Regardless of them not being related, Arijon has considered Zlatan Ibrahimovic as his idol in football.
In an interview in 2020, when he was awarded the best player in a youth tournament, Arijon said: “I’m Arijon Ibrahimovic, I’m from Kosovo, I play for Bayern U15 and my favorite player is Ronaldo and Zlatan Ibrohimovic. I visit Kosovo as much as I can, I have few fellow Dardanians here at Bayern and we go quite well with each other.”
The 16-year-old recently showed how intellectually similar he is to Zlatan in an Instagram picture with the famous remark, “Lions do not compare themselves to humans,” from the former AC Milan, Inter Milan, and PSG striker.
The IG post read: “The tiger and the lion may be stronger. But the wolf doesn’t perform in the circus.”
When asked about his idol, Arijon said: “Well, I play in forward and score a few goals. But he is better than me. Later I would like to become a pro footballer, but that will take time. Until then, I want to play well with the squad and score many goals.”
Upon hearing this from the young lad, people have speculated that young Ibrahimovic could actually follow in the footsteps of the Swedish great Zlatan Ibrahimovic. Another player the Bayern star has named is Cristiano Ronaldo, who he looks after every day to become a prolific goal scorer.
The German youngster has every tool to become like Zlatan. He is already 5 feet 10.5 inches tall and could still attain height above 6 feet. The 16-year-old is very technical and strong. He started his career playing as an Attacking midfielder as Zlatan did in his initial career.
He also possesses solid fundamentals, trying 4.45 dribbles per 90 and making over half of his attempts, as well as 4.03 shoots per 90, with 38% of them being on goal. In a similar vein, Arijon’s stats are very astonishing for a player who is not a striker. He has netted 11 goals and 17 assists in his 34 appearances for Bayern’s U17 and U19 teams.
With the proper guidance from the German Champions, Arijon could actually become the next Zlatan Ibrahimovic.
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