Editing Mathieu Flamini (section)

===Milan===
[[File:David Beckham of AC Milan, April 19, 2009.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Flamini with [[David Beckham]] and [[Filippo Inzaghi]] in action for Milan, [[Goal celebration|celebrating]] a [[Goal (sport)|goal]] against [[Torino F.C.|Torino]] in the [[Serie A]], at the [[San Siro]].]]
Flamini signed a contract with Italian club [[A.C. Milan|Milan]] on 5 May 2008.<ref name="sports">{{cite news|url=http://www.independent.ie/sport/soccer/young-gunner-flamini-agrees--to-join-milan-1360892.html|title=Young Gunner Flamini agrees to join Milan|work=Independent |location=UK |access-date=28 April 2008|first=Jason|last=Burt|date=28 April 2008}}</ref><ref>{{cite news| url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/a/arsenal/7383314.stm |work=BBC News  | title=Flamini seals switch to AC Milan | date=5 May 2008 | access-date=12 May 2010}}</ref> Flamini wore the number 84 on his shirt to represent his year of birth.

He made his Serie A debut on 30 August 2008 in a 2–1 loss to [[Bologna F.C. 1909|Bologna]].<ref>[http://www.serieatalk.com/bologna-ruin-ronaldinho-debut/254 Bologna ruin Ronaldinho debut]. serieatalk.com.</ref> Initially, Flamini did not enjoy the number of starts or appearances for the Italian team, and was regarded as a [[utility player]] at Milan. Nevertheless, injuries to other players and his consistent good form helped him to cement a starting place at [[San Siro]]. With Milan failing to find a stable defence and a lack of a fit, consistent and reliable right back, [[Gianluca Zambrotta]] was switched to the left flank to help Flamini develop as a tenacious right back. After stating that his preferred position is in the midfield, Milan re-deployed him as a defensive midfielder.

Flamini saw limited playing time towards the end of [[2009–10 A.C. Milan season|2009–10 season]] due to the great form of club captain [[Massimo Ambrosini]]. In the following season, Flamini became an important asset of the team that would win its 18th ''[[scudetto]]'', playing many games as starter and scoring two goals against [[A.S. Bari|Bari]] and [[Bologna F.C. 1909|Bologna]], respectively. After playing as a rotation role in the [[2010–11 A.C. Milan season|2010–11 season]], he injured himself in a pre-season training session, suffering a serious knee injury which required an operation.<ref>{{Cite web |date=August 30, 2011 |orig-date= |title=Milan's Flamini to miss group stage with knee injury |url=https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/news/01f4-0e796b24f70b-073d32d216a5-1000--milan-s-flamini-to-miss-group-stage-with-knee-injury/ |website=UEFA}}</ref> Flamini spent the entire [[2011–12 A.C. Milan season|2011–12 season]] out.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Prindiville |first=Mike |date=2013-08-29 |title=Arsenal re-sign French midfielder Mathieu Flamini from AC Milan |url=https://www.nbcsports.com/soccer/news/arsenal-re-sign-french-midfielder-mathieu-flamini-from-ac-milan |access-date=2025-05-29 |website=NBC Sports |language=en-US}}</ref>

On 20 June 2012, it was confirmed by the club that he had left following the expiration of his [[Association football contracts|contract]], as they had ended negotiations with the player, and so he became a [[free agent]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Arsenal sign their former midfielder Mathieu Flamini on a free transfer |website=[[The Daily Telegraph]] |date=29 August 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230309103206/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/arsenal/10273980/Arsenal-sign-their-former-midfielder-Mathieu-Flamini-on-a-free-transfer.html |archive-date=2023-03-09 |url-status=live |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/arsenal/10273980/Arsenal-sign-their-former-midfielder-Mathieu-Flamini-on-a-free-transfer.html}}</ref> Two weeks later, Flamini and [[Adriano Galliani]] reached a new agreement for a one-year contract, with the Frenchman taking a significant cut in his wages.<ref name="Milan confirm Flamini U-turn">{{cite news|url=http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story/_/id/1116167/mathieu-flamini-signs-one-year-extension-with-ac-milan?cc=5901|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120629035826/http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story/_/id/1116167/mathieu-flamini-signs-one-year-extension-with-ac-milan?cc=5901|url-status=dead|archive-date=29 June 2012|title=Milan confirm Flamini U-turn|work=[[ESPN]]|access-date=26 June 2012|date=26 June 2012}}</ref> On 7 April 2013, Flamini scored his first goal of the season, and Milan's second of the game, in a 2–2 draw against [[ACF Fiorentina|Fiorentina]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.cbc.ca/sports/soccer/ac-milan-tops-fiorentina-serie-a-1.1386831|title=AC Milan tops Fiorentina: Serie A|publisher=[[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation]]|access-date=7 April 2013|date=7 April 2013}}</ref>