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Zlatan Ibrahimović

Zlatan Ibrahimović (Swedish: [ˈslǎːtan ɪbraˈhǐːmʊvɪtɕ] , Bosnian: [zlǎtan ibraxǐːmoʋitɕ]; born 3 October 1981) is a Swedish former professional footballer who played as a striker. Ibrahimović is known for his acrobatic strikes and volleys, technique and ball control, as well as his physical dominance. He is regarded as one of the greatest strikers of all time and is one of the most decorated footballers in the world, having won 34 trophies in his career.[a] He has scored over 570 career goals, including more than 500 club goals, and has scored in each of the last four decades.

"Ibrahimović" redirects here. For the surname, see Ibrahimović (surname).

Personal information

Zlatan Ibrahimović[1]

(1981-10-03) 3 October 1981[1]

Malmö, Sweden

1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)[2]

Team

AC Milan (loan)

Ibrahimović began his career at Malmö FF in 1999, and signed for Ajax two years later, where he gained a reputation as one of the most promising forwards in Europe. He departed two years later to sign for Juventus before joining domestic rivals Inter Milan in 2006. At Inter Milan, he won three consecutive Serie A titles and his popularity experienced a significant increase. In the summer of 2009, he moved to Barcelona in one of the world's most expensive transfers. After just one season, he returned to Italy having signed for Inter's rival Milan. With them, he won the Serie A title in his debut season. In 2012, Ibrahimović joined Paris Saint-Germain, leading them to their first Ligue 1 title in 19 years and soon establishing himself as a leading figure in their dominance of French football. During his four-season stay in France, he won four consecutive Ligue 1 titles, was the top scorer in Ligue 1 for three seasons and became PSG's all-time leading goalscorer at the time. In 2016, he joined Manchester United on a free transfer and won his first European honour in his debut season. Ibrahimović joined American club LA Galaxy in 2018 and rejoined Milan in 2020, winning his fifth Serie A title in 2022.


Ibrahimović is one of eleven players to have made 100 or more appearances for the Swedish national team, over a 20-year international career. He is the country's all-time leading goalscorer with 62 goals. He represented Sweden at the 2002 and 2006 FIFA World Cups, as well as the 2004, 2008, 2012, and 2016 UEFA European Championships. He has been awarded Guldbollen (the Golden Ball), given to the Swedish player of the year, a record 12 times, including 10 consecutive times from 2007 to 2016. Ibrahimović's 35-yard bicycle kick goal for Sweden against England won the 2013 FIFA Puskás Award, and is often considered one of the best goals of all time. He has scored other memorable goals, most notably in the European Championships.[5][6][7]


Ibrahimović was named in the FIFA FIFPro World XI in 2013 and the UEFA Team of the Year in 2007, 2009, 2013 and 2014. He finished at a peak of fourth for the FIFA Ballon d'Or in 2013.[8] In 2015, UEFA included him as one of the best players that have not won the UEFA Champions League,[9] while in 2019, FourFourTwo magazine named him the third-greatest player never to win the competition.[10] In December 2014, Swedish newspaper Dagens Nyheter ranked him the second-greatest Swedish sportsperson ever, after tennis player Björn Borg.[11] Off the field, Ibrahimović is known for his brash persona and outspoken comments, in addition to referring to himself in the third person.

Post-playing career

On 11 December 2023, RedBird Capital Partners announced the hiring of Ibrahimović as a new senior adviser to AC Milan.[370] Since then, despite not being officially part of AC Milan's managerial staff, Ibrahimović was deeply involved in the club's internal organizational matters, with RedBird's head Gerry Cardinale stating him to be his "proxy" at the club.[371][372]

Football-related business activities

Hammarby IF

On 27 November 2019, it was announced that Ibrahimović had bought 23.5 percent of the shares in Hammarby IF, a Swedish top flight club from Stockholm. The seller was Anschutz Entertainment Group, also the owner of his former club LA Galaxy, who reduced their stake in Hammarby by half.[373] In Sweden, all sport teams in the league systems are regulated to be nonprofit organizations, which means that a majority of the voting rights, or 51 percent, is still controlled by the members of the club.[374] Fans of Malmö FF, who were unhappy with Ibrahimović's investment in another Swedish club, have vandalised his statue in Malmö on numerous occasions.[375]

: 2001–02, 2003–04

Eredivisie

: 2001–02

KNVB Cup

: 2002

Johan Cruyff Shield

Ajax[461]


Inter Milan[461]


Barcelona[461]


AC Milan[461]


Paris Saint-Germain[461]


Manchester United[461]


Individual


Records


Overall


Paris Saint-Germain


Manchester United


LA Galaxy


Sweden

List of footballers with 100 or more UEFA Champions League appearances

List of top international men's football goalscorers by country

List of men's footballers with 100 or more international caps

List of men's footballers with 50 or more international goals

List of international goals scored by Zlatan Ibrahimović

List of men's footballers with 500 or more goals

UEFA competition record (archived)

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– French league stats at Ligue 1 – also available in French

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