Player profile
Zlatan Ibrahimović, born on October 3, 1981 in Malmö, is a Swedish football player who currently plays as a striker for AC Milan. He has been awarded the Guldbollen, the Swedish footballer of the year award, 12 times, 10 of which were consecutive. Ibrahimović is known for his strong technique and spectacular game actions and is considered one of the best strikers in the world at the peak of his career. He has played for the Swedish national team from 2001 to 2016 and again from 2021 and is their all-time leading goal scorer with 62 goals. On February 7, 2021, he scored his 500th career goal.
Game style
Ibrahimović is a versatile and well-rounded attacker who can play anywhere along the front line. He is a powerful and accurate striker of the ball with both feet and has excellent ball control and technique. He can hold up the ball well, retain possession, and link up with other players. Ibrahimović is good in the air, quick, tall, strong, and agile. He is a prolific goalscorer and considered one of the greatest and most complete strikers of his generation, with many regarding him as one of the greatest strikers of all time.
Life achievement
Ibrahimović is one of 11 players to have played 100 or more caps for the Swedish national team. He is the country’s all-time leading scorer with 62 goals. He represented Sweden at the 2002 and 2006 FIFA World Cups, as well as at the 2004, 2008, 2012 and 2016 European Football Championships. A Guldbollen (Golden Ball) winner, he has won Sweden’s Player of the Year a record 12 times, including 10 in a row between 2007 and 2016. Ibrahimovic won the 2013 FIFA Puskas Award for his 35-yard bicycle kick against England on behalf of Sweden, was selected for the FIFA FIFPro World XI in 2013, and was selected in 2007, 2009, 2013 And in 2014, he was selected into the UEFA Team of the Year. He finished fourth in the 2013 FIFA Ballon d’Or.
Playing team
The Sweden national football team, controlled by the Swedish Football Association and coached by Janne Andersson, has a long history in international football, having made twelve appearances at the World Cup and six at the European Championship. They were considered one of Europe’s greatest teams in the late 1940s to late 1950s, and achieved notable success such as finishing second at the 1958 FIFA World Cup, winning gold at the 1948 Summer Olympics, and reaching the semi-finals at UEFA Euro 1992, which they also hosted.
