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Zlatan Ibrahimovic

Statistics for Manchester United
53
Career Appearances
Pixel art portrait of Zlatan Ibrahimovic

Zlatan Ibrahimovic (Sweden) made 53 appearances for Manchester United between 2016-2017 and 2017-2018, scoring 29 goals.

Forward b. 3 Oct 1981 (age 44) Malmo, Sweden 1.96 m (6′5″)

Sweden · Left Manchester United in 2018

Stats
29 (3 pen)
Goals
43
Starts
10
Sub Apps
2
Seasons
2016-2017 → 2017-2018
Squad Numbers
9 2016-2017
10 2017-2018
Honours at Manchester United
3 trophies

Counts seasons in which Zlatan Ibrahimovic made at least one first-team appearance while the club won the trophy — squad membership, not a record of medals awarded (competitions set their own appearance thresholds for a medal). The number on each season is Zlatan Ibrahimovic’s appearances in all competitions that year, so you can judge how big a part they played. Full honours board →

Advanced Stats
11
Assists
4,095
Minutes
0.2
xG ⓘ
0.1
xA ⓘ
Assists, minutes, xG and xA are available from 2016–17 onwards. Earlier seasons show —.
Detailed Stats
7.4
Avg Rating ⓘ
79
Chances Created
Defending
16
Tackles
2
Blocks
28
Clearances
17
Dribbled Past
Duels
205
Won
258
Lost
82
Ground Won
123
Aerial Won
Discipline
39
Fouled
67
Fouls Committed
Stats available from 2010–11 onwards.
Goals & Appearances
Season by Season
Season Apps Starts Sub Goals Ast Mins xG
2017-2018 7 2 5 1 0 193 0.2
2016-2017 46 41 5 28 (3p) 11 3,902 0.0
Compare

Appearances, goals and starts span the club's full history. Minutes and assists are recorded from 1992–93 onward; xG only from 2016–17 — anything not covered shows “—”. Goals per game is not era-adjusted, so scoring rates aren't directly comparable across eras.

Record by Opponent
30 opponents
Opponent Apps Goals W D L
Southampton 2 4 2 0 0
West Ham United 3 3 2 1 0
Saint Etienne 2 3 2 0 0
Leicester City 3 2 3 0 0
Everton 2 2 0 2 0
Sunderland 2 2 2 0 0
Zorya Luhansk 2 2 2 0 0
Swansea City 1 2 1 0 0
West Bromwich Albion 1 2 1 0 0
Manchester City 3 1 1 0 2
Bournemouth 2 1 1 1 0
Liverpool 2 1 0 2 0
Blackburn Rovers 1 1 1 0 0
Bristol City 1 1 0 0 1
Crystal Palace 1 1 1 0 0
Hull City 3 — 1 1 1
Watford 3 — 2 0 1
Anderlecht 2 — 1 1 0
Burnley 2 — 0 2 0
Chelsea 2 — 1 0 1
Feyenoord 2 — 1 0 1
Rostov 2 — 1 1 0
Stoke City 2 — 0 2 0
Basel 1 — 0 0 1
Brighton 1 — 1 0 0
Fenerbahce 1 — 0 0 1
Middlesbrough 1 — 1 0 0
Newcastle United 1 — 1 0 0
Northampton Town 1 — 1 0 0
Tottenham Hotspur 1 — 1 0 0

Goals in this table come from match-level scorer records, which credit Zlatan Ibrahimovic with 28; the official career total is 29. Scorer attribution in the historical match data doesn’t fully agree with career records.

Hat-Tricks
1 game
Date Opponent Comp Score Goals Minutes
16 Feb 2017 Saint Etienne EL W 3–0 3 15', 75', 88' pen
Minutes marked pen were scored from the penalty spot.
Match Appearances
Date Comp Opponent Score Goals Role
26 Dec 2017 PL Burnley D 2–2 S
20 Dec 2017 LC @ Bristol City L 1–2 goal S
10 Dec 2017 PL Manchester City L 1–2 Sub
28 Nov 2017 PL @ Watford W 4–2 Sub
25 Nov 2017 PL Brighton W 1–0 Sub
22 Nov 2017 EC @ Basel L 0–1 Sub
18 Nov 2017 PL Newcastle United W 4–1 Sub
20 Apr 2017 EL Anderlecht W 2–1 S
16 Apr 2017 PL Chelsea W 2–0 Sub
13 Apr 2017 EL @ Anderlecht D 1–1 S

Appearance and goal records compiled from mufcinfo.com; minutes, assists and advanced stats (xG, ratings) via Transfermarkt and FBref where available. Last updated 29 September 2026. How we compile this data →