Zlatan Ibrahimović

Swedish association football player

Zlatan Ibrahimović (born 3 October 1981) is a former Swedish footballer. He plays as a striker for Italian team AC Milan. He is considered one of the best strikers of all time.[3][4][5] He has scored over 560 career goals, and he has scored at least 1 goal in the last four decades.[6][7]

Zlatan Ibrahimović
Ibrahimović in 2018
Personal information
Full name Zlatan Ibrahimović[1]
Date of birth (1981-10-03) 3 October 1981 (age 41)[1]
Place of birth Malmö, Sweden
Height 195 cm (6 ft 5 in)[2]
Position(s) Striker
Club information
Current team
AC Milan
Number 11
Youth career
1989–1991 Malmö BI
1991–1995 FBK Balkan
1995–1999 Malmö FF
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1999–2001 Malmö FF 40 (16)
2001–2004 Ajax 74 (35)
2004–2006 Juventus 70 (23)
2006–2009 Inter Milan 88 (57)
2009–2011 Barcelona 29 (16)
2010–2011Milan (loan) 29 (14)
2011–2012 Milan 32 (28)
2012–2016 Paris Saint-Germain 122 (113)
2016–2018 Manchester United 33 (17)
2018–2020 LA Galaxy 56 (52)
2020–2023 AC Milan 64 (34)
Total 637 (405)
National team
1999 Sweden U18 4 (1)
2001 Sweden U21 7 (6)
2001–2016 Sweden 116 (62)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22:16, 24 August 2018 (UTC)

Ibrahimovic's mother is Croatian, and his father is Bosniak.

Club career statistics Edit

Club statistics League CupContinentalTotal
SeasonClubLeague AppsGoals AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
SwedenLeague Svenska Cupen EuropeTotal
1999 Malmö FF Allsvenskan 6 1 0 0 0 0 6 1
2000 Superettan 26 12 0 0 - 26 12
2001 Allsvenskan 8 3 0 0 - 8 3
NetherlandsLeague KNVB Cup EuropeTotal
2001/02 Ajax Eredivisie 24 6 3 0 6 2 30 8
2002/03 25 13 3 3 13 5 38 18
2003/04 22 13 1 0 6 2 29 15
2004/05 3 3 0 0 0 0 3 3
ItalyLeague Coppa Italia EuropeTotal
2004/05 Juventus Serie A 35 16 0 0 10 0 45 16
2005/06 35 7 2 0 9 3 46 10
2006/07 Internazionale Milano Serie A 27 15 1 0 7 0 35 15
2007/08 26 17 0 0 7 5 33 22
2008/09 35 25 3 3 8 1 46 29
SpainLeague Copa del Rey EuropeTotal
2009/10 Barcelona La Liga 29 16 2 1 10 4 41 21
ItalyLeague Coppa Italia EuropeTotal
2010/11 AC Milan Serie A 28 14 4 3 7 4 39 21
Country Sweden 40 16 0 0 0 0 40 16
Netherlands 74 35 7 3 25 8 106 46
Spain 29 16 2 1 10 4 41 21
Italy 186 94 10 6 48 13 244 113
Total 272 131 13 6 66 17 351 154

International career statistics Edit

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Sweden national team
Year Apps Goals
2001 5 1
2002 10 2
2003 4 3
2004 12 8
2005 5 4
2006 6 0
2007 7 0
2008 7 2
2009 6 2
2010 4 3
2011 11 3
2012 8 11
2013 11 9
2014 5 3
2015 10 11
2016 5 0
2017 0 0
2018 0 0
2019 0 0
2020 0 0
2021 4 0
2022 1 0
Total 121 62

References Edit

  1. 1.0 1.1 "FIFA Club World Cup UAE 2009 presented by Toyota: List of Players" (PDF). FIFA. 1 December 2009. p. 1. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 June 2019. Retrieved 28 March 2014.
  2. "Ibrahimovic Zlatan". Paris Saint-Germain F.C. Archived from the original on 2 May 2017. Retrieved 18 July 2012.
  3. "Zlatan Ibrahimovic". ESPN FC. Retrieved 15 November 2013.
  4. Smith, Ben (10 September 2013). "Zlatan Ibrahimovic: From teenage outcast to world great". BBC Sport. Retrieved 17 May 2014.
  5. "Mourinho: Ibrahimovic is better than Ronaldo". ESPN FC. Retrieved 17 May 2014.
  6. "Zlatan scores 500th goal with incredible spinning volley". BBC. Retrieved 16 September 2018.
  7. "Four different decades - Zlatan hits scoring landmark". RTE. Retrieved 12 January 2020.
  8. Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Zlatan Ibrahimović". www.national-football-teams.com.

Other websites Edit