The Norwegian professional footballer, Erling Haaland is One of the generational talents, who plays as a striker for Bundesliga club Borussia Dortmund and the Norway national team. Haaland is now a Manchester City player according to the report. He joined the Premier League club Manchester City on the 1st of July 2022. The Norway international joins for a £51m fee, with Man City’s total outlay reaching £85.5m after factoring in agent fees, signing bonuses, and other costs. As a matter of fact, Erling is considered one of the best players in the world, he is known for his athleticism, speed, and finishing.
Haaland’s Club Career
Scaling through his youth system, Erling Haaland, who was born on the 21st of July 2000 played at the senior level for Bryne’s reserve and senior teams. According to goal.com, he later moved to Molde in 2017 (also playing for their reserve team), with whom he spent two seasons. In the month of January 2019, Erling Haaland signed with Austrian Bundesliga side Red Bull Salzburg, winning two league titles and one Austrian Cup. Then in the month of December 2019, he moved to German Bundesliga side Borussia Dortmund, where he won the DFB-Pokal in 2020–21.
Unarguably, Erling Braut Haaland won several individual awards and broke various records during his career. During the 2019–20 season with Salzburg, he became the first teenager to score in five consecutive UEFA Champions League matches. The 21-year-old was the top scorer in the Champions League the following season. However, Erling Braut Haaland also won the Golden Boy award in 2020, while in 2021 he was named Bundesliga Player of the Season and was included in the FIFA FIFPro World11 in 2021.
Haaland’s International Career
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.
Youth international debut
While Haaland played for the Norway under-19 side on the 27th of March 2018, he scored a hat-trick against Scotland in a 5–4 victory, helping his country secure qualification to the 2018 UEFA European Under-19 Championship. Erling Braut Haaland also scored a penalty against Italy in a 1–1 draw during the tournament finals on the 22nd of July 2018. In total, Erling Haaland scored nine goals in the Norway under-20 team’s 12–0 win against Honduras at the 2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Lublin, Poland on the 30th of May 2019. As a matter of fact, this record was Norway’s biggest ever win at the U-20 level, as well as Honduras’ heaviest ever defeat. A report from ESPN has it that Erling Haaland also set a new U-20 World Cup record for most goals scored by a single player in a match, with the result additionally being the biggest win by any team in the history of the tournament.
Senior international debut
The 21-year-old Norwegian international was named by manager Lars Lagerbäck to the Norway senior team squad on 28 August 2019, to face Malta and Sweden in UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying matches; he made his senior national team debut on 5 September 2019 against Malta. The former BVB striker, Erling Haaland scored his first senior international goal for Norway in a 1–2 loss against Austria in the 2020–21 UEFA Nations League B, on the 4th of September 2020,
And again, during the September 2021 international break, he scored five goals in three World Cup qualification matches, including a second hat-trick for Norway in a 5–1 victory against Gibraltar.
Erling Haaland net worth
Getting to the end of Erling Haaland’s stay at Borussia Dortmund, financial experts estimated that his net worth stood at around £9m.
However, one could easily say that a big-money move to Man City featuring a huge pay rise will obviously have increased this value, though no new estimations have been made since this transfer.
Erling Haaland Salary
According to the recent report from Goal.com, will earn roughly £375,000-a-week at Man City, which equates to around £19.5m over the course of a full year.
Only new teammate Kevin De Bruyne and Manchester United duo Cristiano Ronaldo and David de Gea are believed to earn more. As per a 90min report, it is understood that Mohamed Salah is demanding a wage hike in excess of £400,000-a-week from Liverpool, which would also see him overtake Haaland’s salary.
Timeframe Earnings
Per second £0.22
Per minute £12.9
Per hour £776
Per day £18,630
Per week £132,000
Per month £566,666
Per year £6,800,000