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Ibrahimovic revels in 500th 'victim' as he joins Messi & Ronaldo in exclusive club

Zlatan Ibrahimovic said he is "happy for Toronto because they will be remembered as my 500th victim" after the LA Galaxy superstar scored a landmark goal.

Ibrahimovic joined Juventus forward Cristiano Ronaldo and Barcelona's Lionel Messi as the third active player to score 500 goals between club and country on Saturday.

The 36-year-old striker celebrated the milestone thanks to an outrageous roundhouse finish in the Galaxy's 5-3 MLS loss to Toronto – Ibrahimovic spinning and volleying with the outside of his foot in the first half.

Speaking afterwards, Sweden's all-time leading scorer with 62 goals told reporters: "I am happy for Toronto because they will be remembered as my 500th victim.