Mika Zibanejad

Mika Zibanejad (Persian: میکا زیبانژاد; born 18 April 1993) is a Swedish professional ice hockey centre and disk jockey. He is the alternate captain of the New York Rangers of the National Hockey League (NHL).

Mika Zibanejad
Zibanejad with the Ottawa Senators in 2013
Born	(1993-04-18) 18 April 1993 (age 32) Huddinge, Sweden
Height	6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight	215 lb (98 kg; 15 st 5 lb)
Position	Center
Shoots	Right
NHL team Former teams	New York Rangers Djurgårdens IF Ottawa Senators
National team	Sweden
NHL draft	6th overall, 2011 Ottawa Senators
Playing career	2010–present

Personal life

Zibanejad was raised in Huddinge, Sweden.^[1] Zibanejad's father, Mehrdad, is from Iran. His mother, Ritva, is from Finland.^[2] Mika's maternal half-brother, Monir Kalgoum, is also an ice hockey player who played professionally for teams in several lower-tier European leagues.^[2][3][4]

Zibanejad can speak English, Persian, Finnish and Swedish.^[5] Zibanejad is also a DJ and music producer. He has released 4 songs: "Forever" in 2017, "Can't Go Back Home" in 2018, “Moves” featuring Hot Shade & Mike Perry in 2019, and "Nobody" featuring Hot Shade in 2019.^[source?]