Swedish football legend Zlatan Ibrahimovic just recently announced his retirement from professional football, find out what is his current net worth and salary, his brief bio and more
Zlatan Ibrahimovic is one of the most decorated and famous footballers across the world, known for having a distinct demeanor.
Zlatan Ibrahimovic net worth 2023, salary, nickname, religion, bio, age, height, stats
Ibrahimovic earned himself the nickname Ibracadabra with his inventive, skilful playing style and also goes by Ibra. He is a Christian by religion.
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Net worth:$190million. pic.twitter.com/PyAetO4Tnt— Kyambogo's Finest. (@BalukuPhilly1) March 1, 2023
🚨 BREAKING: Zlatan Ibrahimović has now decided to retire from professional football with immediate effect.
Incredible player, incredible icon. 🦁👋🏻 pic.twitter.com/UwtqwsyUcZ
— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) June 4, 2023
🗣️ “I don’t think I’m leaving football. I’m leaving playing, yes. I’m hanging my boots up but leaving football in general? I don’t think so.”
Zlatan Ibrahimović hasn’t ruled out a future career in coaching. 🇸🇪
🎥 [via @acmilan] pic.twitter.com/NDMEKYIyXH
— Football Daily (@footballdaily) June 5, 2023
The legendary Swede footballer has scored over 500 goals throughout his career, which spans over two decades.
Zlatan Ibrahimovic brief bio
Zlatan Ibrahimovic is a Swedish former professional footballer who was born on 3 October 1981 in Malmö, Sweden. The striker who played for Serie A club AC Milan just recently his retirement from the sport at all levels. He was born to parents Šefik Ibrahimović and Jurka Gravić and has five siblings – Sanela, Sapko, Aleksander, Monika, and Violeta Ibrahimović.
Zlatan is very much loved in his native Sweden where a statue of the star was even unveiled in his hometown Malmo, right outside Malmo’s stadium. The famous figure loves to refer to himself in the third person and even has a movie based on him, titled “Becoming Zlatan”, released in 2016. Zlatan is currently in a long-time relationship with Swedish businesswoman Helena Seger. The football icon is also one of the most followed athletes on Instagram, with over 57 million followers.
Age and height
Zlatan is currently 41 years old and stands at height of 1.95 m.
Playing style
Zlatan has one of the most amazing and entertaining playing styles. His playing styles are often broadly characterized by acrobatic displays, and powerful long-range strikes, coupled with an impeccable game sense. He has excellent technique and ball control and is definitely one of the best forwards of his generation. Throughout his career, he has played for some of Europe’s top soccer teams and he is also the all-time top scorer for his native country, Sweden.
Zlatan Ibrahimovic net worth
According to various sources, Zlatan Ibrahimovic has an estimated net worth of around $190 million. Back in 2017, he was announced the third richest soccer player behind only Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi.
Zlatan Ibrahimovic salary
Prior to his retirement, the 41-year-old striker reportedly earned around $2.6 million per year or $50,000 a week at Milan. Interestingly, this is much lower, compared to his previous deal, where he earned $7.4 million before taking a pay cut. Back in his time at Old Trafford in 2017, Zlatan reportedly earned around $27 million.
Zlatan total career earnings
Zlatan started out playing football at the professional back in 1999 with Malmo FC. He has since played for 8 soccer clubs besides Malmo. These include Ajax, Barcelona, Inter Milan, Juventus, AC Milan, PSG, Manchester United, and LA Galaxy.
However, his income statistics before 2010 are currently not available meaning his income from 11 years of his professional soccer career is currently unknown. Keeping that in mind, his current total career earnings from 2010 while playing for AC Milan, PSG, Manchester United, LA Galaxy, and AC Milan again, is reported to be around a massive $127 million.
Brand endorsements
Zlatan Ibrahimovic is one of the very few athletes in the world who has had brand endorsements with both Nike and Adidas, two of the biggest sports brand rivals. Zlatan had an endorsement with Nike from 2004 to 2014. Meanwhile, the Zlatan partnered with Adidas during his time at Manchester United, as they were the Red Devils’ kit supplier.
Besides that, the 41-year-old has served as the brand ambassador for Swedish automobile manufacturer Volvo since 2016. He also served as the brand ambassador for Nivia, Microsoft Xbox, and Vitamin Well from 2012 to 2014. Later in 2018, Zlatan ambassador. VISA snapped up
Zlatan businesses owned
Zlatan together with the Norwegian brand Varner launched a company called A-Z Sportswear. However, the company closed down after two years of collecting losses worth $18 million. Aside from that, the Zlatan also owns a perfume brand called Zlatan Ibrahimovic perfumes.
Back in 2017, Zlatan also launched an online arcade sports game called Zlatan Legends, which unfortunately shut down in 2019. That same year Ibrahimovic acquired a 23.5% stake in Swedish soccer club Hammarby IF.
Zlatan Ibrahimovic real estate portfolio
According to various sources, Ibrahimovic has various real estate investments across 5 cities and 2 continents. The 41-year-old owns various luxurious mansions in Los Angeles, Paris, Manchester, Milan, and Malmo. Zlatan bought each of those properties during his time with each of his previous four clubs, while the fifth one in Malmo, is because it is his hometown in Sweden. Interestingly, the former striker recently purchased a huge tract of forestland near the Swedish-Norwegian border.