Zlatan Ibrahimovic born October 3, 1981, in Malmö, Sweden, is a swedish footballer who plays as a striker for Serie A club Milan and the Swedish national team for which he is captain.
Ibrahimovic started his career at Malmö FF in the late 1990s under Roland Andersson. He was signed by Ajax, and made a name for himself under Ronald Koeman. Years later, he signed with Juventus for €16 million.
Ibrahimovic gained fame in Serie A, benefiting from his strike partnership with David Trézéguet. In 2006, he signed with leaguerival Internazionale, where he won Individual awards such as the Oscar del Calcio the 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, Ibrahimovic transferred to Barcelona for €69 million, the second highest transfer fee in football history. His time at Barcelona was short lived however; moving back to AC Milan the following season, in a deal which made him one of the highest paid footballers in the world