Zlatan Ibrahimovi?
220px Ibrahimovi? playing for Sweden at Euro 2012
Personal information
Full name | Zlatan Ibrahimovi?
Date of birth | (1981-10-03) 3 October 1981 (age 32)
Place of birth | Malm?, Sweden
Height | 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)[1]
Playing position | Striker
Club information
Current club | Paris Saint-Germain
Number | 18
Youth career
| Malm? BI
| FBK Balkan
| Malm? FF
Senior career*
Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)†
1999?2001 | Malm? FF | 40 | (16)
2001?2004 | Ajax | 74 | (35)
2004?2006 | Juventus | 70 | (23)
2006?2009 | Internazionale | 88 | (57)
2009?2011 | Barcelona | 29 | (16)
2010?2011 | ? Milan (loan) | 29 | (14)
2011?2012 | Milan | 32 | (28)
2012? | Paris Saint-Germain | 11 | (12)
National team‡
2001 | Sweden U21 | 7 | (6)
2001? | Sweden | 85 | (39)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18:46, 24 November 2012 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 21:23, 14 November 2012 (UTC)

Zlatan Ibrahimovi? (Swedish pronunciation: [?sla?tan ?bra?hi?m?v?t?], Bosnian pronunciation: [?zlatan ibra?xi?m??it?]; born 3 October 1981) is a Swedish professional footballer who plays as a striker for Ligue 1 club Paris Saint-Germain and the Swedish national team for which he is captain. Ibrahimovi? started his career at Malm? FF in the late 1990s under Roland Andersson. He was signed by Ajax, and made a name for himself under Ronald Koeman. He later signed with Juventus for ?16?million. Ibrahimovi? gained fame in Serie A, benefiting from his strike partnership with David Trezeguet.

In 2006, he signed with league rival Internazionale, where he won individual awards such as the Italian Oscar del Calcio and the Swedish Guldbollen, and was named in the 2007 and 2009 UEFA Team of the Year, in addition to finishing as the league's highest scorer in 2008?09 while winning three straight Scudetti. In the summer of 2009, he transferred to Barcelona for ?69?million, the second highest transfer fee in football history. His time at Barcelona was short lived, however, moving back to Serie A football with Milan the following season, in a deal which made him one of the highest paid footballers in the world[2] and cost the Italian club ?24 million.

## Early life[edit]

Ibrahimovi? was born in Sweden to a Bosnian Muslim father who emigrated to Sweden in 1977, ?efik Ibrahimovi?, and a Croatian mother, Jurka Gravi?,[3] who also emigrated to Sweden, where they first met. His father is from Bijeljina, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and his mother is from Zadar village Prkos, Croatia.[4] Ibrahimovi? grew up in Roseng?rd, a Malm? neighbourhood known for its immigrant communities, along with his three sisters and two brothers. After receiving a pair of football boots, Ibrahimovi? began playing football at the age of six, alternating between local junior clubs Malm? BI and FBK Balkan.[5][6] He has stated in an interview that while his team was down 4?0 during halftime, he came on as a substitute for his Balkan youth team and dramatically scored eight goals. While in his early teens, he was a regular for his hometown club Malm? FF.[6] At the age of 15, Ibrahimovi? was close to quitting his football career, in favour of working at the docks in Malm?, but his manager convinced him to continue playing.[7] Ibrahimovi? successfully completed junior high school in the ninth grade. Though he was admitted to Borgarskolan and had above average grades, he soon dropped out of high school to focus on his football career.

## Club career[edit]

### Malm? FF[edit]

Ibrahimovi? signed his first contract with Malm? in 1996, and moved up to the senior side for the 1999 season of Allsvenskan, Sweden's top-flight league. That season, Malm? finished 13th in the league and were relegated to the second division, but returned to the top flight the next season. Ars?ne Wenger unsuccessfully tried to persuade Ibrahimovi? to join Arsenal, while Leo Beenhakker also expressed interest in the player after watching him in a training match against Norwegian side Moss FK.[8] On 22 March 2001, a deal between Ajax and Malm? regarding Ibrahimovi?'s transfer to Amsterdam was announced, and in July, Ibrahimovi? officially joined Ajax for 80 million Swedish kronor.[9]

### Ajax[edit]

Ibrahimovi? received little playing time under manager Co Adriaanse, but when Adriaanse was sacked on 29 November 2001, new coach Ronald Koeman inserted Ibrahimovi? into the starting lineup as Ajax won the 2001?02 Eredivisie title. The next season, Ibrahimovi? scored twice in a 2?1 victory over French champions Lyon in his Champions League debut on 17 September 2002. He scored four Champions League goals overall as Ajax fell to Milan in the quarter-finals. In his final season with Ajax, Ibrahimovi?'s profile rose when he scored a breathtaking goal against NAC on 22 August 2004, a goal that was eventually voted the "Goal of the Year" by Eurosport viewers.[10] He netted only once in the 2003?04 Champions League (against Celta Vigo on 22 October) as Ajax were eliminated in the group stage.

On 18 August 2004, Ibrahimovi? injured fellow Ajax teammate Rafael van der Vaart during an international match against the Netherlands, which led to accusations from van der Vaart that Ibrahimovi? had hurt him intentionally. This led to Ibrahimovi?'s sudden sale to Juventus on 31 August.[11] In May 2012, van der Vaart reignited the bitter feud between both players when he was filmed practicing his golf swing on Ibrahimovi?'s face.[12]

### Juventus[edit]

Ibrahimovi? moved from Ajax to Juventus for ?16?million.[13] He was promptly inserted into the starting eleven due in part to top scorer David Trezeguet's injury problems, and scored sixteen goals. Near the end of the season, Juventus reportedly rejected a ?70?million bid for him from Real Madrid, which was later revealed to be a publicity stunt initiated by Ibrahimovi?'s agent, Mino Raiola, in order to increase his market value.[10] On 14 November 2005, he was awarded the Guldbollen, a prize awarded to the best Swedish footballer of the year.[14]

The following season was poor compared to his first season; his role in Juventus' attack changed, as he became less of a goalscorer and moved more to the sidelines, taking much part in the build-up play, especially as a target player, and his assist numbers increased. In the 2005?06 season, Juventus fans often got frustrated with him due to his anonymous presence in certain important games such as the Champions League defeat to Arsenal. Juventus were stripped of their last two Scudetti as part of the verdict from the Calciopoli scandal, and were relegated to Serie B. The new staff tried to persuade Ibrahimovi? and other top players to stay with Juventus, but the player and his agent were adamant to move on, with Raiola threatening legal action in order to extricate Ibrahimovi? from his contract.[15]

### Internazionale[edit]

Ibrahimovi? and Mario Balotelli against Palermo in 2009

On 10 August 2006, Ibrahimovi? completed a ?24.8?million move to Internazionale, signing a four-year-deal,[16] this coming only a few days after 30-year-old defensive midfielder Patrick Vieira had completed his own transfer from Juve to nerazzurri.[17] Ibrahimovi? revealed that he had supported Inter when he was young.[18]

Playing under head coach Roberto Mancini, Ibrahimovi? started his spell at the club by scoring one goal and assisting another in a league match against Fiorentina and ended his first season as Inter's top goalscorer with 15 goals. Inter won the league for the first time in 17 years. They finished the Serie A season with 97 points, a league record, a feat Ibrahimovi? would go on to repeat at FC Barcelona. During the season Inter also broke the European Big Five League Record for most consecutive wins, 17. The record still stands.

Ibrahimovi? played his 100th Serie A match on 16 September 2007. His contract was renewed in 2007, it was due to expire in June 2013.[19] He was estimated as the top of footballer wages.[20] He scored two Champions League goals in the group stage against PSV on 2 October, which marked his first European goals since December 2005 and his first goals overall in an Inter jersey, and finished with five goals in seven Champions League matches. Against Parma in the final league matchday on 18 May 2008, he returned from a chronic knee injury and scored both goals as Inter won 2?0, clinching their third straight Scudetto.

On 16 November 2008, Ibrahimovi? said that he would not return to the Allsvenskan as an active player, but he would stay the rest of his active career as a player abroad.[21]

Ibrahimovi?'s 2008?09 season started brilliantly, hitting the back of the net in Inter's first league match. His goal against Bologna was voted "Goal of the Year". He scored it with his heel without moving and accurately into the net from a cross by Adriano.[22] Ibrahimovi?'s form in the season had been eye-catching, with clever movement on and off the ball, and his passing had been outstanding, such as his acrobatic pass against Lazio. He ended a month long goal drought against Genoa, handing them their first home loss of the season, making Inter the only team not to lose at home in the league. In the final league game of the season, Ibrahimovi? scored twice against Atalanta, securing the Capocannoniere for himself by finishing one goal ahead of Marco Di Vaio and Diego Milito with 25 goals in the domestic season.

### Barcelona[edit]

Ibrahimovi? playing for Barcelona with his former teammate Xavi

After Maxwell completed his transfer to Barcelona, president Joan Laporta confirmed that there was an agreement in principle between Barcelona and Internazionale for Ibrahimovi? to join the club in exchange for Samuel Eto'o, plus a fee.[23] Laporta revealed that the negotiations started when he decided to divert a flight, which was originally from Ukraine to Spain, in order to have talks with Massimo Moratti, the president of Internazionale, in Milan.[24] Ibrahimovi? left Internazionale during their United States summer tour in the World Football Challenge on 23 July 2009 for negotiations with Barcelona, with his last match for Internazionale being against Chelsea.[25] After Internazionale agreed terms with Eto'o[26] and Barcelona with Ibrahimovi?,[27] Barcelona announced Ibrahimovi? would arrive on 26 July 2009 and undergo a medical test on 27 July 2009.[28] Ibrahimovi? passed his medical and was presented to a crowd of over 60,000 at Camp Nou.[29] He signed a 5-year contract,[30] for ?46?million[30] and the exchange of Eto'o (valued at ?20?million) and loan of Alexander Hleb (with an option to buy for a ?10?million fee),[30] with a ?250?million release clause,[30] making Ibrahimovi? worth ?66?million. However, Hleb deal collapsed. Eventually Ibrahimovi? cost Barcelona ?69.884 million which including other fees.[31] Inter book the fee was ?69.5 million,[32][33] but part of the Inter fee (about 4.5%) was redistributed to youth clubs as solidarity contribution (except Juventus.[34])

Ibrahimovi? playing for Barcelona in a match against Sporting Gij?n in 2009

Ibrahimovi? started the 2009?10 season with his competitive debut for Barcelona on 23 August 2009 by assisting on a goal by Lionel Messi, leading them to the Spanish Super Cup. In his next competitive match, Barcelona won the 2009 UEFA Super Cup.[35] In his third appearance, he scored his first goal in Barcelona's La Liga season opener against Sporting Gij?n in a 3?0 win. Ibrahimovi? went on to score in his next three appearances, thus setting a team record as the only player ever to score in his first four league matches.[36]

On 20 October, he scored his first Champions League goal for Barcelona in a group stage match against Rubin Kazan. Five days later, he scored twice in a 6?1 thrashing of Real Zaragoza, giving him a league-leading seven goals in seven league matches while bringing Barcelona to the top of the table.[37] However, on 7 November, Ibrahimovi? suffered a thigh injury that kept him out for three weeks. He returned to action in week 12 of the season against Real Madrid as a second-half substitute for Thierry Henry, and scored his eighth goal of the campaign.[38] He finished with eleven goals and four assists in all but two of Barcelona's first fifteen league matches. Barcelona capped off 2009 by winning the 2009 FIFA Club World Cup against Estudiantes on 19 December 2009.

Ibrahimovi? scored Barcelona's only goal in the 2009?10 Copa del Rey first leg match of the round of sixteen in a 2?1 loss to Sevilla on 5 January 2010. On 20 January, he was selected in the 2009 UEFA Team of the Year.[39] His first goal of 2010 came on 14 February against Atl?tico Madrid. In his next appearance, Ibrahimovi? scored against Stuttgart in the first leg of their UEFA Champions League knockout stage fixture. He was sent off on 6 March in a league match against Almer?a, which Barcelona appealed to no avail, and he was suspended for one game.[40] A calf strain during warmups before the next La Liga match following his return from suspension against Athletic Bilbao ruled Ibrahimovi? out of the second leg 4?1 victory over Arsenal, in which he scored two goals away from home, the return leg of the El Cl?sico against Madrid (which Barcelona won 2?0),[41] and the next league match against Deportivo La Coru?a. He made his return as a substitute in the 82nd minute in against Espanyol.

Ibrahimovi? finished the season with a sixth-best 16 league goals, as Barcelona won La Liga with 99 points in 38 matches. He scored his final goal for Barcelona in a Spanish Super Cup match on 14 August in a 3?1 defeat over Sevilla, and on 25 August, he played his last match for the club against Milan for the Joan Gamper Trophy, after which he claimed to the media that his relationship with coach Pep Guardiola had started deteriorating and that Guardiola had not spoken to him since March.[42]

### Milan[edit]

Ibrahimovi? in Milan colours in a Champions League match in October 2010 against Real Madrid

On 28 August 2010, Milan announced on their official website that they had acquired the services of Ibrahimovi? for the 2010?11 season. He was loaned out to Milan for the 2010?11 season, with Milan having the option to purchase him outright from Barcelona for ?24 million at the end of the season.[43][44] He made his team debut in a 2?0 loss to Cesena on 11 September, in which he missed a penalty late in the match,[45] and scored his first goals for the club when Milan defeated Auxerre in their first Champions League match of the season on 15 September. On 14 November, Ibrahimovi? scored the only goal in a 1?0 victory against his former club Internazionale in the Milan Derby. On 20 November, he scored his seventh goal against Fiorentina in the 45th minute with an over-the-head bicycle kick, passing Alexandre Pato as the team's top goal scorer for the season. On 4 December 2010, in a game against Brescia, he assisted Kevin Prince-Boateng to give Milan an early lead and then scored the third goal by a powerful shot near the edge of the penalty box to give Milan a 3?0 win. On 12 December 2010, history repeated himself in the game against Bologna after he assisted Boateng to give Milan an early lead once again and scoring later that match to make it 3?0, leading him to 13 goals with 8 assists in 21 matches in all competitions, after which he has been compared to Milan legend Marco van Basten by both the media and van Basten himself.[46]

Ibrahimovi? received a three-match ban, after getting a red card in a 1?1 home draw against Bari in March 2011 for punching Bari defender Marco Rossi in the stomach.[47] An additional three-match ban was given to Ibrahimovi? in February 2012, in a 1?2 home defeat against Fiorentina, for supposedly swearing at an assistant referee. Ibrahimovi? stated in his defense that he was talking to himself in frustration.[48] He won his first Scudetto with Milan after a stalemate against Roma. He is therefore currently on a streak of eight straight league wins in three different countries and with five different clubs, including the later stripped wins with Juventus. All agreements between Milan and Barcelona were confirmed on 18 June 2011.[49]

In the first official match of the 2011?12 season, Ibrahimovi? opened it in the best possible way scoring the first goal of a Milan comeback to beat city rivals Internazionale in the Italian Super Cup. He also scored Milan's first goal of their 2011?12 Serie A season in a 2?2 draw against Lazio. He scored his third goal in the first three games in Milan's Champions League game against Czech club Viktoria Plze? from the penalty spot and assisted the second goal. Ibrahimovi? justified his tag of the carrier of Milan by scoring in many games, yet still providing many assists. He scored in the next UEFA Champions League game against BATE Borisov, a goal in Milan's 4?1 win over Parma and two more in their 2?3 win over Roma, ending a successful month of October. November was equally impressive for the Swede, scoring in consecutive games against BATE, in the Champions League, and Catania, in the league. In the highly anticipated encounter between Milan and Barcelona, Ibrahimovi? scored against his old club to equalise the game at 1?1 but eventually Bar?a ran away 3?2 winner at the San Siro. He ended November with a brace against Chievo, his first goal took his tally of goals in Serie A to 100 goals, and the second from the penalty spot. Ibrahimovi? continued his impressive form in December, and scored a goal in each of five Serie A games. 2012 started on high note for Ibrahimovi?, as he scored against Atalanta converting a penalty kick. He was the top goalscorer of Serie A, with 14 goals in 16 appearance, after the brace against Novara, of which second goal, came after cheeky backheel. On 5 January 2012 in a match against Napoli on continuation of Serie A, Ibra awarded a red card for slapping Salvatore Aronica in an off-the-ball incident and will rule out of Milan's next three games.[50] On 15 February, in the 2011?12 Champions League season, Ibrahimovi? set up all two Robinho's goals and also scored by a spot kick, thus helping Milan win 4?0 over Arsenal.[51] He continued his goalscoring run in March 2012, with a hat-trick in a 4?0 away win against Palermo at the Stadio Renzo Barbera. The first two goals were assisted by Robinho and the third by Emanuelson. In the next three games, he scored four goals, two against Roma, which took his tally to 22 goals in 23 games. With two goals against Siena, Ibrahimovi? surpassed his previous domestic goal record of 25 goals. He finished the season with 28 goals in 32 matches.

### Paris Saint-Germain[edit]

File:Zlatan Ibrahimovi? unveiling.jpg
Ibrahimovi? unveiled by Paris Saint-Germain sporting director Leonardo (right) and President Nasser Al-Khelaifi (left)

On 17 July 2012, Paris Saint-Germain F.C. confirmed that they had reached an agreement to acquire the sporting and economic rights of Ibrahimovi? from A.C. Milan, having already agreed personal terms with the striker, for an initial transfer fee of around ?20 million. This transfer also made Ibrahimovi? the most expensive football player in combined transfer fees, valued at ?180 million and eclipsed those commanded by Nicolas Anelka. His 3-year contract would see him receive a net annual salary of ?14 million including bonuses (which would be ?2 million more than what he was earning per year just before he left A.C. Milan), and make him the second best paid footballer in the world behind Cameroon's Samuel Eto'o.[52][53][54] The following day, Ibrahimovi? signed the contract[55] and made the following statement during the press conference: "It is a big step in my career and another dream come true. I am very happy because it is a project that I want to be involved in. I want to be part of the history of the club. I am here to win and nothing else."[56]

Ibrahimovi? scored twice in the second half for PSG to help them rally from 2?0 down at half-time to salvage a 2?2 home draw with FC Lorient in their opening 2012?13 Ligue 1 match.[57] He scored two goals in the first half to help PSG to a 2-1 win over LOSC Lille M?tropole which was PSG's first Ligue 1 win after three successive draws in the first three league matches of the 2012-2013 season.[58] In the opening 2012?13 UEFA Champions League Group A match against FC Dynamo Kyiv on 18 Sep 2012, Ibrahimovi? scored his sixth goal in only his fifth appearance for Carlo Ancelotti's side through a penalty. He thus became the first man to score for six clubs in the UEFA Champions League.[59] On 8 Oct 2012, Ibrahimovi? became only the third player (after Ronaldinho and Laurent Blanc) to have played in the El Cl?sico in Spain, the Milan derby in Italy and the Le Classique - the Olympique de Marseille-Paris Saint-Germain F.C. derby - in France. He scored both of PSG's goals (the first goal was from a header and the second was from a free-kick) in the Ligue 1 Le Classique derby at the Stade V?lodrome on that day, with the match finishing 2-2.[60]

## International career[edit]

Ibrahimovi? playing for Sweden in 2006

Even though Ibrahimovi? was eligible to play for Bosnia and Herzegovina and Croatia, he chose to play for Sweden, his country of birth.[61]

Ibrahimovi? made his debut in a 0?0 friendly draw against the Faroe Islands at Tipshallen on 31 January 2001 during the 2000?01 Nordic Football Championship.[62][63] On 7 October 2001, he made first competitive match in a 2002 World Cup qualifier against Azerbaijan, scoring a goal in a 3?0 win. Ibrahimovi? was part of Sweden's 2002 FIFA World Cup finals squad who were eliminated in the round of 16 by newcomers Senegal.[64] He made two substitute appearances, in the 88th minute of the final group game against Argentina and the 76th minute of the match against Senegal.

Ibrahimovi? was in the starting lineup for all of Sweden's Euro 2004 matches. He scored a penalty in a 5?0 win against Bulgaria and rounded off a fine performance against Italy by scoring a late equaliser chip with his back heel, which was voted the goal of the tournament. However, he missed a penalty as Sweden were sent home following a shootout loss to the Netherlands.

During 2006 World Cup qualification, Ibrahimovi? scored four goals in a 7?0 victory away to Malta on 4 September 2004. He did not score during the 2006 World Cup finals as Sweden were knocked out in the round of 16, this time by Germany.[65]

He was called up for a Euro 2008 qualifier against Liechtenstein on 6 September 2006, but two days before the match, he violated team curfew by leaving the hotel with teammates Christian Wilhelmsson and Olof Mellberg and visiting a nightclub. Though none of the players consumed any alcohol, they were nonetheless all sent home by manager Lars Lagerb?ck as punishment and did not take part in the match. Mellberg and Wilhelmsson did not appeal the coach's decision, but Ibrahimovi? felt that it was unjust and therefore refused to take part in Sweden's next qualifiers against Iceland and Spain. He also refused to partake in a friendly against Egypt on 7 February 2007, but ended his self-imposed boycott a month later,[66] and returned for Sweden's loss to Northern Ireland on 28 March. He did not score in any of the 12 qualifying matches. Ibrahimovi? was awarded the 2007 Swedish Golden Ball as the "Country's Top Player of the Year."[67]

Ibrahimovi? ended his international goal drought, which had lasted for over two years, against Greece in Sweden's Euro 2008 opener on 10 June 2008, and the next match against Spain four days later.[68][69] He finished the tournament with two goals as Sweden were eliminated in the group stage by Russia.[70]

Ibrahimovi? scored a goal in a 4?0 win against Malta on 10 June 2009 in a 2010 World Cup qualifier.[71] On 5 September 2009, he scored a last second goal in Stadium Pusk?s Ferenc against Hungary in a 2?1 win for Sweden in their qualification match.[72]

Ahead of the Euro 2012 qualifications, Ibrahimovi? was named team captain on his return to the national team. He scored his first goals of the qualifying game against San Marino where he scored the first and fifth goals in a 6?0 win in front of over 21,000 home fans despite being down to 10 men for over an hour. His next goals came in the form of a hat-trick against Finland whom they beat 5?0. At the Euro 2012 finals, Ibrahimovi? scored the opening goal in Sweden's first game against Ukraine.[73] He then scored with a volley, later considered the goal of the tournament, to open the score in Sweden's 2?0 win against France[74] in the last group match. Despite the victory, Sweden was knocked out in the group stage, although Ibrahimovi? was the only player not to make the quarterfinals to be voted into the Euro 2012 Team of the Tournament.

On 14 November 2012, he scored all four goals in a 4?2 win over England in the first ever match at the Friends Arena.[75][76] His fourth goal, a 30-35 yard overhead kick with his back to goal, won him praise from players and pundits, with the BBC describing it as a goal that "combined unfathomable imagination and expert technique".[77]

## Style of play[edit]

Ibrahimovi? has been described as being "strong and agile, he plays well with his back to goal and boasts some of the best finishing and ball control around." Once criticised for "his work-rate in the big matches", Ibrahimovi? silenced his critics by scoring and dominating in some of the biggest matches in football including the Milan Derby, the El Cl?sico and in ties from the Champions League and UEFA Euro against some of the strongest opponents in football.[78][79][80][81][82] Ibrahimovi? is the only player to have scored for six different clubs in the Champions League.[83]

## Personal life[edit]

Ibrahimovi? has two siblings and three half-siblings. His longtime partner is Helena Seger with whom he has two children, Maximilian (born 22 September 2006), and Vincent (born 6 March 2008). He currently resides in Paris, although he visits his summer home in Malm? annually. Ibrahimovi? received an honorary black belt in taekwondo; he attended classes at the Malm? Taekwondo club Enighet (English: Unity) as a child.[84] Ibrahimovi? is fluent in Swedish, Bosnian, English and Italian.[citation needed] He is of mixed Bosniak and Croatian descent.[3] Ibrahimovi? has stated that he is a Catholic Christian.[85][86][87]

The name Zlatan was trademarked in May 2003 at the Swedish Patent and Registration Office for "most likely being perceived as Zlatan Ibrahimovi?", which meant that he received exclusive rights to the name for certain products, including sporting goods, clothing, and shoes.[88] He is under contract with Nike and features in their television advertising. He wears the Nike Mercurial boot line and has the names and dates of birth of his sons embedded onto the external sides of his boots.

In the fall of 2007, Ibrahimovi?, with the help of Nike, self-funded Zlatan Court in the streets of the city district Roseng?rd in his hometown Malm?: he provided a playing mat, goalposts, lighting, and a modern fence.[89] In 2008, he donated new Nike kits to his youth club, FBK Balkan.[90]

## Career statistics[edit]

  As of 24 November 2012.[91]

Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe1 | Other2 | Total
--- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | ---
Apps | Goals | Assists | Apps | Goals | Assists | Apps | Goals | Assists | Apps | Goals | Assists | Apps | Goals | Assists
Malm? FF | 1999 | 6 | 1 | 0 | ? | ? | ? | 6 | 1 | 0
2000 | 26 | 12 | 0 | ? | ? | ? | 26 | 12 | 0
2001 | 8 | 3 | 0 | ? | ? | ? | 8 | 3 | 0
Total | 40 | 16 | 0 | ? | ? | ? | 40 | 16 | 0
Ajax | 2001?02 | 24 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 0 | ? | 33 | 9 | 5
2002?03 | 25 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 21 | 2
2003?04 | 22 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 0 | ? | 31 | 15 | 7
2004?05 | 3 | 3 | 1 | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1
Total | 74 | 35 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 27 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 110 | 48 | 15
Juventus | 2004?05 | 35 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 3 | ? | 45 | 16 | 4
2005?06 | 35 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 10 | 2
Total | 70 | 23 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 92 | 26 | 6
Internazionale | 2006?07 | 27 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 36 | 15 | 8
2007?08 | 26 | 17 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 22 | 13
2008?09 | 35 | 25 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 29 | 11
Total | 88 | 57 | 26 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 22 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 117 | 66 | 32
Barcelona | 2009?10 | 29 | 16 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 45 | 21 | 13
2010?11 | ? | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0
Total | 29 | 16 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 46 | 22 | 13
Milan | 2010?11 | 29 | 14 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 0 | ? | 41 | 21 | 13
2011?12 | 32 | 28 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 44 | 35 | 14
Total | 61 | 42 | 22 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 85 | 56 | 27
Paris Saint-Germain | 2012?13 | 11 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 14 | 8
Total | 11 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 14 | 8
Career totals | 373 | 201 | 75 | 22 | 12 | 1 | 99 | 33 | 22 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 506 | 248 | 101

1 Includes the UEFA Champions League and UEFA Cup / Europa League matches.

2 Includes the Johan Cruijff Shield, Supercoppa Italiana, Supercopa de Espa?a, UEFA Super Cup and FIFA Club World Cup matches.

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### International goals[edit]

#### Under-21[edit]

  Scores and results list Sweden U21's goal tally first.

# | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition
--- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | ---
1. | 23 April 2001 | Ryavallen, Bor?s | Macedonia | 1?0 | 2?0 | 2002 UEFA U-21 Championship qualifier
2. | 28 April 2001 | Stadionul Moldova, Chi?in?u | Moldova | 1?0 | 2?0 | 2002 UEFA U-21 Championship qualifier
3. | 1 June 2001 | Enavallen, Enk?ping | Slovakia | 1?0 | 4?0 | 2002 UEFA U-21 Championship qualifier
4. | 5 June 2001 | Mj?rnvallen, Alings?s | Moldova | 2?0 | 3?0 | 2002 UEFA U-21 Championship qualifier
5. | 1 September 2001 | Gjor?e Petrov Stadium, Skopje | Macedonia | 1?0 | 1?1 | 2002 UEFA U-21 Championship qualifier
6. | 4 September 2001 | ?smet Pa?a Stadium, ?zmit | Turkey | 1?3 | 1?4 | 2002 UEFA U-21 Championship qualifier

#### Senior team[edit]

  Scores and results list Sweden's goal tally first.

# | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition
--- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | ---
1. | 7 October 2001 | R?sunda Stadium, Solna | Azerbaijan | 3?0 | 3?0 | 2002 World Cup qualifier
2. | 21 August 2002 | Lokomotiv Stadium, Moscow | Russia | 1?1 | 1?1 | Friendly
3. | 12 October 2002 | R?sunda Stadium, Solna | Hungary | 1?1 | 1?1 | Euro 2004 qualifier
4. | 30 April 2003 | R?sunda Stadium, Solna | Croatia | 1?1 | 1?2 | Friendly
5. | 6 September 2003 | Ullevi Stadium, Gothenburg | San Marino | 3?0 | 5?0 | Euro 2004 qualifier
6. | 5?0
7. | 31 March 2004 | Ullevi Stadium, Gothenburg | England | 1?0 | 1?0 | Friendly
8. | 14 June 2004 | Est?dio Jos? Alvalade, Lisbon | Bulgaria | 4?0 | 5?0 | Euro 2004
9. | 18 June 2004 | Est?dio do Drag?o, Porto | Italy | 1?1 | 1?1 | Euro 2004
10. | 18 August 2004 | R?sunda Stadium, Solna | Netherlands | 2?2 | 2?2 | Friendly
11. | 4 September 2004 | Ta' Qali National Stadium, Ta' Qali | Malta | 1?0 | 7?0 | 2006 World Cup qualifier
12. | 2?0
13. | 3?0
14. | 5?0
15. | 4 June 2005 | Ullevi, Gothenburg | Malta | 4?0 | 6?0 | 2006 World Cup qualifier
16. | 3 September 2005 | R?sunda Stadium, Solna | Bulgaria | 3?0 | 3?0 | 2006 World Cup qualifier
17. | 7 September 2005 | Ferenc Pusk?s Stadium, Budapest | Hungary | 1?0 | 1?0 | 2006 World Cup qualifier
18. | 12 October 2005 | R?sunda Stadium, Solna | Iceland | 1?1 | 3?1 | 2006 World Cup qualifier
19. | 10 June 2008 | Wals Siezenheim Stadium, Salzburg | Greece | 1?0 | 2?0 | Euro 2008
20. | 14 June 2008 | Tivoli-Neu, Innsbruck | Spain | 1?1 | 1?2 | Euro 2008
21. | 10 June 2009 | Ullevi, Gothenburg | Malta | 3?0 | 4?0 | 2010 World Cup qualifier
22. | 5 September 2009 | Ferenc Pusk?s Stadium, Budapest | Hungary | 2?1 | 2?1 | 2010 World Cup qualifier
23. | 11 August 2010 | R?sunda Stadium, Solna | Scotland | 1?0 | 3?0 | Friendly
24. | 7 September 2010 | Swedbank Stadion, Malm? | San Marino | 1?0 | 6?0 | Euro 2012 qualifier
25. | 5?0
26. | 7 June 2011 | R?sunda Stadium, Solna | Finland | 2?0 | 5?0 | Euro 2012 qualifier
27. | 3?0
28. | 4?0
29. | 29 February 2012 | Maksimir Stadion, Zagreb | Croatia | 1?0 | 3?1 | Friendly
30. | 30 May 2012 | Gamla Ullevi, G?teborg | Iceland | 1?0 | 3?2 | Friendly
31. | 5 June 2012 | R?sunda Stadium, Solna | Serbia | 2?1 | 2?1 | Friendly
32. | 11 June 2012 | Olympic Stadium, Kiev | Ukraine | 1?0 | 1?2 | Euro 2012
33. | 19 June 2012 | Olympic Stadium, Kiev | France | 1?0 | 2?0 | Euro 2012
34. | 12 October 2012 | T?rsv?llur, T?rshavn | Faroe Islands | 2?1 | 2?1 | 2014 World Cup qualifier
35. | 16 October 2012 | Olympic Stadium, Berlin | Germany | 1?4 | 4?4 | 2014 World Cup qualifier
36. | 14 November 2012 | Friends Arena, Solna | England | 1?0 | 4?2 | Friendly
37. | 2?2
38. | 3?2
39. | 4?2

## Awards and honours[edit]

Ajax

- Eredivisie (2): 2001?02, 2003?04
- KNVB Cup (1): 2001?02
- Johan Cruijff Shield (1): 2002

Juventus

- Serie A (2): 2004?05, 2005?06 (both revoked due to the Calciopoli scandal)

Internazionale

- Serie A (3): 2006?07, 2007?08, 2008?09
- Supercoppa Italiana (2): 2006, 2008

Barcelona

- La Liga (1): 2009?10
- Supercopa de Espa?a (2): 2009, 2010
- UEFA Super Cup (1): 2009
- FIFA Club World Cup (1): 2009

AC Milan

- Serie A (1): 2010?11
- Supercoppa Italiana (1): 2011

Individual

- Golden Foot (1): 2012
- UEFA Euro Team of the Tournament (1): 2012
- UEFA Team of the Year (2): 2007, 2009
- UEFA Euro 2012 Man of the Match: Sweden vs France
- UEFA Euro 2008 Man of the Match: Greece vs Sweden
- UEFA Euro 2004 Man of the Match: Italy vs Sweden
- Serie A Top Scorer (2): 2009, 2012
- Serie A Foreign Footballer of the Year (4): 2005, 2008, 2009, 2011
- Serie A Footballer of the Year (3): 2008, 2009, 2011
- Supercoppa Italiana 2011: Man of the Match
- Serie A Player of the Month: January 2012
- Guldbollen (7): 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012
- Jerringpriset (1): 2007
- Swedish Male Athlete of the Year (2): 2007, 2010

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## External links[edit]

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- Zlatan Ibrahimovi? statistics ? ESPNsoccernet
- Zlatan Ibrahimovi? at Nike.com
- Zlatan Ibrahimovi? ? UEFA.com

Sporting positions
Preceded by Anders Svensson | Sweden Captain 2010? | Succeeded by Incumbent
Preceded by Riccardo Zampagna | Serie A Goal of the Year 2008 | Succeeded by Fabio Quagliarella

Awards
Guldbollen
1946: Gunnar Gren 1947: Gunnar Nordahl 1948: Bertil Nordahl 1949: Knut Nordahl 1950: Erik Nilsson 1951: Olle Åhlund 1952: Kalle Svensson 1953: Bengt Gustavsson 1954: Sven-Ove Svensson 1955: Gösta Löfgren 1956: Gösta Sandberg 1957: Åke 'Bajdoff' Johansson 1958: Orvar Bergmark 1959: Agne Simonsson 1960: Torbjörn Jonsson 1961: Bengt Nyholm 1962: Prawitz Öberg 1963: Harry Bild 1964: Hans Mild 1965: Bo Larsson 1966: Ove Kindvall 1967: Ingvar Svahn 1968: Björn Nordqvist 1969: Tommy Svensson 1970: Jan Olsson 1971: Ronnie Hellström 1972: Ralf Edström 1973: Bo Larsson 1974: Ralf Edström 1975: Kent Karlsson 1976: Anders Linderoth 1977: Roy Andersson 1978: Ronnie Hellström 1979: Jan Möller 1980: Rolf Zetterlund 1981: Thomas Ravelli 1982: Torbjörn Nilsson 1983: Glenn Hysén 1984: Sven Dahlkvist 1985: Glenn Strömberg 1986: Robert Prytz 1987: Peter Larsson 1988: Glenn Hysén 1989: Jonas Thern 1990: Tomas Brolin 1991: Anders Limpar 1992: Jan Eriksson 1993: Martin Dahlin 1994: Tomas Brolin 1995: Patrik Andersson 1996: Roland Nilsson 1997: Pär Zetterberg 1998: Henrik Larsson 1999: Stefan Schwarz 2000: Magnus Hedman 2001: Patrik Andersson 2002: Fredrik Ljungberg 2003: Olof Mellberg 2004: Henrik Larsson 2005: Zlatan Ibrahimović 2006: Fredrik Ljungberg 2007: Zlatan Ibrahimović 2008: Zlatan Ibrahimović 2009: Zlatan Ibrahimović 2010: Zlatan Ibrahimović 2011: Zlatan Ibrahimović 2012: Zlatan Ibrahimović 2013: Zlatan Ibrahimović
Serie A Footballer of the Year
1997: Mancini 1998: Ronaldo 1999: Vieri 2000: Totti 2001: Zidane 2002: Trezeguet 2003: Nedvěd & Totti 2004: Kaká 2005: Gilardino 2006: Cannavaro 2007: Kaká 2008: Ibrahimović 2009: Ibrahimović 2010: Milito 2011: Ibrahimović 2012: Pirlo
Serie A Foreign Footballer of the Year
1997: Zidane 1998: Ronaldo 1999: Batistuta 2000: Shevchenko 2001: Zidane 2002: Trézéguet 2003: Nedvěd 2004: Kaká 2005: Ibrahimović 2006: Kaká & Suazo 2007: Kaká 2008: Ibrahimović 2009: Ibrahimović 2010: Milito 2011: Ibrahimović 2012: Ibrahimović 2013: Cavani
Serie A top scorers
1924: Schönfeld 1925: Magnozzi 1926: Hirzer 1927: Powolny 1928: Libonatti 1929: Rossetti 1930: Meazza 1931: Volk 1932: Petrone / Schiavio 1933: Borel 1934: Borel 1935: Guaita 1936: Meazza 1937: Piola 1938: Meazza 1939: Boffi / Puricelli 1940: Boffi 1941: Puricelli 1942: Boffi 1943: Piola 1946: Castigliano 1947: V. Mazzola 1948: Boniperti 1949: Nyers 1950: Nordahl 1951: Nordahl 1952: Hansen 1953: Nordahl 1954: Nordahl 1955: Nordahl 1956: Pivatelli 1957: Da Costa 1958: Charles 1959: Angelillo 1960: Sívori 1961: Brighenti 1962: Altafini / Milani 1963: Nielsen / Manfredini 1964: Nielsen 1965: Orlando / S. Mazzola 1966: Vinício 1967: Riva 1968: Prati 1969: Riva 1970: Riva 1971: Boninsegna 1972: Boninsegna 1973: Pulici / Rivera / Savoldi 1974: Chinaglia 1975: Pulici 1976: Pulici 1977: Graziani 1978: Rossi 1979: Giordano 1980: Bettega 1981: Pruzzo 1982: Pruzzo 1983: Platini 1984: Platini 1985: Platini 1986: Pruzzo 1987: Virdis 1988: Maradona 1989: Serena 1990: van Basten 1991: Vialli 1992: van Basten 1993: Signori 1994: Signori 1995: Batistuta 1996: Signori / Protti 1997: Inzaghi 1998: Bierhoff 1999: Amoroso 2000: Shevchenko 2001: Crespo 2002: Trezeguet / Hübner 2003: Vieri 2004: Shevchenko 2005: Lucarelli 2006: Toni 2007: Totti 2008: Del Piero 2009: Ibrahimović 2010: Di Natale 2011: Di Natale 2012: Ibrahimović 2013: Cavani
UEFA Euro 2012 Team of the Tournament
Goalkeepers | Gianluigi Buffon Iker Casillas Manuel Neuer
Defenders | Jordi Alba Fábio Coentrão Philipp Lahm Pepe Gerard Piqué Sergio Ramos
Midfielders | Xabi Alonso Sergio Busquets Daniele De Rossi Steven Gerrard Andrés Iniesta Sami Khedira Mesut Özil Andrea Pirlo Xavi
Forwards | Mario Balotelli Cesc Fàbregas Zlatan Ibrahimović Cristiano Ronaldo David Silva
Golden Foot
2003: Baggio 2004: Nedvěd 2005: Shevchenko 2006: Ronaldo 2007: Del Piero 2008: R. Carlos 2009: Ronaldinho 2010: Totti 2011: Giggs 2012: Ibrahimović 2013: Drogba

Sweden squads
Sweden squad – 2002 FIFA World Cup
1 Hedman 2 Mellberg 3 P. Andersson (c) 4 Mjällby 5 Michael Svensson 6 Linderoth 7 Alexandersson 8 A. Svensson 9 Ljungberg 10 Allbäck 11 Larsson 12 Kihlstedt 13 Antonelius 14 Edman 15 Jakobsson 16 Lučić 17 Magnus Svensson 18 Jonson 19 Farnerud 20 D. Andersson 21 Ibrahimović 22 A. Andersson 23 Isaksson Coach: Lagerbäck & Söderberg |
Sweden squad – UEFA Euro 2004
1 Isaksson 2 Lučić 3 Mellberg (c) 4 Mjällby 5 Edman 6 Linderoth 7 Nilsson 8 Svensson 9 Ljungberg 10 Ibrahimović 11 Larsson 12 Hedman 13 Hansson 14 Östlund 15 Jakobsson 16 Källström 17 Andersson 18 Jonson 19 Farnerud 20 Allbäck 21 Wilhelmsson 22 Wahlstedt 23 Kihlstedt Coach: Lagerbäck & Söderberg |
Sweden squad – 2006 FIFA World Cup
1 Isaksson 2 Nilsson 3 Mellberg (c) 4 Lučić 5 Edman 6 Linderoth 7 Alexandersson 8 A. Svensson 9 Ljungberg 10 Ibrahimović 11 Larsson 12 Alvbåge 13 Hansson 14 Stenman 15 K. Svensson 16 Källström 17 Elmander 18 Jonson 19 Andersson 20 Allbäck 21 Wilhelmsson 22 Rosenberg 23 Shaaban Coach: Lagerbäck |
Sweden squad – UEFA Euro 2008
1 Isaksson 2 Nilsson 3 Mellberg 4 Hansson 5 Stoor 6 Linderoth 7 Alexandersson 8 Svensson 9 Ljungberg (c) 10 Ibrahimović 11 Elmander 12 Shaaban 13 Wiland 14 Majstorović 15 Granqvist 16 Källström 17 H. Larsson 18 S. Larsson 19 Andersson 20 Allbäck 21 Wilhelmsson 22 Rosenberg 23 Dorsin Coach: Lagerbäck |
Sweden squad – UEFA Euro 2012
1 Isaksson 2 Lustig 3 Mellberg 4 Granqvist 5 M. Olsson 6 Elm 7 Larsson 8 Svensson 9 Källström 10 Ibrahimović (c) 11 Elmander 12 Wiland 13 J. Olsson 14 Hysén 15 Antonsson 16 Wernbloom 17 Safari 18 Holmén 19 Bajrami 20 Toivonen 21 Wilhelmsson 22 Rosenberg 23 Hansson Coach: Hamrén |

Paris Saint-Germain F.C. – current squad
1 Douchez 2 Thiago Silva (c) 5 Marquinhos 6 Camara 7 Ménez 8 Thiago Motta 9 Cavani 10 Ibrahimović 13 Alex 14 Matuidi 16 Maignan 17 Maxwell 21 Digne 22 Lavezzi 23 Van der Wiel 24 Verratti 25 Rabiot 26 Jallet 27 Pastore 29 Lucas 30 Sirigu 33 Maurice 35 Ongenda 38 Coman Manager: Blanc

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Persondata
Name | Ibrahimovic, Zlatan
Alternative names |
Short description | Swedish footballers
Date of birth | 3 October 1981
Place of birth | Malm?, Sweden
Date of death |
Place of death |