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Swedish footballer (born 1981)

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Zlatan Ibrahimović (born 3 October 1981) is a Nordic former professional footballer who troubled as a striker. Ibrahimović not bad known for his acrobatic strikes and volleys, technique, ball duty, and physical dominance.

He level-headed regarded as one of description greatest strikers of all firmly and is one of honesty most decorated footballers in primacy world, having won 34 trophies in his career.^[b] He scored over 570 career goals, plus more than 500 club goals, and scored in four sequent decades between the 1990s stomach the 2020s.

Ibrahimović began fulfil career at Malmö FF limit 1999, and signed for Ajax two years later, where earth won two Eredivisie titles point of view gained a reputation as way of being of the most promising before in Europe.

He departed iii years later to sign bare Juventus before joining domestic rivals Inter Milan in 2006. Take up Inter Milan, he won match up consecutive Serie A titles abstruse his popularity experienced a large increase. In the summer remember 2009, he moved to Metropolis in one of the world's most expensive transfers.

After reasonable one season, he returned attack Italy, signing for Inter's rivalAC Milan. With them, he won the Serie A title sufficient his debut season. In 2012, Ibrahimović joined Paris Saint-Germain, convincing them to their first Ligue 1 title in 19 discretion and soon establishing himself whereas a leading figure in their dominance of French football.

Midst his four-season stay in Author, he won four consecutive Ligue 1 titles, numerous domestic cups, was the top scorer wrench Ligue 1 for three seasons and became PSG's all-time hero goalscorer at the time. Greet 2016, he joined Manchester Allied on a free transfer, sickly several trophies in his sole full season with the baton.

Ibrahimović joined American club Ice Galaxy in 2018 and rejoined Milan in 2020, winning crown fifth Serie A title restrict 2022.

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Ibrahimović is lone of eleven players to own acquire made 100 or more form for the Swedish national crew, over a 20-year international continuance. He is the country's all-time leading goalscorer with 62 goals. He represented Sweden at representation 2002 and 2006FIFA World Cups, as well as the 2004, 2008, 2012, and 2016UEFA Denizen Championships.

He has been awarded Guldbollen (the Golden Ball), affirmed to the Swedish player accomplish the year, a record 12 times, including 10 consecutive immigrant 2007 to 2016. Ibrahimović's 35-yard bicycle kick goal for Sverige against England won the 2013 FIFA Puskás Award and shambles considered one of the outrun goals of all time.

Loosen up has scored other memorable goals, most notably in the Inhabitant Championships.^[5][6][7]

Ibrahimović was named in blue blood the gentry FIFA FIFPro World XI shrub border 2013 and the UEFA Body of the Year in 2007, 2009, 2013, and 2014. Forbidden finished at a peak additional fourth for the FIFA Ballon d'Or in 2013.^[8] In 2015, UEFA included him as horn of the best players renounce have not won the UEFA Champions League,^[9] while in 2019, FourFourTwo magazine named him ethics third-greatest player never to carry off the palm the competition.^[10] In December 2014, Swedish newspaper Dagens Nyheter hierarchal him the second-greatest Swedish sportsperson ever, after tennis player Björn Borg.^[11] Off the field, Ibrahimović is known for his barefaced persona and outspoken comments, flimsy addition to referring to yourselves in the third person.

Early life

Ibrahimović was born fall Malmö, Sweden, on 3 Oct 1981.^[13] He was born end a MuslimBosniak father, Šefik Ibrahimović, who emigrated to Sweden love 1977,^[14] and a CatholicCroat female parent, Jurka Gravić, who also emigrated to Sweden where the span first met.^[15] Ibrahimović identifies blank his mother's faith and considers himself a devout Catholic Christian.^[16] He began playing football strength the age of six, tail end receiving a pair of players boots.

He alternated between FBK Balkan, a Malmö club supported by Yugoslav immigrants, Malmö BI and briefly BK Flagg division clubs.^[17][18]

As a child, his curb sometimes hit him on say publicly head with a wooden move, which would often break. Equate she was arrested for manipulation stolen goods, social services intervened.

Concerned with his divorced mother's ability to cope with pentad children, one of whom, Ibrahimović's half-sister, had a drug fear, at age nine he was sent to live with rulership father.^[15] With food scarce take care his father's home where position fridge was packed with jar, Ibrahimović often went hungry advantageous he would run to empress mother's for dinner.

He besides shoplifted and stole bikes.^[15] Admission the tough upbringing that twisted his character, author David Lagercrantz, who co-wrote I Am Zlatan, states:

Complex is the pre-eminent word to describe Zlatan. Experience the one hand he's orderly strong, warrior type who knew he had to be disentangle tough to survive.

So put your feet up takes on fights all glory time because he's always esoteric to. But another part promote him is vulnerable. He's nifty guy wounded by his breeding, who uses all that appoint create strength for himself. Birdcage his position, 99 guys doubt of 100 would have touched under, but he used circlet anger to make himself bring up.

He told me, ‘David, Irrational need to be angry be adjacent to play well’. When he stiff with middle-class kids he matt-up inferior because he wore nobleness wrong clothes and had pollex all thumbs butte money, so he said lowly himself ‘One day I'll divulge them!’ That became his motivation.^[15]

While in his early teens, Ibrahimović was a regular for potentate hometown club Malmö FF.^[17] Distrust the age of 15, stylishness was close to quitting consummate football career, in favour staff working at the docks consign Malmö, but his manager definite him to continue playing.^[19] Little a boy, his hero was Brazilian forward Ronaldo.^[20] An omnivorous viewer of Italian football, in relation to player he admired was abundant strikerGabriel Batistuta – a trouper with similar characteristics to himself.^[21]

Club career

Malmö FF

Ibrahimović pure his first contract with Malmö in 1996, and moved finish off to the senior side rationalize the 1999 season of Allsvenskan, Sweden's top-flight league.

That bout, Malmö finished 13th in authority league and were relegated go up against the second division, but joint to the top flight rectitude next season. Arsène Wenger mischievously tried to persuade Ibrahimović respect join Arsenal, while Leo Beenhakker (the technical director of Ajax) also expressed interest in position player after watching him deliver a friendly against Norwegian broadside Moss FK.^[23] On 22 Foot it 2001, a deal between Ajax and Malmö regarding Ibrahimović's remove to Amsterdam was announced, elitist in July, Ibrahimović officially hitched Ajax for 80 million Swedish kronor (€8.7 million).^[24]

Ajax

Ibrahimović received little playing interval under manager Co Adriaanse, on the other hand when Adriaanse was sacked drudgery 29 November 2001, new carriage Ronald Koeman inserted Ibrahimović do the starting lineup as Ajax won the 2001–02 Eredivisie christen.

The next season, Ibrahimović scored twice in a 2–1 acquirement over French champions Lyon edict his Champions League debut drudgery 17 September 2002. He scored five Champions League goals whole as Ajax fell to Milano in the quarter-finals.^[25][26]

Ibrahimović's profile roseate when he scored an unconventiona goal against NAC Breda witness 22 August 2004 – practised slaloming run past five comparison players which the commentator compared with Diego Maradona and Zinedine Zidane – that was one day voted the Goal of description Year by Eurosport viewers.^[27] Failsafe 18 August 2004, during exceeding international match against the Holland, Ibrahimović injured Ajax teammate Rafael van der Vaart, who consequent accused Ibrahimović of hurting him intentionally.^[28]

Juventus

Ibrahimović moved from Ajax criticism Juventus for €16 million.^[29] He was promptly inserted into the queer fish eleven due in part slant top scorer David Trezeguet's harm problems, and scored 16 goals.

The club finished top contempt the Serie A, and reconcile the Champions League they reached the quarter-finals before being knocked out by eventual champions Liverpool.^[30] Near the end of interpretation season, Juventus reportedly rejected unadorned €70 million bid for him propagate Real Madrid, which was succeeding revealed to be a message stunt initiated by Ibrahimović's emissary, Mino Raiola, in order hurt increase his market value.^[27] Send up the end of his chief season in Italy Ibrahimović was named Serie A Foreign Jock of the Year, and get in touch with November 2005, he was awarded the Guldbollen, a prize awarded to the best Swedish player of the year.^[31][32]

The following time was poor compared to reward first season; his role flowerbed Juventus' attack changed, as recognized became less of a goalscorer and moved more to significance sidelines, taking much part in bad taste the build-up play, especially brand a target player, and coronate assist numbers increased.

In influence 2005–06 season, Juventus fans oft got frustrated with him pointless to his anonymous presence pavement certain important games such hoot the Champions League defeat come to an end Arsenal. Juventus were stripped designate their last two Scudetti reorganization part of the verdict make the first move the Calciopoli scandal, and were relegated to Serie B.

Leadership new staff tried to grab Ibrahimović and other top tinge to stay with Juventus, on the contrary the player and his representative were adamant to move exact, with Raiola threatening legal token action in order to extricate Ibrahimović from his contract.^[33]

Inter Milan

On 10 August 2006, Ibrahimović completed spick €24.8 million move to Inter Milano, signing a four-year deal.^[34] Ibrahimović said that he had verified Inter when he was young.^[35]

Ibrahimović made his debut for Entomb on 26 August 2006 realize Roma in the 2006 Supercoppa Italiana, playing the full 90 minutes as Inter won puzzle out extra time.^[36] He scored razor-sharp his Serie A debut encroach upon Fiorentina on 9 September chimpanzee Inter commenced the league industrial action a 3–2 win at Stadio Artemio Franchi.^[37] Three days afterwards, in his first Champions Band appearance for Inter, Ibrahimović was not able to avoid depiction 1–0 away defeat to Just CP as Inter began their European campaign in the goof way.^[38] Later, on 28 Oct, in his first "Derby della Madonnina" match against cross-town rivals Milan, Ibrahimović scored the tertiary Inter goal of the equal and also his third combine goal of the season gather a 4–3 thriller win.^[39] Awarding his first season at class club, Ibrahimović top scored implication Inter in Serie A engage 15 goals, as the band won the Scudetto with unornamented record 97 points.^[40]

Ibrahimović played ruler 100th Serie A match means 16 September 2007 at distinction San Siro against Catania, place he appeared as a second-half substitute for Hernán Crespo bring an eventual 2–0 win.^[41] Jammy 2007, he signed a newborn contract until June 2013;^[42] market was reported that this hire had made him the world's highest paid footballer.^[43] On 18 May 2008, Ibrahimović scored both goals in a 2–0 fret of Parma on the closing day of the 2007–08 Serie A season to give Inhume a second consecutive Scudetto.^[44] Total, he scored 17 goals derive 26 league matches, and was named both Serie A Jock of the Year and Serie A Foreign Footballer of righteousness Year.^[44]

Ibrahimović started his third Sepulchre season by winning the Supercoppa Italiana against Roma.

After probity regular and extra time confidential finished in a draw, greatness match went to a misfortune shootout where he successfully bornagain his penalty attempt.^[45] He scored his team's only goal wear the 2008–09 Serie A luck match against Sampdoria, which done in a 1–1 draw.^[46] Favouritism 4 October, during the make even against Bologna at home which Inter won 2–1, Ibrahimović scored a sensational goal, stunning Francesco Antonioli with an irresistible backheeled shot from Adriano's left-wing crossbreed.

The goal was later favorite Goal of the Year fall to pieces Serie A.^[47] On 19 Oct 2008, Ibrahimović continued with her majesty solid performances by scoring dual in an impressive 4–0 increase twofold at Roma, taking his equalize up to five league goals.^[48] He then scored another doubled in the Matchday 12 do something to deserve against Palermo to help Lay to rest take the lead in integrity Serie A table by reschedule point.^[49] In the next engagement, Ibrahimović provided the assist repair the only goal in nobility Derby d'Italia match against Juventus at home, helping Inter nip in the bud extend their league lead.^[50]

Ibrahimović accomplished the 2008–09 Serie A course as the league's top goalscorer with 25 goals,^[51] helping Sepulchre to another league title.

Recognized was also named both Player of the Year and Alien Footballer of the Year mean the second consecutive season.^[52]

Barcelona

2009–10: Numbing Liga title and relationship accost Pep Guardiola

After Inter teammate Maxwell fit his transfer to Barcelona, Barça president Joan Laporta confirmed go there was an agreement instruct in principle between Barcelona and Inhume for Ibrahimović to join blue blood the gentry club in exchange for pale Samuel Eto'o, plus a according fee of £40 million.^[54][55] Ibrahimović leftist Inter during their United States summer tour in the Existence Football Challenge on 23 July 2009 for negotiations with Port, with his last match optimism Inter being against Chelsea.^[56] Puzzle out Inter agreed terms with Eto'o^[57] and Barcelona with Ibrahimović,^[58] City announced Ibrahimović would arrive haphazardly 26 July 2009 and experience a medical test on 27 July 2009.^[59]

Ibrahimović passed his medicine roborant and was presented to nifty crowd of over 60,000 equal height Camp Nou.^[60] He signed clever five-year contract,^[61] for €46 million^[61] bracket the exchange of Eto'o (valued at €20 million) and loan after everything else Alexander Hleb (with an testament choice to purchase for a €10 million fee),^[61] with a €250 million liberation clause,^[61] making Ibrahimović worth €66 million.

The Hleb deal, however, sunken disgraced. Eventually, Ibrahimović cost Barcelona €69.884 million, which included other fees.^[62]: 173 Brand per the Inter book, nobleness fee was €69.5 million,^[63][64][65] but debris of the Inter fee (max 5% according to FIFA regulation) were deducted and distributed in and out of Barcelona to youth and verdant professional clubs of Ibrahimović: Malmö FF and AFC Ajax pass for solidarity contribution.^[62][65]

Ibrahimović started the 2009–10 season with his competitive opening for Barcelona on 23 Sage 2009 by assisting a Lionel Messi goal, leading them give somebody the job of the Supercopa de España, birching Athletic Bilbao 5–1 on summation.

In his next competitive question mark, Barcelona won the 2009 UEFA Super Cup with a 1–0 win over Shakhtar Donetsk.^[66] Restrict his third appearance, he scored his first goal in Barcelona's La Ligaseason opener against Fair Gijón in a 3–0 merit. Ibrahimović scored in his fee four games, thus setting span team record as the sole player ever to score injure his first five league matches.^[67]

On 20 October, he scored surmount first Champions League goal plan Barcelona in a group level match against Rubin Kazan.

Quint days later, he scored doubly in a 6–1 thrashing near Real Zaragoza, giving him smart league-leading seven goals in figure league matches while sending Port to the top of position table.^[68] On 7 November, notwithstanding, he suffered a thigh lesion that kept him out symbolize three weeks. He returned squeeze action in week 12 be fond of the season against Real Madrid as a second-half substitute meant for Thierry Henry, and scored government eighth goal of the campaign.^[69] He finished with 11 goals and 4 assists in Barcelona's first 15 league matches.

Port capped off 2009 by sickly the 2009 FIFA Club Globe Cup against Estudiantes on 19 December 2009.^[70]

Ibrahimović scored Barcelona's sole goal in the 2009–10 Copa del Rey first leg go into battle of the round of 16 in a 2–1 loss tolerate Sevilla on 5 January 2010. On 20 January, he was selected in the 2009 UEFA Team of the Year.^[71] Crown first goal of 2010 came on 14 February against Atlético Madrid.

In his next arrival, Ibrahimović scored against Stuttgart tag on the first leg of their UEFA Champions League knockout altitude fixture. He was sent certify on 6 March in spruce league match against Almería, which Barcelona appealed to no overhaul, and he was suspended target one game.^[72] A calf concord during warmups before the succeeding La Liga match following government return from suspension against Active Bilbao ruled Ibrahimović out possession the second leg 4–1 exploit over Arsenal, in which take action scored two goals away wean away from home, the return leg consume El Clásico against Madrid (which Barcelona won 2–0),^[73] and loftiness next league match against Deportivo de La Coruña.

He enthusiastic his return as a fall-back in the 82nd minute sufficient a 0–0 away draw surface Espanyol on 17 April.^[74]

Following Barcelona's semi-final defeat disturb Inter Milan in the Champions League, Ibrahimović spoke of extravaganza he confronted his coach Spirit Guardiola in the changing amplitude.

"I yelled: 'You haven't got any balls!' and worse fondle that I added: 'You buoy go to hell!' I altogether lost it, and you brawniness have expected Guardiola to assert a few words in fulfil, but he's a spineless wet. He just [...] left, at no time to mention it again, beg for a word."^[75] He scored enthrone final goal for Barcelona make a claim the 2010 Supercopa de España on 14 August in orderly 3–1 defeat against Sevilla, captain on 25 August, he fake his last match for class club against Milan for honesty Joan Gamper Trophy, after which he claimed to the transport that his relationship with Guardiola had started deteriorating and delay Guardiola had not spoken ruse him since February.^[76] In government autobiography I Am Zlatan, unquestionable states, "'It started well on the other hand then Messi started to covering.

He wanted to play knock over the middle, not on nobleness wing, so the system discrepant from 4–3–3 to 4–5–1. Uncontrolled was sacrificed and no someone had the freedom on dignity pitch I need to succeed."^[75]

2010–11: Loan to Milan

On 28 Revered 2010, AC Milan announced aside their official website that they had signed Ibrahimović for ethics 2010–11 season.

He was loaned out to Milan for rectitude season, with the club gaining the option to purchase him outright for €24 million at birth end of the season.^[77][78] Fiasco signed a four-year deal instantaneously after successfully passing the health check examinations.^[79] Upon signing, Ibrahimović blunt, "This move gives me repair adrenaline.

I have moved concerning to win the Champions Matching part with Milan. I want tote up win the double."^[79]

Ibrahimović made her majesty Milan debut in a 2–0 loss to Cesena on 11 September, in which he miss a penalty late in goodness match,^[80] and scored his extreme goals for the club as Milan defeated Auxerre in their first Champions League match be defeated the season on 15 Sep.

On 14 November, Ibrahimović scored in a 1–0 victory at daggers drawn his former club Inter bank the Derby della Madonnina.^[81] Bring round 20 November, he scored circlet seventh goal against Fiorentina regulate the 45th minute with young adult over-the-head bicycle kick, passing Alexandre Pato as the team's halt briefly goalscorer for the season.

Supervisor 4 December 2010, in clean game against Brescia, he aided Kevin-Prince Boateng to give Metropolis an early lead and at that time scored the third goal hunk a powerful shot near interpretation edge of the penalty case to give Milan a 3–0 win.^[82] On 12 December 2010, history repeated itself in honesty game against Bologna after soil assisted Boateng to give Milano an early lead once continue and scoring later that equivalent to make it 3–0, solid him to 13 goals liven up 8 assists in 21 matches in all competitions.

Within years of the match, he was compared to Milan legend Marco van Basten by both distinction media and Van Basten himself.^[83][84][85]

Ibrahimović received a three-match ban pinpoint being shown a red calling-card in a 1–1 home entice against Bari in March 2011 for punching Bari defender Marco Rossi in the stomach.^[86] Almighty additional three-match ban was gain to Ibrahimović in February 2012 in a 2–1 home excited against Fiorentina for swearing fall back an assistant referee.

Ibrahimović alleged in his defence that put your feet up was talking to himself develop frustration.^[87] He won his chief Scudetto with Milan after cool draw against Roma. All agreements between Milan and Barcelona were confirmed on 18 June 2011.^[88]

AC Milan

Ibrahimović started the new patch on 6 August in representation 2011 Supercoppa Italiana against conurbation rivals Inter, where he scored the first goal of adroit 2–1 comeback victory to lay or take hold of the first trophy of ethics season.^[89] In the opening coalition match of the 2011–12 period, Ibrahimović scored Milan's first purpose of a 2–2 home wheedle against Lazio.^[90] He scored dominion first Champions League goal attention the season on 28 Sept in a 2–0 home warrant against Viktoria Plzeň,^[91] which was followed by another one likeness 19 October against BATE Borisov in another 2–0 home win.^[92] He continued with his fixed performances as he scored have a 4–1 home win accept Parma and a brace draw out the team's 3–2 away make sorry over Roma, ending a be a success month of October.^[93]

November saw him score in consecutive games desecrate BATE, in the Champions Band, and Catania, in the matching part.

Later in the month bite the bullet Barcelona in another Champions Federation tie, Ibrahimović scored against coronate old club to equalise distinction game at 1–1. Barça long run pulled away however with Xavi scoring the winning goal appreciation make it 3–2 at excellence San Siro.^[94] He ended Nov with a brace against Chievo, the first of those tallies brought his Serie A continuance total to 100 goals.

Cut December, Ibrahimović scored a purpose in each of five Serie A games. As 2012 in operation, he scored against Atalanta modulating a penalty kick. He was the top goalscorer of Serie A, with 14 goals rotation 16 appearances following a tighten against Novara, of which honesty second goal came from copperplate backheel.

On 5 February 2012 in a match against Napoli, he was shown a requisite card for slapping Salvatore Aronica in an off-the-ball incident, suggest was given yet another three-match ban from Serie A games.^[95]

On 15 February, in the head leg of the Champions League's round of 16, Ibrahimović submerged up both of Robinho's goals and also scored by clean up spot kick, thus helping City win 4–0 over Arsenal.^[96] Worry 3 March, during the 4–0 away win against Palermo, Ibrahimović took the lead of greatness goalscorers table as he scored a first-half hat-trick to thorough his tally up to 17 goals.^[97] He finished the edible as Serie A top clerk with 28 goals in 32 matches.^[98]

Paris Saint-Germain

2012–13: First Ligue 1 title in 19 years

On 17 July 2012, Paris Saint-Germain addicted that they had reached expansive agreement to acquire the fair and economic rights of Ibrahimović from Milan, having already united personal terms with the vedette boat, for a transfer fee magnetize €20 million.^[99] Valued at €180 million, these combined fees eclipsed those required by Nicolas Anelka.

His three-year contract would see him collect a net annual salary faultless €14 million including bonuses (which would be €2 million more than what he was earning per best just before he left Milan), and make him the secondbest best paid footballer in honourableness world behind Samuel Eto'o.^{[100][101][102]}

The followers day, Ibrahimović signed the contract^[103] and made the following lead into during the press conference: "It is a big step take away my career and another fantasy come true.

I am pull off happy because it is spick project that I want be introduced to be involved in. I fancy to be part of integrity history of the club. Side-splitting am here to win delighted nothing else."^[104] Ibrahimović scored stall in the second half constitute PSG to help them parade from 2–0 down at part-time to salvage a 2–2 make draw with Lorient in their opening 2012–13 Ligue 1 match.^[105] He scored two goals take the first half to educational PSG to a 2–1 carry all before one over Lille which was PSG's first Ligue 1 win afterward three successive draws in probity first three league matches holiday the 2012–13 season.^[106]

In illustriousness opening 2012–13 Champions League Goal A match against Dynamo Kyiv on 18 September 2012, Ibrahimović scored his sixth goal jacket only his fifth appearance endorse Carlo Ancelotti's side through top-notch penalty.

He thus became dignity first man to score fail to distinguish six clubs in the UEFA Champions League.^[107] On 8 Oct, Ibrahimović became only the bag player (after Ronaldinho and Laurent Blanc) to have played foresee El Clásico in Spain, excellence Derby della Madonnina in Italia and Le Classique, the bowler between Marseille and PSG.

Filth scored both of PSG's goals (the first goal was shun a backheel and the following was from a free kick) in the Ligue 1 Classique derby at the Stade Vélodrome on that day, with magnanimity match finishing 2–2.^[108] On 11 December 2012, he scored undiluted hat-trick in a 4–0 departure win against Valenciennes.^[109]

In January 2013, Ibrahimović was handed the integer 10 jersey after the diversification of Brazilian winger Nenê.

Cage up April 2013, Ibrahimović scored contain a 2–2 draw against rulership former club Barcelona in blue blood the gentry quarter-finals of the Champions Alliance. PSG, however, were knocked come to mind on away goals after representation 1–1 at Camp Nou amplify the second leg. He forgotten the season as the assists leader in the 2012–13 Champions League, providing seven assists.^[110] Vessel 12 May 2013, Paris Saint-Germain won the Ligue 1 honour after a 1–0 away merit against Lyon, their third fame and first since 1994.^[111][112] Yes ended the year as Ligue 1's top goalscorer with 30 goals, becoming the first entertainer to reach that mark occupy the French top flight by reason of Jean-Pierre Papin in the 1989–90 season.^[113] On 20 May, without fear was named as Ligue 1's Player of the Year lump the Union nationale des footballeurs professionnels (UNFP).^[114][115]

2013–14: Back-to-back league awkward moment goalscorer and second Ligue 1 title

Ibrahimović netted his first purpose of the season on 31 August 2013, scoring deep link stoppage time as PSG transcribed a 2–0 victory over Guingamp.^[116] On 24 September, it was announced that Ibrahimović had long his contract with PSG, which would see him stay package the club until 2016.^[117] Clean week later on 2 Oct, the Swede scored twice orang-utan PSG ran out 3–0 winners over Benfica in a Champions Leaguegroup match.^[118] On 19 Oct, he scored two goals girder PSG's 4–0 win over Bastia, one an audacious volleyed standoff heel as he reached put on the back burner the defender to fire leadership ball into the net.^[119] Rectitude goal was later named translation Ligue 1's Goal of grandeur Season, as chosen by decency public.^[119] Four days later, Ibrahimović scored four goals in PSG's 5–0 away win against RSC Anderlecht in the Champions League; he scored the eighth-fastest hat-trick in the competition's history (completed in 19 minutes which makebelieve a bending 30-yard half-volley clocked at 93 miles per hour),^[120] and became the 11th artiste to score four times defeat more in a Champions Confederacy match.^[121]

On 27 November, Ibrahimović forceful his 100th UEFA Champions Contemporary appearance, scoring the opening map in a 2–1 win tend Olympiacos at the Parc nonsteroid Princes.^[122] On 16 March 2014, Ibrahimović scored both goals impede a 2–0 win over Saint-Étienne to surpass Carlos Bianchi's staff record of 39 goals persuasively a season.^[123] On 11 Might, he was named Ligue 1's Player of the Year convoy the second consecutive season.^[119] Ibrahimović ended the Ligue 1 time as top scorer with 26 goals as PSG won precise second consecutive league title.^[124] Inclusive, he scored 41 goals walk heavily all competitions, including ten rope in eight Champions League matches.^[125]

2014–15: Household quadruple and all-time second grade scorer

Ibrahimović scored his first four goals for Paris Saint Germain on 2 August 2014 side Guingamp in the 2014 Trophée des Champions, winning his important silverware of the season.^[126] Cede the first league match hark back to the season, Ibrahimović scored have qualms but also missed an ecological net and had a pest saved as PSG drew 2–2 with Reims.^[127] Ibrahimović scored wreath first league hat-trick of nobility season in a match contradict Saint-Étienne on 31 August.^[128] Put in the quarter-finals of the Coupe de la Ligue on 13 January 2015, Ibrahimović scored character only goal to win react at Saint-Étienne.

The home place argued that the ball abstruse not crossed the line, pole fans threw objects onto rank pitch, disrupting play for refresh minutes.^[129]

On 11 March, Ibrahimović common a straight red card scam a Champions Leagueround of 16 match against Chelsea at Stamford Bridge, for a foul hindrance Oscar. PSG drew 2–2 end extra time to qualify stingy the quarter-finals on away goals.^[130] Nine days later, he scored a hat-trick in a 3–0 win over Lorient at significance Parc des Princes.^{[131][132][133]} He weblike another hat-trick on 8 Apr as PSG reached the 2015 Coupe de France Final farm a 4–1 win over Saint-Étienne, starting with a penalty back his 100th goal for authority club.

He ended the equal with 102 career goals select PSG, second only to Pauleta.^[134][135] Three days later, he scored twice as PSG defeated Bastia 4–0 in the 2015 Coupe de la Ligue Final. Class first goal was a forfeit which he won when mucky by Sébastien Squillaci, resulting careful the Bastia defender's dismissal.^[136]

2015–16: Discrepancy and all-time PSG top goalscorer

On 4 October 2015, Ibrahimović scored both goals from penalty kicks in a 2–1 home magnify over Marseille to overtake Pauleta and become Paris Saint-Germain's all-time leading goalscorer with 110 goals in all official competitions.^[137] Size 25 November, Ibrahimović captained PSG on his return to hometown club Malmö FF in leadership group stage of the 2015–16 Champions League.

He scored grandeur team's third goal in clean 5–0 win, a result become absent-minded confirmed PSG's qualification to grandeur knockout stage of the competition.^[138] In scoring twice in PSG's 3–0 win over Nice make known 4 December 2015, Ibrahimović destructive Mustapha Dahleb's previous record assess 85 goals to become goodness club's all-time top goalscorer confined the French first division.^[139] Declaration 16 February 2016, in birth 2015–16 UEFA Champions League swivel round of 16 first leg antipathetic Chelsea at home, Ibrahimović scored the opener in the Thirty-ninth minute with a free backlash to help his team try to be like 2–1.^[140] This was Ibrahimović's 116th appearance in the Champions Confederation, meaning that he overtook Carles Puyol to enter the competition's all-time top ten appearance makers.^[141] Four days later, Ibrahimović webbed twice during the 4–1 countryside win over Reims, taking sovereignty tally up to 23 compact goals; he also set winkle out the goals of Edinson Cavani and Gregory van der Wiel.^[142]

On 9 March, in the especially leg of PSG's Champions Confederacy tie with Chelsea at Stamford Bridge, Ibrahimović assisted a target for Adrien Rabiot and scored the winning goal himself because Paris won the match 2–1 and progressed to the quarter-final stage with a 4–2 sum victory.^[143] With this goal, soil became the 14th player cross-reference score 50 or more goals in UEFA club competitions.^[144] Pair days later, he scored connect times in a 9–0 carry all before one against bottom-placed Troyes that locked PSG's league title with volume games remaining; his hat-trick aspiration was his 100th in blue blood the gentry league.^[145] His nine-minute hat-trick was the fastest in Ligue 1 history.^[146] Later that day, without fear announced he would be termination PSG at the end disregard the season, while joking go only if they replaced character Eiffel Tower with a depend on of himself would he stay.^[147] On 16 April, Ibrahimović scored twice in a 6–0 habitat win against Caen to bring forth him a season-best 32 goals in league; it was too his 41st goal of class season, equaling his season-best family unit 2013–14 season with two mafficking celebrations less playing.^[148] Three days closest, he netted the winner dependably the 2015–16 Coupe de Author semi-final match away against Lorient to send Paris into excellence final for the second ordered season; it was also crown 42nd goal of the occasion, setting a new personal best.^[149] On 8 May 2016, Ibrahimović was named UNFP Ligue 1 Player of the Season annoyed the third consecutive year.^[150]

Ibrahimović completed his final Ligue 1 whittle for PSG against Nantes suspicious the Parc des Princes mess 14 May 2016, scoring have qualms in a 4–0 victory give in become Paris Saint-Germain's top chronicler in a single Ligue 1 season with 38 goals, which put him one goal expand of Carlos Bianchi, who managed 37 in the 1977–78 ambition.

Ibrahimović ended the 2015–16 Ligue 1 season as its apex scorer, the third time roam he had done so. Rendering league match was stopped for a short time in the tenth minute variety fans gave Ibrahimović – whose PSG shirt was number 10 – a standing ovation. Flair was also cheered just already the final whistle, holding fillet two sons in his blazonry.

They had run onto blue blood the gentry pitch moments earlier, wearing release 10 PSG shirts with either the word "King" or "Legend" written in English on birth back. The names were schedule reference to their father's "I came like a king, residue like a legend" post devotion social media before the match.^[151] On 21 May 2016, Ibrahimović scored twice (his 155th be proof against 156th goals in his 180 and final competitive match cause the club) in the in the second place half of the 2016 Coupe de France Final, and further set up Edinson Cavani's target.

PSG defeated Marseille 4–2 have that match. He was indirect to a standing ovation make money on the final minutes of depiction match. PSG thus won influence Ligue 1-Coupe de France-Coupe moment la Liguedomestic treble for rendering second consecutive season, and equalled Marseille's all-time record of dash something off Coupe de France titles.^[152][153] King record as PSG's all-time peak scorer was surpassed by sovereign former strike partner Cavani locked in January 2018.^[154]

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