Erling Haaland
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46 free Erling Haaland trivia questions with answers — sports quiz, new questions added Sep 2026.
Erling Haaland was born in Leeds while his father played for the club, moved to Bryne at three and set a standing long jump record at five. Then the numbers never stopped: 18 goals in 18 games for Bryne's reserves, four in 21 minutes for Molde, a first-half hat-trick on Champions League debut for Salzburg, a hat-trick off the bench on Bundesliga debut for Dortmund, and 52 goals in his first Manchester City season as the club won the treble. These 46 questions track the records and the stories around them: the nine goals against Honduras, the €20 million Dortmund fee, the five-goal nights against Leipzig and Luton, the Shearer and Cole records that fell, the fastest 50 and 100 Premier League goals, the contract that runs to 2034, the captaincy under Guardiola, and the penalty he handed to Omar Marmoush. Norway gets its share too: Jorgen Juve's 1937 record, 16 goals in qualifying, and the 2026 World Cup run past Brazil to a first quarter-final. Off the pitch: a teenage rap single, a 1594 book bought at auction and a Viking voice role. Every answer is cited to a page we checked, with a short explanation so you learn something even when you miss.
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Q 01In which city was Haaland born?
Leeds
Leeds, where his father Alf-Inge was playing for Leeds United, so Haaland grew up a Leeds fan.
Q 02To which Norwegian town did Haaland's family move when he was three?
Bryne
Bryne, where he failed to score in 16 senior games before Molde signed him.
Q 03In which event did Haaland's mother, Gry Marita Braut, compete as an elite athlete?
Heptathlon
Heptathlon. At the 2026 World Cup her son wore 'Braut Haaland' on his Norway shirt, adding her surname to his father's.
Q 04Which Manchester United midfielder was sent off for a 2001 tackle on Haaland's father, Alf-Inge?
Roy Keane
Roy Keane, whose autobiography later described the tackle as deliberate, bringing a further five-match ban and a £150,000 fine.
Q 05Which former Manchester United player managed Haaland at Molde?
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, whose Manchester United side later chased Haaland too, only for him to choose Borussia Dortmund.
Q 06Against which league leaders did Haaland score four first-half goals for Molde in 2018?
Brann
Brann were beaten 4-0 with a Manchester United scout watching, and Molde revealed clubs had bid for him.
Q 07Which club did Haaland join from Molde on 1 January 2019?
Red Bull Salzburg
Red Bull Salzburg, where his 28 goals in 22 games of 2019-20 had Europe's leading clubs chasing him by December.
Q 08Against whom did Haaland score a first-half hat-trick on his Champions League debut?
Genk
Genk were beaten 6-2, yet his side still finished third in their group and dropped into the Europa League.
Q 09At which stadium did Haaland score in 2019, matching a goal his father Alf-Inge had scored there?
Anfield
Anfield, where his equaliser made it 3-3 before Liverpool snatched a 4-3 win.
Q 10Which super-agent represented Haaland during his Borussia Dortmund years?
Mino Raiola
Mino Raiola, who died during talks on Haaland's move to City, after which his associate Rafaela Pimenta took over as agent.
Q 11Against which club did Haaland come off the bench to score a hat-trick on his Dortmund debut?
Augsburg
Augsburg led 3-1 when he came on in the 56th minute, and Dortmund went on to win 5-3.
Q 12Before Haaland, which striker had scored a hat-trick on his Bundesliga debut for Dortmund?
Aubameyang
Aubameyang, who a year later marked a Supercup goal against Bayern by pulling on a Spider-Man mask.
Q 13Which trophy did Haaland win with Dortmund in May 2021, scoring twice in the final?
DFB-Pokal
DFB-Pokal, won 4-1 weeks after his future club Manchester City had knocked Dortmund out of the Champions League.
Q 21Haaland's 35th league goal of 2022-23 broke the record held by Andy Cole and whom?
Shearer
Alan Shearer, whose 34 goals in 1994-95 helped Blackburn Rovers win the league title.
Q 22Haaland's 44 league goals plus assists in 2022-23 matched whose 38-game record?
Henry
Thierry Henry, whose 24 goals and 20 assists in 2002-03 still left him one goal short of the Golden Boot.
Q 23Whom did City beat 1-0 in the 2023 Champions League final to complete the treble?
Inter Milan
Inter Milan, beaten by Rodri's goal after City had lost Kevin De Bruyne to injury in the first half.
Q 14Which Spanish club did Haaland knock out of the Champions League in 2021?
Sevilla
Sevilla; a solo goal was ruled out, but VAR gave him a penalty that he scored only when it was retaken, in a 5-4 aggregate win.
Q 15At which American stadium did Haaland score on his first City appearance, a friendly?
Lambeau Field
He got the only goal against Bayern Munich in Green Bay, Wisconsin.
Q 16Against whom did Haaland score twice on his Premier League debut?
West Ham United
West Ham United, where he won and scored a penalty for his first goal before adding a second.
Q 17Which team-mate matched Haaland's hat-trick in the 2022 Manchester derby?
Phil Foden
Phil Foden, whose last two goals were set up by Haaland on the day he completed a third straight home hat-trick.
Q 18The players of which club mocked Haaland's trademark goal celebration after knocking Dortmund out in 2020?
Paris Saint-Germain
Paris Saint-Germain, whose Neymar copied the celebration after scoring in the 2-0 win that sent Dortmund out.
Q 19Against whom did Haaland score five in a 7-0 Champions League win in March 2023?
RB Leipzig
RB Leipzig were beaten 7-0, sending City into the quarter-finals of the Champions League they went on to win.
Q 20Whose 1928-29 City club record of 38 goals in a season did Haaland break?
Tommy Johnson
Tommy Johnson, whom City sold to Everton in 1930, and who then beat City in the 1933 FA Cup final.
Q 24Whose record did Haaland break for fastest to 100 goals in Europe's top five leagues?
Ronaldo (Brazil)
103 appearances against the Brazilian's 133.
Q 25Which award for most goals for club and country in a season did Haaland receive in 2023?
Gerd Muller Trophy
Gerd Muller Trophy, for 56 goals, one more than Kylian Mbappé, yet Lionel Messi beat him to the Ballon d'Or itself.
Q 26Against which club did Haaland score five in a 6-2 FA Cup win in February 2024?
Luton Town
Luton Town were beaten 6-2, with Kevin De Bruyne setting up Haaland's first four goals.
Q 27Which Chelsea player finished runner-up to Haaland for the 2023-24 Golden Boot?
Palmer
Cole Palmer, who scored 22 in his first season after leaving Manchester City, five fewer than Haaland.
Q 28Haaland's 300th goal came in a 5-2 Club World Cup win over which club?
Juventus
Juventus were beaten 5-2, yet days later City went out of the Club World Cup, losing 4-3 to Al-Hilal.
Q 29Which Manchester City captain left Haaland's side on loan for AC Milan in January 2025?
Kyle Walker
Kyle Walker, who had asked to leave, joined Milan with an option to buy.
Q 30To whom did Haaland hand the penalty that was saved in the 2025 FA Cup final?
Omar Marmoush
Omar Marmoush had it saved by Dean Henderson, and Crystal Palace held on to win their first major trophy.