Erling Haaland

**Erling Braut Haaland** (_né_ **Håland**; born 21 July 2000) is a Norwegian professional footballer. He plays as a striker for Premier League club Manchester City and the Norway national team.

Haaland was born in Leeds, England. His father, Alf-Inge Håland, is a former player who played as a defender and midfielder. Erling Haaland started his career at his hometown club Bryne in 2016. He moved to Molde in 2017 where he spent two years. In January 2019, Austrian club Red Bull Salzburg signed him on a five-year contract. In the 2019–20 UEFA Champions League, he became the first teenager to score in five straight Champions League matches and the second teenager to score 10 goals in the competition. He won the Austrian Bundesliga twice and the Austrian Cup once with Salzburg. In December 2019, Haaland joined Borussia Dortmund for a fee reported in the region of €20 million.

## Infobox (football biography)

- **name**: Erling Haaland
- **image**: Erling Haaland 2023 (cropped-v2).jpg
- **caption**: Haaland playing for Manchester City F.C., Manchester City in 2023
- **full name**: Erling Braut Haaland
- **birth name**: Erling Braut Håland
- **birth place**: Leeds, West Yorkshire, England
- **height**: 1.96 m
- **position**: Striker (association football), Striker
- **currentclub**: Manchester City F.C., Manchester City
- **clubnumber**: 9
- **youthyears1**: 2005–2016
- **youthclubs1**: Bryne FK, Bryne
- **years1**: 2015–2016
- **clubs1**: Bryne FK 2, Bryne 2
- **caps1**: 14
- **goals1**: 18
- **years2**: 2016–2017
- **clubs2**: Bryne FK, Bryne
- **caps2**: 16
- **goals2**: 0
- **years3**: 2017
- **clubs3**: Molde FK 2, Molde 2
- **caps3**: 4
- **goals3**: 2
- **years4**: 2017–2019
- **clubs4**: Molde FK, Molde
- **caps4**: 39
- **goals4**: 14
- **years5**: 2019–2020
- **clubs5**: FC Red Bull Salzburg, Red Bull Salzburg
- **caps5**: 16
- **goals5**: 17
- **years6**: 2020–2022
- **clubs6**: Borussia Dortmund
- **caps6**: 67
- **goals6**: 62
- **years7**: 2022–
- **clubs7**: Manchester City F.C., Manchester City
- **nationalyears1**: 2015
- **nationalteam1**: Norway U15
- **nationalcaps1**: 4
- **nationalgoals1**: 4
- **nationalyears2**: 2016
- **nationalteam2**: Norway national under-16 football team, Norway U16
- **nationalcaps2**: 17
- **nationalgoals2**: 1
- **nationalyears3**: 2017
- **nationalteam3**: Norway national under-17 football team, Norway U17
- **nationalcaps3**: 5
- **nationalgoals3**: 2
- **nationalyears4**: 2017
- **nationalteam4**: Norway national under-18 football team, Norway U18
- **nationalcaps4**: 6
- **nationalgoals4**: 6
- **nationalyears5**: 2018
- **nationalteam5**: Norway national under-19 football team, Norway U19
- **nationalcaps5**: 6
- **nationalgoals5**: 6
- **nationalyears6**: 2019
- **nationalteam6**: Norway national under-20 football team, Norway U20
- **nationalcaps6**: 5
- **nationalgoals6**: 11
- **nationalyears7**: 2018
- **nationalteam7**: Norway national under-21 football team, Norway U21
- **nationalcaps7**: 3
- **nationalgoals7**: 0
- **nationalyears8**: 2019–
- **nationalteam8**: Norway national football team, Norway
- **nationalcaps8**: 31
- **nationalgoals8**: 27
- **club-update**: 15:30, 11 May 2024 (UTC)
- **nationalteam-update**: 23:30, 26 March 2024 (UTC)