What is Haaland's famous goal celebration?

Sitting cross-legged as if meditating

Pretending to make a phone call

Erling Haaland Quiz: Dortmund, Man City Records and Norway

This Erling Haaland quiz follows the Norwegian striker from his birth in Leeds and early years at Bryne and Molde to his goal sprees at Red Bull Salzburg and Borussia Dortmund, his record-breaking first season at Manchester City, the 2023 treble and his goals for Norway at the 2026 World Cup. Fifteen questions.

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Origins
In which English city was Erling Haaland born in 2000?
Family
Erling's father, Alf-Inge Haaland, also played for which club that Erling later joined?
Hometown
In which Norwegian town did Haaland grow up and start his career?
Molde
Which famous former Manchester United striker coached Haaland at Molde?
Salzburg
Haaland scored a hat-trick on his Champions League debut for which club?
U-20
How many goals did Haaland score in a single match against Honduras at the 2019 Under-20 World Cup?
Dortmund
Which German club did Haaland join in January 2020?
Records
How many Premier League goals did Haaland score in his first season, 2022-23, a record for one season?
Trophies
What did Manchester City win in 2023 with Haaland leading the attack?
Contract
In January 2025, Haaland signed a new Manchester City contract lasting until which year?
Norway
The 2026 World Cup was Norway's first since which year?
World Cup 2026
How many goals did Haaland score at the 2026 World Cup?
World Cup 2026
Norway's run at the 2026 World Cup ended in the quarterfinals against which team?
Style
What is Haaland's famous goal celebration?
Size
Roughly how tall is Erling Haaland?

Explanations: answer key for all 15 questions

Q1: In which English city was Erling Haaland born in 2000?
Answer: Leeds
He was born in Leeds while his father, Alf-Inge Haaland, played for Leeds United. The family moved back to Norway when he was a toddler.
Q2: Erling's father, Alf-Inge Haaland, also played for which club that Erling later joined?
Answer: Manchester City
Alf-Inge played for Nottingham Forest, Leeds United and Manchester City. Erling chose City partly because of that family link.
Q3: In which Norwegian town did Haaland grow up and start his career?
Answer: Bryne
Bryne is a small town near Stavanger in southwest Norway. Haaland debuted for Bryne FK at 15.
Q4: Which famous former Manchester United striker coached Haaland at Molde?
Answer: Ole Gunnar Solskjær
Solskjær managed Molde when Haaland joined the club in 2017. He later left Molde to become the manager of Manchester United.
Q5: Haaland scored a hat-trick on his Champions League debut for which club?
Answer: Red Bull Salzburg
He scored three against Genk in September 2019, aged 19. He went on to score in each of his first five Champions League games.
Q6: How many goals did Haaland score in a single match against Honduras at the 2019 Under-20 World Cup?
Answer: Nine
Norway won 12-0, and his nine goals set a record for the tournament. Many scouts first noticed him after that match.
Q7: Which German club did Haaland join in January 2020?
Answer: Borussia Dortmund
He scored a hat-trick on his debut as a substitute against Augsburg. He scored 86 goals in 89 games for Dortmund.
Q8: How many Premier League goals did Haaland score in his first season, 2022-23, a record for one season?
Answer: 36
His 36 goals broke the record of 34 shared by Andy Cole and Alan Shearer. The old record had been set in 42-game seasons.
Q9: What did Manchester City win in 2023 with Haaland leading the attack?
Answer: The treble
City won the Premier League, the FA Cup and the Champions League. It was the first treble in the club's history.
Q10: In January 2025, Haaland signed a new Manchester City contract lasting until which year?
Answer: 2034
The nine-and-a-half-year deal was one of the longest in football history. It showed City's plan to build around him.
Q11: The 2026 World Cup was Norway's first since which year?
Answer: 1998
Norway had not reached a World Cup for 28 years. Haaland scored 16 goals in qualifying to help end the drought.
Q12: How many goals did Haaland score at the 2026 World Cup?
Answer: Seven
His seven goals put him among the tournament's top scorers. Norway beat Brazil before losing to England in the quarterfinals.
Q13: Norway's run at the 2026 World Cup ended in the quarterfinals against which team?
Answer: England
England won 2-1. Reaching the last eight was still Norway's best World Cup result in decades.
Q14: What is Haaland's famous goal celebration?
Answer: Sitting cross-legged as if meditating
He sits down with his legs crossed and eyes closed, like someone meditating. He first did it at Salzburg.
Q15: Roughly how tall is Erling Haaland?
Answer: 1.94 meters
At about 1.94 meters, he combines height with surprising speed. That mix makes him hard for defenders to stop.

Erling Haaland Quiz – Norway's Goal Machine

Erling Braut Haaland is one of the most prolific strikers in football history. Born in Leeds, England, in 2000, while his father Alf-Inge played for Leeds United, he grew up in the small Norwegian town of Bryne. He played for Bryne and Molde, where he was coached by Ole Gunnar Solskjær, before moving to Red Bull Salzburg in Austria.

At Salzburg he exploded onto the world stage, scoring a hat-trick on his Champions League debut. That same year he scored nine goals in one match at the Under-20 World Cup. In 2020 he joined Borussia Dortmund, scoring at a remarkable rate in the Bundesliga.

In 2022 he followed his father to Manchester City. His first season broke the Premier League record with 36 goals, and City won the treble of league, FA Cup and Champions League. For Norway, he led the team to the 2026 World Cup, its first since 1998, scoring seven goals in the tournament as Norway beat Brazil and reached the quarterfinals. Fans now see him as the face of a new golden generation of Norwegian football, alongside midfielder Martin Ødegaard.

What This Quiz Teaches

His birth in Leeds and youth in Bryne
Molde, Salzburg and Dortmund
His record first season at Manchester City
The 2023 treble
Norway at the 2026 World Cup
His style and celebration

Quick Facts About Erling Haaland

Born July 21, 2000, in Leeds.
He is left-footed.
He won the Golden Boot in his first Premier League season.
He has scored more goals than games for Norway.
His middle name is Braut.
He enjoys spending time at his family's farm in Norway.