Zlatan Ibrahimovi (Swedish pronunciation: [slatan brahimvt], Bosnian pronunciation: [zltan

ibraxmoitt]; born 3 October 1981) is a Swedish professional footballer who plays as a striker for
French club Paris Saint-Germain and the Sweden national team for which he is captain.[4]
Ibrahimovi started his career at Malm FF in the late 1990s before being signed by Ajax, where
made a name for himself. He signed for Juventus and excelled in Serie A in a strike partnership
with David Trezeguet. In 2006, he signed for rivalsInternazionale and was named in
the 2007 and 2009 UEFA Team of the Year, in addition to finishing as the league's highest scorer in
200809 while winning three straight Scudetti. In the summer of 2009, he transferred
to Barcelona before moving back to Serie A football with A.C. Milan the following season, in a deal
which made him one of the highest paid players in the world.[5] After winning a further Scudetto with
Milan in 201011, he signed with Paris Saint-Germain in July 2012. With PSG, Ibrahimovi has won
three Ligue 1 championships, two Coupes de la Ligue, one Coupe de France, and in October 2015
he became the club's all time leading goalscorer.[6]
Ibrahimovi is one of ten players to have made 100 or more appearances for the Swedish national
team, and is the country'sall time leading goalscorer in international matches with 62 goals. He has
represented Sweden at the 2002 and 2006 FIFA World Cups, as well as
the 2004, 2008 and 2012 UEFA European Championships. He has been awarded Guldbollen (the
Golden Ball) for the Swedish player of the year a record ten times, including for nine consecutive
years between 2007 and 2015.[7]
With his playing style and acrobatic finishing compared to Dutch legend Marco van Basten,
Ibrahimovi is regarded as one of the best strikers in the game and one of the best footballers of his
generation.[8][9][10][11] His spectacular bicycle kick for Sweden against England won the 2013 FIFA
Pusks Award for Goal of the Year.[12] Off the field he is known for his brash persona and outspoken
comments, in addition to referring to himself in the third person (Zlatan). [13][14] In December 2013,
Ibrahimovi was ranked by The Guardian as the third-best player in the world.[15] In December 2014,
Swedish newspaperDagens Nyheter named him the second-greatest Swedish sportsperson of all
time, after Bjrn Borg.[16]