Erling Haaland is a highly talented professional footballer renowned for his role as a striker for the Premier League’s Manchester City and the Norway national team. Widely regarded as one of the top players globally, his attributes include remarkable speed, strength, precise positioning, and a clinical finishing ability in front of the goal. In his inaugural season in the Premier League, Haaland made history by setting a new record for the most goals scored in a single season, tallying an impressive 36 goals.
Haaland has a strong history of representing Norway in various youth competitions. Notably, during the 2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup, he claimed the Golden Boot award after a remarkable feat of scoring an unprecedented nine goals in a single match. He took his first steps in senior international football in September 2019 and currently ranks as Norway’s highest all-time leading goal scorer.
Erling Braut Haaland was born on July 21, 2000, in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. His birthplace is connected to his father, Alfie Haaland, who was a player for Leeds United in the Premier League at the time of Erling’s birth. However, when he was just three years old in 2004, Haaland’s family relocated to Bryne, their hometown in Norway.
Erling Braut Haaland hails from a sporting family. His father is Alfie Haaland, a former professional football player who notably represented Leeds United in the Premier League. His mother, Gry Marita Braut, was a former women’s heptathlon athlete. Among his siblings, Erling is the youngest, with an older brother named Astor and an elder sister named Gabrielle. From an early age, Haaland displayed a strong interest in sports, not limited to just football. He engaged in various other activities as a child, including handball, golf, and track and field. Remarkably, even at a young age, he achieved a world record for the standing long jump in his age group when he was only five years old, covering a distance of 1.63 meters in 2006.
His football journey continued to rise as he joined Red Bull Salzburg, the Austrian Bundesliga champions, with a five-year contract starting from January 1, 2019. Before his move to Salzburg, there was interest from his father’s former club, Leeds United. Haaland made his debut for Salzburg in the 2018-19 Austrian Cup quarter-finals in February. During his time at Salzburg, Haaland had several standout moments.
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