Edin Džeko

Edin Džeko

Personal information
Height	1.92 m (6 ft 3+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Striker
Team information
Current team	VfL Wolfsburg
Number	9
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 2 May 2009

Edin Džeko (born 17 March 1986 in Sarajevo) is a Bosnian football striker who currently plays for German Bundesliga side VfL Wolfsburg and the Bosnian national team. Prior to arriving at Volkswagen Arena in 2007 he played for FK Željezničar, FK Ústí nad Labem and FK Teplice.

Club career

Džeko made his debut at FK Željezničar, where he played as a midfielder in the season 2003–2005. He scored five goals in a total of 40 games. In 2006, he moved to Czech side FK Teplice. There he played from 2005–2007, where he scored 16 goals in 43 games, becoming the top scorer of the league in 2006–07 season. Due to his performances there, manager Felix Magath of VfL Wolfsburg signed him for €4 million. The move turned out well for him as he scored five goals and made three assists in twelve games. He was also named by Sportal.de as the best striker in the first half of the 2007–08 Bundesliga season.

His second season improved. After a slow first half of the season he and his team found their form and won their first Bundesliga title. In May 2009, Džeko scored a hat-trick against 1899 Hoffenheim, and then another hat-trick against Hannover just two weeks later. Džeko has had a very strong finish to the domestic 2008/2009 season, scoring 26 goals, which is only second to his teammate, Grafite. Together with Grafite, they formed the most successful strike duo in Bundesliga history.

International career

Džeko's first appearance with the national side began with the Bosnia and Herzegovina under-19 football team in 2003. His first game was against Kazakhstan. He was also part of the Bosnia and Herzegovina national under-21 football team and played in the playoff's hosted in Netherlands in 2007. Bosnia's first challenge was Armenia and Norway. They beat Armenia 3-2 and tied with Norway 1-1 thus qualifying for the playoff against the Czech Republic. First leg Bosnia lost 2-1, second leg came out as a 1-1 draw. Džeko scored multiple goals in this tournament. Now he is a valuable member of the Bosnia and Herzegovina national football team. He made his senior debut against Turkey on 2 June 2007. It was a memorable debut for the youngster which he capped off with volleyed goal from the edge of the penalty area during first half stoppage time. The goal leveled the score at 2-2 which Bosnia went on to win 3-2. He has scored seven goals in FIFA 2010 World Cup Qualifiers and is currently the top scorer of the qualifications.

International goals

#	Date	Standort	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	2 June 2007	Kosevo Stadium, Sarajevo	Türkei	3-2	Win	UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying
2.	10 September 2008	Bilino Polje, Zenica	Estland	7-0	Win	2010 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA)
3.	10 September 2008	Bilino Polje, Zenica	Estland	7-0	Win	2010 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA)
4.	11 October 2008	BJK İnönü Stadium, Istanbul	Türkei	2-1	Lost	2010 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA)
5.	15 October 2008	Bilino Polje, Zenica	Armenien	4-1	Win	2010 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA)
6.	20 November 2008	Stadion Ljudski vrt, Maribor	Slowenien	4-3	Win	Friendly match
7.	28 March 2009	Cristal Stadium, Genk	Belgien	0-1	2-4	2010 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA)
8.	1 April 2009	Bilino Polje, Zenica	Belgien	1-0	2-1	2010 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA)
9.	1 April 2009	Bilino Polje, Zenica	Belgien	2-0	2-1	2010 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA)

Career statistics

Career Stats

Club	Season	Domestic League		Domestic Cup		Total
		App	Goals	App	Goals	App	Goals
Wolfsburg	2007–08	28	8	0	0	28	8
	2008–09	32	26	1	4	33	30
	Total	93	46	1	4	61	38

Honours

VfL Wolfsburg

• Bundesliga: 2008-09

External links

• Career stats at Fussballdaten.de Template:De icon
• Article about Dzeko Template:Es icon
• German Bundesliga - Edin Dzeko Player Profile
• Edin Džeko at National-Football-Teams.com
• Edin Džeko – FIFA competition record (archived)