The current sensation in the footballing world and Manchester City’s ace Erling Haaland had earned himself a great reputation this early in his career. The player is just 22 years old and has an unending train of achievements trailing him.
His career exploded while his time with the Bundesliga club Borussia Dortmund. The player not only won the Bundesliga Player of the Year in 2021 but in addition to that ended up as the top goalscorer in the UEFA Champions League the same season.
Seeing potential in Haaland’s goalscoring abilities Machester City made it their priority to get their hands on this young talent. Man City agreed to Dortmund’s €60 million release clause and signed a 5-year contract with Haaland.
Along with the sky-high towers of individual honors and titles, Erling Haaland’s stats are also amusing. While playing for Borussia Dortmund, Haaland managed to keep a total of 86 goals in 89 total matches. His current career total tally up to 164 goals in 206 matches.
Erling Haaland also has a glorious dataset when it comes to international formats. He has represented his nation in 21 matches and scored 20 goals in them. Let us take a look at his origins and answer the question at hand:
For which country does Erling Haaland play?
Erling Braut Haaland was born on 21st July 2000 in the beautiful city of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. At the moment of his birth, Haaland’s father was an established professional football player for Leeds United.
However, when Haaland celebrated his 3rd birthday he found himself in a new town with new people around. He moved along with his family to his parent’s hometown Bryne, Norway.
Having started early because of his father’s footballing background, Haaland joined Bryne’s youth academy and then their senior team. And within no time he was called by the national team of Norway to play for the country.
He played in all teams from U15 to U21 serving his nation. And just at the age of 19, he was officially representing Norway in the international formats in their main team. It has been 3 years since then and Haaland has a phenomenal record for his country.
