Zlatan Ibrahimovic was born on October 3, 1981, in Malmö, Sweden. Zlatan’s parents, Sefik and Jurka, were both Bosnian immigrants who met and married in Sweden. As a result, Zlatan grew up in Rosengård, a Malmö neighborhood with a significant immigrant population. In addition to his parents and eldest brother, Ibrahimovic has a sister, two half-brothers, and two half-sisters.
Around this time people were also starting to figure their own way to profit from sports by betting since they found out the ways in how to become a bookmaker no matter where Ibrahimovic went to play, many bettors wagered on his teams being the biggest in Europe.
The Start Was Rough
Ibrahimovic, who started playing football at a young age, recognized his calling and left school to pursue a career on the pitch. He joined Malmö’s children’s squad when he was eight years old. He joined FC Balkan, a team made up of Bosnians, when he was ten years old. Zlatan signed a contract with Malmo in 1996 and made debut on the senior team in 1999.
A Career in Ajax
Ajax moved quickly to tempt the youth to come to the Netherlands, and he officially joined them in July 2001 for a transfer fee of €8.7 million. The teenage striker’s first days at Ajax were challenging, and it was made worse by then-coach Ko Adrianse, who didn’t offer him many opportunities.
Adrianse was eventually ousted and Ronald Koeman took his place. The idol of Barcelona’s “dream” side, rampaging in the early 1990s, began to trust in Ibrahimovic, and Ajax won the title in 2001/02 and proceeded to the Champions League quarter-finals, where they lost to AC Milan.
Getting in Juventus
Ibrahimovic moved to Juventus from Ajax for a fee of €16 million. He was soon inserted into the starting lineup, owing to the injury problems of top football player and top scorer David Trezeguet, and scored 16 goals. The club won Serie A and advanced to the quarter-finals of the Champions League before being ousted by eventual winners Liverpool.
Inter Milan
Ibrahimović started his career in Milan with a four-year contract with Inter Milan for €24.8 million on August 10, 2006. He played for Milan in different seasons and they had him on loan a couple of times. On December 27, 2019, Ibrahimović returned to AC Milan on a free transfer on a six-month contract until the end of the season, with an option to extend his contract until the end of the 2020–21 season, subject to certain conditions.
A Trip to France
On 17 July 2012, Paris Saint-Germain revealed that they had struck a deal with Milan to buy Ibrahimovic’s sporting and economic rights, having previously signed personal terms with the striker, for a cost of €20 million. He became the club’s single-season scoring leader and Ligue 1’s top scorer in 2015/16 with 38 goals.
Career in Premier League
On July 1, 2016, Ibrahimovic signed a one-year contract with Manchester United as a free agent, with the possibility of an extension depending on his performance for the club. Ibrahimovic scored the game-winning goal for Manchester United in 2016.
USA and Back to Milan
Ibrahimović joined the L.A. Galaxy of Major League Soccer (MLS) on March 23, 2018. He made his presence known in an unusual way, purchasing a signed full-page advertisement in the Los Angeles Times that simply said, “Dear Los Angeles, you’re welcome.” while an All Star and Bet XI in both seasons in November 2019 he announced that he wanted to leave the USA club.
After that, Ibrahimovic rejoined AC Milan on a free transfer on December 27, 2019, on a six-month contract until the end of the season, with the option to extend his contract until the end of the 2020-21 season, subject to certain requirements. On September 17, 2020, Ibrahimović scored Milan’s first goal of the 2020-21 season in a 2-0 away win against Shamrock Rovers in the second qualifying round of the Europa League. He Helped AC Milan win their first Serie A title in 11 years in 2022 and after, signed a one-year contract to play with them in 2023.