On June 10, 2022/23, Edin Dzeko’s Inter Milan team will play Manchester City in the Champions League final in Istanbul.
The Bosnian striker will face his old team for the first time since he left Manchester for good in 2016. The match will take place on the biggest stage in UEFA club play.
Dzeko left Manchester City before Pep Guardiola took over at the Etihad Stadium, but he was a key player for City during his five years there.
The 37-year-old is excited to go up against the Premier League winners in a very interesting final.
Edin Dezko’s goals at Manchester City
After hitting 66 goals for VfL Wolfsburg in the Bundesliga, former City manager Roberto Mancini moved to bring Edin Dzeko to Manchester before the 2010/11 season.
After a rough first year in England, Dzeko and Sergio Aguero worked well together in 2011–12, when Dzeko scored 14 league goals and Mancini led City to its first-ever Premier League title.
He scored 30 goals in the league over the next two seasons to stay in Mancini and then Manuel Pellegrini’s plans. In 2015, he went on loan to AS Roma.
Dzeko left the Etihad Stadium in 2016 after winning two Premier League titles, two FA Cups, and two League Cups.
Even though he never made it past the round of 16 in the Champions League, Dzeko played in most of Mancini and Pellegrini’s European games.
Season | PL Games | PL Games | European Games | European Goals |
2010/11 | 15 | 2 | 4 (Europa League) | 2 |
2011/12 | 30 | 14 | 8 (3 Europa League, 5 Champions League) | 1 (Europa League) |
2012/13 | 32 | 14 | 6 | 1 |
2013/14 | 31 | 16 | 7 | 2 |
2014/15 | 22 | 4 | 6 | 0 |
Edin Dzeko’s record of goals for Inter Milan
Dzeko moved from Rome to Milan before the 2021–22 season. He and Lautaro Martinez scored 13 goals in Serie A, but Inter failed to defend their league title.
His goal rate has gone down a bit this season, but he has scored some important goals in the Champions League, including the game-winner against AC Milan last month.
Season | Serie A goals | Champions League goals | Overall goals |
2021/22 | 13 | 3 | 17 |
2022/23 | 9 | 4 | 14 |
How many goals has Edin Dzeko scored in the Champions League?
Dzeko first played in the Champions League with Wolfsburg in 2009. Since then, he has scored goals for four different teams from Germany, England, and Italy.
Club | Inter Milan | Champions League goals |
VfL Wolfsburg | 6 | 4 |
Man City | 24 | 3 |
AS Roma | 25 | 15 |
Inter Milan | 19 | 7 |