Erling Braut Haaland 

(né Håland; born 21 July 2000) is a Norwegian

professional footballer who plays as a striker for Premier League club Manchester
City and the Norway national team. Considered one of the best players in the world,
he is known for his speed, strength and finishing.
Coming through the youth system, Haaland played at senior level for Bryne's reserve
and senior teams. He moved to Molde in 2017 (also playing for their reserve team),
with whom he spent two seasons. Haaland signed with Austrian Bundesliga side Red
Bull Salzburg in January 2019, winning two league titles and one Austrian Cup. In
December 2019, he moved to German Bundesliga club Borussia Dortmund, where he
won the DFB-Pokal in 2020–21. In 2022, he transferred to Manchester City for a fee of
€60 million (£51.2 million).
Haaland has won several individual awards and broken 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. He was top scorer of the
Champions League for the 2020–21 season. In 2020, Haaland won the Golden
Boy award, while in 2021 he was named Bundesliga Player of the Season and was
included in the FIFA FIFPro World11 in 2021. In the Premier League playing for
Manchester City, he has also broken records, including becoming the quickest
individual to score two and three hat-tricks, and becoming the first player in the
league's history to score three successive hat-tricks in home games.
Haaland has represented Norway at various youth levels. In the 2019 FIFA U-20 World
Cup, he 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.