Full Name – Erling Braut Håland
Age – 20 (21 July 2000)
Place of Birth – Leeds, England
Nationality – Norwegian
Current club – Borussia Dortmund (GERMANY) | League – 1. Bundesliga
Salary as Player – €162,000 per week approx.
First professional appearance (domestically) – 12 May 2016 for Bryne FK in a 1. Divisjon/ Norwegian First Division (Norwegian second tier) match against Ranheim Fotball. (Result – Ranheim 1–0 Bryne)
First professional appearance (internationally) – 5 September 2019 for Norway’s senior team in a UEFA Euro 2020 Qualifying match against Malta. (Result – Norway 2 – 0 Malta)
SPONSORS
Nike – The American sports equipment giant is Håland’s first-ever boot and personal equipment supplier at the senior level. It is reported, however, that the Norwegian is bound to get a more lucrative contract, with Puma, Håland’s current club’s (BVB) technical partner, lobbying hard to convince the wonderkid to switch to them.
Samsung Norge (Norway) – Samsung announced Håland as a brand ambassador in the Nordic region to promote its latest series of Galaxy smartphones in March 2021.
Investments
Hyperice – Håland acquired a share in sports tech company Hyperice in May 2021, making the Irvine, California-based muscle recovery products manufacturer the first high-end investment made by the young Norwegian. Håland also serves as a global brand ambassador to the company.
NOTABLE HONOURS
With Red Bull Salzburg –
- Australian Bundesliga (Österreichische Fußball-Bundesliga) – 2018-19, 2019-20
- Austrian Cup (ÖFB-Cup) – 2018-19
Individual –
- Golden Boy – 2020
(Source – Wikipedia)
NOTABLE CHARITY WORK
In April 2021, Romanian referee Octavian Sovre approached Håland at the end of the first leg of UEFA Champions League Quarter-Final between Manchester City and Borussia Dortmund to ask the Norwegian to autograph his red and yellow cards. It was later revealed that the cards would be auctioned off to raise money for SOS Autism Bihor, a Romanian charity dedicated to providing support to autistic people.
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