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Happy birthday, Lion of Los Angeles.
Today Zlatan Ibrahimovic turns 38 years old, and to celebrate Ibra’s personal milestone as well as his two-year tear through MLS, the LA Galaxy have put out a highlight video of all 51 of his strikes, including the eight Zlatan has posted on LAFC. (The league claims Ibra has 52 goals but who’s counting)
It’s Zlatan Day.
— LA Galaxy (@LAGalaxy) October 3, 2019
Celebrate @Ibra_official’s birthday with his 5️⃣1️⃣ #LAGalaxy goals! pic.twitter.com/dQYSdh8HzR
The 6’5” striker has often used his sizable height advantage to out-duel center backs in a similar style manner to his time at Manchester United, but the big Swede is deadly anywhere inside the 18-yard box with both feet.
Currently Zlatan has 29 goals this 2019 MLS season, two behind Carlos Vela for the Golden Boot race. Though Ibrahimovic has captured the Serie A scoring title twice, there’s no doubting Ibrahimovic would relish finishing on top for a third time.
It all comes down to this weekend when LA travel to Houston.