Erling Braut Haaland is a Norwegian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Premier League club Manchester City and the Norway national team.
One of the best players in the world, he is known for his athleticism, speed and prolific finishing
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Facts
Haaland was born on 21 July 2000 in Leeds, England
His dad is Alfie Haaland who played for Leeds United
His mum is former women’s heptathlon athlete Gry Marita Brau
He is 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) tall
His cousin Jonatan Braut Brunes is also a professional footballer
In 2004, at the age of three, he moved to Bryne, his parents’ hometown in Norway.
At Bryne, Haaland was offered a trial by German club 1899 Hoffenheim
Haaland made sixteen total senior appearances for Bryne
On 1 February 2017, Molde signed 16-year-old Haaland
He was managed by Ole Gunnar Solskjær at Molde.
In the 2018 Eliteserien, Haaland received the Eliteserien Breakthrough of the Year award
He scored in the first five matches of a Champions League group stage
He became the first teenager to score in five consecutive Champions League matches
He scored 29 goals in 27 games for Red Bull Salzburg
Borussia Dortmund signed Haaland for a fee reported to be in the region of €20 million
Haaland scored a hat-trick within 23 minutes in a 5–3 win on his debut against Augsburg
Haaland became the first Bundesliga player to score five goals in his opening two matches
Haaland concluded his 2019–20 campaign with 44 goals in 40 club appearances for both Salzburg and Dortmund
In 2020-21 he ended the season with 41 goals in all competitions
He scored an astonishning 86 goals in 89 games for Dortmund
He became the youngest player to score 50 league goals in the Bundesliga
Manchester City signed Haaland after activating his €60 million release clause
Haaland scored nine goals in Norway under-20s 12–0 win against Honduras at the 2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup
He has scored 14 goals in 10 games for Man City
Haaland has stated he enjoys meditation
Leeds United tried to sign him when he was at Molde but failed
In ana interview Haaland stated that “The dream is to win the Premier League with Leeds.”
He made his senior national team debut for Norway on 5 September 2019 against Malta
On 4 September 2020, Haaland scored his first senior international goal for Norway in a 1–2 loss against Austria
He was scored 2 hat-tricks for Norway
He has scored 20 goals in 21 games for Norway
The music video “Kygo Jo” was uploaded to YouTube by Flow Kingz, a group consisting of Haaland and his Norway U-18 teammates Erik Botheim and Erik Tobias Sandber
He has won the Austrian Bundesliga title twice
He has won the DFB-Pokal in 2020–21