Zlatan Ibrahimović is a Swedish professional footballer who was born in 1981 in Malmö, Sweden. He began playing football at age 6 and had a troubled childhood, dropping out of high school to focus on his career. At age 17, he turned down an offer from Arsenal to join them. Throughout his career, Ibrahimović has played for several top European clubs, including Ajax, Juventus, Inter Milan, Barcelona, AC Milan, and Paris Saint-Germain. He has won numerous individual awards, including GuldBollen for Swedish Player of the Year 8 times between 2005-2013.