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 16 October 2023, Džeko has scored 65 goals in 133 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

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 2007Asim Ferhatović Hase Stadium, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina Turkey
2–2
3–2UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying
2 10 September 2008Bilino Polje Stadium, Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina Estonia
5–0
7–02010 FIFA World Cup qualification
3
6–0
4 11 October 2008BJK İnönü Stadium, Istanbul, Turkey Turkey
1–0
1–2
5 15 October 2008Bilino Polje Stadium, Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina Armenia
2–0
4–1
6 20 November 2008Ljudski vrt, Maribor, Slovenia Slovenia
3–1
4–3Friendly
7 28 March 2009Cristal Stadium, Genk, Belgium Belgium
1–0
4–22010 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 2009Stade Pierre de Coubertin, Cannes, France Oman
1–0
2–1Friendly
11 12 August 2009Asim Ferhatović Hase Stadium, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina Iran
1–0
2–3
12
2–0
13 10 October 2009A. Le Coq Arena, Tallinn, Estonia Estonia
1–0
2–02010 FIFA World Cup qualification
14 14 October 2009Bilino Polje Stadium, Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina Spain
1–5
2–5
15 3 June 2010Commerzbank-Arena, Frankfurt, Germany Germany
1–0
1–3Friendly
16 3 September 2010Stade Josy Barthel, Luxembourg City, Luxembourg Luxembourg
3–0
3–0UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying
17 17 November 2010Štadión Pasienky, Bratislava, Slovakia Slovakia
3–1
3–2Friendly
18 26 March 2011Bilino Polje Stadium, Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina Romania
2–1
2–1UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying
19 7 October 2011 Luxembourg
1–0
5–0
20 11 October 2011Stade de France, Paris, France France
1–0
1–1
21 1 June 2012Soldier Field, Chicago, United States Mexico
1–1
1–2Friendly
22 7 September 2012Rheinpark Stadion, Vaduz, Liechtenstein Liechtenstein
5–0
8–12014 FIFA World Cup qualification
23
6–1
24
7–1
25 11 September 2012Bilino 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 2013Skonto Stadium, Riga, Latvia Latvia
5–0
5–0
30 14 August 2013Asim Ferhatović Hase Stadium, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina United States
1–0
3–4Friendly
31
3–4
32 11 October 2013Bilino Polje Stadium, Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina Liechtenstein
1–0
4–12014 FIFA World Cup qualification
33
4–0
34 30 May 2014Edward Jones Dome, St. Louis, United States Ivory Coast
1–0
2–1Friendly
35
2–0
36 25 June 2014Arena Fonte Nova, Salvador, Brazil Iran
1–0
3–12014 FIFA World Cup
37 4 September 2014Tušanj City Stadium, Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina Liechtenstein
3–0
3–0Friendly
38 13 October 2014Bilino Polje Stadium, Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina Belgium
1–0
1–1UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying
39 28 March 2015Estadi Nacional, Andorra la Vella, Andorra Andorra
1–0
3–0
40
2–0
41
3–0
42 12 June 2015Bilino Polje Stadium, Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina Israel
2–1
3–1
43 3 September 2015King Baudouin Stadium, Brussels, Belgium Belgium
1–0
1–3
44 6 September 2015Bilino Polje Stadium, Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina Andorra
2–0
3–0
45 13 November 2015Bilino Polje Stadium, Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina Republic of Ireland
1–1
1–1UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying play-offs
46 29 March 2016Letzigrund, Zürich, Switzerland  Switzerland
1–0
2–0Friendly
47 6 September 2016Bilino Polje Stadium, Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina Estonia
2–0
5–02018 FIFA World Cup qualification
48 10 October 2016Bilino Polje Stadium, Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina Cyprus
1–0
2–0
49
2–0
50 28 March 2017Elbasan Arena, Elbasan, Albania Albania
1–0
2–1Friendly
51 3 September 2017Estádio Algarve, Faro, Portugal Gibraltar
1–0
4–02018 FIFA World Cup qualification
52
4–0
53 11 September 2018Bilino Polje Stadium, Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina Austria
1–0
1–02018–19 UEFA Nations League B
54 15 October 2018Stadion Grbavica, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina Northern Ireland
1–0
2–0
55
2–0
56 11 June 2019Juventus Stadium, Turin, Italy Italy
1–0
1–2UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying
57 5 September 2019Bilino Polje Stadium, Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina Liechtenstein
3–0
5–0
58 8 September 2019Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium, Yerevan, Armenia Armenia
1–1
2–4
59 4 September 2020Stadio Artemio Franchi, Florence, Italy Italy
1–0
1–12020–21 UEFA Nations League A
60 1 September 2021Stade de la Meinau, Strasbourg, France France
1–0
1–12022 FIFA World Cup qualification
61 29 March 2022Bilino Polje Stadium, Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina Luxembourg
1–0
1–0Friendly
62 14 June 2022Bilino Polje Stadium, Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina Finland
2–2
3–22022–23 UEFA Nations League B
63
3–2
64 26 September 2022Stadionul Rapid-Giulești, Bucharest, Romania Romania
1–2
1–4
65 8 September 2023Bilino Polje Stadium, Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina Liechtenstein
1–0
2–1UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying

Hat-tricks

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

As of match played 16 October 2023[1][11]
Džeko playing in a friendly against Austria in 2015

See also

References

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  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.
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  11. "Edin Džeko". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 16 October 2023.
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