Edin Džeko

إدين دجيكو

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Bosnian professional footballer, born in Sarajevo in 1986, whose childhood was spent under the city's siege. A striker nicknamed the 'Bosnian Diamond', he began at Željezničar, starred for VfL Wolfsburg — winning the Bundesliga in 2009 and its top-scorer title in 2010 — won two Premier League titles with Manchester City, finished as Serie A's top scorer with Roma in 2017, and later played for Inter Milan, Fenerbahçe and Fiorentina before joining Schalke 04. He is the all-time top scorer and most-capped player in the history of the Bosnia and Herzegovina national team.

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    Edin Džeko is a Bosnian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Schalke 04 and is nicknamed the "Bosnian Diamond". 1 Born in Sarajevo in 1986, he won the Bundesliga and its top-scorer title with VfL Wolfsburg, two Premier League titles with Manchester City and Serie A's top-scorer award with Roma, and is the all-time top scorer and most-capped player in the history of the Bosnia and Herzegovina national team. 1 The English article describes him as a Muslim; it names no school for him, so his data record leaves his faith as unknown. 12

    Early life under siege

    Džeko was born on 17 March 1986 in Sarajevo, in what was then SFR Yugoslavia, to Midhat and Belma Džeko. 1 He was six years old when the Siege of Sarajevo began; his family home was destroyed and fifteen family members lived in his grandparents' 35-square-metre apartment, while he continued to play football in his Otoka neighbourhood. 1 His father, who had played professionally in Bosnia and Herzegovina, took him to training sessions while he was at Željezničar. 1

    Željezničar, the Czech years and Wolfsburg

    Džeko began his professional career as a midfielder at Željezničar in 2003, then joined Czech side Teplice in 2005, briefly on loan at Ústí nad Labem, and finished as the Czech league's top scorer in 2006–07. 13 At VfL Wolfsburg he won the club's first-ever Bundesliga title in 2008–09 as the league's second-highest scorer with 26 goals, and was the Bundesliga's top scorer the following season with 22 goals. 1

    Manchester City and Roma

    Džeko signed for Manchester City in 2011 and scored four goals in a 2011–12 match at Tottenham Hotspur; on the final day of that season his 92nd-minute equaliser against Queens Park Rangers set up the winning goal that gave City their first league title in 44 years. 1 After a second Premier League title in 2014 he joined Roma in 2015, finished as Serie A's top scorer in 2016–17 with 29 goals, and in March 2018 became the first player to record 50 league goals in three of Europe's top five leagues. 1 He later played for Inter Milan, Fenerbahçe and Fiorentina before joining Schalke 04. 1

    Bosnia and Herzegovina

    Džeko made his senior international debut in 2007, became captain in 2014, and became his nation's all-time top scorer on 7 September 2012 with a hat-trick against Liechtenstein. 1 He scored ten goals as Bosnia qualified for the 2014 FIFA World Cup, their first major tournament, and — twelve years later — helped lead them to a second World Cup qualification for 2026 shortly after his fortieth birthday, retiring from international football in 2026 with 152 caps and 73 goals, both national records. 1 In November 2009 he became Bosnia's first UNICEF ambassador. 1

    Faith in the sources

    The English article's personal-life section states: "He is a Muslim, and has dual citizenship of Bosnia and Herzegovina and Croatia." 1 The Arabic article likewise states «وهو مسلم» ("He is a Muslim"), and Wikidata gives his religion as Islam, generically. 32 No source read names a school or madhhab for him personally, and Bosnia's historic Hanafi tradition may not be inferred onto an individual, so his record states his faith as unknown. 1

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    1. Edin Džeko — English Wikipedia
    2. Edin Džeko — Wikidata Q153786
    3. Edin Džeko — Arabic Wikipedia
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