Erling Haaland added another personal Premier League record to his CV on match week 25 as Manchester City beat Brentford 1-0.
The Norwegian superstar scored the only goal of the game after 71 minutes to close the gap on Liverpool at the top of the table.
Haaland’s strike against the west Londoners means he has now completed another top-flight feat. The 23-year-old has netted against all 21 teams he has faced in England’s elite.
Here at SportsLens in got us thinking, how many Premier League and UEFA Champions League records does Haaland currently hold?
Erling Haaland Premier League Records
Football fans all across the globe will know about the brilliance of Erling Braut Haaland. The Manchester City star has made light work of Premier League defenders since joining the Cityzens in 2022.
Not only did he win the Golden Boot in his debut season, he helped City to a historic treble in the summer of 2023. He also won the Premier League Young and Player of the Season award in 2022/23.
Harry Kane is the only other Premier League player to have faced more than one side in the division and scored against all of them (32/32).
In November 2023, Haaland’s opener against Liverpool meant he became the quickest player to score 50 Premier League goals. Doing so in 48 games.
How does Erling Haaland top this? ⚽👀 pic.twitter.com/LbAxVsiSjo
— Sky Sports Premier League (@SkySportsPL) February 21, 2024
Erling Haaland‘s Premier League records are seemingly never ending. For good measure, Haaland is also the only player in Premier League history to score the first two goals of a new season.
Most notably, Haaland broke the Premier League record for most goals scored in a 38-game campaign. The Norway striker ended up with 36 goals from 35 appearances.
Micky Quinn’s long-standing Premier League record of netting eight goals in his first five appearances in the league was beaten by Haaland last season. Haaland scored nine in his first five games.
In terms of hat-tricks, Haaland is the only player to hit trebles in three successive home games. Therefore, he became the quickest player to reach a trio of hat-tricks – it took him just eight games.
Erling Haaland Champions League Records
It’s not just in the Premier League whereby Haaland has decimated a number of records. Haaland’s UEFA Champions League records are tallying up at an alarmingly impressive rate.
Haaland is the youngest and fastest player in Champions League history to reach 20 goals in the competition. He done so with a lengthy 14 appearances to his name.
Haaland holds the Champions League record for being the youngest and fastest player to net 30 goals in Europe’s elite. It took him just 25 games.
Unsurprisngly, Haaland has the Champions League record for becoming the youngest and quickest player to score 40 goals. No doubt, he’ll probably break the record for the magical half-century.
Erling Haaland becomes the fastest player to score 40 Champions League goals (35 games) 😮💨
He also broke Kylian Mbappe's record to become the youngest player to reach 40 UCL goals (23 years, 130 days) 🤯
UNREAL 👏 pic.twitter.com/MfVD2eLvHF
— ESPN FC (@ESPNFC) November 28, 2023
Cristiano Ronaldo, Lionel Messi, Robert Lewandowski, Ruud van Nistelrooy, Raul, Andriy Shevchenko and Haaland are the only players to win multiple Champions League Golden Boot awards.
Haaland is one of just three players to score five goals in a single Champions League game alongside Messi and Luiz Adriano.
Lastly, Haaland and Messi are the only two players in Champions League history to score a first-half treble in a knockout game.
At the end of his career, it’s almost unimaginable how many individual records Haaland will have to his name. One thing is for certain, it’ll be plenty.
With the Champions League back underway, the best UK betting sites make Haaland the 11/10 favourite to win the 2023/24 Golden Boot. Shock.
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