List of international goals scored by Edin Džeko

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Džeko with Bosnia and Herzegovina in 2015

Edin Džeko is a Bosnian professional footballer who has been representing the Bosnia and Herzegovina national team as a forward since his debut in a 3–2 win over Turkey on 2 June 2007.[1] He also scored his first international goal in the match to level the scores at 2–2 in stoppage time of the first half.[1][2] As of 21 March 2024, Džeko has scored 65 goals in 134 international appearances, making him Bosnia and Herzegovina's all-time leading goalscorer.[3] He is also 30th on the all-time men's international goalscoring list and 10th in the list of UEFA players.[4]

On 8 September 2012, Džeko scored his first international hat-trick in an 8–1 World Cup qualification win over Liechtenstein. This brought him up to 24 international goals, surpassing the record of 22 set by Elvir Bolić and Zvjezdan Misimović.[5] Liechtenstein are also the team that Džeko has scored more times against than any other, with eight goals against them.

The majority of Džeko's goals have come in qualifying matches. He has scored 25 goals in World Cup qualifiers, including nine during the 2010 World Cup qualification round, where he finished as the joint second-highest scorer, alongside England's Wayne Rooney and one behind Greece's Theofanis Gekas.[6] Džeko has also scored seventeen goals in European Championship qualifiers (including one in the 2016 play-offs), and six goals in the UEFA Nations League. He has only scored once in the World Cup finals, in a 3–1 win against Iran during the 2014 group stage.[7] The remainder of Džeko's goals, fifteen, have come in friendlies.

International goals[edit]

Scores and results list Bosnia and Herzegovina's goal tally first.[8]
Table key
Indicates won the match
Indicates the match ended in a draw (a penalty shootout is statistically a draw regardless of shootout results)
Indicates Bosnia and Herzegovina lost the match
List of international goals scored by Edin Džeko
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 2 June 2007 Asim Ferhatović Hase Stadium, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina  Turkey
2–2
3–2 UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying
2 10 September 2008 Bilino Polje Stadium, Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina  Estonia
5–0
7–0 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
3
6–0
4 11 October 2008 BJK İnönü Stadium, Istanbul, Turkey  Turkey
1–0
1–2
5 15 October 2008 Bilino Polje Stadium, Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina  Armenia
2–0
4–1
6 20 November 2008 Ljudski vrt, Maribor, Slovenia  Slovenia
3–1
4–3 Friendly
7 28 March 2009 Cristal Stadium, Genk, Belgium  Belgium
1–0
4–2 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
8 1 April 2009 Bilino Polje Stadium, Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina
1–0
2–1
9
2–0
10 6 June 2009 Stade Pierre de Coubertin, Cannes, France  Oman
1–0
2–1 Friendly
11 12 August 2009 Asim Ferhatović Hase Stadium, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina  Iran
1–0
2–3
12
2–0
13 10 October 2009 A. Le Coq Arena, Tallinn, Estonia  Estonia
1–0
2–0 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
14 14 October 2009 Bilino Polje Stadium, Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina  Spain
1–5
2–5
15 3 June 2010 Commerzbank-Arena, Frankfurt, Germany  Germany
1–0
1–3 Friendly
16 3 September 2010 Stade Josy Barthel, Luxembourg City, Luxembourg  Luxembourg
3–0
3–0 UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying
17 17 November 2010 Štadión Pasienky, Bratislava, Slovakia  Slovakia
3–1
3–2 Friendly
18 26 March 2011 Bilino Polje Stadium, Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina  Romania
2–1
2–1 UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying
19 7 October 2011  Luxembourg
1–0
5–0
20 11 October 2011 Stade de France, Paris, France  France
1–0
1–1
21 1 June 2012 Soldier Field, Chicago, United States  Mexico
1–1
1–2 Friendly
22 7 September 2012 Rheinpark Stadion, Vaduz, Liechtenstein  Liechtenstein
5–0
8–1 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification
23
6–1
24
7–1
25 11 September 2012 Bilino Polje Stadium, Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina  Latvia
4–1
4–1
26 16 October 2012  Lithuania
3–0
3–0
27 22 March 2013  Greece
1–0
3–1
28
3–0
29 7 June 2013 Skonto Stadium, Riga, Latvia  Latvia
5–0
5–0
30 14 August 2013 Asim Ferhatović Hase Stadium, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina  United States
1–0
3–4 Friendly
31
3–4
32 11 October 2013 Bilino Polje Stadium, Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina  Liechtenstein
1–0
4–1 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification
33
4–0
34 30 May 2014 Edward Jones Dome, St. Louis, United States  Ivory Coast
1–0
2–1 Friendly
35
2–0
36 25 June 2014 Arena Fonte Nova, Salvador, Brazil  Iran
1–0
3–1 2014 FIFA World Cup
37 4 September 2014 Tušanj City Stadium, Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina  Liechtenstein
3–0
3–0 Friendly
38 13 October 2014 Bilino Polje Stadium, Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina  Belgium
1–0
1–1 UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying
39 28 March 2015 Estadi Nacional, Andorra la Vella, Andorra  Andorra
1–0
3–0
40
2–0
41
3–0
42 12 June 2015 Bilino Polje Stadium, Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina  Israel
2–1
3–1
43 3 September 2015 King Baudouin Stadium, Brussels, Belgium  Belgium
1–0
1–3
44 6 September 2015 Bilino Polje Stadium, Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina  Andorra
2–0
3–0
45 13 November 2015 Bilino Polje Stadium, Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina  Republic of Ireland
1–1
1–1 UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying play-offs
46 29 March 2016 Letzigrund, Zürich, Switzerland   Switzerland
1–0
2–0 Friendly
47 6 September 2016 Bilino Polje Stadium, Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina  Estonia
2–0
5–0 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
48 10 October 2016 Bilino Polje Stadium, Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina  Cyprus
1–0
2–0
49
2–0
50 28 March 2017 Elbasan Arena, Elbasan, Albania  Albania
1–0
2–1 Friendly
51 3 September 2017 Estádio Algarve, Faro, Portugal  Gibraltar
1–0
4–0 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
52
4–0
53 11 September 2018 Bilino Polje Stadium, Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina  Austria
1–0
1–0 2018–19 UEFA Nations League B
54 15 October 2018 Stadion Grbavica, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina  Northern Ireland
1–0
2–0
55
2–0
56 11 June 2019 Juventus Stadium, Turin, Italy  Italy
1–0
1–2 UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying
57 5 September 2019 Bilino Polje Stadium, Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina  Liechtenstein
3–0
5–0
58 8 September 2019 Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium, Yerevan, Armenia  Armenia
1–1
2–4
59 4 September 2020 Stadio Artemio Franchi, Florence, Italy  Italy
1–0
1–1 2020–21 UEFA Nations League A
60 1 September 2021 Stade de la Meinau, Strasbourg, France  France
1–0
1–1 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
61 29 March 2022 Bilino Polje Stadium, Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina  Luxembourg
1–0
1–0 Friendly
62 14 June 2022 Bilino Polje Stadium, Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina  Finland
2–2
3–2 2022–23 UEFA Nations League B
63
3–2
64 26 September 2022 Stadionul Rapid-Giulești, Bucharest, Romania  Romania
1–2
1–4
65 8 September 2023 Bilino Polje Stadium, Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina  Liechtenstein
1–0
2–1 UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying

Hat-tricks[edit]

No. Date Venue Opponent Goals Result Competition Ref.
1 7 September 2012 Rheinpark Stadion, Vaduz, Liechtenstein  Liechtenstein 3 – (46', 64', 80') 8–1 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification [9]
2 28 March 2015 Estadi Nacional, Andorra la Vella, Andorra  Andorra 3 – (13', 49', 62') 3–0 UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying [10]

Statistics[edit]

As of match played 21 March 2024[1][11]
Džeko playing in a friendly against Austria in 2015

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c Mamrud, Roberto. "Edin Dzeko - Goals in International Matches". RSSSF. Retrieved 17 June 2023.
  2. ^ Krvavac, Fuad (4 June 2007). "Bosnia-Herzegovina delight in Džeko". UEFA. Retrieved 18 November 2015.
  3. ^ Mamrud, Roberto. "Goalscoring for Bosnia and Herzegovina National Team". RSSSF. Retrieved 18 November 2015.
  4. ^ "International Goals". RSSSF. Retrieved 14 June 2022.
  5. ^ "Džeko hat-trickom ostavio Misimovića i Bolića iza sebe" (in Bosnian). sportsport.ba. 7 September 2012. Retrieved 8 September 2012.
  6. ^ "Theofanis Gekas". BBC Sport. Retrieved 18 November 2015.
  7. ^ Woodcock, Ian (25 June 2014). "Bos-Herze 3 1 Iran". BBC Sport. Retrieved 18 November 2015.
  8. ^ "Edin Džeko". European Football. Retrieved 8 September 2023.
  9. ^ "Účastníci G-skupiny sa dohodli, Slováci začnú v Litve" [Group G participants agree – Slovaks begin in Lithuania] (in Slovak). 18 November 2011. Retrieved 18 November 2011.
  10. ^ "Qualifying fixtures" (PDF). UEFA.com.
  11. ^ "Edin Džeko". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 21 March 2024.