A Look At Arijon Ibrahimovic And Zlatan Family Ties, His Father And Footballing Background

Arijon Ibrahimovic and Zlatan Ibrahimovic only share the same last last. They are not related as both represent different countries.

One might conclude that Zlatan and Arijon are father and son based on their ages. Fans are also perplexed by the fact that Zlatan genuinely has a son who is about Arijon’s age. Similarly, Arizona also resembles a young Zlatan with short hair.

At present, the Swedish superstar is 40 years old while, Arizona is still a teenager.

Zlatan has two biological sons from his marriage with Helena Seger. He is the father of Maximilian Ibrahimovic,15, and, Vincent Ibrahimovic, 14. At present, the Swedish veteran’s sons train with the AC Milan academy. They have played competitive football.

Meanwhile, Arijon has already paved his future by playing for Bayern Munchen’s under-19 teams. He has represented Germany in international competitions.

Furthermore, he has pleased his coaches at the stadium of the defending Bundesliga champions with his superb technical skills on the ball as well as his in-game awareness of pressing and placement. 

Regardless of them not being related, Arijon has considered Zlatan Ibrahimovic as his idol in football. 

In an interview in 2020, when he was awarded the best player in a youth tournament, Arijon said: “I’m Arijon Ibrahimovic, I’m from Kosovo, I play for Bayern U15 and my favorite player is Ronaldo and Zlatan Ibrohimovic. I visit Kosovo as much as I can, I have few fellow Dardanians here at Bayern and we go quite well with each other.” 

The 16-year-old recently showed how intellectually similar he is to Zlatan in an Instagram picture with the famous remark, “Lions do not compare themselves to humans,” from the former AC Milan, Inter Milan, and PSG striker.

The IG post read: “The tiger and the lion may be stronger. But the wolf doesn’t perform in the circus.”

When asked about his idol, Arijon said: “Well, I play in forward and score a few goals. But he is better than me. Later I would like to become a pro footballer, but that will take time. Until then, I want to play well with the squad and score many goals.”

Upon hearing this from the young lad, people have speculated that young Ibrahimovic could actually follow in the footsteps of the Swedish great Zlatan Ibrahimovic. Another player the Bayern star has named is Cristiano Ronaldo, who he looks after every day to become a prolific goal scorer.

The German youngster has every tool to become like Zlatan. He is already 5 feet 10.5 inches tall and could still attain height above 6 feet. The 16-year-old is very technical and strong. He started his career playing as an Attacking midfielder as Zlatan did in his initial career.

He also possesses solid fundamentals, trying 4.45 dribbles per 90 and making over half of his attempts, as well as 4.03 shoots per 90, with 38% of them being on goal. In a similar vein, Arijon’s stats are very astonishing for a player who is not a striker. He has netted 11 goals and 17 assists in his 34 appearances for Bayern’s U17 and U19 teams.

With the proper guidance from the German Champions, Arijon could actually become the next Zlatan Ibrahimovic.

Arijon Ibrahimovic is the son of Kosovan parents. He was born on December 11th, 2005.

The young footballer was raised in Nuremberg, German, where he started his footballing career as a child. 

Ibrahimovic is active on Instagram with the handlename @arijonibrahimovic. However, he has never posted any photos of his parents to his 26.4 thousand followers.

Additionally, Ibrahimovic must make a choice regarding his national team. If he continues to advance at his current rate, it might happen sooner than one anticipates. Bayern also has a team that is relatively aging like Muller, who plays in a similar position to him.

Arijon Ibrahimovic is currently the highest-rated academy player in Bayern Munich’s youth team. His market value is increasing day by day.

Before transferring to Nuremberg, the club in his hometown, he started his formal training at Greuther Furth. He joined Bayern in 2018, and since then, he hasn’t looked back.

In five appearances for Bayern’s U17 team in 2020–21, the teenager made his debut at the age of just 14. He scored twice and provided three assists. And even though he won’t be 16 until December 2021, he played for the U19 team in 2021/22. 

There is speculation that Bayern will renew his contract with a hefty fee this year.

It’s a great opportunity for the young person to get in front of Julian Nagelsmann at such a young age.  Ibrahimovic appears to be headed toward eventually earning a berth on the senior team, even though a seat on the first team is still a ways off.

Ibrahimovic’s current contract at Bayern Munich expires on June 30, 2024. 

Arijon Ibrahimovic’s net worth is likely to increase in the coming years. Similarly, his market value has already increased after his pre-season performances. 

At present, Bayern’s starlet, Jamal Musiala’s market value is between €58 million and €97million. He earns £82,000 per week, £4,264,000 per year playing for FC Bayern as an attacking midfielder.  Ibrahimovic’s new contract deal may put him on a compensation scale similar to Musiala.

Ibrahimovic has been with a Nike boot contract since last year. In the upcoming years, a lot of other sports brands will be vying for his signature.

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