Edin Dzeko is a professional footballer born in Sarajevo, captain of the Bosnia and Herzegovina national team, and its all-time top goalscorer. Throughout his career, the striker has worn the jerseys of clubs including Wolfsburg, Manchester City, Roma, Inter, and Fenerbahçe, achieving numerous titles, cups, and individual honors at both club and international levels.

Edin Dzeko was born on 17 March 1986 in Sarajevo, the capital of Bosnia and Herzegovina. His childhood years were overshadowed by the Siege of Sarajevo, which began when he was six years old and lasted four years. On the first day of the siege, as sirens began to sound, Dzeko hid with his family behind a wardrobe. As homes became unsafe, he was forced to sleep on the floor with fifteen others in a 40-square-meter apartment.^【1】

^{Bosnia and Herzegovina National Team, 2012 (}Flickr⁾

During the conflict, in limited time windows when environmental security conditions improved slightly, Dzeko played football with neighborhood children with his mother’s permission. His favorite player was Ukrainian footballer Andriy Shevchenko, and his sole ambition during those years was to wear the first-team jersey for his country’s club, Zeljeznicar.^【2】

His father played a key role in shaping his football career; having played in the lower divisions himself, his father made time from his work to take Dzeko to and from training.

Edin Dzeko began his football career with Zeljeznicar, a club in his home country, and subsequently played for Teplice, Wolfsburg, Manchester City, Roma, and Inter. On 1 July 2023, he transferred to Fenerbahçe of Türkiye, signing a contract valid until 30 June 2025. The player has appeared in 99 official matches for Fenerbahçe, scoring 46 goals and providing 18 assists.

^{Fenerbahçe's Bosnian former player Edin Džeko (}Anadolu Ajansı⁾

In his first season at Fenerbahçe, the 2023–2024 campaign, he played 2,692 minutes across 36 league matches, scoring 21 goals and providing 5 assists. Across all competitions that season (Trendyol Süper Lig and UEFA Europa Conference League), he appeared in 46 official matches, scoring 25 goals and providing 9 assists, becoming the team’s top scorer.

After his contract expired, the Bosnian player left Türkiye on 14 July 2025 to transfer to Italy, signing a 1+1 year contract with Fiorentina of Serie A, valid until 30 June 2026, with an automatic extension to 30 June 2027 upon fulfillment of certain conditions.

Throughout his career, Edin Dzeko has made 738 appearances, scoring 323 goals and providing 145 assists.

Edin Dzeko is captain of the Bosnia and Herzegovina national team. In 129 appearances for his country, he has scored 64 goals, making him the all-time top goalscorer in the history of the Bosnia and Herzegovina national team.^【3】 He has also been named “Footballer of the Year” in Bosnia and Herzegovina four times.

Edin Dzeko has won a total of ten trophies in his career. His first major league title came in the 2008–2009 season with Wolfsburg in the German Bundesliga.

He later won two English Premier League titles, one FA Cup, one EFL Cup, and one EFL Trophy with Manchester City. With Inter, he won two Coppa Italia titles and two Supercoppa Italiana titles.

Dzeko has won the top scorer title three times in his career: in the 2009–2010 season with Wolfsburg in the German Bundesliga with 22 goals; in the 2016–2017 season with Roma in the Italian Serie A with 29 goals; and also in the same 2016–2017 season with Roma in the UEFA Europa League with 8 goals.