50 free Erling Haaland trivia questions with answers — sports quiz, new questions added Aug 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 50 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 English city was Haaland born?
Leeds
His father Alf-Inge was playing for the local club at the time, so he grew up supporting them.
Q 02To which Norwegian town, his parents' hometown, did Haaland move at age three?
Bryne
He joined the local club's academy at five and later played for its reserves in the fourth tier.
Q 03In which event was Haaland's mother, Gry Marita Braut, a Norwegian national champion?
Heptathlon
Her surname appears on his Norway shirt as 'Braut Haaland'.
Q 04Haaland reportedly set an age-group world record at five in which event?
Standing long jump
The recorded distance was 1.63 metres.
Q 05Under which former Manchester United striker did Haaland play at Molde?
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer
Solskjaer compared him to Romelu Lukaku after he scored four in 21 minutes against Brann.
Q 06Against which unbeaten league leaders did Haaland score four goals in 21 minutes for Molde?
Brann
It finished 4-0 in July 2018; Molde said they had already rejected several bids for him.
Q 07Which Austrian club did Haaland join on 1 January 2019?
Red Bull Salzburg
Leeds United had also made an offer before the move, according to The Athletic.
Q 08Against whom did Haaland score a first-half hat-trick on his Champions League debut?
Genk
Salzburg won 6-2 and he remains the only player with a first-half hat-trick on debut.
Q 09Which other teenager had scored in each of his first three Champions League games before Haaland?
Karim Benzema
Haaland then became the first teenager to score in his first four and first five.
Q 10Roughly how much did Borussia Dortmund pay Salzburg for Haaland in December 2019?
€20 million
Manchester United and Juventus were also reported to want him.
Q 11Against which club did Haaland score a 23-minute hat-trick off the bench on his Dortmund debut?
Augsburg
Only Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang had scored three on Bundesliga debut for Dortmund before.
Q 12How many goals did Haaland score in his first three Bundesliga matches, a record?
Seven
He won the league's Player of the Month for January despite barely an hour on the pitch.
Q 13Which trophy did Haaland win with Dortmund in May 2021, scoring twice in the final?
DFB-Pokal
Dortmund beat RB Leipzig 4-1; it was his only title at the club.
How many Champions League goals made Haaland the 2020-21 top scorer?
Q 21Whose 1928-29 City club record of 38 goals in a season did Haaland break?
Tommy Johnson
The five against Leipzig took him to 39.
Q 22How many Premier League goals did Haaland score in 2022-23, a single-season record?
36
They came in 35 appearances, beating the 34 shared by Shearer and Andy Cole.
Q 23How many goals in all competitions did Haaland score in his first City season?
52
He broke Salah and van Nistelrooy's record of 44 for a Premier League player.
Q 24Whom did City beat 1-0 in the 2023 Champions League final to complete the treble?
10
He was also the fastest and youngest player to 20 goals in the competition.
Q 15What release clause did Manchester City activate to sign Haaland in 2022?
€60 million
That was about £51.2 million, on a five-year contract.
Q 16At 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 17Against whom did Haaland score twice on his Premier League debut?
West Ham United
They were the only goals of a 2-0 away win in August 2022.
Q 18In 2022 Haaland became the first to score hat-tricks in how many successive PL home games?
Three
The 6-3 win over Manchester United also brought him two assists.
Q 19Whose record as fastest to 20 Premier League goals did Haaland beat by seven matches?
Kevin Phillips
The former Sunderland striker's mark fell after just 14 games.
Q 20Against whom did Haaland score five in a 7-0 Champions League win in March 2023?
RB Leipzig
He matched Messi and Luiz Adriano's single-game record and did it in 57 minutes.
Inter Milan
Haaland finished as the competition's top scorer with 12 goals.
Q 25What share of the FWA Footballer of the Year vote did Haaland win in 2023, a record margin?
82%
Bukayo Saka and Martin Odegaard trailed; he was only the fourth winner in a debut season.
Q 26Whose 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 27Which award for most goals for club and country in a season did Haaland receive in 2023?
Gerd Muller Trophy
He was runner-up for the Ballon d'Or itself.
Q 28Against which club did Haaland score five in a 6-2 FA Cup win in February 2024?
Luton Town
It was the first FA Cup five-goal haul since George Best in 1970.
Q 29How many goals earned Haaland his second straight Golden Boot in 2023-24?
27
They came in 31 matches as City retained the title.
Q 30Until which year does the contract Haaland signed in January 2025 run?
2034
It is the longest deal in Premier League history, reportedly worth £500,000 a week.