Top facts about Erling Haaland

Erling Haaland! There is no one keen on the football world, who haven't heard of him these days. Thinking about a brilliant young football player, you will probably remember the great Man City player, Erling Haaland. 

The 2022-23 season has been a great success for

 so far.  Prior to joining Manchester City in 2022, Haaland played for Dortmund where he had and integral part during his presence at the team.  The Norwegian striker went on to score 86 goals in 89 games for BVB.

Manchester City confirmed on May 10, 2022, that they had reached an agreement to sign Haaland after activating his €60 million (£51.2 million) release clause. Since then, he has been a member of this team, scoring an unbelievable number of 51 goals and eight assists in 47 appearances during the current season.

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Top Facts about Erling Haaland you might want to know

In the following article we will take a look at the most interesting facts about Erling Haaland. First we present you with some of the general information.

• Full Name

  : Erling Braut Haaland

• Date and Place of Birth

  : July 21, 2000, Leeds, England

• Height & Weight:

   1.94 m / 74 kg

• Family Members

  : Alf-Inge Rasdal Haaland (Father),Marita Braut (Mother)

• Marital Status:

   Single

• Wife/Girlfriend:

   Isabel Haugseng Johansen

• Children

  : None

• Current team

  : Manchester City

• Jersey Number

  : 9 

• Zodiac Sign

  : Cancer

Erling Haaland Birthday, Zodiac Sign and nationality

First part our article on facts about Erling Haaland is about his birthday. Erling Haaland Birthday is at July 21, 2000. Though he was born in Leeds, England,

Erling Haaland nationality

is Norwegian. Even though he might have chosen to play for England, Erling walked in the steps of his father to become a Norwegian International at a young age.

Erling Haaland zodiac sign is Cancer. He shares his birthday with many great stars from football and other fields. Some of the most famous figures born on 21th of July are:

Footballers

: Marco Fabian /

Actors and Actresses

: Robin Williams, Josh Hartnet/

Singers

: Cat Stevens/

Writers

: Ernest Hemingway

Erling Haaland Childhood and Parents

At this part we will look at the facts about Erling Haaland Childhood and the family and background he grew up in.

Erling Haaland was born into a football-loving family. His mother, was a famous athlete who even won a national title in heptathlon.

His father, Alfie was a professional footballer at the top level of English football.

Alfie Haaland

had a successful career as a footballer and even reached the level necessary to play for the likes of Leeds United and

That’s actually why Erling was born in Leeds, although he comes from a Norwegian family.

Erling Haaland childhood

was very much about Sports. Growing up in a family of professionals, Erling was destined to become an athlete from early childhood.

One cool fact about Erling Haaland is that he broke the world record for the longest standing jump for five-year olds when he was, well, five years old. More surprisingly, no one has broken his 1.63m record to this day.

Erling started his amateur career right from age 5 at the Byrne academy in his hometown. According to his coaches at the time, Haaland was so good that he immediately was promoted to higher ranks. He continued his rise until his first professional contract as a teenager.

Erling Haaland girlfriend, Relationships and Marital Status

As for Erling Haaland girlfriend, you must know that despite being private about his love life, we now know that Erling's girlfriend is Isabel Haugseng Johansen. Erling and Isabel are believed to have started dating when he was at Dortmund, while it's said that the two met during their days at Bryne, with Isabel also a footballer.

However, he is not shy joking about it with the journalists as he once said in an interview with Dagbladet:

"I sleep with the five balls for each hat-trick I have scored. I lie in bed and I feel good with them. I look at them every day. They are my girlfriends".

However, it seems like the player is still trying to hide facts about his love story. Time to move on. Ready to know more about Erling Haaland Career? Let's carry on then. 

Erling Haaland Career

Erling's professional career started when he played for Byrne second team at the age of 16. His goal scoring abilities caught the eyes of German and Norwegian clubs like

and Molde. He finally decided to join Molde in 2016 to work with then manager, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer.

Haaland scored his first goal for Molde in his debut against Volda. His form never dropped and during his two years span with Molde's first team, Haaland scored 20 goals in 50 matches. Despite Leeds United interests, Haaland decided to join RB Salzburg in 2018.

Haaland made history in 2018 when he scored 9 goals for

in their 12-0 win against Honduras at the FIFA Under-20 World Cup. Haaland broke the record for goals scored by a player in a game in the history of the competition. Norway U-20 was eliminated in the group stage, but Haaland became the best goal scorer of the competition.

Haaland's start at Salzburg was as unbelievable as his exploit in the U-20 World Cup as he scored 4 hat-tricks in a span of six weeks, including one against Genk in his UEFA Champions League debut season, with which he became the youngest player to score a Champions League hat-trick before half-time.

Later in the competition, Haaland become the record holder for most goals (6) by a player in his first three games in UCL. His goal scoring streak continued and he scored in each of his first five UCL games.

Haaland left Salzburg for Dortmund in the January 2020 transfer window. In total he scored an amazing 29 goals in 27 games for Salzburg.

The young star's start at Dortmund was also miraculous as he scored a hat-trick in his debut game against Augsburg. Coming on as a substitute in the 59th minute, he scored his three goals in only 23 minutes. Later he also became the first

player to score five goals in his opening two matches.

Haaland was as instrumental for Dortmund in the UCL 2019-20 season as he was in Bundesliga. He scored two goals in the first leg of the knockout stage against PSG. With the brace he reached 10 goals in the Champions League, four games faster than anyone in the competition’s history.

His ninth and 10th Champions League goals of the season are also records for a footballer playing their first season in Europe’s premier competition. Dortmund was eliminated in the return leg against

and ended up as Bundesliga Runners-up. He scored 16 goals in 18 matches in his first season for Dortmund.

Haaland started the 2019-20 season the same way he ended the previous campaign, by scoring freely against any opponent. He also scored his first hat-trick for Norway Senior team in a 4-0 win against Romania at 2020–21 UEFA Nations League.

He played the whole 90 minutes in ManCity's 3-1 loss to Liverpool in the 2022 FA Community Shield on July 30, making his professional debut. He scored two goals against Sevilla on September 6 to make his club's Champions League debut and become the first player with 25 goals in 20 Champions League games.

In 2022, it was announced that Haaland has joined the Citizens. So far he has scored 51 goals in 46 appearances, in addition to eight assists. 

In total Erling Haaland has played 230 games for 6 teams, scoring 186 goals. He has also scored 21 goals in his 23 games for Norway national team.

Erling Haaland religion

Erling Haaland religion

is Christianity. He is a Catholic by birth but he considers himself more as of a spiritual rather than a religious person This was apparent when he celebrated his second goal against PSG in 2020 UCL last 16 stage with a yoga posture.

Erling Haaland Net worth, Salary and Market Value

The 22 years old Norwegian professional player, Erling Haaland has an estimated net worth of 12 million Dollars, including all of his properties and earnings.

Erling Haaland market value

is at 170 million Euros. Erling Haaland salary in 2023 is reportedly 49 million Euros per year.

 Erling Haaland Transfermarket stats

According to Erling Haaland Transfermarket stats, he has played a total of 230 games for 6 clubs. He has scored 186 goals and has provided 44 assists for his team mates. Erling Haaland stats shows why he is considered among the best forwards in the world.

On the international level Haaland has played 23 games for

, scoring 21 goals and assisting 3 times.

Some Short top facts about Erling Haaland

In order to become the best player in the world, Haaland decided to copy his idol,

’s diet. According to Haaland's father, it was after he heard the story of Patrice Evra's lunch with Ronaldo, when the Portuguese superstar only had a fish for Lunch.  

He was nicknamed Man-child at Molde because, despite his tender age, he already looked a fully-grown man.

The most interesting facts about

Erling Haaland tattoos

is that he has yet to try any tattoos on his body.

, one of the Legends of Dortmund's history has been impressed by Haaland's abilities and has said in an interview that Dortmund didn’t witness a striker as talented as Haaland since Robert Lewandowski.

Erling Haaland is active in social media.

Erling Haaland Instagram account

has around 30 million followers.

Haaland loves R&B music and his rap name is 'Flow Kingz'. His favorite music track though is the Champions League anthem as he has been seen many times listening to it while driving.

Haaland's father footballing career ended prematurely after an ill-fated incident with

's legend Roy Kean. Alfie Haaland first injured Kean in a match against the Red Devils. Kean waited half a season and in the return game hit Alfie on purpose. Haaland's father got injured and never fully recovered.

Erling Haaland Height is 1.94 meters. Erling Haaland position is central forward. In June Erling Haaland age will be 23.

Erling Haaland Quotes

One of the most amusing parts of SportMob's article on facts about Erling Haaland is a look back at his most interesting and controversial quotes about himself and other players.

On his goal ruled out by VAR:

"VAR stopped me so I'm not totally unstoppable. I don't think Chan [teammate] wants me to score more goals so he committed a foul"

On Solskjaer influence on his career:

"Ole had a very big impact on my life and he taught me a lot, He's one of the reasons I'm the player I am today. He's a good person and a good coach." (From Haaland's interview with Red Bull website)

On his career hat-tricks:

"I have five hat-trick balls in my bed and I sleep well with them. They are my girlfriends."

On his idol, Zlatan Ibrahimovic

"I had a lot of role models and looked up to many footballers, but

is the biggest one. The way he became so good, the way he plays. He's also Scandinavian, so someone has to take over from him!"

On his favorite music track:

"I've been listening to the Champions League theme since I was a little kid, and it's maybe my favorite song,. Hearing it in the stadium was amazing."

Erling Haaland achievements

We round up our article on the top facts about Erling Haaland with a list of his most notable achievements at club and international level.

With Red Bull Salzburg:

Austrian Football Bundesliga) 2018–19 and 2019–20), Austrian Cup (2018–19), Eliteserien Breakthrough of the Year (2018), Austrian Footballer of the Year (2019)

With Dortmund:

Bundesliga Runners-up (2019-20), UEFA Champions League Breakthrough XI (2019), Bundesliga Player of the Month (January 2020, November 2020, April 2021, August 2021), Bundesliga Rookie of the Month: January 2020, February 2020, UEFA Champions League Forward of the Season in 2020–21, UEFA Champions League top goalscorer in 2020–21, Bundesliga Goal of the Month n September 2021, Bundesliga Team of the Season in 2020–21 and 2021–22

With Manchester City:

Premier League Player of the Month in August 2022 and April 2023, FWA Footballer of the Year in 2022–23

With Norway National team:

Syrenka Cup (2016), FIFA U-20 World Cup Golden Boot (2019), Norwegian Sportsperson of the Year in 2020, Gullballen in 2020 and 2021

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