The most decorated active footballers in the world, Zlatan Ibrahimovic is currently signed to the Serie A club Milan and also represents his national side Sweden's national team. The Swedish man is widely regarded as one of the best strikers of all time having won 31 trophies with over 570 career goals, including more than 500 club goals. On 8 October 2019, a statue of the footballer was unveiled in his hometown, which created by Peter Linde and is 2.67 m tall and weighs almost 1,100 lb.
Hails from Malmo, Sweden, Zlatan Ibrahimovic was born on 3rd October 1981, under the star sign Libra. The thirty-nine years old is the son of Jurka and Sefik Ibrahimovic. His parents later divorced. He has one sibling, Sanela, and four half-siblings. Besides football, he is an honorary black belt in taekwondo who attended classes at the Malmo Taekwondo club Enighet as a child. A bilingual, he is fluent in Swedish, Bosnian, English, Spanish, and Italian.
Zlatan Ibrahimovic is the highest-paid player at Milan, on a deal worth €7m per annum. Now 39 years of age, the striker has extended his stay in Milan until 2021.
Zlatan Ibrahimovic's Salary/Earnings History
Season | Club | Appearances | Goal | Salary | Endorsements |
2004-06 | Juventus | 70 | 57 | $5.5 million | - |
2006-09 | Inter Milan | 88 | 16 | $7.5 million | - |
2009-11 | Barcelona | 29 | 14 | €9 million | €3.5 million |
2016-18 | Manchester United | 33 | 17 | $21.5 million | $10 million |
2018-19 | LA Galaxy | 56 | 52 | $7.2 million | $11.5 million |
2012-16 | PSG | 122 | 117 | $13 million | - |
2020- | AC Milan | 33 | 25 | €3.5 million | $4.5 million |
He is ranked #30th in the world's highest-paid Athletes in 2017.
Ibrahimovic is endorsed by Nike and has been featured in their television advertising, appearing alongside other stars in the Nike stable including Cristiano Ronaldo, Neymar, and Wayne Rooney. What's more? the striker uses the Nike Mercurial boot line which has the names and dates of birth of his sons embedded onto the external sides of his boots.
Additionally, the veteran footballer features in EA Sports' FIFA video game series and was the 4th highest-rated player in FIFA 15.
In May 2003, his name became the trademark at the Swedish Patent and Registration Office for most likely being perceived as Zlatan Ibrahimovic determining he receives exclusive rights to the name for certain products, including sporting clothing, shoes, and goods.
Not to mention, Zlatan has great taste in four-wheelers. He owns some of the most classic and expensive supercars in his garage: Porsche 918 Spyder ($800,000), Ferrari Monza SP2 ($1.7 Million), Ferrari LaFerrari ($1.4 Million), Ferrari Enzo Ferrari ($2 Million), Ferrari 488 Pista ($330,000), Maserati GranTurismo MC Stradale ( $130,000), Lamborghini Urus SUV, and Porsche 911 ($395,300). Also, he has never hidden his love for motorbike and often seen him riding.
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He has a house in Malmö, Sweden (SE). While his stint with Manchester, he rented a stunning six-bedroom house in Cheshire for £16,500 a week.
As of 2021, Zlatan Ibrahimovic's net worth is approximately $200 million. His current market value is €5.00 million.
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Many don't know the fact, Zlatna is unmarried, however, he is in a long-time relationship with Helena Segar, who is 11 years elder than him.
In 1989 Helena Seger earned celebrity recognization through SVT children’s series “Cozmoz,” where she had a lead role. At her 17th, she moved to Malmo and enrolled at Latin School.
Zlatan met his then-future-girlfriend, Helena Segar in 2002. But their first encounter was not lovey-dobby moreover, they bumped into each other in a car park in Malmo. Segar remembers, "I was in a bad mood and hissed him to move the car. I think he was triggered by my attitude." Out of nowhere, the duo later started dating. In 2005, she moved in with Zlatan to Turin in Italy and inseparable since. The following year, both relocated to Milan and Barcelona in 2009. The following, they moved back to Italy and Milan.
On 22nd September 2006, the couple had their first child, Maximilian. They welcomed their second son on 6th March 2008. He has tattooed the names of his sons on his right arm.
Besides, Zlatan has inked his surname in Arabic on the back of his right arm. Further, there are the common Buddhist "Five Deva Faces Yantra" on his lower back. Another Buddhist tattoo, a "Yant Prajao Khao Nirote" is on his upper right arm. The phrase 'Only God can judge me' is seen on his ribcage. Also, he has the ace of heart and clubs, a Koi fish feather, Polynesian tribal, and a giant roaring lion.
Active on Instagram with over 47 million, Zlatan has the most followers in Sweden's famous Personality.
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Ibrahimovic made his football career debut with Malmö FF in 1999. Following two seasons, he joined Ajax, where he earned a reputation as one of the most promising forwards in Europe. After that, he had a stint with Juventus. In 2006, he signed to Inter Milan, where h led the team to the Capocannoniere (Serie A top scorer) in 2008–09 and won three consecutive Serie A titles.
In the summer of 2009, Barcelona signed Ibrahimovic as the world's most expensive transfer. For 2010-11, he was loaned out to AC Milan where he later became permanent. From 2012-16, he played for the PSG, 2016-18 for Manchester United, and 2018-19 for LA Galaxy. In 2020, he returned to AC Milan again.
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At the International level, he is named one of ten players to have made 100 or more appearances for the Swedish national team and is the all-time leading goalscorer with 62 goals. He has made 2X FIFA World Cups and 4X UEFA European Championship appearances.
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