# List of international goals scored by Zlatan Ibrahimović

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. He made his debut for Sweden in a 0–0 draw against the Faroe Islands on 31 January 2001, 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. 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. 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.
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.
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. 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.
Key :
| ‡ | Indicates goal was scored from a penalty kick |
List of international goals scored by Zlatan Ibrahimović :
| G | C | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
| 1 | 4 | 7 October 2001 | Råsunda Stadium, Solna, Sweden | Azerbaijan | 3–0 | 3–0 | 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 2 | 13 | 21 August 2002 | Lokomotiv Stadium, Moscow, Russia | Russia | 1–1 | 1–1 | Friendly |
| 3 | 15 | 12 October 2002 | Råsunda Stadium, Solna, Sweden | Hungary | 1–1 | 1–1 | UEFA Euro 2004 qualification |
| 4 | 16 | 30 April 2003 | Råsunda Stadium, Solna, Sweden | Croatia | 1–1 | 1–2 | Friendly |
| 5 | 17 | 6 September 2003 | Ullevi, Gothenburg, Sweden | San Marino | 3–0 | 5–0 | UEFA Euro 2004 qualification |
| 6 | 17 | 6 September 2003 | Ullevi, Gothenburg, Sweden | San Marino | 5–0 ‡ | 5–0 | UEFA Euro 2004 qualification |
| 7 | 20 | 31 March 2004 | Ullevi, Gothenburg, Sweden | England | 1–0 | 1–0 | Friendly |
| 8 | 24 | 14 June 2004 | Estádio José Alvalade, Lisbon, Portugal | Bulgaria | 4–0 ‡ | 5–0 | UEFA Euro 2004 |
| 9 | 25 | 18 June 2004 | Estádio do Dragão, Porto, Portugal | Italy | 1–1 | 1–1 | UEFA Euro 2004 |
| 10 | 28 | 18 August 2004 | Råsunda Stadium, Solna, Sweden | Netherlands | 2–2 | 2–2 | Friendly |
| 11 | 29 | 4 September 2004 | National Stadium, Ta' Qali, Malta | Malta | 1–0 | 7–0 | 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 12 | 29 | 4 September 2004 | National Stadium, Ta' Qali, Malta | Malta | 2–0 | 7–0 | 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 13 | 29 | 4 September 2004 | National Stadium, Ta' Qali, Malta | Malta | 3–0 | 7–0 | 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 14 | 29 | 4 September 2004 | National Stadium, Ta' Qali, Malta | Malta | 5–0 | 7–0 | 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 15 | 33 | 4 June 2005 | Ullevi, Gothenburg, Sweden | Malta | 4–0 | 6–0 | 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 16 | 34 | 3 September 2005 | Råsunda Stadium, Solna, Sweden | Bulgaria | 3–0 | 3–0 | 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 17 | 35 | 7 September 2005 | Ferenc Puskás Stadium, Budapest, Hungary | Hungary | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 18 | 36 | 12 October 2005 | Råsunda Stadium, Solna, Sweden | Iceland | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 19 | 51 | 10 June 2008 | Wals-Siezenheim Stadium, Salzburg, Austria | Greece | 1–0 | 2–0 | UEFA Euro 2008 |
| 20 | 52 | 14 June 2008 | Tivoli-Neu, Innsbruck, Austria | Spain | 1–1 | 1–2 | UEFA Euro 2008 |
| 21 | 58 | 10 June 2009 | Ullevi, Gothenburg, Sweden | Malta | 3–0 | 4–0 | 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 22 | 59 | 5 September 2009 | Ferenc Puskás Stadium, Budapest, Hungary | Hungary | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 23 | 63 | 11 August 2010 | Råsunda Stadium, Solna, Sweden | Scotland | 1–0 | 3–0 | Friendly |
| 24 | 65 | 7 September 2010 | Swedbank Stadion, Malmö, Sweden | San Marino | 1–0 | 6–0 | UEFA Euro 2012 qualification |
| 25 | 65 | 7 September 2010 | Swedbank Stadion, Malmö, Sweden | San Marino | 5–0 | 6–0 | UEFA Euro 2012 qualification |
| 26 | 69 | 7 June 2011 | Råsunda Stadium, Solna, Sweden | Finland | 2–0 | 5–0 | UEFA Euro 2012 qualification |
| 27 | 69 | 7 June 2011 | Råsunda Stadium, Solna, Sweden | Finland | 3–0 | 5–0 | UEFA Euro 2012 qualification |
| 28 | 69 | 7 June 2011 | Råsunda Stadium, Solna, Sweden | Finland | 4–0 | 5–0 | UEFA Euro 2012 qualification |
| 29 | 75 | 29 February 2012 | Stadion Maksimir, Zagreb, Croatia | Croatia | 1–0 ‡ | 3–1 | Friendly |
| 30 | 76 | 30 May 2012 | Gamla Ullevi, Gothenburg, Sweden | Iceland | 1–0 | 3–2 | Friendly |
| 31 | 77 | 5 June 2012 | Råsunda Stadium, Solna, Sweden | Serbia | 2–1 ‡ | 2–1 | Friendly |
| 32 | 78 | 11 June 2012 | Olympic Stadium, Kyiv, Ukraine | Ukraine | 1–0 | 1–2 | UEFA Euro 2012 |
| 33 | 80 | 19 June 2012 | Olympic Stadium, Kyiv, Ukraine | France | 1–0 | 2–0 | UEFA Euro 2012 |
| 34 | 83 | 12 October 2012 | Tórsvøllur, Tórshavn, Faroe Islands | Faroe Islands | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 35 | 84 | 16 October 2012 | Olympiastadion, Berlin, Germany | Germany | 1–4 | 4–4 | 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 36 | 85 | 14 November 2012 | Friends Arena, Solna, Sweden | England | 1–0 | 4–2 | Friendly |
| 37 | 85 | 14 November 2012 | Friends Arena, Solna, Sweden | England | 2–2 | 4–2 | Friendly |
| 38 | 85 | 14 November 2012 | Friends Arena, Solna, Sweden | England | 3–2 | 4–2 | Friendly |
| 39 | 85 | 14 November 2012 | Friends Arena, Solna, Sweden | England | 4–2 | 4–2 | Friendly |
| 40 | 90 | 11 June 2013 | Friends Arena, Solna, Sweden | Faroe Islands | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 41 | 90 | 11 June 2013 | Friends Arena, Solna, Sweden | Faroe Islands | 2–0 ‡ | 2–0 | 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 42 | 91 | 14 August 2013 | Friends Arena, Solna, Sweden | Norway | 1–0 | 4–2 | Friendly |
| 43 | 91 | 14 August 2013 | Friends Arena, Solna, Sweden | Norway | 2–2 | 4–2 | Friendly |
| 44 | 91 | 14 August 2013 | Friends Arena, Solna, Sweden | Norway | 3–2 | 4–2 | Friendly |
| 45 | 93 | 10 September 2013 | Astana Arena, Astana, Kazakhstan | Kazakhstan | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 46 | 94 | 11 October 2013 | Friends Arena, Solna, Sweden | Austria | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 47 | 96 | 19 November 2013 | Friends Arena, Solna, Sweden | Portugal | 1–1 | 2–3 | 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification play-offs |
| 48 | 96 | 19 November 2013 | Friends Arena, Solna, Sweden | Portugal | 2–1 | 2–3 | 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification play-offs |
| 49 | 99 | 4 September 2014 | Friends Arena, Solna, Sweden | Estonia | 1–0 | 2–0 | Friendly |
| 50 | 99 | 4 September 2014 | Friends Arena, Solna, Sweden | Estonia | 2–0 | 2–0 | Friendly |
| 51 | 101 | 15 November 2014 | Podgorica City Stadium, Podgorica, Montenegro | Montenegro | 1–0 | 1–1 | UEFA Euro 2016 qualification |
| 52 | 102 | 27 March 2015 | Zimbru Stadium, Chișinău, Moldova | Moldova | 1–0 | 2–0 | UEFA Euro 2016 qualification |
| 53 | 102 | 27 March 2015 | Zimbru Stadium, Chișinău, Moldova | Moldova | 2–0 ‡ | 2–0 | UEFA Euro 2016 qualification |
| 54 | 103 | 31 March 2015 | Friends Arena, Solna, Sweden | Iran | 1–0 | 3–1 | Friendly |
| 55 | 105 | 14 June 2015 | Friends Arena, Solna, Sweden | Montenegro | 2–0 | 3–1 | UEFA Euro 2016 qualification |
| 56 | 105 | 14 June 2015 | Friends Arena, Solna, Sweden | Montenegro | 3–0 | 3–1 | UEFA Euro 2016 qualification |
| 57 | 107 | 8 September 2015 | Friends Arena, Solna, Sweden | Austria | 1–4 | 1–4 | UEFA Euro 2016 qualification |
| 58 | 108 | 9 October 2015 | Rheinpark Stadion, Vaduz, Liechtenstein | Liechtenstein | 2–0 | 2–0 | UEFA Euro 2016 qualification |
| 59 | 109 | 12 October 2015 | Friends Arena, Solna, Sweden | Moldova | 1–0 | 2–0 | UEFA Euro 2016 qualification |
| 60 | 110 | 14 November 2015 | Friends Arena, Solna, Sweden | Denmark | 2–0 ‡ | 2–1 | UEFA Euro 2016 qualification play-offs |
| 61 | 111 | 17 November 2015 | Telia Parken, Copenhagen, Denmark | Denmark | 1–0 | 2–2 | UEFA Euro 2016 qualification play-offs |
| 62 | 111 | 17 November 2015 | Telia Parken, Copenhagen, Denmark | Denmark | 2–0 | 2–2 | UEFA Euro 2016 qualification play-offs |

## Hat-tricks

| No. | Opponent | Goals | Score | Venue | Competition | Date |
| 1 | Malta | 4 – (1–0', 2–0', 3–0', 5–0') | 7–0 | National Stadium, Ta' Qali, Malta | 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification | 4 September 2004 |
| 2 | England | 4 – (1–0', 2–2', 3–2', 4–2') | 4–2 | Friends Arena, Solna, Sweden | Friendly | 14 November 2012 |
| 3 | Norway | 3 – (1–0', 2–2', 3–2') | 4–2 | Friends Arena, Solna, Sweden | Friendly | 14 August 2013 |

## Statistics

Goals by year :
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 2001 | 5 | 1 |
| 2002 | 10 | 2 |
| 2003 | 4 | 3 |
| 2004 | 12 | 8 |
| 2005 | 5 | 4 |
| 2006 | 6 | 0 |
| 2007 | 7 | 0 |
| 2008 | 7 | 2 |
| 2009 | 6 | 2 |
| 2010 | 4 | 3 |
| 2011 | 8 | 3 |
| 2012 | 11 | 11 |
| 2013 | 11 | 9 |
| 2014 | 5 | 3 |
| 2015 | 10 | 11 |
| 2016 | 5 | 0 |
| 2017 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 4 | 0 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 122 | 62 |
Goals by competition :
| Competition | Goals |
| FIFA World Cup qualification | 19 |
| UEFA European Championship qualification | 19 |
| Friendlies | 18 |
| UEFA European Championship finals | 6 |
| Total | 62 |
Goals by opponent :
| Opponent | Goals |
| Malta | 6 |
| England | 5 |
| San Marino | 4 |
| Denmark | 3 |
| Faroe Islands | 3 |
| Finland | 3 |
| Hungary | 3 |
| Moldova | 3 |
| Montenegro | 3 |
| Norway | 3 |
| Austria | 2 |
| Bulgaria | 2 |
| Croatia | 2 |
| Estonia | 2 |
| Iceland | 2 |
| Portugal | 2 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 |
| France | 1 |
| Germany | 1 |
| Greece | 1 |
| Iran | 1 |
| Italy | 1 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 |
| Liechtenstein | 1 |
| Netherlands | 1 |
| Russia | 1 |
| Scotland | 1 |
| Serbia | 1 |
| Spain | 1 |
| Ukraine | 1 |
| Total | 62 |