Who is Haaland??   

 

 Erling Braut Haaland (actually Håland born July 21, 2000 in Leeds, England) is a Norwegian footballer. The striker has been with Manchester City since July 2022 and has been a senior international since 2019. As a Red Bull Salzburg player, he won the Austrian championship and cup double in 2019 and was named Austrian Footballer of the Year; with Borussia Dortmund he became DFB Cup winner in 2021. He became English champion in his first season in the Premier League, breaking the record for most goals in a Premier League season.

 

 

Fact 1  

 In 2017, Haaland joined Molde FK, where he made his professional debut in the Norwegian Eliteserien. He quickly made an impression, scoring four goals in his debut match. He was then snapped up by Austrian giants Red Bull Salzburg, where he made swift progress.  

Fact 2 

 In December 2019, Haaland joined Borussia Dortmund in the German Bundesliga after turning down a transfer to Salzburg's sister club RB Leipzig....and after smashing five past them in midweek, Leipzig supporters will be ruing the one who got away!

Fact 3  

 His mother, Gry Marita Braun, meanwhile, is also recognised as a national champion in heptathlete in the 90s, while his grandfather was a well-known long-distance runner in Norway.

Where was Haaland born?      

Haaland was born on 21 July 2000 in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England 

 

 

 

 

When Did He Start Playing Soccer?

Haaland began his career at the age of 15 with the Norwegian team Bryne F.K. During the 2015-16 seasons, he played for Bryne 2, the team’s reserve squad, where he scored 18 goals in 14 games. In May 2016, Berntsen gave him his first chance with the first team. He made his debut on May 12, 2016 in a first division match against Ranheim. With Bryne, Haaland played in 16 games. 

 

 

       

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