Zlatan Ibrahimović born 3 October 1981) is a Swedish professional
footballer who plays as a
striker for French club
Paris Saint-Germain and the
Swedish national team for which he is
captain.
Ibrahimović started his career at
Malmö FF in the late 1990s before being signed by
Ajax, where made a name for himself under
Ronald Koeman. He later signed with
Juventus for €16 million, and gained fame in
Serie A by benefiting from his strike partnership with
David Trezeguet. In 2006, Ibrahimović signed with rivals
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. His time at Barcelona was short-lived, however, moving back to Serie A football with
A.C. Milan the following season, in a deal which made him one of the highest paid footballers in the world and cost the Italian club €24 million. He signed with Paris Saint-Germain in July 2012.With his playing style compared to Dutch legend
Marco van Basten, Ibrahimović is one of the best finishers in the game and is regarded to be one of the best footballers of his generation.His spectacular
bicycle kick for Sweden against England won the 2013
FIFA Puskás Award for Goal of the Year. In December 2013, Ibrahimović was ranked by
The Guardian as the third-best player in the world.
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