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The world is truly Erling Braut Haaland’s oyster right now.
Rarely has the beautiful game seen a young player take the sport by storm with not only raw talent, but also world-class stats to back it up.
The Norwegian sensation has proven that his lucrative 2019/20 was not simply lightning in a bottle with an astonishing start to his first full season with Borussia Dortmund.
Haaland going from strength to strength
In fact, Haaland has only gotten better, which is no small feat when his first six months in the Bundesliga produced a debut hat-trick from the bench and 13 league goals in 15 appearances.
We say that because Haaland has scored more goals than he has played during the 2020/21 campaign, with a mind-blowing record of 17 goals in just 13 games.
And even if you’re a pessimist dismissing Germany’s top flight quality, you only have to look at Haaland’s Champions League stats to appreciate that their record is not a matter of circumstance.
Haaland thrives in Europe
Haaland is currently the top scorer in Europe’s top competition, having scored four goals at home and away against Club Brugge, while also finding the net in clashes between Lazio and Zenit St. Petersburg.
Bruges’ visit to Signal Iduna Park was the most recent of those scoring efforts with the former Red Bull Salzburg player challenging Simon Mignolet on either side of a Jadon Sancho free kick.
He moved Haaland to a total of 16 goals in the Champions League, which may not seem frightening at first glance, but is truly remarkable when you consider that he managed it in just 12 games.
Not to mention the fact that he only turned twenty over the summer, so his latest achievement is commendable and places him among revered company.
Haaland beating the legends
In fact, BT Sport noted During Dortmund’s victory, Haaland now boasts more goals in the Champions League than some of the best strikers and best players in the world of all time.
Yes, seriously and we’ve decided to take that even further by naming 15 world-class footballers, both past and present, that Haaland has surpassed in the competition with hardly a sweat:
15. Dennis Bergkamp – 7 goals
14. Christian Vieri – 10 goals
= 12. Michael Owen – 11 goals
= 12. Diego Costa – 11 goals
= 10. Olivier Giroud – 13 goals
= 10. Carlos Tevez – 13 goals
= 5. Adriano – 14 goals
= 5. Miroslav Klose – 14 goals
= 5. David Villa – 14 goals
= 5. Ronaldo Nazario – 14 goals
= 5. Zinedine Zidane – 14 goals
= 2. Paulo Dybala – 15 goals
= 2. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang – 15 goals
= 2. Roberto Firmino – 15 goals
1. Erling Braut Haaland: 16 goals
Haaland towards history
Wow wow wow. Haaland ranks above it all, from Ballon d’Or winners to World Cup record scorer and member of the Premier League 100 club with his scoring streak.
Sure, you can add a pinch of salt to players like Zidane for his playing position and Ronaldo for his injuries, but any roster where you are above those superstars is impressive.
Furthermore, we are not talking about a striker entering his prime or nearing retirement, but a 20-year-old who, at this rate, could break all records before him.
It’s fair to say that Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi will tremble in their statistical boots if Haaland can maintain a trajectory that will set him up for Ballon d’Or glory and Champions League history.
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