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| Full name | Mike Peterson Maignan | |||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | (1995-07-03)3 July 1995 (age 30) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Cayenne, French Guiana, France | |||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Goalkeeper | |||||||||||||||||||
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Current team | AC Milan | |||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 16 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2003–2009 | Villiers le Bel JS | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2009–2012 | Paris Saint-Germain | |||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2012–2015 | Paris Saint-Germain B | 42 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2015–2017 | Lille II | 10 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2015–2021 | Lille | 149 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2021– | AC Milan | 143 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2010–2011 | France U16 | 10 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2011–2012 | France U17 | 12 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2012–2013 | France U18 | 5 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2013 | France U19 | 3 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2014 | France U20 | 1 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2015–2016 | France U21 | 6 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2020– | France | 37 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 21:41, 13 February 2026 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 23:40, 13 November 2025 (UTC) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Mike Peterson Maignan (French pronunciation:[mɛɲɑ̃]; born 3 July 1995) is a French professionalfootballer who plays as agoalkeeper forSerie A clubAC Milan, which he captains, and theFrance national team.
Maignan came through the youth teams atParis Saint-Germain, where he often served as an unused substitute. In 2015 he joinedLille for €1 million, and became their first-choice in 2017. He was votedLigue 1'sgoalkeeper of the year in2018–19, and won the league title in2020–21. He then moved toAC Milan for €15 million, winningSerie A in hisfirst season and making the Team of the Season.
After earning 37 caps for France at youth level, Maignan made his senior international debut in 2020. He was selected in the French squads forUEFA Euro 2020 andEuro 2024.
Mike Peterson Maignan[2] was born on 3 July 1995[3] inCayenne, French Guiana, to a Haitian mother born inAquin and a Guadeloupean father.[4][5] He grew up inVilliers-le-Bel, in the northern suburbs of Paris.[6]
Maignan played in the lower categories ofParis Saint-Germain before being promoted in 2013 to the first team. He participated in the2013–14 UEFA Youth League in which his team reached the quarter-finals, being eliminated byReal Madrid.[7]
In June 2013 Maignan signed his first professional contract, of three years.[8][9] On 18 December, he was in a matchday squad for the first time, sitting on the bench forNicolas Douchez in a 2–1 win overSaint-Étienne in the last 16 of theCoupe de la Ligue.[10] On 19 January 2014 he was included in aLigue 1 game for the first time, remaining unused asSalvatore Sirigu played in a 5–0 win overNantes at theParc des Princes.[11]
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In August 2015, Maignan transferred to fellow Ligue 1 clubLille for €1 million on a five-year deal.[12][13] He made his professional debut on 18 September in a 1–1 draw atRennes, as a substitute forYassine Benzia afterVincent Enyeama was sent off in the 69th minute. With his first touch, he saved the penalty fromPaul-Georges Ntep; however, in five minutes, he conceded a goal from the same player.[14]
At the start of the 2017–18 season, managerMarcelo Bielsa dropped the experienced Enyeama for Maignan. In the second game of the season, a 3–0 loss atStrasbourg, he was sent off for throwing the ball at an opponent and strikerNicolas de Préville had to go in goal for the final minutes.[15] The following season, he was an ever-present as Lille finished as runners-up to PSG, and was elected Goalkeeper of the year in theTrophées UNFP du football. His record was 30 goals conceded, 17 clean sheets, 233 saves and three penalties saved.[16] In 2020–21, Maignan won the Ligue 1 title, beating his former club PSG on the final day by one point.[17] Maignan finished the season with 21 clean sheets, one short of the league record.[18]
On 27 May 2021, Maignan agreed to sign forSerie A clubAC Milan on a five-year contract,[19] effective from 1 July.[20][21] He arrived for a reported fee of €15 million, as a replacement for PSG-boundGianluigi Donnarumma.[22] He made his debut on 23 August, a 1–0 win atSampdoria.[23] On 19 September, in a league match againstJuventus, Maignan was the victim of verbal racial abuse by a Juventus supporter; he responded by calling himself "black and proud".[24] The supporter was later identified and reported to police, and expelled from the Juventus Club Castagnaro fan club.[25]
On 13 October 2021, Maignan underwent surgery to his left wrist injury and he was expected to be out of action for ten weeks,[26] but returned to the field after six weeks.[27] He made crucial saves againstInter, to help his team win a narrow 2–1derby on 5 February.[28][29] Eight days later, heassistedRafael Leão's goal in a 1–0 win against Sampdoria, being the first assist made by an AC Milan goalkeeper in Serie A sinceDida in 2006.[30] Maignan was awarded the trophy for Best Goalkeeper in Serie A ahead of the last match of the season on 22 May 2022.[31][32] Milan won the game 3–0 away toSassuolo for their first league title since 2011; it was his record 17th clean sheet of the season.[33]
On 18 April 2023, Maignan saved a penalty fromKhvicha Kvaratskhelia during a 1–1 away draw againstNapoli in the2022–23 UEFA Champions League quarter-final second leg, which helped his team to qualify to the semi-final, by winning 2–1 on aggregate, for the first time since the 2006–07 season.[34] On 2 December, he assistedChristian Pulisic's goal in a 3–1 win againstFrosinone, making him the only goalkeeper in Europe's top 5 leagues to record an assist in each of the last 3 seasons.[35]
In January 2024, after Maignan was allegedlyracially abused by Udinese fans, he and his teammates walked off the pitch.[36] Following the incident, Udinese had to play their next game behind closed doors.[37] Initially one Udinese fan was banned for life,[38] before a further four received similar punishments.[39] In October 2024, he was named captain of AC Milan, becoming the fifth foreign international to wear the armband for the club.[40] On 31 January 2026, he extended his contract with the club until 2031.[41]
Maignan played for France at every level fromunder-16 tounder-21. Hecaptained theunder-17 side at the2012 European Championship inSlovenia.[42][43] He received his first senior call-up in May 2019, ahead ofUEFA Euro 2020 qualifiers againstTurkey andAndorra and a friendly withBolivia.[44] He made his debut on 7 October 2020 as a half-time substitute forSteve Mandanda in a friendly againstUkraine, which ended as a 7–1 win at theStade de France.[45] In May 2021, he was called up for the delayed Euro 2020 finals.[46]
On 6 June 2022, Maignan made his competitive international debut in a 1–1UEFA Nations League draw away toCroatia, conceding a late penalty byAndrej Kramarić.[47] Calf injuries in September and October that year ruled him out of the2022 FIFA World Cup.[48]
FollowingHugo Lloris's retirement from international football in January 2023, Maignan was promoted to first choice goalkeeper for the France national team.[49]
He was France's starting goalkeeper atUEFA Euro 2024, helping France to the semi-finals of the competition, where they were defeated 2–1 by eventual championsSpain.[50] Maignan was named to the team of the tournament for his performances.[51]
Nicknamed "Magic Mike," in the media, Maignan is considered one of the best goalkeepers in the world. He is known in particular for his imposing stature, physical power, positioning, reflexes, shot-stopping, and distribution, as well as his leadership qualities and ability to organise the defence.[52][53][54][55][56] Moreover, he is adept at saving penalties.[57] He is also good at reading the game and coming off his line, which along with his decision-making and ability with the ball at his feet, allows him to function as asweeper-keeper.[55][58] Maignan has also been praised in the media for his consistency and decisive performances in important matches. In 2024,Brazil andLiverpool goalkeeperAlisson Becker praised Maignan with the following words: "He is physical, quick, he has clean technique. He is very strong. He is one of the best in the world."[59][60][61]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup[b] | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Paris Saint-Germain B | 2012–13 | CFA | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||||
| 2013–14 | CFA | 19 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 19 | 0 | |||||
| 2014–15 | CFA | 21 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 21 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 42 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 42 | 0 | ||||||
| Lille II | 2015–16 | CFA 2 | 8 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 8 | 0 | ||||
| 2016–17 | CFA | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 10 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 10 | 0 | ||||||
| Lille | 2015–16 | Ligue 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 5 | 0 | ||
| 2016–17 | Ligue 1 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 12 | 0 | |||
| 2017–18 | Ligue 1 | 34 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 36 | 0 | |||
| 2018–19 | Ligue 1 | 38 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 42 | 0 | |||
| 2019–20 | Ligue 1 | 28 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6[c] | 0 | — | 37 | 0 | ||
| 2020–21 | Ligue 1 | 38 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 8[d] | 0 | — | 48 | 0 | |||
| Total | 149 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 14 | 0 | — | 180 | 0 | |||
| AC Milan | 2021–22 | Serie A | 32 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 3[c] | 0 | — | 39 | 0 | ||
| 2022–23 | Serie A | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 7[c] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 0 | ||
| 2023–24 | Serie A | 29 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 12[e] | 0 | — | 42 | 0 | |||
| 2024–25 | Serie A | 37 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 10[c] | 0 | 2[f] | 0 | 53 | 0 | ||
| 2025–26 | Serie A | 23 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 1[f] | 0 | 27 | 0 | |||
| Total | 143 | 0 | 12 | 0 | — | 32 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 190 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 344 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 46 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 422 | 0 | ||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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| France | 2020 | 1 | 0 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 8 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 15 | 0 | |
| 2025 | 9 | 0 | |
| Total | 37 | 0 | |
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