Erling Haaland, a striker for Manchester City, has been a vital member of Pep Guardiola’s team since joining in 2022, but the forward had originally intended to only play in the Premier League temporarily.
Even though Erling Haaland scored his 100th goal for Manchester City this past weekend, he may still follow through on his intention to depart the team within the next 12 months.
After just nine minutes on Sunday, the irrepressible striker scored in City’s contentious 2-2 draw with Arsenal. Haaland’s goal in an early encounter between the title contenders brought back memories of his time at Borussia Dortmund, as he sped past defenders to put the ball past David Raya. In the end, John Stones’ late equalizer gave City a draw against the 10-man Gunners.
Biography
Born July 21, 2000, Erling Braut Haaland (né Håland, Urban East Norwegian: [ˈhò̐lɑn]) is a Norwegian professional football player who plays as a striker for both the Norway national team and Premier League team Manchester City. He is regarded as one of the greatest players in the world and is well-known for his strength, quickness, placement, and box-finishing skills. With 36 goals in his first season in the Premier League, Haaland set a new record for the most goals a player has scored in a season.
Before moving to Austria with Red Bull Salzburg in January 2019, Haaland played for Norwegian teams Bryne and Molde after progressing through the junior system. Due to his success there, he was transferred to Borussia Dortmund of the Bundesliga, where he won the DFB-Pokal in 2021. He joined Manchester City in the summer of 2022 for €60 million (£51.2 million), and in his first season, he helped the team achieve a continental treble; his 52 goals in all competitions set a record for Premier League players. Haaland became the first player to win both the league’s Young Player and Player of the Season titles in the same year.
Throughout his career, Haaland has broken numerous records and won numerous individual honors. He was named the Bundesliga Player of the Season in 2021, received the Golden Boy award in 2020, and was selected for the FIFA FIFPro World11 in 2021, 2022, 2023, and 2024. Along with breaking other Premier League records, he is the fastest player to score two, three, four, and five hat-tricks, the most goals scored in a season, and the first player in league history to score hat-tricks in three straight home games. For his goal-scoring prowess in 2023, he was awarded the Gerd Müller Trophy, the Premier League Golden Boot, and the European Golden Shoe. His exploits that year earned him the titles of IFFHS World’s Best Player, UEFA Men’s Player of the Year, and Ballon d’Or runner-up.
Haaland has competed for Norway at a number of young levels. He scored an unprecedented nine goals in a single game to win the Golden Boot in the 2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup. He is the country’s all-time leading scorer and earned his senior international debut in September 2019.
Early Life, Parents And Upbringing
Erling Haaland, whose full name is Erling Braut Haaland, was born in Leeds, England, on July 21, 2000. His father, a hard-charging midfielder named Alf-Inge Haaland, was a Premier League player for Leeds United at the time.
After his father retired from football in 2004, Erling was three years old when he and his family relocated to Norway.
Early on, Haaland showed promise as a player, and he joined Norwegian team Bryne, where he advanced quickly through the ranks of the club’s youth squads.
Haaland obviously still feels some connection to Leeds, England, his birthplace, even though he moved to Norway at such a young age. In a February 2017 interview, Haaland acknowledged that he would adore playing in the Premier League for Leeds United.
Haaland declared, “I want to be the best I can be.” “Winning the Premier League with Leeds is the goal. Being a better player than Dad was is another objective. Getting more international matches than he did is something I aspire to do.
Bryne and Molde
At the age of five, Haaland enrolled in the academy of his hometown team, Byrne. After his youth-team manager took over first-team matters, he made a steady ascent through Bryne’s youth teams and was given his first chance in the first squad at the age of 15.
Erling started out as a winger but eventually started to get more chances in his favorite central hitting position.
Despite his youth, Bryne coach Alf Ingve Berntsen was impressed by what he saw from Haaland right away.
Berntsen says, “I first saw Erling when he was five years old and joined an indoor training group that was a year older.” “He scored goals with his first two touches. Even though he had never performed at the club before, he was excellent right away.
He began playing in his own year group, but we quickly promoted him to Under-6 since he was so much better than the rest. The club constructed a grass-covered indoor soccer field in 2005, and on weekends it was always open. Every weekend, Erling and about 20 other people would gather there and play for hours.
Because he was a year younger than his rivals, he was somewhat smaller. However, he continued to score goals despite his opponent’s considerable height advantage. We knew he would succeed when he was eleven or twelve. We were aware at the time that he has the skills necessary to be a youth international.
Haaland ultimately signed for another Norwegian team Molde in February 2017 after making a total of 16 professional appearances for Bryne.
On April 26, 2017, Haaland made his Molde debut, scoring in a 3-2 victory over Volda TI in a Norwegian Cup match.
On June 1, 2017, he came on as a substitute for Molde against Sarpsborg 08 and scored his first league goal. Before a transfer to Red Bull Salzburg beckoned, he went on to score 14 league goals for Molde in 39 games.
Red Bull Salzburg
On January 1, 2019, Haaland completed a move to sign with Austrian team RB Salzburg after his outstanding performances for Molde were noted.
The agreement was reached some months prior, with Haaland agreeing to a five-year contract and RB Salzburg announcing the move on August 19, 2018. Before the move to RB Salzburg was official, Leeds United reportedly made an offer for Haaland as well.
On February 17, 2019, Haaland made his RB Salzburg debut. On May 12, he scored his first goal for the Austrian team in a 2-1 victory over LASK in the Austrian Bundesliga.
During the 2018–19 season, he assisted Salzburg in winning the Austrian Bundesliga.
Recalling their time together at the Austrian club, Maximilian Wober, his former teammate at Red Bull Salzburg, had nothing but positive things to say about Haaland.
Wober declared, “He is a true top professional.” You can only see him reading some scientific articles about how to get better sleep or eat better when we are traveling and playing cards. In order to advance, he is constantly searching for the slightest elements that he may make better.
“He is the same person I knew before he scored eight goals in the summer Champions League. He is incredibly talented, but that is also what makes him so wild.
During the 2019–20 season, Haaland started to establish himself as a goal scorer for Salzburg, scoring an incredible 28 goals in 22 appearances across all competitions. Among those goals was an outstanding eight Champions League goals in six games.
In January 2020, Haaland was back on the move as his prolific goal-scoring started to garner him new admirers throughout Europe.
Borussia Dortmund
On December 29, 2019, Borussia Dortmund officially announced that Haaland had joined from RB Salzburg. The Norwegian striker agreed to a four-and-a-half-year contract with the German team.
On January 18, 2020, he made his Dortmund debut away at FC Augsburg, where he scored an amazing hat-trick to lead his team to an exciting 5-3 victory.
At Dortmund, Haaland immediately established himself as a mainstay in the starting lineup, and his prolific goal-scoring continued.
n his debut half-season with the German team, he finished with 13 goals and two assists in 15 Bundesliga games.
In the 2020–21 season, the Norway international maintained his incredible goal-scoring form, scoring an incredible 27 goals and dishing out six assists in 28 Bundesliga games. In eight Champions League games, he also contributed two assists and ten goals.
In the 2020–21 season, Haaland helped Dortmund win the DFB-Pokal title by scoring three goals in four games.
As a result of his outstanding efforts in front of goal, he was voted the Bundesliga player of the season and finished as the top goal scorer in the Champions League for the 2020–21 season.
Haaland has previously stated that two of his footballing idols are former Swansea City star Michu and Real Madrid and Manchester United great Cristiano Ronaldo.
In 2020, Haaland declared, “Michu is one of my many [idols].” At Swansea, he was outstanding. In addition, I adore Cristiano Ronaldo and his accomplishments over the last decade. I enjoy watching, particularly strikers, since
Manchester City
Haaland officially joined Manchester City from Borussia Dortmund on June 13, 2022. The forward agreed to a five-year contract that would keep him at The Etihad until the summer of 2027.
After finishing his move, Haaland remarked, “My family and I are proud today.” “I’ve always enjoyed watching City, especially the most recent seasons. Their style of play is incomparable; it’s thrilling and full of opportunities, making it ideal for a player like myself.
“I think I am in the proper environment to achieve my goals since this team has so many elite players and Pep is one of the best managers ever.
I’m sure I can do it here. I want to score goals, win trophies, and get better as a football player. I think this is a fantastic move, and I’m eager to start the preseason.
Earnings, Salary, Net Worth And Wages
The Norway international was expected to make over £375,000 a week when he joined for Manchester City in the summer of 2022, with a contract that would expire in the summer of 2027.
Haaland’s net worth is unknown, as is the case with most sports celebrities. Goal, however, calculated that as of January 2022, Haaland’s net worth was around £9 million ($12 million.
Global Career
Haaland is Norway’s representative and has competed for them on a number of levels. He was a member of the 2016 Syrenka Cup-winning Norway Under-17 team.
On September 5, 2019, he played his first senior international match for Norway against Malta in a Euro 2020 qualification match.
On September 4, 2020, in a 1-2 defeat to Austria in the 2020–21 Uefa Nations League B, he scored his first goal as a senior international for Norway.
Life Away From The Pitch
Haaland’s signature goal celebration imitates the “zen” position, and he has disclosed that he likes to meditate.
In 2020, when asked what his signature celebration meant, Haaland said, “I really enjoy meditation.” “It brings me peace and tranquility.” For this reason, when I score, I occasionally rejoice like that.
