Edin Zeko (39, Fenerbahce), the best player in Bosnian soccer history, revealed his scarred face.
On the 22nd (Korea time), Zeko suffered a serious bruise on his face in the away match of Group H of the 2026 North-China World Cup European qualifying round against Romania at The National Arena in Bucharest, Romania.
Zeko was swollen under her eyes and had suturing tape on her injured nose in the photo posted on her personal social networking service (SNS). He wrote ALL IN OR NOTHING" (all or nothing).
Zeko was kicked in the face by Romanian defender Mihai Popescu as he flied himself to take the ball in the air midway through the first half. He fell to the ground, but played the remaining 11 minutes before being replaced by Samed Vajdar at half-time and withdrawn to the bench.
I was already wearing a cast on my right hand due to a preexisting injury before kicking my face.
Did Zeko's dedication, a veteran and team captain who played 140 A matches, reach the hearts of other teammates. Bosnia won 1-0 in the 14th minute of the first half, defending the first goal of Armin Gugovic to the end.
After seeing Zeko's change, his colleagues couldn't hold back the ridicule. Mario Balotelli and Inter Milan teammate Raja Nainggolan, who played with Zeko during the Manchester City days, said "Handsome!," he wrote in a comment.
Zeko, a tall striker with a height of 1m93, is active even ahead of the bull market. He scored 19 goals (12 league goals) for Fenerbahce, a Turkiye club led by Jose Mourinho, this season.
He joined Fenerbahce in 2023 after playing for Wolfsburg, Manchester City, AS Roma and Inter Milan. He has won the German Bundesliga, the English Premier League, the Bundesliga, and the Serie A score award.
He started playing for Bosnia in 2007 and has scored 67 goals in 140 A matches so far. He has the record of most appearances and most points scored. He is 39 goals ahead of Vedad Ibisevic (28 goals), who ranks second overall in scoring.
Zeko, who has been captain for 11 years since 2014, is looking forward to playing in the 2026 North-China World Cup finals like Cristiano Ronaldo of his same age.
Bosnia competes in the same group as Romania, Austria, Cyprus and San Marino.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
