Edin Dzeko
Bosnia and Herzegovina's veteran forward, 40+, at the 2026 World Cup alongside tournament's oldest field.
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Is this Edin Dzeko's last World Cup, and can Bosnia progress beyond the group stage for the first time?
Timeline for Edin Dzeko
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2026 FIFA World CupNamed among the cluster of over-40 players with no modern precedent
2026 FIFA World Cup: Gordon, 43, Leads Oldest World Cup Field- How old is Edin Dzeko at the 2026 World Cup?
- Dzeko is past his 40th birthday at the 2026 World Cup, making him one of the oldest players in the oldest World Cup field on record.Source: Lowdown
- Is Edin Dzeko Bosnia's all-time top scorer?
- Yes. Dzeko is Bosnia and Herzegovina's all-time leading scorer by a considerable margin.
- What clubs has Edin Dzeko played for?
- Dzeko's major clubs include Wolfsburg (Bundesliga champions 2009), Manchester City (two Premier League titles), Roma (119 Serie A goals), Inter Milan, and Fenerbahçe.
Background
Edin Dzeko is among the oldest players at the 2026 FIFA World Cup, featuring in what analysts have confirmed is the oldest World Cup field on record — alongside Scotland's Craig Gordon (43), Cristiano Ronaldo (41), and Germany's Manuel Neuer (40). Dzeko, past his 40th birthday, represents a final chapter for one of the Balkans' greatest footballers on the biggest stage.
Born 17 March 1986 in Sarajevo, Dzeko emerged from the wreckage of the Yugoslav Wars to become Bosnia and Herzegovina's greatest ever footballer. He joined Wolfsburg in 2007, winning the Bundesliga in 2009, before moving to Manchester City in 2011 where he won two Premier League titles. A spell at Roma from 2015 to 2022 produced 119 goals in Serie A, followed by moves to Inter Milan and Fenerbahçe. He is Bosnia's all-time leading scorer by a considerable margin.
Dzeko's career has been intertwined with Bosnia's emergence as a football nation: he was part of the side that reached their first-ever World Cup at Brazil 2014 and has been the constant through qualifying campaigns across three decades. His presence at the 2026 tournament, past 40, is both a tribute to his physical conditioning and a reminder of the absence of a generation of Bosnian talent who never had the structures Dzeko helped build.
