List of international goals scored by Zlatan Ibrahimović explained

Zlatan Ibrahimović is a Swedish former professional association footballer who represented Sweden at international level from 2001 to 2023. As well as Sweden, he was eligible to represent Bosnia and Herzegovina, or Croatia.[1] He made his debut for Sweden in a 0–0 draw against the Faroe Islands on 31 January 2001,[2] scoring his first international goal later that year against Azerbaijan. He briefly retired in October 2009 when Sweden failed to qualify for the 2010 FIFA World Cup, but returned to the international team as joint-captain the following August.[3] During his international career, he has scored 62 goals in 122 international appearances, making him Sweden's all-time top scorer, surpassing Sven Rydell's record with two goals against Estonia at the Friends Arena during a friendly in September 2014. On 21 June 2016, Ibrahimović announced his retirement from international football after UEFA Euro 2016, playing his last match for Sweden against Belgium the following day.[4] However, he would reverse this decision more than four years later, being recalled to the national team in March 2021 at the age of 39.[5]

Ibrahimović scored his first hat-trick on 4 September 2004, when he scored four goals against Malta, the team against which he has scored the most times, with six. He scored four international hat-tricks; in addition to the one against Malta; he scored three goals in a game against Finland during the UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying competition, four in a friendly against England in 2012, and three in a friendly against Norway in 2013. More than half of Ibrahimović's goals came at home, having scored twenty at the Friends Arena, eleven at the Råsunda Stadium, five at Ullevi, two at the Swedbank Stadion and one at Gamla Ullevi.[6]

The majority of Ibrahimović's goals came in qualifying matches. He scored nineteen in European Championship qualifiers, including eleven during the 2016 qualifying round, where he finished as the second-highest scorer, two behind Poland's Robert Lewandowski.[7] Ibrahimović also scored nineteen times in World Cup qualifiers. He never scored a goal in the World Cup finals but scored six in European Championship finals. The remainder of Ibrahimović's goals, eighteen, were scored in friendlies.

International goals

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

Key
scope=row style="text-align:center" Indicates goal was scored from a penalty kick
List of international goals scored by Zlatan Ibrahimović
class=unsortableclass=unsortableclass=unsortableDateclass=unsortableVenueOpponentclass=unsortableScoreclass=unsortableResultclass=unsortableCompetitionclass=unsortableRef
scope=row style="text-align: center;"147 October 2001Råsunda Stadium, Solna, Sweden3–03–02002 FIFA World Cup qualification[9]
scope=row style="text-align: center;"21321 August 2002Lokomotiv Stadium, Moscow, Russia1–11–1Friendly[10]
scope=row style="text-align: center;"31512 October 2002Råsunda Stadium, Solna, Sweden1–11–1UEFA Euro 2004 qualification[11]
scope=row style="text-align: center;"41630 April 2003 Råsunda Stadium, Solna, Sweden1–11–2Friendly
scope=row style="text-align: center;"5176 September 2003Ullevi, Gothenburg, Sweden3–05–0UEFA Euro 2004 qualification[12]
scope=row style="text-align: center;"65–0
scope=row style="text-align: center;"72031 March 2004Ullevi, Gothenburg, Sweden1–01–0Friendly[13]
scope=row style="text-align: center;"82414 June 2004Estádio José Alvalade, Lisbon, Portugal4–0 5–0UEFA Euro 2004[14]
scope=row style="text-align: center;"92518 June 2004Estádio do Dragão, Porto, Portugal1–11–1UEFA Euro 2004
scope=row style="text-align: center;"102818 August 2004Råsunda Stadium, Solna, Sweden2–22–2Friendly[15]
scope=row style="text-align: center;"11294 September 2004National Stadium, Ta' Qali, Malta1–07–02006 FIFA World Cup qualification[16]
scope=row style="text-align: center;"122–0
scope=row style="text-align: center;"133–0
scope=row style="text-align: center;"145–0
scope=row style="text-align: center;"15334 June 2005Ullevi, Gothenburg, Sweden4–06–02006 FIFA World Cup qualification[17]
scope=row style="text-align: center;"16343 September 2005Råsunda Stadium, Solna, Sweden3–03–02006 FIFA World Cup qualification[18]
scope=row style="text-align: center;"17357 September 2005Ferenc Puskás Stadium, Budapest, Hungary1–01–02006 FIFA World Cup qualification[19]
scope=row style="text-align: center;"183612 October 2005Råsunda Stadium, Solna, Sweden1–13–12006 FIFA World Cup qualification[20]
scope=row style="text-align: center;"195110 June 2008Wals-Siezenheim Stadium, Salzburg, Austria1–02–0UEFA Euro 2008[21]
scope=row style="text-align: center;"205214 June 2008Tivoli-Neu, Innsbruck, Austria1–11–2UEFA Euro 2008[22]
scope=row style="text-align: center;"215810 June 2009Ullevi, Gothenburg, Sweden3–04–02010 FIFA World Cup qualification[23]
scope=row style="text-align: center;"22595 September 2009Ferenc Puskás Stadium, Budapest, Hungary2–12–12010 FIFA World Cup qualification[24]
scope=row style="text-align: center;"236311 August 2010Råsunda Stadium, Solna, Sweden1–03–0Friendly[25]
scope=row style="text-align: center;"24657 September 2010Swedbank Stadion, Malmö, Sweden1–06–0[26]
scope=row style="text-align: center;"255–0
scope=row style="text-align: center;"26697 June 2011Råsunda Stadium, Solna, Sweden2–05–0UEFA Euro 2012 qualification[27]
scope=row style="text-align: center;"273–0
scope=row style="text-align: center;"284–0
scope=row style="text-align: center;"297529 February 2012Stadion Maksimir, Zagreb, Croatia1–0 3–1Friendly[28]
scope=row style="text-align: center;"307630 May 2012Gamla Ullevi, Gothenburg, Sweden1–03–2Friendly[29]
scope=row style="text-align: center;"31775 June 2012Råsunda Stadium, Solna, Sweden2–1 2–1Friendly[30]
scope=row style="text-align: center;"327811 June 2012Olympic Stadium, Kyiv, Ukraine1–01–2[31]
scope=row style="text-align: center;"338019 June 2012Olympic Stadium, Kyiv, Ukraine1–02–0UEFA Euro 2012
scope=row style="text-align: center;"348312 October 2012Tórsvøllur, Tórshavn, Faroe Islands2–12–12014 FIFA World Cup qualification[32]
scope=row style="text-align: center;"358416 October 2012Olympiastadion, Berlin, Germany1–44–42014 FIFA World Cup qualification[33]
scope=row style="text-align: center;"368514 November 2012Friends Arena, Solna, Sweden1–04–2Friendly
scope=row style="text-align: center;"372–2
scope=row style="text-align: center;"383–2
scope=row style="text-align: center;"394–2
scope=row style="text-align: center;"409011 June 2013Friends Arena, Solna, Sweden1–02–02014 FIFA World Cup qualification[34]
scope=row style="text-align: center;"412–0
scope=row style="text-align: center;"429114 August 2013Friends Arena, Solna, Sweden1–04–2Friendly[35]
scope=row style="text-align: center;"432–2
scope=row style="text-align: center;"443–2
scope=row style="text-align: center;"459310 September 2013Astana Arena, Astana, Kazakhstan1–01–02014 FIFA World Cup qualification[36]
scope=row style="text-align: center;"469411 October 2013Friends Arena, Solna, Sweden2–12–12014 FIFA World Cup qualification[37]
scope=row style="text-align: center;"479619 November 2013Friends Arena, Solna, Sweden1–12–32014 FIFA World Cup qualification play-offs[38]
scope=row style="text-align: center;"482–1
scope=row style="text-align: center;"49994 September 2014Friends Arena, Solna, Sweden1–02–0Friendly[39]
scope=row style="text-align: center;"502–0
scope=row style="text-align: center;"5110115 November 2014Podgorica City Stadium, Podgorica, Montenegro1–01–1 UEFA Euro 2016 qualification[40]
scope=row style="text-align: center;"5210227 March 2015Zimbru Stadium, Chișinău, Moldova1–02–0UEFA Euro 2016 qualification[41]
scope=row style="text-align: center;"532–0
scope=row style="text-align: center;"5410331 March 2015Friends Arena, Solna, Sweden1–03–1Friendly[42]
scope=row style="text-align: center;"5510514 June 2015Friends Arena, Solna, Sweden2–03–1UEFA Euro 2016 qualification[43]
scope=row style="text-align: center;"563–0
scope=row style="text-align: center;"571078 September 2015Friends Arena, Solna, Sweden1–41–4UEFA Euro 2016 qualification[44]
scope=row style="text-align: center;"581089 October 2015Rheinpark Stadion, Vaduz, Liechtenstein2–02–0UEFA Euro 2016 qualification[45]
scope=row style="text-align: center;"5910912 October 2015Friends Arena, Solna, Sweden1–02–0UEFA Euro 2016 qualification[46]
scope=row style="text-align: center;"6011014 November 2015Friends Arena, Solna, Sweden2–0 2–1UEFA Euro 2016 qualification play-offs[47]
scope=row style="text-align: center;"6111117 November 2015Telia Parken, Copenhagen, Denmark1–02–2UEFA Euro 2016 qualification play-offs[48]
scope=row style="text-align: center;"622–0

Hat-tricks

OpponentGoalsScoreVenueCompetitionDate
1data-sort-value="Malta" data-sort-value="1" 4 – (1–0', 2–0', 3–0', 5–0')7–0National Stadium, Ta' Qali, Malta2006 FIFA World Cup qualification4 September 2004
2data-sort-value="England" data-sort-value="2" 4 – (1–0', 2–2', 3–2', 4–2')4–2Friends Arena, Solna, SwedenFriendly14 November 2012
3data-sort-value="Norway" data-sort-value="2" 3 – (1–0', 2–2', 3–2')4–214 August 2013

Statistics

Goals by year
scope=colYearscope=colAppsscope=colGoals
scope=row style="text-align: center"200151
scope=row style="text-align: center"2002102
scope=row style="text-align: center"200343
scope=row style="text-align: center"2004128
scope=row style="text-align: center"200554
scope=row style="text-align: center"200660
scope=row style="text-align: center"200770
scope=row style="text-align: center"200872
scope=row style="text-align: center"200962
scope=row style="text-align: center"201043
scope=row style="text-align: center"201183
scope=row style="text-align: center"20121111
scope=row style="text-align: center"2013119
scope=row style="text-align: center"201453
scope=row style="text-align: center"20151011
scope=row style="text-align: center"201650
scope=row style="text-align: center"201700
scope=row style="text-align: center"201800
scope=row style="text-align: center"201900
scope=row style="text-align: center"202000
scope=row style="text-align: center"202140
scope=row style="text-align: center"202210
scope=row style="text-align: center"202310
Total12262
Goals by competition
scope=colCompetitionscope=colGoals
19
19
18
6
Total62
Goals by opponent
OpponentGoals
6
5
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Total62

See also

Notes and References

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  2. News: Zlatan Ibrahimovic breaks Sweden goalscoring record . BBC Sport . 4 September 2014 . 14 January 2016 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20150405235519/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/29073051 . 5 April 2015 . dmy-all .
  3. News: Zlatan Ibrahimovic returns to international football with Sweden . The Guardian . London . 16 July 2010 . 11 December 2017.
  4. Web site: Ibrahimović to retire from international football after Euro 2016. 21 June 2016. ESPN. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20160624022304/http://www.espnfc.us/sweden/story/2898803/zlatan-ibrahimovic-to-call-time-on-sweden-career-after-euro-2016. 24 June 2016. dmy-all.
  5. News: Zlatan Ibrahimovic: AC Milan striker recalled by Sweden . BBC Sport . 16 March 2021 . 16 March 2021.
  6. Web site: Football Player: Zlatan Ibrahimović. EU-football.info . 13 June 2016. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20160329214330/http://eu-football.info/_player.php?id=8951. 29 March 2016. dmy-all.
  7. Web site: European Championship Qualifying Top Scorers . BBC Sport . 14 January 2016 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20150908031849/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/european-championship-qualifying/top-scorers . 8 September 2015 . dmy-all .
  8. Web site: Zlatan Ibrahimovic – Century of International Appearances . Roberto . Mamrud . Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation . 11 December 2017 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20160305020721/http://www.rsssf.com/miscellaneous/ibrahimovic-intlg.html . 5 March 2016 . dmy-all .
  9. News: Zlatan Ibrahimovic retires from Sweden duty: Five memorable goals for his country . Sky Sports . 12 December 2017 . Peter . Smith . 23 June 2016 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20160816130656/http://www.skysports.com/football/news/11096/10322300/zlatan-ibrahimovic-retires-from-sweden-duty-five-memorable-goals-for-his-country . 16 August 2016 . dmy-all .
  10. Web site: Ibrahimovic leaves it late to save Swedes . Eurosport . Reuters . 12 December 2017 . 21 August 2002 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20171212153239/http://www.eurosport.com/football/euro-2004-qualifying1/2002/ibrahimovic-leaves-it-late-to-save-swedes_sto322446/story.shtml . 12 December 2017 . dmy-all .
  11. Web site: Ibrahimovic saves Sweden . UEFA . 12 October 2002 . 11 December 2017 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20141114171027/http://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro/season=2004/matches/round=1579/match=68986/index.html . 14 November 2014 . dmy-all .
  12. Web site: Zlatan goals keep Sweden top . UEFA . 6 September 2003 . 11 December 2017 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20131019052318/http://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro/season=2004/matches/round=1579/match=68999/index.html . 19 October 2013 . dmy-all .
  13. News: Sweden 1–0 England . 31 March 2004 . BBC Sport . 11 December 2017 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20060520050053/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/internationals/england/3577473.stm . 20 May 2006 . dmy-all .
  14. Web site: Larsson lights up Sweden on dark day for Bulgaria . UEFA . 11 December 2017 . 15 June 2004 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20170908065836/http://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro/season=2004/matches/round=1581/match=1059169/index.html . 8 September 2017 . dmy-all .
  15. Web site: Sweden vs. Netherlands . ESPN . 11 December 2017 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20171212153239/http://www.espn.co.uk/football/match?gameId=156879 . 12 December 2017 . dmy-all .
  16. News: Ibrahimovic dismantles hapless Malta . Times of Malta . Valletta . 5 September 2004 . 11 December 2017 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20111120185151/http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20040905/football/ibrahimovic-dismantles-hapless-malta.113228 . 20 November 2011 . dmy-all .
  17. News: Sweden rout Malta 6–0 . Times of Malta . Valletta . 5 June 2005 . 11 December 2017 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20171212153239/https://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20050605/sport/sweden-rout-malta-6-0.88045 . 12 December 2017 . dmy-all .
  18. Web site: Sweden vs. Bulgaria . ESPN . 11 December 2017 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20171212153239/http://www.espn.co.uk/football/match?gameId=179047 . 12 December 2017 . dmy-all .
  19. News: Ibrahimovic brilliance steals win for Sweden . 8 September 2005 . Times of Malta . Valletta . 11 December 2017 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20171212153239/https://www.timesofmalta.com/mobile/articles/view/20050908/sport/ibrahimovic-brilliance-steals-win-for-sweden.78838 . 12 December 2017 . dmy-all .
  20. News: Qualification as it happened . BBC Sport . 11 December 2017 . 12 October 2005 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20051015152343/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/internationals/4335126.stm . 15 October 2005 . dmy-all .
  21. News: Greece 0–2 Sweden . 10 June 2008 . 11 December 2017. BBC Sport.
  22. News: Sweden 1–2 Spain . 14 June 2008 . 11 December 2017 . BBC Sport . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20170816071359/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/euro_2008/7363455.stm . 16 August 2017 . dmy-all .
  23. News: Sweden 4–0 Malta . Sky Sports . 11 January 2017 . 10 June 2009 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20151015073411/http://www.skysports.com/football/sweden-vs-malta/20055 . 15 October 2015 . dmy-all .
  24. News: Hungary 1–2 Sweden . Sky Sports . 11 January 2017 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20161009122539/http://www.skysports.com/football/hungary-vs-sweden/107695 . 9 October 2016 . dmy-all .
  25. News: Sweden 3–0 Scotland . BBC Sport . 11 December 2017 . 11 August 2010.
  26. News: Sweden routs San Marino 6–0 in Euro 2012 qualifier . Fox Sports . 7 September 2010 . 11 December 2017 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20171212153239/https://www.foxsports.com/soccer/story/sweden-routs-san-marino-60-in-euro-2012-qualifier-01138158-090710 . 12 December 2017 . dmy-all .
  27. News: Ibrahimovic hat-trick helps Sweden crush Finns . Reuters . Philip . O'Connor . 7 June 2011 . 11 December 2017 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20171212153239/https://www.reuters.com/article/idINIndia-57556520110607 . 12 December 2017 . dmy-all .
  28. News: Croatia 1–3 Sweden . Sky Sports . 29 February 2012 . 11 December 2017 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20151014221037/http://www.skysports.com/football/croatia-vs-sweden/254219 . 14 October 2015 . dmy-all .
  29. Web site: Sweden vs. Iceland . ESPN . 11 December 2017.
  30. News: Ibrahimovic, Sweden defeat Serbia . Fox Sports . 11 December 2017 . 5 June 2012 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20171212153239/https://www.foxsports.com/soccer/story/sweden-2-1-serbia-zlatan-ibrahimovic-euro-2012-tuneup-international-friendly-060512 . 12 December 2017 . dmy-all .
  31. News: Ukraine 2–1 Sweden . 11 December 2017 . BBC Sport . 11 June 2012 . Phil . Dawkes . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20170824020621/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/18181299 . 24 August 2017 . dmy-all .
  32. Web site: Ibrahimović saves Sweden in Faroe Islands . UEFA . 12 October 2012 . Sujay . Dutt . 11 December 2017 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20141022091341/http://www.uefa.com/worldcup/season=2014/matches/round=2000294/match=2008583/postmatch/report/index.html . 22 October 2014 . dmy-all .
  33. Web site: Four-goal Sweden comeback stuns Germany . 16 October 2012 . 11 December 2017 . UEFA . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20171212031011/http://www.uefa.com/worldcup/season=2014/matches/round=2000294/match=2008588/postmatch/report/index.html . 12 December 2017 . dmy-all .
  34. Web site: Ibrahimović double gets Sweden past Faroes . UEFA . Sujay . Dutt . 11 December 2017 . 11 June 2013 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20131225142729/http://www.uefa.com/worldcup/season=2014/matches/round=2000294/match=2008600/postmatch/report/index.html . 25 December 2013 . dmy-all .
  35. News: Sweden 4–2 Norway . Sky Sports . 11 December 2017 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20160405054448/http://www.skysports.com/football/sweden-vs-norway/292369 . 5 April 2016 . dmy-all .
  36. News: Kazakhstan 0–1 Sweden . Sky Sports . 11 December 2017 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20160908071328/http://www.skysports.com/football/kazakhstan-vs-sweden/253849 . 8 September 2016 . dmy-all .
  37. Web site: Ibrahimović stays calm to keep Sweden alive . UEFA . 11 October 2013 . 11 December 2017 . Sujay . Dutt . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20141019174507/http://www.uefa.com/worldcup/season=2014/matches/round=2000294/match=2008599/postmatch/report/index.html . 19 October 2014 . dmy-all .
  38. News: Cristiano Ronaldo's hat-trick fires Portugal past battling Sweden . The Guardian . London . 19 November 2013 . Andy . Brassell . 11 December 2017 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20170516174036/https://www.theguardian.com/football/2013/nov/19/sweden-portugal-world-cup-playoff . 16 May 2017 . dmy-all .
  39. News: Zlatan Ibrahimovic: Striker becomes Sweden's all-time record scorer with goals against Estonia. The Independent . London . James . Orr . 11 December 2017 . 5 September 2014 .
  40. News: Late drama as Montenegro hold Sweden to 1–1 draw . Reuters . 15 November 2014 . 8 February 2018.
  41. Web site: Ibrahimović double sees Sweden down Moldova . UEFA . 11 December 2017 . 27 March 2015 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20170830135922/http://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro/season=2016/matches/round=2000446/match=2013925/index.html . 30 August 2017 . dmy-all .
  42. News: Zlatan Ibrahimovic scores for Sweden, but why were the majority of fans in Stockholm supporting Iran?. The Independent . London . Philip. O'Connor. 31 March 2015. 11 December 2017. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20150508223632/http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/international/zlatan-ibrahimovic-scores-for-sweden-but-why-were-the-majority-of-fans-in-stockholm-supporting-iran-10147824.html. 8 May 2015. dmy-all.
  43. News: Sweden's Zlatan Ibrahimovic scores twice in defeat of Montenegro . The Guardian . London . Reuters . 14 June 2015 . 11 December 2017 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20171006145347/https://www.theguardian.com/football/2015/jun/14/sweden-macedonia-euro-2016-qualifier . 6 October 2017 . dmy-all .
  44. Web site: Austria qualify after crushing Sweden . Eurosport . 11 December 2017 . 8 September 2015 . Reuters . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20151024072425/http://www.eurosport.com/football/euro-qualification/2016/austria-qualify-for-euro-2016-by-crushing-sweden_sto4902394/story.shtml . 24 October 2015 . dmy-all .
  45. News: Zlatan on target again as Swedes squeeze past Liechtenstein. Reuters . 11 December 2017 . 9 October 2015 . Philip . O'Connor .
  46. News: Sweden 2–0 Moldova . Sky Sports . 11 December 2017 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20160404112808/http://www.skysports.com/football/sweden-vs-moldova/309155 . 4 April 2016 . dmy-all .
  47. News: Sweden 2–1 Denmark . BBC Sport . 11 December 2017 . 14 November 2015 . Paul . Fletcher . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20170212113742/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/34784115 . 12 February 2017 . dmy-all .
  48. News: Sweden's Zlatan Ibrahimovic: I've sent Denmark into retirement. BBC Sport . 17 November 2015. 11 December 2017. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20170223074822/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/34853143. 23 February 2017. dmy-all.

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