Description
Edin D?eko is a Bosnian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Premier League club Manchester City and the Bosnia and Herzegovina national team for which he is captain.
He was named Bosnian Footballer of the Year for three years in a row. In Bosnia and Herzegovina, he is known as Bosanski dijamant. Prior to joining Manchester City, he made a name for himself while playing for German club Wolfsburg, with whom he won the Bundesliga in the 2008?09 season. He was second highest goal scorer with 26 goals. In the 2009?10 season, D?eko was the top scorer with 22 goals. He also registered ten assists in both seasons.
D?eko has played 69 times for his country and scored 38 goals since 2007, becoming the highest Bosnia and Herzegovinan goalscorer of all time on 7 September 2012 in a game against Liechtenstein where he scored a hat-trick to surpass Zvjezdan Misimovi? and Elvir Boli?. His ten goals in the qualifying campaign helped his national team qualify for its first international tournament, the 2014 FIFA World Cup.
Born
March 17th, 1986 in Sarajevo (Age 38)
Teams
A.S. Roma (2015) | Manchester City F.C. (2011-2015) | VfL Wolfsburg (2007-2011) | Bosnia and Herzegovina (2007) | Bosnia and Herzegovina national under-21 football team (2006-2007) | Teplice (2005-2007) | Ústí nad Labem (2005) | F.K. ?eljezni?ar Sarajevo (2003-2005) | Bosnia and Herzegovina national under-19 football team (2003-2004) |
Last Changes
2024/02/23
New Scanned Autograph (Bought/Probably Authentic (Certified/COA))
2023/09/15
New Scanned Autograph (Bought/Probably Authentic (Certified/COA))
2023/06/23
New Address: Available to members only