Džeko with Bosnia and Herzegovina in 2015

Edin Džeko is a Bosnian professional footballer who has been representing the Bosnia and Herzegovina national team as a forward since his debut in a 3–2 win over Turkey on 2 June 2007. He also scored his first international goal in the match to level the scores at 2–2 in stoppage time of the first half. As of 31 March 2026, Džeko has scored 73 goals in 148 international appearances, making him Bosnia and Herzegovina's all-time leading goalscorer. He is also 19th on the all-time men's international goalscoring list and 8th in the list of UEFA players.

On 8 September 2012, Džeko scored his first international hat-trick in an 8–1 World Cup qualification win over Liechtenstein. This brought him up to 24 international goals, surpassing the record of 22 set by Elvir Bolić and Zvjezdan Misimović. Liechtenstein are also the team that Džeko has scored more times against than any other, with eight goals against them.

The majority of Džeko's goals have come in qualifying matches. He has scored 31 goals in World Cup qualifiers, including nine during the 2010 World Cup qualification round, where he finished as the joint second-highest scorer, alongside England's Wayne Rooney and one behind Greece's Theofanis Gekas. Džeko has also scored seventeen goals in European Championship qualifiers (including one in the 2016 play-offs), and nine goals in the UEFA Nations League. He has only scored once in the World Cup finals, in a 3–1 win against Iran during the 2014 group stage. The remainder of Džeko's goals, fifteen, have come in friendlies.

International goals

Scores and results list Bosnia and Herzegovina's goal tally first.

Table key
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Indicates Bosnia and Herzegovina lost the match
List of international goals scored by Edin Džeko
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
12 June 2007Asim Ferhatović Hase Stadium, Sarajevo, Bosnia and HerzegovinaTurkey2–23–2UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying
210 September 2008Bilino Polje Stadium, Zenica, Bosnia and HerzegovinaEstonia5–07–02010 FIFA World Cup qualification
36–0
411 October 2008BJK İnönü Stadium, Istanbul, TurkeyTurkey1–01–2
515 October 2008Bilino Polje Stadium, Zenica, Bosnia and HerzegovinaArmenia2–04–1
620 November 2008Ljudski vrt, Maribor, SloveniaSlovenia3–14–3Friendly
728 March 2009Cristal Stadium, Genk, BelgiumBelgium1–04–22010 FIFA World Cup qualification
81 April 2009Bilino Polje Stadium, Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina1–02–1
92–0
106 June 2009Stade Pierre de Coubertin, Cannes, FranceOman1–02–1Friendly
1112 August 2009Asim Ferhatović Hase Stadium, Sarajevo, Bosnia and HerzegovinaIran1–02–3
122–0
1310 October 2009A. Le Coq Arena, Tallinn, EstoniaEstonia1–02–02010 FIFA World Cup qualification
1414 October 2009Bilino Polje Stadium, Zenica, Bosnia and HerzegovinaSpain1–52–5
153 June 2010Commerzbank-Arena, Frankfurt, GermanyGermany1–01–3Friendly
163 September 2010Stade Josy Barthel, Luxembourg City, LuxembourgLuxembourg3–03–0UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying
1717 November 2010Štadión Pasienky, Bratislava, SlovakiaSlovakia3–13–2Friendly
1826 March 2011Bilino Polje Stadium, Zenica, Bosnia and HerzegovinaRomania2–12–1UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying
197 October 2011Luxembourg1–05–0
2011 October 2011Stade de France, Saint-Denis, FranceFrance1–01–1
211 June 2012Soldier Field, Chicago, United StatesMexico1–11–2Friendly
227 September 2012Rheinpark Stadion, Vaduz, LiechtensteinLiechtenstein5–08–12014 FIFA World Cup qualification
236–1
247–1
2511 September 2012Bilino Polje Stadium, Zenica, Bosnia and HerzegovinaLatvia4–14–1
2616 October 2012Lithuania3–03–0
2722 March 2013Greece1–03–1
283–0
297 June 2013Skonto Stadium, Riga, LatviaLatvia5–05–0
3014 August 2013Asim Ferhatović Hase Stadium, Sarajevo, Bosnia and HerzegovinaUnited States1–03–4Friendly
313–4
3211 October 2013Bilino Polje Stadium, Zenica, Bosnia and HerzegovinaLiechtenstein1–04–12014 FIFA World Cup qualification
334–0
3430 May 2014Edward Jones Dome, St. Louis, United StatesIvory Coast1–02–1Friendly
352–0
3625 June 2014Arena Fonte Nova, Salvador, BrazilIran1–03–12014 FIFA World Cup
374 September 2014Tušanj City Stadium, Tuzla, Bosnia and HerzegovinaLiechtenstein3–03–0Friendly
3813 October 2014Bilino Polje Stadium, Zenica, Bosnia and HerzegovinaBelgium1–01–1UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying
3928 March 2015Estadi Nacional, Andorra la Vella, AndorraAndorra1–03–0
402–0
413–0
4212 June 2015Bilino Polje Stadium, Zenica, Bosnia and HerzegovinaIsrael2–13–1
433 September 2015King Baudouin Stadium, Brussels, BelgiumBelgium1–01–3
446 September 2015Bilino Polje Stadium, Zenica, Bosnia and HerzegovinaAndorra2–03–0
4513 November 2015Republic of Ireland1–11–1UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying
4629 March 2016Letzigrund, Zürich, SwitzerlandSwitzerland1–02–0Friendly
476 September 2016Bilino Polje Stadium, Zenica, Bosnia and HerzegovinaEstonia2–05–02018 FIFA World Cup qualification
4810 October 2016Cyprus1–02–0
492–0
5028 March 2017Elbasan Arena, Elbasan, AlbaniaAlbania1–02–1Friendly
513 September 2017Estádio Algarve, Faro, PortugalGibraltar1–04–02018 FIFA World Cup qualification
524–0
5311 September 2018Bilino Polje Stadium, Zenica, Bosnia and HerzegovinaAustria1–01–02018–19 UEFA Nations League B
5415 October 2018Stadion Grbavica, Sarajevo, Bosnia and HerzegovinaNorthern Ireland1–02–0
552–0
5611 June 2019Juventus Stadium, Turin, ItalyItaly1–01–2UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying
575 September 2019Bilino Polje Stadium, Zenica, Bosnia and HerzegovinaLiechtenstein3–05–0
588 September 2019Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium, Yerevan, ArmeniaArmenia1–12–4
594 September 2020Stadio Artemio Franchi, Florence, ItalyItaly1–01–12020–21 UEFA Nations League A
601 September 2021Stade de la Meinau, Strasbourg, FranceFrance1–01–12022 FIFA World Cup qualification
6129 March 2022Bilino Polje Stadium, Zenica, Bosnia and HerzegovinaLuxembourg1–01–0Friendly
6214 June 2022Finland2–23–22022–23 UEFA Nations League B
633–2
6426 September 2022Stadionul Rapid-Giulești, Bucharest, RomaniaRomania1–21–4
658 September 2023Bilino Polje Stadium, Zenica, Bosnia and HerzegovinaLiechtenstein1–02–1UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying
667 September 2024Philips Stadion, Eindhoven, NetherlandsNetherlands2–32–52024–25 UEFA Nations League A
6711 October 2024Bilino Polje Stadium, Zenica, Bosnia and HerzegovinaGermany1–21–2
687 June 2025San Marino1–01–02026 FIFA World Cup qualification
696 September 2025San Marino Stadium, Serravalle, San Marino2–06–0
703–0
719 September 2025Bilino Polje Stadium, Zenica, Bosnia and HerzegovinaAustria1–11–2
7215 November 2025Romania1–13–1
7326 March 2026Cardiff City Stadium, Cardiff, WalesWales1–11–1 (a.e.t.) (4–2 p)2026 World Cup qualification play-offs

Hat-tricks

No.DateVenueOpponentGoalsResultCompetitionRef.
17 September 2012Rheinpark Stadion, Vaduz, LiechtensteinLiechtenstein3 – (46', 64', 80')8–12014 FIFA World Cup qualification
228 March 2015Estadi Nacional, Andorra la Vella, AndorraAndorra3 – (13', 49', 62')3–0UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying

Statistics

As of match played 31 March 2026

Džeko playing in a friendly against Austria in 2015
Appearances and goals by year
YearAppsGoals
Appearances and goals by year Year Apps Goals 2007 7 1 2008 6 5 2009 10 8 2010 8 3 2011 10 3 2012 9 6 2013 9 7 2014 10 5 2015 7 7 2016 7 4 2017 6 3 2018 10 3 2019 8 3 2020 5 1 2021 6 1 2022 8 4 2023 7 1 2024 6 2 2025 7 5 2026 2 1 Total 148 73 Goals by competition Competition Goals FIFA World Cup qualification 31 FIFA World Cup finals 1 Friendlies 15 UEFA European Championship qualification 17 UEFA Nations League 9 Total 73Goals by opponent Opponent Goals Liechtenstein 8 Belgium 5 Andorra 4 Estonia 4 Iran 3 Luxembourg 3 San Marino 3 Armenia 2 Austria 2 Cyprus 2 Finland 2 France 2 Germany 2 Gibraltar 2 Greece 2 Italy 2 Ivory Coast 2 Latvia 2 Northern Ireland 2 Romania 2 Turkey 2 United States 2 Albania 1 Israel 1 Lithuania 1 Mexico 1 Netherlands 1 Oman 1 Republic of Ireland 1 Slovenia 1 Spain 1 Switzerland 1 Wales 1 Total 73
200771
200865
2009108
201083
2011103
201296
201397
2014105
201577
201674
201763
2018103
201983
202051
202161
202284
202371
202462
202575
202621
Total14873
CompetitionGoals
FIFA World Cup qualification31
FIFA World Cup finals1
Friendlies15
UEFA European Championship qualification17
UEFA Nations League9
Total73
OpponentGoals
Liechtenstein8
Belgium5
Andorra4
Estonia4
Iran3
Luxembourg3
San Marino3
Armenia2
Austria2
Cyprus2
Finland2
France2
Germany2
Gibraltar2
Greece2
Italy2
Ivory Coast2
Latvia2
Northern Ireland2
Romania2
Turkey2
United States2
Albania1
Israel1
Lithuania1
Mexico1
Netherlands1
Oman1
Republic of Ireland1
Slovenia1
Spain1
Switzerland1
Wales1
Total73

See also