Veteran striker Edin Dzeko signs contract extension with Schalke

[p]The 40-year-old, who captained Bosnia and Herzegovina at the recent World Cup, joined [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/schalke/0Ija0Ej9/"]Schalke[/a] on a free transfer in January.[/p][p]He scored six goals in 11 Bundesliga 2 matches to help the team win promotion back to the top flight after three years in the second tier.[/p][p][b]"Winning promotion to the Bundesliga ranks among the highlights of my career. It was unbelievable,"[/b] [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/dzeko-edin/zilGmgZq/"]Dzeko[/a] said in a statement.[/p][embed guid="9d93132b-14f3-4b24-a65b-c773323c86f4" url="https://x.com/s04/status/2084271560450298030" social-type="twitter" /][p][b]"Football has made me happy and driven me throughout my life. I am still hungry, and I want to help our team in the Bundesliga too."[/b][/p][p]Dzeko could play his first Bundesliga match since leaving [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/wolfsburg/nwkTahLL/"]Wolfsburg[/a] for [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/manchester-city/Wtn9Stg0/"]Manchester City[/a] in 2011 when Schalke kick off their league campaign at [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/augsburg/fTVNku3I/"]Augsburg[/a] on August 30th.[/p][p]His former clubs also include [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/as-roma/zVqqL0ma/"]Roma[/a], [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/inter/Iw7eKK25/"]Inter Milan[/a] and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/fenerbahce/MsbmracL/"]Fenerbahce[/a].[/p]