When he scored on Sunday at the City of Manchester Stadium against Wolverhampton Wanderers, Erling Haaland, the Manchester City goal machine, broke yet another set of records.
The Norwegian found his form in the previous game against Tottenham Hotspur when he equalized to kick off City’s comeback victory after going without a goal for three straight games.
He continued to score in this game (against Wolves), bringing his total to 25 goals, two more than Mohammed Salah and Heung Min-Son combined for last season, when they shared the Golden Boot with 24 goals each.
He scored the game’s opening goal with a precise header off of a Kevin De Bruyne assist in the 40th minute, and he added another goal from the penalty spot five minutes after the break. When he successfully completed his hat trick in the 54th minute, his goal total rose further within minutes.
Haaland has scored how many goals?
In club football so far, Erling Haaland has 166 goals and 39 assists. Haaland has 31 goals and three assists across all competitions for Manchester City.
What documentation possesses Erling Haaland?
His third hat trick in the Premier League came against Wolves. He now has the same number of hat-tricks in the Premier League as Mohamed Salah (3) and more than Cristiano Ronaldo (3). (4).
He broke Ruud van Nistelrooy’s record
With 18 more games to play in the season, Haaland tied that total. The deadly striker also set other records at home against Wolves. Haaland, who has 16 goals in 11 games at the Etihad Stadium this season (tied with Sergio Agüero in 2011–12), is the only player to have scored more goals at home for the Cityzens in a single Premier League season.
What records can Haaland shatter this year?
With 34 goals each in the 1993–1994 and 1994–1995 seasons, respectively, Andy Cole of Manchester United and Alan Shearer of Blackburn Rovers hold the record for the most goals scored by a player in a single Premier League season.
by scoring his fourth Premier League hat-trick in just his 19th appearance (fourth hat-trick in 65th app).
- 19 – Erling Haaland
- 65 – Ruud van Nistelrooy
- 81 – Luis Suárez
- 86 – Alan Shearer
- 89 – Robbie Fowler
The imposing Norwegian equaled Mick Quinn’s Premier League goal total with his 25th goal. Haaland has now equaled Thierry Henry’s goal total under Pep Guardiola (30).
With 18 more games to play in the season, Haaland tied that total. The deadly striker also set other records at home against Wolves. Haaland, who has 16 goals in 11 games at the Etihad Stadium this season (tied with Sergio Agüero in 2011–12), is the only player to have scored more goals at home for the Cityzens in a single Premier League season.
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— Premier League (@premierleague) January 22, 2023
What records can Haaland shatter this year?
With 34 goals each in the 1993–1994 and 1994–1995 seasons, respectively, Andy Cole of Manchester United and Alan Shearer of Blackburn Rovers hold the record for the most goals scored by a player in a single Premier League season.
To beat that mark, Haaland will need to score nine goals in 18 games.
Mohammed Salah currently holds the record for the most goals scored in a season (38 games) with 32 goals. The Norwegian will only need seven goals to tie the mark and one more to break it.
With 38 goals in the 1928–1929 season, Man City’s Tommy Johnson holds the club record for most goals scored in a season (across all competitions). Haaland has scored 31 goals so far this season, and with just seven more, he will set a new personal best for Man City.
