Edin Džeko

Bosnia and Herzegovina · Serie A · FW · BIH · age 40

Edin Džeko in a reflective close-up portrait.
Photo Fudbal BiH / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 3.0

The last dance

The Bosnian Diamond's final chapter

Edin Džeko is Bosnia and Herzegovina — its all-time leading scorer with 73 international goals, its most-capped outfield player, the face it has shown the world for the better part of twenty years. The 'Bosnian Diamond' came up the hard way, a striker who only filled out and broke through in his early twenties before Wolfsburg, Manchester City, Roma and Inter turned him into one of his generation's great centre-forwards.

His defining act in national colours came in 2014, when his goals helped carry Bosnia to the only World Cup in the young country's history. For a nation forged in the aftermath of war, that summer meant something far beyond football.

At 40, still scoring, he would be chasing a return to the stage he last graced more than a decade ago. A second World Cup for Bosnia — and a last one for the player who has carried them — would be the perfect final page of a remarkable story.

WK 2026 selectieprofiel

Positie
FW
Selectierol
Verwachte basisspeler
Positierangschikking
#1
Interlands
148
Interlandgoals
73
Interlandassists
30
0.69(modelbeoordeling, 0–1)
15.0%

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Recente vorm

Rising

2025/26 international form vs the player's multi-season baseline (7.46 vs 7.11).

428
Carrièrewedstrijden
30,037
Carrièreminuten
183
Doelpunten
58
Assists
82.2
xG

Carrièrepercentielen

Goals / 90
0.55
87
xG / 90
0.25
72
xAG / 90
0.07
59

Ten opzichte van 189 FW-spelers met minimaal 3,000 carrièreminuten in de dataset. Hoger = beter.

Career — goals & xG by season

GoalsxG
Career goals and xG by season — 15 seasons from 2009-10 to 2022-23, 183 total goals, 82.2 total xG.Career goals and xG by season — 15 seasons from 2009-10 to 2022-23, 183 total goals, 82.2 total xG.07152229101111121314151617181920212223

Seizoen voor seizoen

SeizoenClubCompetitieDoelpuntenAssists
2009-10WolfsburgBundesliga343,002226——
2010-11Manchester CityPremier League1585422——
2010-11WolfsburgBundesliga171,516100——
2011-12Manchester CityPremier League301,509143——
2012-13Manchester CityPremier League321,822143——
2013-14Manchester CityPremier League311,986161——
2014-15Manchester CityPremier League2293242——
2015-16RomaSerie A311,95986——
2016-17RomaSerie A373,048299——
2017-18RomaSerie A363,01816317.43.9
2018-19RomaSerie A332,5799614.54.2
2019-20RomaSerie A352,85416719.05.7
2020-21RomaSerie A271,8247313.22.2
2021-22InterSerie A362,46913614.94.8
2022-23InterSerie A12665313.21.6
FBref-data tot en met 2022-23. Rijen gemarkeerd met wiki zijn topscorervermeldingen van Wikipedia en bevatten alleen doelpunten.
▸How to read this table— 6 columns explained
MP
Matches played in that season (start or sub counts as one).
Mins
Total minutes on the pitch — better signal for workload than MP alone.
Goals
Goals scored (penalties included).
Assists
Passes that directly led to a goal (FBref attribution).
xG
Expected goals — per-shot quality scored 0–1 by distance / angle / pressure, summed across the season.
xAG
Expected assisted goals — the xG of shots created by this player's passes, summed.
FBref data ends 2022-23; current-season rows tagged wiki come from Wikipedia top-scorer tables and carry only goals.

Rest of the Bosnia and Herzegovina squad