36 Facts About Erling Haaland

Erling Haaland was named the league's Young Player and Player of the Season, becoming the first player to win both awards in the same year.

Erling Haaland has won several individual awards and broken various records during his career, including the 2020 Golden Boy award, while in 2021 he was named Bundesliga Player of the Season, in addition to his inclusion in the FIFA FIFPro World11 for 2021,2022,2023 and 2024.

Erling Haaland has broken multiple Premier League records, including most goals scored in a season, the quickest individual to score two, three, four and five hat-tricks, and the first in league history to score hat-tricks in three consecutive home matches.

Erling Haaland made his senior international debut in September 2019, and is the nation's all-time top goalscorer.

Erling Haaland reportedly achieved a world record in his age category for the standing long jump when he was five, with a recorded distance of 1.63 metres in 2006.

Erling Haaland started in the academy of his hometown club Bryne at the age of five.

Erling Haaland's first game with Bryne FK was a second-tier 1.

Erling Haaland finished his first season at Molde with four goals in 20 appearances.

Erling Haaland finished the 2018 season as Molde's top goalscorer, scoring 16 goals in 30 matches across all competitions.

On 19 August 2018, Austrian Bundesliga champions Red Bull Salzburg announced that Erling Haaland would join the club on 1 January 2019, signing a five-year contract.

The Athletics Phil Hay would later reveal that prior to his move to Salzburg, Erling Haaland was subject of an offer from his father's former club Leeds United.

Six days later, Erling Haaland came off the bench, making his second club appearance in Dortmund's match against FC Koln.

Erling Haaland became the first Bundesliga player to score five goals in his opening two matches, as well as the fastest player to reach that tally.

Erling Haaland made his return against VfL Wolfsburg on 3 January 2021.

Erling Haaland ended the season with 41 goals in all competitions, including 27 in the league, which won him the fan-voted Bundesliga Player of the Season award, and finished the season as the top scorer of the Champions League with 10 goals, later being awarded the competition's best forward.

Shortly after, Erling Haaland suffered a hip flexor injury, which sidelined him for two months.

Erling Haaland became the first player to score more than one goal on competition debut for three different clubs.

Erling Haaland's winner was voted Champions League Goal of the Week by fans, and would later go on to be selected as the competition's Goal of the Season by UEFA's Technical Observer panel.

Erling Haaland set the new record for fastest time to score five goals in a Champions League match.

Erling Haaland then played another 90 minutes in the following week's Champions League final against Inter Milan.

On 20 February 2024, Erling Haaland scored the sole goal of a home win over Brentford, joining Harry Kane as the only players to have scored against every Premier League team they had faced.

Furthermore, Erling Haaland's accomplishment marked the first instance of a player scoring five goals in the competition since George Best in 1970.

Erling Haaland secured a second consecutive Premier League Golden Boot, with 27 goals in 31 matches.

On 17 January 2025, Erling Haaland signed to extend his contract with the club until 2034, while his previous deal was due to expire in 2027.

Erling Haaland plays for Norway, and has represented them at various age groups.

Erling Haaland set a new U-20 World Cup record for most goals scored by a single player in a match, with the result additionally being the biggest win by any team in the history of the tournament.

On 28 August 2019, Erling Haaland was named by manager Lars Lagerback to the Norway senior team squad to face Malta and Sweden in UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying matches, debuting on 5 September 2019 against the former opponent.

Erling Haaland uses his sizeable frame to hold play up effectively and involve others.

Erling Haaland has the pace and clever movement to run in behind, he can dribble and create, and he can finish with both feet and his head.

Erling Haaland usually comes deep to collect the ball to help his team build play, often looking to spread the ball wide for a teammate, before turning and sprinting towards goal.

Erling Haaland sometimes comes too deep for the defenders to follow him; as such he has the awareness to turn on the ball and create from a forward-facing position.

Erling Haaland uses his body well when playing with his back to goal, protecting the ball effectively as he tries to bring it under control.

Erling Haaland uses his strength to secure possession when under pressure and is effective in providing his team's defenders with some respite following a clearance.

Erling Haaland's creativity is most apparent when he drifts into the left inside channel.

Erling Haaland is the son of the Norwegian former footballer Alfie Erling Haaland and former women's heptathlon athlete Gry Marita Braut.

In October 2024, Erling Haaland announced via social media that he was expecting a first child with girlfriend Isabel Haugseng Johansen.