List of international goals scored by Edin Džeko explained

Edin Džeko is a Bosnian professional footballer who has been representing the Bosnia and Herzegovina national team as a forward since his debut in a 3–2 win over Turkey on 2 June 2007.[1] He also scored his first international goal in the match to level the scores at 2–2 in stoppage time of the first half.[1] [2] As of 21 March 2024, Džeko has scored 65 goals in 134 international appearances, making him Bosnia and Herzegovina's all-time leading goalscorer.[3] He is also 30th on the all-time men's international goalscoring list and 10th in the list of UEFA players.[4]

On 8 September 2012, Džeko scored his first international hat-trick in an 8–1 World Cup qualification win over Liechtenstein. This brought him up to 24 international goals, surpassing the record of 22 set by Elvir Bolić and Zvjezdan Misimović.[5] Liechtenstein are also the team that Džeko has scored more times against than any other, with eight goals against them.

The majority of Džeko's goals have come in qualifying matches. He has scored 25 goals in World Cup qualifiers, including nine during the 2010 World Cup qualification round, where he finished as the joint second-highest scorer, alongside England's Wayne Rooney and one behind Greece's Theofanis Gekas.[6] Džeko has also scored seventeen goals in European Championship qualifiers (including one in the 2016 play-offs), and six goals in the UEFA Nations League. He has only scored once in the World Cup finals, in a 3–1 win against Iran during the 2014 group stage.[7] The remainder of Džeko's goals, fifteen, have come in friendlies.

International goals

Scores and results list Bosnia and Herzegovina's goal tally first.[8]

Indicates won the match
Indicates the match ended in a draw (a penalty shootout is statistically a draw regardless of shootout results)
Indicates Bosnia and Herzegovina lost the match
|-!1|| 2 June 2007 || Asim Ferhatović Hase Stadium, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina || || || align=center || UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying|-!2| rowspan=2 | 10 September 2008 || rowspan=2 | Bilino Polje Stadium, Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina || rowspan=2 | || || rowspan="2" style="text-align:center" || rowspan=4 | 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification|-!3| |-!4| 11 October 2008 || BJK İnönü Stadium, Istanbul, Turkey || || || align=center |-!5| 15 October 2008 || Bilino Polje Stadium, Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina || || || align=center |-!6| 20 November 2008 || Ljudski vrt, Maribor, Slovenia || || || align=center || Friendly|-!7| 28 March 2009 || Cristal Stadium, Genk, Belgium || rowspan=3 | || || align=center || rowspan=3 | 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification|-!8| rowspan=2 | 1 April 2009| rowspan=2 | Bilino Polje Stadium, Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina || || rowspan=2 style="text-align:center;" |-!9| |-!10| 6 June 2009 || Stade Pierre de Coubertin, Cannes, France || || || align=center || rowspan=3 | Friendly|-!11| rowspan=2 | 12 August 2009 || rowspan=2 | Asim Ferhatović Hase Stadium, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina || rowspan=2 | || || rowspan=2 style="text-align:center;" |-!12| |-!13 || 10 October 2009 || A. Le Coq Arena, Tallinn, Estonia || || || align=center || rowspan=2 | 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification|-!14| 14 October 2009 || Bilino Polje Stadium, Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina || || || align=center |-!15| 3 June 2010 || Commerzbank-Arena, Frankfurt, Germany || || || align=center || Friendly|-!16| 3 September 2010 || |Stade Josy Barthel, Luxembourg City, Luxembourg || || || align=center || UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying|-!17| 17 November 2010 || |Štadión Pasienky, Bratislava, Slovakia || || || align=center || Friendly|-!18| 26 March 2011 || rowspan=2 | Bilino Polje Stadium, Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina || || || align=center || rowspan=3 | UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying|-!19| 7 October 2011 || || || align=center |-!20| 11 October 2011 || Stade de France, Paris, France || || || align=center |-!21| 1 June 2012 || Soldier Field, Chicago, United States || || || align=center || Friendly|-!22| rowspan=3 | 7 September 2012 || rowspan=3 | Rheinpark Stadion, Vaduz, Liechtenstein || rowspan=3 | || || rowspan=3 style="text-align:center;" || rowspan=8 | 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification|-!23| |-!24| |-!25| 11 September 2012 || rowspan=4 | Bilino Polje Stadium, Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina || || || align=center |-!26| 16 October 2012 || || || align=center |-!27| rowspan=2 | 22 March 2013 || rowspan=2 | || || rowspan=2 style="text-align:center;" |-!28| |-!29| 7 June 2013 || Skonto Stadium, Riga, Latvia || || || align=center |-!30| rowspan=2 | 14 August 2013 || rowspan=2 | Asim Ferhatović Hase Stadium, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina || rowspan=2 | || || rowspan=2 style="text-align:center;" || rowspan=2 | Friendly|-!31| |-!32| rowspan=2 | 11 October 2013 || rowspan=2 | Bilino Polje Stadium, Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina || rowspan=2 | || || rowspan=2 style="text-align:center;" || rowspan=2 | 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification|-!33| |-!34| rowspan=2 | 30 May 2014 || rowspan=2 | Edward Jones Dome, St. Louis, United States || rowspan=2 | || || rowspan=2 style="text-align:center;" || rowspan=2 | Friendly|-!35| |-!36| 25 June 2014 || Arena Fonte Nova, Salvador, Brazil || || || align=center || 2014 FIFA World Cup|-!37| 4 September 2014 || Tušanj City Stadium, Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina || || || align=center || Friendly|-!38| 13 October 2014 || Bilino Polje Stadium, Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina || || || align=center || rowspan=7 | UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying|-!39| rowspan=3 | 28 March 2015 || rowspan=3 | Estadi Nacional, Andorra la Vella, Andorra || rowspan=3 | || || rowspan=3 style="text-align:center;" |-!40| |-!41| |-!42| 12 June 2015 || Bilino Polje Stadium, Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina || || || align=center |-!43| 3 September 2015 || King Baudouin Stadium, Brussels, Belgium || || || align=center |-!44| 6 September 2015 || Bilino Polje Stadium, Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina || || || align=center |-!45| 13 November 2015 || Bilino Polje Stadium, Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina || || || align=center || UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying play-offs|-!46| 29 March 2016 || Letzigrund, Zürich, Switzerland || || || align=center || Friendly|-!47| 6 September 2016 || Bilino Polje Stadium, Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina || || || align=center || rowspan=3 | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification|-!48| rowspan=2 | 10 October 2016 || rowspan=2 | Bilino Polje Stadium, Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina || rowspan=2 | || || rowspan=2 style="text-align:center;" |-!49| |-!50| 28 March 2017 || Elbasan Arena, Elbasan, Albania || || || align=center || Friendly|-!51| rowspan=2 | 3 September 2017 || rowspan=2 | Estádio Algarve, Faro, Portugal || rowspan=2 | || || rowspan=2 style="text-align:center;" ||rowspan=2 | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification|-!52| |-!53| 11 September 2018 || Bilino Polje Stadium, Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina || || || align=center || rowspan=3| 2018–19 UEFA Nations League B|-!54| rowspan=2 | 15 October 2018 || rowspan=2 | Stadion Grbavica, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina || rowspan=2 | || || rowspan=2 style="text-align:center;" |-!55| |-!56| 11 June 2019 || Juventus Stadium, Turin, Italy || || || align=center || rowspan=3| UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying|-!57| 5 September 2019 || Bilino Polje Stadium, Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina || || || align=center |-!58| 8 September 2019 || Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium, Yerevan, Armenia || || || align=center |-!59|4 September 2020 || Stadio Artemio Franchi, Florence, Italy || || || align=center || 2020–21 UEFA Nations League A|-!60|1 September 2021 || Stade de la Meinau, Strasbourg, France || || || align=center || 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification|-!61|29 March 2022 || Bilino Polje Stadium, Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina || || || align=center || Friendly|-!62| rowspan=2 | 14 June 2022 || rowspan=2 | Bilino Polje Stadium, Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina || rowspan=2 | || || rowspan=2 style="text-align:center;" || rowspan=3 | 2022–23 UEFA Nations League B|-!63| |-!64|26 September 2022 || Stadionul Rapid-Giulești, Bucharest, Romania || || || align=center |-!65|8 September 2023 || Bilino Polje Stadium, Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina || || || align=center || UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying|}

Hat-tricks

See also: Bosnia and Herzegovina national football team records and statistics.

DateVenueOpponentGoalsResultCompetition
1Rheinpark Stadion, Vaduz, Liechtensteindata-sort-value="Liechtenstein" data-sort-value="15" 3 – (46', 64', 80')8–12014 FIFA World Cup qualification[9]
2Estadi Nacional, Andorra la Vella, Andorra data-sort-value="Andorra" data-sort-value="29" 3 – (13', 49', 62')3–0UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying[10]

Statistics

[1]

Goals by year
YearAppsGoals
200771
200865
2009108
201083
2011103
201296
201397
2014105
201577
201674
201763
2018103
201983
202051
202161
202284
202371
202410
Total13465
Goals by competition
CompetitionGoals
25
FIFA World Cup finals1
15
17
UEFA Nations League7
Total65
Goals by opponent
OpponentGoals
8
5
4
4
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Total65

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Edin Dzeko - Goals in International Matches . Roberto . Mamrud . . 17 June 2023.
  2. Web site: Bosnia-Herzegovina delight in Džeko . Fuad . Krvavac . . 4 June 2007 . 18 November 2015.
  3. Web site: Goalscoring for Bosnia and Herzegovina National Team . Roberto . Mamrud . . 18 November 2015.
  4. Web site: International Goals. RSSSF. 14 June 2022.
  5. Web site: Džeko hat-trickom ostavio Misimovića i Bolića iza sebe . Bosnian . sportsport.ba . 7 September 2012 . 8 September 2012.
  6. Web site: Theofanis Gekas . BBC Sport . 18 November 2015.
  7. Web site: Bos-Herze 3 1 Iran . Ian . Woodcock . BBC Sport . 25 June 2014 . 18 November 2015.
  8. Web site: Edin Džeko. European Football. 8 September 2023.
  9. Web site: Účastníci G-skupiny sa dohodli, Slováci začnú v Litve . Group G participants agree – Slovaks begin in Lithuania . 18 November 2011 . 18 November 2011 . sk .
  10. Web site: Qualifying fixtures. UEFA.com.