descent who originated from Kumanovo, North Macedonia. His family had relocated to Switzerland several years prior to his birth. Jashari came through the youth academies of Baar, Zug, and FC Luzern, later featuring for Luzern’s U-18 and U-21 teams. In January 2022, he was promoted to the FC Luzern first team. On 1 July 2024, Jashari transferred to Belgian side Club Brugge for a fee of €6 million. With Club Brugge, he won the 2024-25 Belgian Cup and was individually awarded the Belgian Pro League Player of the Season and Best Young Player for the 2024-25 season.
In August 2025, Jashari joined AC Milan on a five-year deal for a reported fee of €34 million plus bonuses. He made his competitive debut for Milan on 23 August 2025 in a 1–2 defeat to Cremonese.
Samuel Chukwueze Religion
Samuel Chukwueze is a Nigerian professional footballer who is a devout Christian. He was raised in a strong Christian household in Abia State, Nigeria, and his father, John Nkasiobi Chukwueze, is a Christian minister.
Chukwueze was born in Amaokwe Ugba Ibeku, Abia State, and he is of Igbo descent. Chukwueze joined the Villarreal CF youth system in 2017 and made his La Liga debut in November 2018. He helped the club win the UEFA Europa League in 2021. In July 2023, he joined AC Milan for a reported €21 million, where he contributed to their 2025 Supercoppa Italiana victory over Inter Milan in a 3-2 final win. In September 2025, Chukwueze moved to England and joined Premier League club Fulham on an initial one-year loan deal with the option to buy at the end of the 2025–26 season.
Chukwueze returned to AC Milan ahead of the 2026–27 season after Fulham decided not to trigger the buy option in his loan contract. He marked this new chapter by delivering two crucial assists in his first three league games of the 2026–27 Serie A season.
Koni De Winter Religion
Koni De Winter is a Belgian professional footballer who has not publicly shared details about his specific religious beliefs.
De Winter plays as a centre-back for AC Milan and the Belgium national team. Previously, he played for Juventus and spent loan spells with Empoli and Genoa. In August 2025, De Winter joined AC Milan on a five-year contract. On 25 January 2026, he scored his first goal for the club in a 1–1 away draw with Roma.
Ruben Loftus-Cheek Religion
Ruben Loftus-Cheek is an English professional footballer who is a devout Christian.
Ruben Loftus-Cheek was born on 23 January 1996 in Lewisham, Greater London, to British mother Juliette Cheek and Guyanese father Trevor Loftus. Loftus-Cheek joined the Chelsea academy at the age of eight, winning the FA Youth Cup twice, as well as the Premier League U21 and UEFA Youth League titles. He made his senior debut for Chelsea in December 2014 in the UEFA Champions League and his Premier League debut the following month. With Chelsea, he won two Premier League titles, the 2018–19 UEFA Europa League, and the 2021 UEFA Super Cup. He spent time on loan with Crystal Palace in 2017–18 and Fulham in 2020–21.
In June 2023, after his Chelsea contract expired, Loftus-Cheek signed a four-year deal with AC Milan on a free transfer. He made 155 appearances for Chelsea with a total of 13 goals before his transfer to the Italian side. That same year, in September, he scored his first goal in a 3–1 away victory over Cagliari. On 22 February 2026, he suffered a fractured jaw after colliding with goalkeeper Edoardo Corvi during a 1–0 defeat against Parma.
Alphadjo Cisse Religion
Alphadjo Cisse is an Italian professional footballer who has not publicly shared details about his specific religious beliefs.
Alphadjo Cissé was born on 22 October 2006 in Treviso, Italy, to Guinean parents. He plays as an attacking midfielder for AC Milan. Cissè developed through the youth sectors of Giorgione and Hellas Verona, where he emerged as a standout prospect by scoring 16 goals for Verona’s Primavera team during the 2023/24 season and making his Serie A debut with the club in May 2024. In August 2025, Cissè joined Serie B club US Catanzaro on a season-long loan from Hellas Verona.
On 2 February 2026, following his permanent transfer to AC Milan, Cissè remained on loan at Catanzaro for the remainder of the 2025–26 season as part of the agreement. He was one of the 26 players called up with the senior squad by head coach Ruben Amorim on 12 July 2026, for pre-season ahead of the 2026–27 season. He made his debut with AC Milan and scored his first goal during the opening match of the 2026–27 Serie A, as a starter during a 2–1 away win against Torino, on 23 August 2026.
Pervis Estupiñán Religion
Pervis Estupiñán is an Ecuadorian professional footballer who is a practicing Christian.
Pervis Estupiñán was born on 21 January 1998 in Esmeraldas, Ecuador, to parents of Afro-Ecuadorian descent. He began his professional career with LDU Quito in Ecuador’s Serie A. In 2016, he joined Watford in the English Premier League, though he did not feature for the first team and was loaned to Spanish clubs, including Granada’s reserve side and later Almería in the Segunda División.
In August 2018, Estupiñán agreed to a one-year loan deal with RCD Mallorca in the second division. On the following 3 July, after achieving promotion, he signed a two-year loan deal with CA Osasuna. In September 2020, Estupiñán signed a seven-year contract with Spanish side Villarreal for an initial fee of £14.9 million. In the 2020-21 season, Estupiñán won the UEFA Europa League with Villarreal. He transferred to Brighton & Hove Albion in the Premier League for €17.8 million in August 2022.
On 24 July 2025, Estupiñán joined AC Milan for £17 million on a contract until 2030 and became the club’s first-ever Ecuadorian player. On 8 March 2026, he scored his first Serie A goal for the club in the Derby della Madonnina against Inter, in an eventual 1–0 home win.
Luka Modrić Religion
Luka Modrić is a Croatian professional footballer who is a devout Roman Catholic. He wears customized shin guards featuring images of Jesus Christ, the Virgin Mary, and his family.
Luka Modrić is regarded as one of the greatest midfielders of all time, and he has played for the football clubs Dinamo Zagreb (2003–2008), Tottenham Hotspur (2008–2012), and Real Madrid (2012–2025). With Madrid, he won six UEFA Champions League titles, four La Liga titles, and two Copa del Rey titles, making him Real Madrid’s all-time most decorated footballer.
In July 2025, Modrić joined AC Milan on a free transfer, signing a one-year contract with an optional one-year extension. His salary was set to $4 million with bonus add-ons. He made his competitive debut for Milan in Serie A against Bologna on 18 September 2025, where he scored the winning goal in a 1–0 victory, becoming the oldest midfielder to net in the league at age 40. On 23 July 2026, Modrić signed a one-year extension with the club until 30 June 2027, confirming his second season for the Rossoneri.
Gonçalo Ramos Religion
Gonçalo Ramos is a Portuguese professional footballer who has not publicly shared details about his personal religious beliefs.
Ramos began his youth career at local clubs before joining Benfica’s academy in 2013. He made his senior debut for Benfica’s first team on 21 July 2020, scoring two goals as a substitute in a 4–0 Primeira Liga win over Desportivo das Aves. He then joined Paris Saint-Germain in 2023, winning several honours, including three Ligue 1 titles as well as two UEFA Champions League titles back-to-back in 2025 and 2026, with the former being part of a continental treble.
In June 2026, AC Milan officially announced the signing of Ramos from Paris Saint-Germain, with a contract until June 30, 2031. The transfer fee for Ramos to Milan was as high as €74 million plus add-ons, with the total price exceeding €80 million, making him the new highest-priced signing in the club’s history. He made his competitive debut for his new club in a 2–1 away win against Torino on 23 August and scored his first goal in a 2–0 victory over Venezia on 28 August.
Matteo Gabbia Religion
Matteo Gabbia is an Italian professional footballer who has not publicly spoken about his religious beliefs.
Gabbia joined AC Milan’s youth academy at the age of 13 in 2012. He made his Serie A debut for Milan as a substitute on 17 February 2020 in a 1–0 victory over Torino. After limited playing time in the early 2023–24 season, he was loaned to La Liga side Villarreal until 30 June 2024. On 3 January 2024, amid the injury crisis that severely affected AC Milan’s central defense, the club recalled Gabbia from his loan. On 22 September 2024, he scored a last-minute goal in a 2–1 win against Inter Milan in the Derby della Madonnina.
On 28 November 2024, Gabbia signed a contract extension with AC Milan, committing his future to the club until 30 June 2029. During the 2024–25 season, Gabbia won 21 tackles, 15 interceptions, and 103 clearances in league play.
Diego Moreira Religion
Diego Moreira is a Belgian professional footballer who is a Christian, specifically Catholic.
Moreira plays as a left midfielder or left wing-back for AC Milan and the Belgium national team. He previously played for football clubs Benfica, Chelsea, Lyon, and Strasbourg. In August 2026, Moreira was signed by AC Milan for a fee of €50 million, a record sale in Strasbourg history. He signed a five-year contract until 2031. On September 6, 2026, Moreira made his first start and debut for AC Milan in a tough away match against Juventus.
Moreira was born in Liège, Belgium, to former Guinea-Bissau international Almami Moreira. He holds Belgian and Portuguese citizenship while also eligible for Guinea-Bissau and Germany due to his ancestry.
Omari Hutchinson Religion
Omari Hutchinson is an English professional footballer who is a Christian. He has showcased shin pads featuring Christian expressions like “Thank You God. Thank you, Father. Thank You, Jesus.”
Omari Hutchinson was born to parents of Jamaican descent in Redhill, England. He plays as a winger or attacking midfielder for Serie A club AC Milan, on loan from Premier League club Nottingham Forest. Hutchinson came through Arsenal Academy and joined Chelsea on a free transfer in July 2022, making his Premier League debut in January 2023. In July 2023, he made a loan move to Ipswich Town and was part of the team that finished as Championship runners-up and won promotion to the Premier League. He signed permanently with Ipswich from Chelsea in June 2024 for an initial £20 million. In August 2025, Hutchinson moved to Nottingham Forest for a club-record £37.5 million fee, signing a five-year contract until June 2030.
On 31 August 2026, he joined AC Milan on loan for the 2026–27 season with the option to make the move permanent.
Mario Gila Religion
Mario Gila is a Spanish professional footballer who has not publicly shared details about his specific religious beliefs.
Gila plays as a centre-back for AC Milan. He began his senior career with Real Madrid’s reserve team, Real Madrid Castilla, in the Spanish third division. Gila made his professional debut with the senior Real Madrid squad in a 4–0 La Liga win over Espanyol, coming on as a substitute in the 75th minute. In July 2022, he joined Lazio for a reported €6 million fee, making his debut three months later.
In July 2026, Gila joined AC Milan ahead of the 2026–27 season, signing a contract until 2031. The transfer fee was reported at €30 million. The following month, on August 31, 2026, Gila made his Serie A debut for AC Milan, coming on as a substitute against Sampdoria.
Yunus Musah Religion
Yunus Musah is an American professional soccer player who is a practicing Muslim. He grew up in a devout Muslim household.
Yunus Musah was born on November 29, 2002, in The Bronx, New York City, to Ghanaian parents Ibrahim and Amina Musah. An alumnus of Arsenal’s Hale End academy, Musah began his senior career with La Liga club Valencia in 2020 at age 17 after quickly rising through the club’s youth and reserve teams. In August 2023, he signed with AC Milan for €20 million on a five-year contract. After limited playing time at Milan, he joined Atalanta on a season-long loan with an option to buy on September 1, 2025.
Musah returned to AC Milan in June 2026 after spending the 2025–26 season on loan at Atalanta.
Yunus Musah holds United States citizenship by birthright, having been born in New York City. He also possesses Ghanaian citizenship through his parents’ nationality, granting him eligibility to represent Ghana internationally under FIFA rules for descent.
Christian Pulisic Religion
Christian Pulisic is an American professional soccer player who is a practicing Christian. He leads and participates in team Bible study sessions and prayer groups with the United States men’s national soccer team.
Pulisic plays as a winger, attacking midfielder, or forward for AC Milan and the United States national team. He previously played for Borussia Dortmund and Chelsea, winning the 2020–21 UEFA Champions League with the latter. In July 2023, he moved to AC Milan on a free transfer and won the 2024–25 Supercoppa Italiana.
Internationally, Pulisic has won the CONCACAF Nations League in 2021, 2023, and 2024.
Strahinja Pavlović Religion
Strahinja Pavlović is a Serbian professional footballer who has not publicly specified his personal religious beliefs.
Pavlović began his professional career with Partizan Belgrade before joining AS Monaco on 3 January 2020 for a reported €10 million fee. He was loaned back to Partizan until the end of the 2019–20 season, followed by a loan to Cercle Brugge for the second half of the 2020–21 Belgian Pro League season. He then had a loan spell at FC Basel from February to June 2022. In 2022, he joined Red Bull Salzburg, where he made 71 appearances, scored 6 goals, and won two Austrian Bundesliga titles and the Austrian Cup.
In July 2024, Pavlović joined AC Milan for an estimated €18 million fee, on a contract until 30 June 2028. A month later, he made his debut in the Rossoneri’s 2–1 loss against Parma and scored his first goal for the club on 31 August in a 2–2 draw against Lazio.
Adrien Rabiot Religion
Adrien Rabiot is a French professional footballer who follows Christianity.
Rabiot plays as a midfielder for AC Milan and the France national team. Previously, he played for football clubs Paris Saint-Germain, Juventus, and Marseille. After a season at Marseille, he signed for AC Milan in 2025 for an undisclosed fee. Among his career accomplishments, he won five Ligue 1 titles and four Coupes de France with Paris Saint-Germain and was a UEFA Nations League winner with France.
Alexis Saelemaekers Religion
Alexis Saelemaekers is a Belgian professional footballer who is a devout Christian.
Saelemaekers began his career in the youth academy of Anderlecht and was promoted to the club’s first team on 1 January 2018. He joined AC Milan on an initial loan from Anderlecht in January 2020, with the deal including an option to buy that was activated later that year. He was loaned to Bologna for the 2023–24 season and later to AS Roma for the 2024–25 campaign. His loan spell ended in June 2025, and he returned to AC Milan. In December 2025, AC Milan announced that he had renewed his contract until 30 June 2031, effective from 1 July 2026.
