The 2022/23 Champions League final will be a reunion for Edin Dzeko as his Inter Milan side take on Manchester City in Istanbul on June 10.
A showdown on the biggest stage in UEFA club action pits the Bosnian striker against his old team for the first time since he left Manchester permanently in 2016.
Dzeko's exit was before the Pep Guardiola era at the Etihad Stadium, but the former Roma star was a crucial player for City during his five seasons in Manchester.
The 37-year-old is relishing the challenge of doing battle with the Premier League champions in an intriguing final.
Edin Dezko's goal record at Man City
After scoring 66 Bundesliga goals for Bundesliga side VfL Wolfsburg, former City boss Roberto Mancini made his move to bring Dzeko to Manchester ahead of the 2010/11 campaign.
After a mixed first season in England, Dzeko struck up a strong partnership with Sergio Aguero in 2011/12 with 14 league goals as Mancini secured City's first ever Premier League title.
He netted 30 league goals across the following two top-flight seasons to remain in Mancini's — and later Manuel Pellegrini's — plans, before eventually joining AS Roma on loan in 2015.
Dzeko signed off at the Etihad Stadium in 2016 with two Premier League titles and a pair of domestic cups, in the FA Cup and the League Cup.
Despite never making it past the round of 16 in Champions League action, Dzeko was a regular in European games for Mancini and Pellegrini.
| Season | PL Games | PL Goals | European Games | European Goals |
| 2010/11 | 15 | 2 | 4 (Europa League) | 2 |
| 2011/12 | 30 | 14 | 8 (3 Europa League, 5 Champions League) | 1 (Europa League) |
| 2012/13 | 32 | 14 | 6 | 1 |
| 2013/14 | 31 | 16 | 7 | 2 |
| 2014/15 | 22 | 4 | 6 | 0 |
Edin Dzeko's Inter Milan goal record
Dzeko opted to swap Rome for Milan ahead of the 2021/22 season and he netted 13 Serie A goals alongside Lautaro Martinez as Inter failed to defend their league title.
His goal rate has dipped slightly in 2022/23, but he has popped up with some vital Champions League goals, including the breakthrough against AC Milan last month.
| Season | Serie A goals | Champions League goals | Overall goals |
| 2021/22 | 13 | 3 | 17 |
| 2022/23 | 9 | 4 | 14 |
How many Champions League goals has Edin Dzeko scored?
Dzeko made his Champions League debut with Wolfsburg in 2009, and he has scored goals in the competition for clubs in Germany, England and Italy, across four different sides.
| Club | Champions League games | Champions League goals |
| VfL Wolfsburg | 6 | 4 |
| Man City | 24 | 3 |
| AS Roma | 25 | 15 |
| Inter Milan | 19 | 7 |
