Erling Haaland in numbers: How good is Manchester City’s latest signing?
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Manchester City have reached an agreement to sign Norway striker Erling Haaland from Borussia Dortmund.
Haaland, 21, will join in July after City activated a 60m euro (£51.2m) release clause in his contract.
He is regarded as one of the best young talents in world football - but how does his record compare to others?
Haaland's career numbers | ||
|---|---|---|
Club | Appearances | Goals |
Molde | 50 | 20 |
Red Bull Salzburg | 27 | 29 |
Borussia Dortmund | 88 | 85 |
Haaland and selected Man City forwards compared (league only, from start of 2020-21 season) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Haaland | Jesus | Sterling | Mahrez | Foden | |
Games played | 51 | 55 | 59 | 52 | 54 |
Minutes played | 4,235 | 3,757 | 4,540 | 3,286 | 3,575 |
Goals | 48 | 17 | 22 | 20 | 18 |
Assists | 13 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 10 |
Minutes per goal | 88.2 | 221.0 | 206.4 | 164.3 | 198.6 |
Erling Haaland's stats at Borussia Dortmund | ||
|---|---|---|
Bundesliga | All competitions | |
Appearances | 66 | 88 |
Starts | 58 | 78 |
Minutes | 5,297 | 7,124 |
Goals | 61 | 85 |
Assists | 15 | 19 |
Minutes per goal | 86.8 | 83.8 |
Shot conversion rate (inc. blocks) | 29.9 | 31.0 |
xG | 50.0 | 69.7 |
xA | 9.4 | 11.7 |
Goals from penalties | 7 | 10 |
Goals (left-footed) | 48 | 68 |
Goals (right-footed) | 8 | 10 |
Goals (headed) | 5 | 7 |
Goals (inside box) | 59 | 82 |
Goals (outside box) | 2 | 3 |
Hat-tricks | 3 | 4 |
Goals in Europe's big five leagues since Erling Haaland joined Borussia Dortmund | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Player | Goals | Minutes per goal | Appearances |
Robert Lewandowski | 90 | 73.2 | 76 |
Cristiano Ronaldo | 64 | 106.3 | 81 |
Ciro Immobile | 63 | 115.6 | 85 |
Erling Haaland | 61 | 86.8 | 66 |
Karim Benzema | 58 | 119.3 | 83 |
Kylian Mbappe | 56 | 102.8 | 70 |
Mohamed Salah | 53 | 134.8 | 86 |
Andre Silva | 48 | 121.0 | 79 |
Dusan Vlahovic | 47 | 139.1 | 86 |
Lionel Messi | 46 | 145.8 | 78 |
Haaland has the best minutes-per-goal ratio in Champions League history, scoring every 64 minutes on average
Goals scored in the Champions League before 22nd birthday | |
|---|---|
Player | Goals |
Erling Haaland | 23 |
Kylian Mbappe | 21 |
Lionel Messi | 17 |
Karim Benzema | 13 |
Raul | 11 |
Javier Saviola | 11 |
Rodrygo | 10 |
Patrick Kluivert | 9 |
Wayne Rooney | 9 |
Obafemi Martins | 9 |
Phil Foden | 9 |
Champions League goals since Erling Haaland's debut | |
|---|---|
Player | Goals |
Robert Lewandowski | 33 |
Karim Benzema | 26 |
Erling Haaland | 23 |
Kylian Mbappe | 19 |
Mohamed Salah | 18 |
Cristiano Ronaldo | 14 |
Lionel Messi | 13 |
Timo Werner | 12 |
Serge Gnabry | 12 |
Gabriel Jesus | 12 |
Riyad Mahrez | 12 |