Eight players have scored in the Derby for both AC Milan and Inter, and Hakan Calhanoglu is the only current double former player in the two squads. The list is old, rare and bigger than the modern rivalry memory often gives it credit for. Calhanoglu has 7 Serie A appearances this season and 3 league goals in 2026, so this is not just a nostalgia piece built around past shirts.
Calhanoglu's place in the current squads
Sky Sport Italia's line on the list is the kind of thing that nudges you past the obvious names: "Ibra and Ronaldo are just the best-known ones, can you remember the others by heart?" That is fair. Zlatan Ibrahimovic alone gives the story real weight, with 10 total derby goals, 8 of them for Milan.
Calhanoglu's present form sits neatly beside that history. His 7.21 Serie A rating this season points to a player doing more than simply occupying a former-player lane in the derby narrative. Milan, meanwhile, are fifth in Serie A with 18 points after 9 matches.
The older names in the derby list
The historical end of the list reaches further back than most fans would guess. Aldo Cevenini is the eighth and first double scorer of the Milan derby, while Meazza scored 12 derby goals for Inter. The stadium that bears his name, San Siro, keeps that link visible every time the fixture is played.
Sky Sport Italia also highlighted the older nickname attached to Cevenini, "Cevenna", and a separate line for another scorer, "El segna semper lu". Those details are part of why this group stands out. It is not just a list of modern crossover names, it is a century-long thread through one of Italy's biggest fixtures.
Calhanoglu is the current face of it, but the numbers point to something deeper in the derby's history. Eight scorers have done it for both clubs, and the oldest name in that group still sits at the beginning of the story.
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