Zlatan Ibrahimovic was honoured with a statue in his hometown of Malmo in Sweden.
The LA Galaxy striker unveiled the statue out the Swedbank Stadion Tuesday, in which he began his professional career.
Commissioned by the Swedish Football Association, the statue stands at almost three metres tall and portrays a target being celebrated by Ibrahimovic with no shirt.
Youve got players that win trophies. You have. Then you have players who receive both trophies and statues, explained Ibrahimovic, a child of Balkan immigrants into Sweden.
[It is ] a logo for those who dont feel welcome, dont fit in or feel they dont look like everyone else.
If I could, they can. Im not special in any way, even though Im very best in what I do.
Prior to retiring from international soccer in 2016 ibrahimovic scored 62 goals.
The 38-year-old is widely regarded with enjoyed spells at many of Europes leading clubs, including Juventus, Barcelona, Paris Saint-Germain and Manchester United.
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