The Daily Drool: Alexander Merkel

Midfielder Alexander is currently on loan to Milan from Genoa. He has represented Germany at the following levels: U15, U16, U17, U18, U19 and U20.

The Daily Drool: Marco Amelia

Goalkeeper Marco joined Milan this year from Genoa after completing a loan period there. He began his tenure with the Italian National Team in 1998 and was a member of the senior side from 2005-2009.

The Daily Drool: Željko Kalac

Well, hello there! Aussie born of Croatian descent, goalie Željko retired at the end of the 2009-2010 season. Here he is modeling for D&G. He started his professional career in 1989 and played in Australia (Sydney United), England (Leicester City), The Netherlands (Roda), Italy (Perugia, Milan) and Greece (Kavala). He started on the Australian U-16 the same year he signed professionally. He eventually moved up to the senior team in 1992 and remained there until 2006. He is currently the goalkeeping coach for A League side Sydney FC. Interesting fact: At 6′ 7 1/2″, he is one of the tallest professional goalkeepers in the world. (Holy crap! How tall is the tallest one?!)

The Daily Drool: Alberto Gilardino

Striker Alberto plays with Fiorentina in Serie A. He played with the Italian U-21 team from 2000-2004 and joined the senior team after that. He is the all time leading scorer for the Italy U21 side. He was a bronze medalist in the 2004 Olympics and the same year, he helped lead the Italy U21 team to the European championship. He was a member of Italy’s 2006 World Cup winning squad. He also won the Champions League (2006-2007), UEFA Super Cup ( 2007) and FIFA Club World Cup (2007) when he played with Milan.

The Daily Drool: Gianluca Zambrotta

Full back Gianluca has been playing with Milan since 2008. His professional career started in 1994 with his hometown side Como and he moved on to play with Bari, Juventus and Barcelona. He made 98 appearances for the Italian National Team between 1998-2010. And yes, lest I forget, he was one of the members of the team who posed for those underwear ads! 😉

The Daily Drool: Marco Borriello

Oh hey, it’s about time Borri showed up here, right? He’s been scheduled for awhile, but watishista! Mel gave me a little reminder that it was Borri time. So here he is in all his hot ass glory. Napoli-born yummer Marco is a striker for Roma (on loan from Milan).  He has also played 7 times for the senior Italian national team.

The Daily Drool: Alberto Paloschi

Alberto is a striker with Italian Serie A side Genoa in co-ownership with Milan. He began his international career with the Italian U-17 team in 2006 and moved up to U-21 squad in 2008. He just turned 21 in January, so hopefully he will be moving up to the senior team soon.