29 Facts About Erling Haaland

Erling Braut Haaland is a Norwegian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Premier League club Manchester City and the Norway national team.

Erling Haaland then moved to Molde in 2017, with whom he spent two seasons.

Erling Haaland signed with Austrian Bundesliga side Red Bull Salzburg in January 2019, winning two league titles and one Austrian Cup.

Erling Haaland has won several individual awards and broken various records during his career.

In 2020, Erling Haaland won the Golden Boy award, while in 2021 he was named Bundesliga Player of the Season and was included in the FIFA FIFPro World11 in 2021 and 2022.

Erling Haaland made his senior international debut in September 2019.

Erling Haaland was born on 21 July 2000 in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, as his father Alf-Inge Erling Haaland was playing for Leeds United in the Premier League at the time.

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 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 local rivals 1.

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.

On 22 January 2023, Erling Haaland scored a fourth hat-trick against Wolverhampton Wanderers, giving him a total of 25 Premier League goals after just 19 games, thus surpassing the top scorers of the previous season, Mohamed Salah and Son Heung-min, who both scored 23 league goals across the entire season.

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.

Erling Haaland was named by manager Lars Lagerback to the Norway senior team squad on 28 August 2019, to face Malta and Sweden in UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying matches; he made his senior national team debut on 5 September 2019 against Malta.

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'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.