Erling Braut Haaland was born 21st of July 2000, and he is a Norwegian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Premier League club Manchester City and the Norway national team. He is known for his athleticism, speed, and finishing.Information Guide Nigeria

Club career

Bryne

According to the report from BBC sport, Haaland started in the academy of his hometown club Bryne at the age of five. During the 2015–16 season, he played for Bryne’s reserve team and impressed, scoring eighteen goals in fourteen matches. In the month of May 2016, Gaute Larsen was sacked as Bryne manager and youth coach Berntsen was promoted to caretaker boss. However, having worked closely with Haaland in other youth teams, the interim manager handed the teenager his first start, three months before his sixteenth birthday. The report has it that his debut was a second-tier 1. divisjon match against Ranheim on 12 May 2016.Information Guide Nigeria

Molde

Haaland playing for Molde in 2018

On the 1st of February 2017, Molde announced the signing of 16-year-old Haaland. The young star made his debut for the club on 26 April in a Norwegian Cup match against Volda TI, scoring on his debut in a 3–2 win. BBC sport report has it that Haaland’s debut in the Eliteserien came on the 4th of June, being brought on as a 71st minute substitute against Sarpsborg 08. After he received a yellow card in just over a minute of play on the pitch, Haaland scored the winner for Molde in the 77th minute, his first goal in the league.Information Guide Nigeria

Red Bull Salzburg

As per ESPN report, on the 19th of August 2018, Austrian Bundesliga champions Red Bull Salzburg announced that Haaland would join the club on the 1st of January 2019, signing a five-year contract. The report has it that the Athletic’s Phil Hay would later reveal that prior to his move to Salzburg, Haaland was also subject of an offer from his father’s former club Leeds United. The young talent made his debut for the club on the 17th of February, the 2018–19 Austrian Cup quarter-finals against Wiener Neustädter, and scored his first goal on the 12th of May in the Austrian Bundesliga 2–1 win over LASK.Information Guide Nigeria

Borussia Dortmund

2019–20: Debut season

As per Skysport report, Bundesliga club Borussia Dortmund confirmed the signing of Haaland on the 29th of December 2019, three days before the winter transfer window opened, for a fee reported to be in the region of €20 million, signing a four-and-a-half-year contract.

The Norwegian international made his debut for Dortmund away at FC Augsburg on the 18th of January 2020, coming on as a second-half substitute and scoring a hat-trick within 23 minutes in a 5–3 win. However, this made him only the second player in Dortmund history after Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang to score three goals on their Bundesliga debut. After a frame of six days, Haaland once again came off the bench, making his second club appearance in Dortmund’s match against local rivals 1. FC Köln.Information Guide Nigeria

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Manchester City

According to Fabrizio Romano report, on the 10th of May 2022, Premier League club Manchester City announced they had reached a deal to sign Haaland after activating his €60 million (£51.2 million) release clause. The report has it that the deal was formalised on the 13th of June, with City announcing that Haaland would be joining the club on the 1st of July on a five-year contract. The young striker made his competitive debut on the 30th of July, playing the whole 90 minutes in a 3–1 defeat to Liverpool in the 2022 FA Community Shield. On the 7th of August, he scored a brace on his Premier League debut in a 2–0 away victory against West Ham.

International career

Youth

Reports from various sources has it that Haaland plays for Norway, and has represented them at various age groups. On the 27th of March 2018, while with the Norway under-19 side, Haaland scored a hat-trick against Scotland in a 5–4 victory, helping his country secure qualification to the 2018 UEFA European Under-19 Championship. And on the 22nd of July 2018, Haaland scored a penalty against Italy in a 1–1 draw during the tournament finals.Information Guide Nigeria

Senior

TalkSPORT report has it that Haaland was named by manager Lars Lagerbäck to the Norway senior team squad on the 28th of August 2019, to face Malta and Sweden in UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying matches; he made his senior national team debut on the 5th of September 2019 against Malta. And on the 4th September 2020, Haaland scored his first senior international goal for Norway in a 1–2 loss against Austria in the 2020–21 UEFA Nations League B.NYSC Portal

Erling Haaland’s salary

Following the player’s most recent contract with Borussia Dortmund, his fans have frequently inquired about his finances. Although he has not disclosed his exact salary, sources allege Erling earns a weekly salary amounting to $700,000.NYSC Portal

Erling Haaland’s Net Worth

Erling Haaland has an estimated net worth of $12 million according to sources.NYSC Portal

Honours

Red Bull Salzburg

Austrian Bundesliga: 2018–19, 2019–20

Austrian Cup: 2018–19

Borussia Dortmund

DFB-Pokal: 2020–21

Norway U17

Syrenka Cup: 2016NYSC Portal

Manchester City

Premier League: 2022–23
FA Cup: 2022–23
UEFA Champions League: 2022–23

Individual

Eliteserien Breakthrough of the Year: 2018

Austrian Footballer of the Year: 2019

Austrian Bundesliga Player of the Season: 2019–20

FIFA U-20 World Cup Golden Boot: 2019

UEFA Champions League Breakthrough XI: 2019

Bundesliga Player of the Season: 2020–21

Bundesliga Player of the Month: January 2020, November 2020, April 2021, August 2021

Bundesliga Rookie of the Month: January 2020, February 2020

Bundesliga Goal of the Month: September 2021

Bundesliga Team of the Season: 2020–21, 2021–22

ESM Team of the Year: 2019–20

IFFHS Men’s World Youth (U20) Team: 2020

Golden Boy: 2020

Gullballen: 2020

Kniksen’s honour award: 2020

Norwegian Sportsperson of the Year: 2020

UEFA Champions League Squad of the Season: 2020–21

UEFA Champions League Forward of the Season: 2020–21

UEFA Champions League top goalscorer: 2020–21

UEFA Nations League top scorer: 2020–21

FIFA FIFPro World11: 2021

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