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ROME, Feb 7 (Reuters) – AC Milan forward Zlatan Ibrahimovic scored his 500th and 501st career goals in a 4-0 Serie A win over Crotone on Sunday to continue his remarkable form at the age of 39. .
The Swede, who will turn 40 in October, swept a shot into the top corner before tapping in a second after the break to reach a milestone he has achieved in a career spanning more than 21 years and nine different clubs.
Ibrahimovic scored his first goal for Malmö in 1999 and scored 18 goals for the Swedish club before going through Ajax (48 goals), Juventus (26), Inter Milan (66), Barcelona (22), the AC Milan (56), Paris St Germain (156), Manchester United (29), LA Galaxy (53) and his second spell with Milan (27).
“It means I’ve scored some goals in my career,” he said when asked by Sky Italia about the milestone.
“But the important thing is to continue helping the team in the best way. My job is to score goals and create goal situations.”
He has accumulated 16 goals in 17 matches in all competitions for the Italian club this season to spearhead their bid for a first league title in 10 years, with Milan currently two points clear in first place after 21 matches.
Ibrahimovic has won league titles in four different countries during his globetrotting career and scored his 500th goal in his 825th participation at the club.
In that time he has scored 395 goals in League matches, 57 in European Cup matches and 48 in national Cup matches.
