Updated September 16, 2018 13:39:37

Zlatan Ibrahimovic simply doesn't score ordinary goals, but even by his standards, his 500th career goal was special.

The former Barcelona and Manchester United star has a black belt in taekwondo, and used those skills on the field to devastating effect in Toronto.

With his LA Galaxy side trailing 3-0 in the first half against Toronto, Ibrahimovic directed the ball in off the post with an incredible, roundhouse spinning kick from a Jonathan dos Santos ball forward just before half time.

That goal seemed to inspire the Galaxy as they completed a remarkable turn around to pull level at 3-3 midway through the second half, although Toronto went on to win the match, 5-3.

It is not the first time the former Sweden international has scored a golazo in the MLS.

Ibrahimovic's first goal for the Galaxy was a 40 yard wonder strike that made the score 3-3 in the Los Angeles derby, following that up with a 90th minute winner in his debut match.

The 36-year-old striker has played for some of the biggest clubs in Europe through out his career, punctuating his time at the top level with a series of unbelievable goals.

Possibly his most memorable strike came against England in an international in 2012, a flying bicycle kick from 30 yards out while running away from goal.

That was his fourth goal of the match and gave his side a 4-2 victory.

The Swedish star was awarded the 2013 FIFA Puskas Award — given to the "most beautiful" goal of the year — for that strike.

Ibrahimovic now joins Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo as being the only active players to score 500 goals for club and country, and marked the occasion in a typically understated way.

Topics: sport, soccer, united-states

First posted September 16, 2018 11:34:47