Arijon Ibrahimović

Arijon Ibrahimović (Albanian: Arijon Ibrahimi;[1] born 11 December 2005) is a German professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Regionalliga Bayern club Bayern Munich II.

Not to be confused with Zlatan Ibrahimović.
Arijon Ibrahimović
Personal information
Date of birth (2005-12-11) 11 December 2005
Place of birth Nuremberg, Germany
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Bayern Munich II
Number 13
Youth career
2013–2014 Greuther Fürth
2014–2018 1. FC Nürnberg
2018– Bayern Munich
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2022– Bayern Munich II 9 (3)
2023– Bayern Munich 1 (0)
International career
2020 Germany U16 2 (0)
2021–2022 Germany U17 13 (9)
2022– Germany U18 3 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:00, 28 April 2023 (UTC)

Professional career

Ibrahimović is a youth product of Greuther Fürth and 1. FC Nürnberg, he moved to the youth academy of Bayern Munich in 2018. Impressing with his talent and skills he played for their U17 side at the age of 14, and U19 at the age of 16. He started training with the senior team in the preseason for the 2021–22 season.[2] In September 2022, he was named by English newspaper The Guardian as one of the best players born in 2005 worldwide.[3]

In 13 January 2023, Ibrahimović along with fellow Bayern Munich academy players Johannes Schenk, Tarek Buchmann, Yusuf Kabadayı and Lovro Zvonarek, made his debut with the senior team of Bayern Munich on a friendly match against Austrian club Red Bull Salzburg, coming as a substitute off the bench at the second half replacing Jamal Musiala, he scored the second goal for the team while being down 1–3, ultimately the match ended 4–4 in a draw.[4] Days later in 17 January 2023, he signed a contract extension until 2025 with Bayern Munich, being fully promoted to the senior team.[5]

On 11 February 2023, Ibrahimović made his Bundesliga debut in a 3–0 win over VfL Bochum, coming on as substitute for Leroy Sané in the 77th minute, in which he became the second youngest debutant for the club, only behind Paul Wanner.[6]

International career

Ibrahimović is a youth international for Germany, having played for the Germany U16s, U17s, and U18s.[7]

Playing style

Ibrahimović is a box to box midfielder who is just as adept at defending as attacking, a very technical player, who is also a strong presser and has intelligent positioning. He has earned comparisons in playstyle to Leon Goretzka.[2]

Career statistics
As of match played 28 April 2023[8]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Bayern Munich 2022–23 Bundesliga 100010
Total 100010
Bayern Munich II 2022–23 Regionalliga Bayern 93—93
Career Total 10300103

Personal life

Ibrahimović's parents are Albanians from Prizren, Kosovo. Despite his surname, he is not related to the Swedish footballer Zlatan Ibrahimović.

References
  1. "Futbollisti kosovar, Arijon Ibrahimoviç u stërvit me ekipin e parë të Bayernit" [Kosovar footballer Arijon Ibrahimović trained with Bayern's first team]. InSporti (in Albanian). 19 July 2021. Futbollisti me origjinë kosovare, Arijon Ibrahimi, apo Arijon Ibrahimovic siç njihet, ka mbajtur stërvitjen e parë me ekipin e parë të Bayernit
  2. "Arijon Ibrahimovic: Who is the 16-year-old training with the Bayern Munich first-team under Julian Nagelsmann?". bundesliga.com - the official Bundesliga website.
  3. Christenson, Marcus; Bloor, Steven; Blight, Garry (28 September 2022). "Next Generation 2022: 60 of the best young talents in world football". The Guardian. Retrieved 28 September 2022.
  4. "Rasantes Testspiel! FC Bayern und Salzburg trennen sich 4:4". fcbayern.com.
  5. "FC Bayern verlängert mit Arijon Ibrahimović". fcbayern.com (in German). 17 January 2023.
  6. "Youngster und Dauerbrenner: Die Zahlen zum Bochum-Heimsieg". fcbayern.com (in German). 11 February 2023.
  7. Kirchler, Rafael (26 February 2022). "Verlässt das nächste Top-Talent den FC Bayern? RB Salzburg nimmt Arijon Ibrahimovic ins Visier".
  8. "A. IBRAHIMOVIĆ". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 13 February 2023.
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