Erling Haaland is best known for his goal-scoring ability, for his pace, athleticism, and finishing ability. He is also known for his ability to score from few touches, although he can also hold up the ball to create space or chances for other players and play off of his teammates. With an incredible height and great running speed, he is an accurate and efficient finisher with his head and foot inside the area.
Erling Haaland is a Norwegian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Premier League club Manchester City and the Norway national team. He is regarded as one of the best strikers in world football. He is ranked no.1 of all the players born in 2000. With a current market value of €150 million, he is the second most expensive football player in the world behind only French talent Kylian Mbappe (€160 million).
Haaland started his career at his hometown club Bryne in 2016, and moved to Molde the following year; he spent two seasons with the club before signing with Austrian side Red Bull Salzburg in January 2019. At Salzburg, he won two Austrian Bundesliga titles and one Austrian Cup. In December 2019, he completed a transfer to Borussia Dortmund for a fee reported to be in the region of €20 million and is still playing for the club.
Haaland represented Norway at various youth levels. In the 2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup, Haaland won the tournament's Golden Boot, after scoring a record nine goals in a single match. He made his senior international debut in September 2019. As of January 18, 2022 news has been circulated about his signing by several European giant clubs.
Erling Haaland was born on 21st July 2000 in Leeds, England, the UK. His birth name is Erling Braut Håland. He holds a Norwegian nationality and belongs to the white caucasian ethnicity. His birth sign is Cancer. He is a follower of Christianity. He was born a Catholic, but he considers himself more spiritual than religious.
Erling Haaland hails from a sports background family. His father Alfie Haaland is a Norwegian former professional footballer who played as a defender or midfielder while his mother Gry Marita Braut, was a Norwegian heptathlon champion. He has an elder brother Astor Haaland and a younger sister Gabrielle Haaland.
Although born in England, he was raised in Bryne, his parents' hometown in Norway. Growing up, little Haaland's interest in football was running throughout his veins, and also to protect his father's legacy he started his football journey by joining the academy of his hometown club Bryne FK at the age of five.
Erling Haaland has always been quite private about his dating life, making it difficult to confirm past relationships definitively. However, here's what we know about his current girlfriend, Isabel Haugseng Johansen, is confirmed. They share a football passion and Norwegian roots, but keep things private. Past relationships remain a mystery – even jokes about footballs being his "girlfriends" exist! Remember, respecting his privacy is key – the real story unfolds on the pitch.
Since his move to England, the pair have been seen several times attending events together.
As of 2021, the net worth of Erling Haaland is estimated to be $12 Million. On June 3, 2019, while joining the senior squad of Red Bull Salzburg, the market value of 18 years Icardi was €5 million. Now after only one and half years his market value has skyrocketed to €150 million, updated on 22nd December 2021.
In January 2020, Haaland signed a four-and-a-half-year contract with German Bundesliga club Borussia Dortmund, and with the signing, Dortmund made a deal to pay him a massive salary of €7.9 million annually making him the highest-paid player in the Club. As of the 2021-22 season, Haaland is earning a weekly salary of €153,846 which is €8 million annually. This time in case earning, he ranks 5th among all players of Dortmund.
He is very fond of high-end cars and his car collection consists of Audi RS7 ($115,000), Audi Q7 ($60,000), and Range Rover Sport ($69,500).
Erling Haaland is 6 ft 4 inches tall and his body weight is around 88 Kg. He has an Athletic build body. As a football player, he regularly does workout and gym exercises plus yoga and meditation to keep him fit and active. He looks handsome in his flowing blond hairstyle. He has a pair of sparkling blue eyes.
He always does heavy exercise which includes weight lifting, push-ups, Single-leg squats, Dumbbell bench step-ups, and others. He arrives every morning at the Dortmund football training center for warm-ups and training. He is a simple guy with no tattoos carved on his body parts.