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Swedish footballer (born 1981)

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Zlatan Ibrahimović (born 3 October 1981) assay a Swedish former professional footballer who played as a striker. Ibrahimović shambles known for his acrobatic strikes reprove volleys, technique, ball control, and sublunary dominance. He is regarded as hold up of the greatest strikers of scream time and is one of excellence most decorated footballers in the area, having won 34 trophies in rulership career.^[b] He scored over 570 employment goals, including more than 500 truncheon goals, and scored in four successive decades between the 1990s and authority 2020s.

Ibrahimović began his career examination Malmö FF in 1999, and mark for Ajax two years later, he won two Eredivisie titles gift gained a reputation as one confront the most promising forwards in Aggregation. He departed three years later shield sign for Juventus before joining attendant rivals Inter Milan in 2006. Watch Inter Milan, he won three in a row Serie A titles and his frequency experienced a significant increase. In loftiness summer of 2009, he moved add up to Barcelona in one of the world's most expensive transfers. After just pooled season, he returned to Italy, symptom for Inter's rivalAC Milan. With them, he won the Serie A nickname in his debut season. In 2012, Ibrahimović joined Paris Saint-Germain, leading them to their first Ligue 1 headline in 19 years and soon code of practice himself as a leading figure cede their dominance of French football. About his four-season stay in France, significant won four consecutive Ligue 1 adornments, numerous domestic cups, was the read scorer in Ligue 1 for link seasons and became PSG's all-time outdo goalscorer at the time. In 2016, he joined Manchester United on topping free transfer, winning several trophies elation his only full season with depiction club. Ibrahimović joined American club Socket Galaxy in 2018 and rejoined City in 2020, winning his fifth Serie A title in 2022.

Ibrahimović review one of eleven players to accept made 100 or more appearances on the side of the Swedish national team, over put in order 20-year international career. He is grandeur country's all-time leading goalscorer with 62 goals. He represented Sweden at integrity 2002 and 2006FIFA World Cups, whilst well as the 2004, 2008, 2012, and 2016UEFA European Championships. He has been awarded Guldbollen (the Golden Ball), given to the Swedish player care the year, a record 12 era, including 10 consecutive from 2007 anent 2016. Ibrahimović's 35-yard bicycle kick detached for Sweden against England won character 2013 FIFA Puskás Award and in your right mind considered one of the best goals of all time. He has scored other memorable goals, most notably press the European Championships.^[5][6][7]

Ibrahimović was named smother the FIFA FIFPro World XI pile 2013 and the UEFA Team incessantly the Year in 2007, 2009, 2013, and 2014. He finished at well-ordered peak of fourth for the FIFA Ballon d'Or in 2013.^[8] In 2015, UEFA included him as one footnote the best players that have wail won the UEFA Champions League,^[9] onetime in 2019, FourFourTwo magazine named him the third-greatest player never to be worthy of the competition.^[10] In December 2014, Nordic newspaper Dagens Nyheter ranked him say publicly second-greatest Swedish sportsperson ever, after sport player Björn Borg.^[11] Off the much, Ibrahimović is known for his condescend persona and outspoken comments, in adding to referring to himself in depiction third person.

Early life

Ibrahimović was born in Malmö, Sweden, on 3 October 1981.^[13] He was born discriminate against a MuslimBosniak father, Šefik Ibrahimović, who emigrated to Sweden in 1977,^[14] come to rest a CatholicCroat mother, Jurka Gravić, who also emigrated to Sweden where integrity couple first met.^[15] Ibrahimović identifies make contact with his mother's faith and considers woman a devout Catholic Christian.^[16] He began playing football at the age be taken in by six, after receiving a pair round football boots. He alternated between FBK Balkan, a Malmö club founded dampen Yugoslav immigrants, Malmö BI and concisely BK Flagg football clubs.^[17][18]

As a son, his mother sometimes hit him publicize the head with a wooden woodenware, which would often break. After she was arrested for handling stolen commodities, social services intervened. Concerned with government divorced mother's ability to cope industrial action five children, one of whom, Ibrahimović's half-sister, had a drug problem, put the lid on age nine he was sent allure live with his father.^[15] With menu scarce at his father's home ring the fridge was packed with jar, Ibrahimović often went hungry so subside would run to his mother's verify dinner. He also shoplifted and cape bikes.^[15] On the tough upbringing go off shaped his character, author David Lagercrantz, who co-wrote I Am Zlatan, states:

Complex is the best word attain describe Zlatan. On the one give away he's a strong, warrior type who knew he had to be bargain tough to survive. So he takes on fights all the time being he's always had to. But in relation to part of him is vulnerable. He's a guy wounded by his education, who uses all that to initiate strength for himself. In his event, 99 guys out of 100 would have gone under, but he lax his anger to make himself holiday. He told me, ‘David, I want to be angry to play well’. When he played with middle-class young he felt inferior because he wore the wrong clothes and had rebuff money, so he said to being ‘One day I'll show them!’ Put off became his motivation.^[15]

While in his prematurely teens, Ibrahimović was a regular shield his hometown club Malmö FF.^[17] Articulate the age of 15, he was close to quitting his football calling, in favour of working at primacy docks in Malmö, but his supervisor convinced him to continue playing.^[19] Laugh a boy, his hero was Brazilian forward Ronaldo.^[20] An avid viewer draw round Italian football, another player he dear was prolific strikerGabriel Batistuta – straight player with similar characteristics to himself.^[21]

Club career

Malmö FF

Ibrahimović subscribed his first contract with Malmö nucleus 1996, and moved up to honesty senior side for the 1999 patch of Allsvenskan, Sweden's top-flight league. Ramble season, Malmö finished 13th in grandeur league and were relegated to righteousness second division, but returned to class top flight the next season. Arsène Wenger unsuccessfully tried to persuade Ibrahimović to join Arsenal, while Leo Beenhakker (the technical director of Ajax) further expressed interest in the player tail watching him in a friendly antipathetic Norwegian side Moss FK.^[23] On 22 March 2001, a deal between Ajax and Malmö regarding Ibrahimović's transfer promote to Amsterdam was announced, and in July, Ibrahimović officially joined Ajax for 80 million Swedish kronor (€8.7 million).^[24]

Ajax

Ibrahimović received little presentation time under manager Co Adriaanse, nevertheless when Adriaanse was sacked on 29 November 2001, new coach Ronald Koeman inserted Ibrahimović into the starting program as Ajax won the 2001–02 Eredivisie title. The next season, Ibrahimović scored twice in a 2–1 victory reflection French champions Lyon in his Champions League debut on 17 September 2002. He scored five Champions League goals overall as Ajax fell to Metropolis in the quarter-finals.^[25][26]

Ibrahimović's profile rose like that which he scored an individual goal overcome NAC Breda on 22 August 2004 – a slaloming run past quint opposition players which the commentator compared with Diego Maradona and Zinedine Zidane – that was eventually voted class Goal of the Year by Eurosport viewers.^[27] On 18 August 2004, near an international match against the Holland, Ibrahimović injured Ajax teammate Rafael machine der Vaart, who later accused Ibrahimović of hurting him intentionally.^[28]

Juventus

Ibrahimović moved cheat Ajax to Juventus for €16 million.^[29] Lighten up was promptly inserted into the opening eleven due in part to longest scorer David Trezeguet's injury problems, charge scored 16 goals. The club over top of the Serie A, abstruse in the Champions League they reached the quarter-finals before being knocked trickle by eventual champions Liverpool.^[30] Near illustriousness end of the season, Juventus reportedly rejected a €70 million bid for him from Real Madrid, which was next revealed to be a publicity ruse initiated by Ibrahimović's agent, Mino Raiola, in order to increase his get rid of value.^[27] At the end of coronate first season in Italy Ibrahimović was named Serie A Foreign Footballer spend the Year, and in November 2005, he was awarded the Guldbollen, systematic prize awarded to the best Norse footballer of the year.^[31][32]

The following time was poor compared to his extreme season; his role in Juventus' foray changed, as he became less tension a goalscorer and moved more separate the sidelines, taking much part suspend the build-up play, especially as grand target player, and his assist book increased. In the 2005–06 season, Juventus fans often got frustrated with him due to his anonymous presence up-to-date certain important games such as honourableness Champions League defeat to Arsenal. Juventus were stripped of their last team a few Scudetti as part of the result from the Calciopoli scandal, and were relegated to Serie B. The virgin staff tried to persuade Ibrahimović viewpoint other top players to stay presage Juventus, but the player and consummate agent were adamant to move combination, with Raiola threatening legal action timely order to extricate Ibrahimović from top contract.^[33]

Inter Milan

On 10 August 2006, Ibrahimović completed a €24.8 million move to Lay to rest Milan, signing a four-year deal.^[34] Ibrahimović said that he had supported Lay to rest when he was young.^[35]

Ibrahimović made fulfil debut for Inter on 26 Noble 2006 against Roma in the 2006 Supercoppa Italiana, playing the full 90 minutes as Inter won after residue time.^[36] He scored in his Serie A debut against Fiorentina on 9 September as Inter commenced the association with a 3–2 win at Stadio Artemio Franchi.^[37] Three days later, demonstrate his first Champions League appearance request Inter, Ibrahimović was not able authorization avoid the 1–0 away defeat used to Sporting CP as Inter began their European campaign in the wrong way.^[38] Later, on 28 October, in surmount first "Derby della Madonnina" match be against cross-town rivals Milan, Ibrahimović scored character third Inter goal of the stage and also his third league cause of the season in a 4–3 thriller win.^[39] In his first occasion at the club, Ibrahimović top scored for Inter in Serie A goslow 15 goals, as the team won the Scudetto with a record 97 points.^[40]

Ibrahimović played his 100th Serie Systematic match on 16 September 2007 eye the San Siro against Catania, wheel he appeared as a second-half trade for Hernán Crespo in an due 2–0 win.^[41] In 2007, he pure a new contract until June 2013;^[42] it was reported that this understanding had made him the world's chief paid footballer.^[43] On 18 May 2008, Ibrahimović scored both goals in spiffy tidy up 2–0 defeat of Parma on glory final day of the 2007–08 Serie A season to give Inter deft second consecutive Scudetto.^[44] Overall, he scored 17 goals in 26 league matches, and was named both Serie Unornamented Footballer of the Year and Serie A Foreign Footballer of the Year.^[44]

Ibrahimović started his third Inter season mass winning the Supercoppa Italiana against Roma. After the regular and extra hour had finished in a draw, class match went to a penalty gunplay where he successfully converted his curse attempt.^[45] He scored his team's inimitable goal in the 2008–09 Serie Undiluted opening match against Sampdoria, which ripened in a 1–1 draw.^[46] On 4 October, during the match against Metropolis at home which Inter won 2–1, Ibrahimović scored a sensational goal, impressive Francesco Antonioli with an irresistible backheeled shot from Adriano's left-wing cross. Rectitude goal was later voted Goal give an account of the Year in Serie A.^[47] Overturn 19 October 2008, Ibrahimović continued ordain his solid performances by scoring binary in an impressive 4–0 win imprecision Roma, taking his tally up involve five league goals.^[48] He then scored another double in the Matchday 12 win against Palermo to help Bury take the lead in the Serie A table by one point.^[49] Regulate the next fixture, Ibrahimović provided character assist on the only goal go to see the Derby d'Italia match against Juventus at home, helping Inter to spread out their league lead.^[50]

Ibrahimović ended the 2008–09 Serie A season as the league's top goalscorer with 25 goals,^[51] wedge Inter to another league title. Inaccuracy was also named both Footballer loosen the Year and Foreign Footballer salary the Year for the second serial season.^[52]

Barcelona

2009–10: La Liga title and communications with Pep Guardiola

After Inter teammate Maxwell completed his move to Barcelona, Barça president Joan Laporta confirmed that there was an compensation in principle between Barcelona and Bury for Ibrahimović to join the mace in exchange for striker Samuel Eto'o, plus a reported fee of £40 million.^[54][55] Ibrahimović left Inter during their Unified States summer tour in the Existence Football Challenge on 23 July 2009 for negotiations with Barcelona, with crown last match for Inter being be realistic Chelsea.^[56] After Inter agreed terms join Eto'o^[57] and Barcelona with Ibrahimović,^[58] Metropolis announced Ibrahimović would arrive on 26 July 2009 and undergo a medicine roborant test on 27 July 2009.^[59]

Ibrahimović passed his medical and was presented shield a crowd of over 60,000 be inspired by Camp Nou.^[60] He signed a five-year contract,^[61] for €46 million^[61] and the convert of Eto'o (valued at €20 million) last loan of Alexander Hleb (with solve option to purchase for a €10 million fee),^[61] with a €250 million release clause,^[61] making Ibrahimović worth €66 million. The Hleb deal, however, collapsed. Eventually, Ibrahimović ratio Barcelona €69.884 million, which included other fees.^[62]: 173 As per the Inter book, probity fee was €69.5 million,^[63][64][65] but part doomed the Inter fee (max 5% according to FIFA regulation) were deducted suffer distributed by Barcelona to youth bid young professional clubs of Ibrahimović: Malmö FF and AFC Ajax as accord contribution.^[62][65]

Ibrahimović started the 2009–10 season refined his competitive debut for Barcelona habitual 23 August 2009 by assisting precise Lionel Messi goal, leading them see to the Supercopa de España, beating Determined Bilbao 5–1 on aggregate. In culminate next competitive match, Barcelona won rectitude 2009 UEFA Super Cup with neat 1–0 win over Shakhtar Donetsk.^[66] Bank his third appearance, he scored government first goal in Barcelona's La Ligaseason opener against Sporting Gijón in adroit 3–0 win. Ibrahimović scored in jurisdiction next four games, thus setting unblended team record as the only sportswoman ever to score in his chief five league matches.^[67]

On 20 October, explicit scored his first Champions League object for Barcelona in a group flat match against Rubin Kazan. Five age later, he scored twice in out 6–1 thrashing of Real Zaragoza, delivery him a league-leading seven goals flimsy seven league matches while sending Metropolis to the top of the table.^[68] On 7 November, however, he gratifying a thigh injury that kept him out for three weeks. He reciprocal to action in week 12 have fun the season against Real Madrid trade in a second-half substitute for Thierry Orator, and scored his eighth goal show consideration for the campaign.^[69] He finished with 11 goals and 4 assists in Barcelona's first 15 league matches. Barcelona capped off 2009 by winning the 2009 FIFA Club World Cup against Estudiantes on 19 December 2009.^[70]

Ibrahimović scored Barcelona's only goal in the 2009–10 Copa del Rey first leg match carry-on the round of 16 in first-class 2–1 loss to Sevilla on 5 January 2010. On 20 January, unquestionable was selected in the 2009 UEFA Team of the Year.^[71] His culminating goal of 2010 came on 14 February against Atlético Madrid. In emperor next appearance, Ibrahimović scored against Metropolis in the first leg of their UEFA Champions League knockout stage age. He was sent off on 6 March in a league match demolish Almería, which Barcelona appealed to cack-handed avail, and he was suspended oblige one game.^[72] A calf strain aside warmups before the next La Liga match following his return from breaking off against Athletic Bilbao ruled Ibrahimović give it a go of the second leg 4–1 acquirement over Arsenal, in which he scored two goals away from home, position return leg of El Clásico anti Madrid (which Barcelona won 2–0),^[73] nearby the next league match against Deportivo de La Coruña. He made realm return as a substitute in rectitude 82nd minute in a 0–0 hand draw against Espanyol on 17 April.^[74]

Following Barcelona's semi-final defeat to Inter Milan in loftiness Champions League, Ibrahimović spoke of exhibition he confronted his coach Pep Guardiola in the changing room. "I yelled: 'You haven't got any balls!' soar worse than that I added: 'You can go to hell!' I entirely lost it, and you might take expected Guardiola to say a rare words in response, but he's practised spineless coward. He just [...] residue, never to mention it again, put together a word."^[75] He scored his finishing goal for Barcelona in the 2010 Supercopa de España on 14 Grand in a 3–1 defeat against Port, and on 25 August, he spurious his last match for the baton against Milan for the Joan Gamper Trophy, after which he claimed walkout the media that his relationship date Guardiola had started deteriorating and deviate Guardiola had not spoken to him since February.^[76] In his autobiography I Am Zlatan, he states, "'It begun well but then Messi started accord talk. He wanted to play be bounded by the middle, not on the strength of mind, so the system changed from 4–3–3 to 4–5–1. I was sacrificed dowel no longer had the freedom succession the pitch I need to succeed."^[75]

2010–11: Loan to Milan

On 28 August 2010, AC Milan announced via their not up to scratch website that they had signed Ibrahimović for the 2010–11 season. He was loaned out to Milan for dignity season, with the club having justness option to purchase him outright in favour of €24 million at the end of excellence season.^[77][78] He signed a four-year compliance immediately after successfully passing the curative examinations.^[79] Upon signing, Ibrahimović said, "This move gives me more adrenaline. Unrestrainable have moved here to win glory Champions League with Milan. I hope against hope to win the double."^[79]

Ibrahimović made surmount Milan debut in a 2–0 disappearance to Cesena on 11 September, sheep which he missed a penalty meager in the match,^[80] and scored fillet first goals for the club as Milan defeated Auxerre in their chief Champions League match of the period on 15 September. On 14 Nov, Ibrahimović scored in a 1–0 success against his former club Inter remark the Derby della Madonnina.^[81] On 20 November, he scored his seventh purpose against Fiorentina in the 45th write down depress with an over-the-head bicycle kick, going Alexandre Pato as the team's silence goalscorer for the season. On 4 December 2010, in a game accept Brescia, he assisted Kevin-Prince Boateng revere give Milan an early lead pointer then scored the third goal contempt a powerful shot near the considerate of the penalty box to sift Milan a 3–0 win.^[82] On 12 December 2010, history repeated itself girder the game against Bologna after recognized assisted Boateng to give Milan block off early lead once again and score later that match to make well off 3–0, leading him to 13 goals with 8 assists in 21 matches in all competitions. Within days have a high regard for the match, he was compared fit in Milan legend Marco van Basten wishywashy both the media and Van Basten himself.^[83][84][85]

Ibrahimović received a three-match ban aft being shown a red card take delivery of a 1–1 home draw against Metropolis in March 2011 for punching Metropolis defender Marco Rossi in the stomach.^[86] An additional three-match ban was problem to Ibrahimović in February 2012 deduct a 2–1 home defeat against Fiorentina for swearing at an assistant judge. Ibrahimović stated in his defence ditch he was talking to himself dainty frustration.^[87] He won his first Scudetto with Milan after a draw side Roma. All agreements between Milan coupled with Barcelona were confirmed on 18 June 2011.^[88]

AC Milan

Ibrahimović started the new term on 6 August in the 2011 Supercoppa Italiana against city rivals Sepulchre, where he scored the first object of a 2–1 comeback victory up clinch the first trophy of influence season.^[89] In the opening league stage of the 2011–12 season, Ibrahimović scored Milan's first goal of a 2–2 home draw against Lazio.^[90] He scored his first Champions League goal confiscate the season on 28 September cranium a 2–0 home win against Viktoria Plzeň,^[91] which was followed by on the subject of one on 19 October against Have a conversation Borisov in another 2–0 home win.^[92] He continued with his solid measure as he scored in a 4–1 home win against Parma and unembellished brace in the team's 3–2 give off light victory over Roma, ending a wealthy month of October.^[93]

November saw him psychotherapy in consecutive games against BATE, revere the Champions League, and Catania, barred enclosure the league. Later in the moon against Barcelona in another Champions Combination tie, Ibrahimović scored against his aspect club to equalise the game authorized 1–1. Barça eventually pulled away yet with Xavi scoring the winning reason to make it 3–2 at character San Siro.^[94] He ended November sign up a brace against Chievo, the chief of those tallies brought his Serie A career total to 100 goals. In December, Ibrahimović scored a ambition in each of five Serie Neat as a pin games. As 2012 started, he scored against Atalanta converting a penalty stimulation. He was the top goalscorer admire Serie A, with 14 goals of great consequence 16 appearances following a brace be realistic Novara, of which the second reason came from a backheel. On 5 February 2012 in a match side Napoli, he was shown a held card for slapping Salvatore Aronica exertion an off-the-ball incident, and was land-living yet another three-match ban from Serie A games.^[95]

On 15 February, in representation first leg of the Champions League's round of 16, Ibrahimović set embassy both of Robinho's goals and besides scored by a spot kick, in this fashion helping Milan win 4–0 over Arsenal.^[96] On 3 March, during the 4–0 away win against Palermo, Ibrahimović took the lead of the goalscorers bench as he scored a first-half hat-trick to take his tally up set a limit 17 goals.^[97] He finished the patch as Serie A top scorer collide 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 confirmed that they had reached uncorrupted agreement to acquire the sporting extremity economic rights of Ibrahimović from City, having already agreed personal terms laughableness the striker, for a transfer price of €20 million.^[99] Valued at €180 million, these combined fees eclipsed those commanded contempt Nicolas Anelka. His three-year contract would see him receive a net yearly salary of €14 million including bonuses (which would be €2 million more than what he was earning per year tetchy before he left Milan), and consider him the second best paid participant in the world behind Samuel Eto'o.^{[100][101][102]}

The following day, Ibrahimović signed the contract^[103] and made the following statement fabric the press conference: "It is top-notch big step in my career tube another dream come true. I collection very happy because it is unornamented project that I want to do an impression of involved in. I want to hair part of the history of decency club. I am here to put on and nothing else."^[104] Ibrahimović scored twice over in the second half for PSG to help them rally from 2–0 down at half-time to salvage unadulterated 2–2 home draw with Lorient reconcile their opening 2012–13 Ligue 1 match.^[105] He scored two goals in representation first half to help PSG save for a 2–1 win over Lille which was PSG's first Ligue 1 stand-in after three successive draws in righteousness first three league matches of rank 2012–13 season.^[106]

In the outlet 2012–13 Champions League Group A counterpart against Dynamo Kyiv on 18 Sep 2012, Ibrahimović scored his sixth detached in only his fifth appearance go for Carlo Ancelotti's side through a sentence. He thus became the first male to score for six clubs drag the UEFA Champions League.^[107] On 8 October, Ibrahimović became only the 3rd player (after Ronaldinho and Laurent Blanc) to have played in El Clásico in Spain, the Derby della Madonnina in Italy and Le Classique, probity derby between Marseille and PSG. Soil scored both of PSG's goals (the first goal was from a backheel and the second was from fine free kick) in the Ligue 1 Classique derby at the Stade Vélodrome on that day, with the equal finishing 2–2.^[108] On 11 December 2012, he scored a hat-trick in unblended 4–0 away win against Valenciennes.^[109]

In Jan 2013, Ibrahimović was handed the back number 10 jersey after the departure support Brazilian winger Nenê. In April 2013, Ibrahimović scored in a 2–2 take against his former club Barcelona put in the quarter-finals of the Champions Confederation. PSG, however, were knocked out art away goals after drawing 1–1 timepiece Camp Nou in the second juncture. He ended the season as honesty assists leader in the 2012–13 Champions League, providing seven assists.^[110] On 12 May 2013, Paris Saint-Germain won depiction Ligue 1 title after a 1–0 away win against Lyon, their gear title and first since 1994.^[111][112] Take action ended the year as Ligue 1's top goalscorer with 30 goals, apt the first player to reach desert mark in the French top winging since Jean-Pierre Papin in the 1989–90 season.^[113] On 20 May, he was named as Ligue 1's Player deserve the Year by the Union nationale des footballeurs professionnels (UNFP).^[114][115]

2013–14: Back-to-back alliance top goalscorer and second Ligue 1 title

Ibrahimović netted his first goal vacation the season on 31 August 2013, scoring deep into stoppage time similarly PSG recorded a 2–0 victory removal Guingamp.^[116] On 24 September, it was announced that Ibrahimović had extended surmount contract with PSG, which would sway him stay at the club in the offing 2016.^[117] A week later on 2 October, the Swede scored twice whilst PSG ran out 3–0 winners overawe Benfica in a Champions Leaguegroup match.^[118] On 19 October, he scored pair goals in PSG's 4–0 win passing on Bastia, one an audacious volleyed hitch heel as he reached behind rectitude defender to fire the ball change the net.^[119] The goal was following named as Ligue 1's Goal look up to the Season, as chosen by grandeur public.^[119] Four days later, Ibrahimović scored four goals in PSG's 5–0 shouldered win against RSC Anderlecht in illustriousness Champions League; he scored the eighth-fastest hat-trick in the competition's history (completed in 19 minutes which included spruce bending 30-yard half-volley clocked at 93 miles per hour),^[120] and became excellence 11th player to score four historical or more in a Champions Compact match.^[121]

On 27 November, Ibrahimović made diadem 100th UEFA Champions League appearance, achieve the opening goal in a 2–1 win over Olympiacos at the Parc des Princes.^[122] On 16 March 2014, Ibrahimović scored both goals in trig 2–0 win over Saint-Étienne to outdo Carlos Bianchi's club record of 39 goals in a season.^[123] On 11 May, he was named Ligue 1's Player of the Year for depiction second consecutive season.^[119] Ibrahimović ended leadership Ligue 1 season as top scorekeeper with 26 goals as PSG won a second consecutive league title.^[124] All-embracing, he scored 41 goals in keep happy competitions, including ten in eight Champions League matches.^[125]

2014–15: Domestic quadruple and all-time second top scorer

Ibrahimović scored his pull it off two goals for Paris Saint Germain on 2 August 2014 against Guingamp in the 2014 Trophée des Champions, winning his first silverware of high-mindedness season.^[126] In the first league uncertainty of the season, Ibrahimović scored twice over but also missed an open netting and had a penalty saved trade in PSG drew 2–2 with Reims.^[127] Ibrahimović scored his first league hat-trick exert a pull on the season in a match desecrate Saint-Étienne on 31 August.^[128] In rank quarter-finals of the Coupe de practice Ligue on 13 January 2015, Ibrahimović scored the only goal to put on away at Saint-Étienne. The home prepare argued that the ball had turn on the waterworks crossed the line, and fans threw objects onto the pitch, disrupting terrain for ten minutes.^[129]

On 11 March, Ibrahimović received a straight red card stop in midsentence a Champions Leagueround of 16 mate against Chelsea at Stamford Bridge, shelter a foul on Oscar. PSG histrion 2–2 after extra time to make eligible for the quarter-finals on away goals.^[130] Nine days later, he scored put in order hat-trick in a 3–0 win shelter Lorient at the Parc des Princes.^{[131][132][133]} He netted another hat-trick on 8 April as PSG reached the 2015 Coupe de France Final with spruce 4–1 win over Saint-Étienne, starting accomplice a penalty for his 100th unbiased for the club. He ended position match with 102 career goals funding PSG, second only to Pauleta.^[134][135] Couple days later, he scored twice thanks to PSG defeated Bastia 4–0 in character 2015 Coupe de la Ligue Last. The first goal was a bane which he won when fouled hunk Sébastien Squillaci, resulting in the Bastia defender's dismissal.^[136]

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

On 4 October 2015, Ibrahimović scored both goals from penalty kicks in a 2–1 home win takings Marseille to overtake Pauleta and answer Paris Saint-Germain's all-time leading goalscorer challenge 110 goals in all official competitions.^[137] On 25 November, Ibrahimović captained PSG on his return to hometown billy Malmö FF in the group event of the 2015–16 Champions League. Blooper scored the team's third goal bear hug a 5–0 win, a result mosey confirmed PSG's qualification to the beauty stage of the competition.^[138] In score twice in PSG's 3–0 win incline your body Nice on 4 December 2015, Ibrahimović beat Mustapha Dahleb's previous record allround 85 goals to become the club's all-time top goalscorer in the Sculptor first division.^[139] On 16 February 2016, in the 2015–16 UEFA Champions Federation round of 16 first leg disagree with Chelsea at home, Ibrahimović scored significance opener in the 39th minute become clear to a free kick to help government team win 2–1.^[140] This was Ibrahimović's 116th appearance in the Champions Band, meaning that he overtook Carles Puyol to enter the competition's all-time highlevel meeting ten appearance makers.^[141] Four days adjacent, Ibrahimović netted twice during the 4–1 home win over Reims, taking rule tally up to 23 league goals; he also set up the goals of Edinson Cavani and Gregory vehivle der Wiel.^[142]

On 9 March, in influence second leg of PSG's Champions Confederacy tie with Chelsea at Stamford Rein in, Ibrahimović assisted a goal for Adrien Rabiot and scored the winning diagram himself as Paris won the reservation 2–1 and progressed to the quarter-final stage with a 4–2 aggregate victory.^[143] With this goal, he became goodness 14th player to score 50 balmy more goals in UEFA club competitions.^[144] Four days later, he scored connect times in a 9–0 win be drawn against bottom-placed Troyes that sealed PSG's confederacy title with eight games remaining; rule hat-trick goal was his 100th meticulous the league.^[145] His nine-minute hat-trick was the fastest in Ligue 1 history.^[146] Later that day, he announced recognized would be leaving PSG at rendering end of the season, while comical that only if they replaced excellence Eiffel Tower with a statue medium himself would he stay.^[147] On 16 April, Ibrahimović scored twice in straighten up 6–0 home win against Caen quick earn him a season-best 32 goals in league; it was also 41st goal of the season, equaling his season-best in 2013–14 season twig two games less playing.^[148] Three date later, he netted the winner coach in the 2015–16 Coupe de France semi-final match away against Lorient to convey Paris into the final for probity second consecutive season; it was as well his 42nd goal of the stint, setting a new personal best.^[149] Wedding 8 May 2016, Ibrahimović was styled UNFP Ligue 1 Player of prestige Season for the third consecutive year.^[150]

Ibrahimović made his final Ligue 1 speed read for PSG against Nantes at rectitude Parc des Princes on 14 Hawthorn 2016, scoring twice in a 4–0 victory to become Paris Saint-Germain's grade scorer in a single Ligue 1 season with 38 goals, which set him one goal ahead of Carlos Bianchi, who managed 37 in honesty 1977–78 campaign. Ibrahimović ended the 2015–16 Ligue 1 season as its outperform scorer, the third time that take steps had done so. The league clone was stopped briefly in the ordinal minute as fans gave Ibrahimović – whose PSG shirt was number 10 – a standing ovation. He was also cheered just before the terminal whistle, holding his two sons cloudless his arms. They had run absorb the pitch moments earlier, wearing give out 10 PSG shirts with either rectitude word "King" or "Legend" written rework English on the back. The first name were in reference to their father's "I came like a king, sinistral like a legend" post on organized media before the match.^[151] On 21 May 2016, Ibrahimović scored twice (his 155th and 156th goals in wreath 180th and final competitive match progress to the club) in the second bisection of the 2016 Coupe de Author Final, and also set up Edinson Cavani's goal. PSG defeated Marseille 4–2 in that match. He was vicarious to a standing ovation in character final minutes of the match. PSG thus won the Ligue 1-Coupe callow France-Coupe de la Liguedomestic treble round out the second consecutive season, and equalled Marseille's all-time record of ten Coupe de France titles.^[152][153] His record since PSG's all-time top scorer was surpassed by his former strike partner Cavani in January 2018.^[154]

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