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Erling Haaland Stats at Manchester City: Goals, Assists, Records in Premier League

Erling Haaland has been that one name that is making circles around the footballing world. Ever since he joined the famous Manchester City in the summer of 2022, he has been on everyone’s radar. And the Norwegian striker has done nothing to get off it.

Hence, in this article we will take a look at all the at achievements and stats of Erling Haaland at Manchester City, and Premier League in particular.

But before we dive into it, let’s know a little about the background of Erling Haaland’s arrival at Manchester City.

How did Earling Haaland arrive at Manchester City?

The foundation of Haaland’s arrival was laid way back in 2021, when Manchester City’s club legend and Argentine Striker Sergio Aguero left the club to join Barcelona.

Aguero was the same man who helped put down a marker for the start of a new era of Manchester City. And his departure left a huge gaping wound in the front line of Manchester City.

Although they had the likes of Gabriel Jesus to fill that gap, the Manager Pep Guardiola was not able to see the Brazilian as his out an out striker. Hence began the quest for new striker, but nobody knew that it would land Erling Haaland at Manchester City.

So, fast forward to Spring of 2022. And Manchester City is on the cusp of losing their Premier League title to recently acquired arch rivals Liverpool. The whole world is capable of recognizing the flaw in the system.

It is the formation of False 9 that is causing City all the issues. And towards the end of the season, a huge announcement comes through that send a wave of delight across Man City fans.

Both Man City and Borussia Dortmund announce reaching an agreement for Erling Haaland.

Originally the idea was to bring in the no. 1 English striker Harry Kane to the club in 2021. But the English strikers’ loyalties lied with his London based club. And hence the move fell off, when Kane signed a renewal with Tottenham Hotspurs. That is when the news of Haaland’s arrival at Manchester City broke the internet.

One of the hottest things in the footballing circuit was headed to Manchester City. That too at a nothing price of 60 million pounds.

With his arrival everyone knew that the player was all set to make a big mark. And that is what Erling Haaland is doing at Manchester City. He is setting his own standards, and nobody can seem to match them at the time being.

Erling Haaland Manchester City Stats

CompetitionPlayedStartedSub OnSub OffUnusedGoalsWDLYCRC
Charity Shield11000000100
English Premier League232218026154430
FA Cup11001010000
League Cup21111110100
UEFA Champions League55041532000
TOTAL3230213331206630

When the Norwegian had made his official debut for the Manchester based club, nobody thought that Haaland would have great stats at Manchester City.

In his first game, a community shield game against Liverpool, Haaland was a terrible mess. He missed a sitter in the very first game, and his team ended up losing the game 3 goals to 1.

This game made everyone question that hype that had built around Haaland. There were pundits claiming that the Norwegian wouldn’t have good stats in Manchester City colors.

But the young gun put all the questions regarding him to rest when he scored his first goal on Premier League debut against West Ham. What followed next was nothing short of a positive character arc plot.

Haaland turned his haters into believers. And shattered every stats in the Manchester City colors.

Which brings us to our second and most interesting part of the article: records broken by Erling Haaland at Manchester City.

Records Broken by Erling Haaland at Man City

Everyone knows that the Man City striker has been a goal machine this season. As a result, Haaland’s stats for Manchester City are just off the charts.

Fastest Player to score 15 goals

Even before completing 10 games for his side in the Premier League, Haaland had 15 goals in his name for Manchester City. He was certainly on song, right from the get going.

With these amazing stat for Manchester City, he broke the previous record of fastest player to 15 goals. This record was previously owned by Andrew Cole of Manchester United.

Cole had scored these goals in the same number of games. But Haaland broke his record, without even breaking a sweat, and hence will be eyeing the record of most goals in the season, which is jointly owned by Cole and Alan Shearer.

And considering Haaland’s stats in Man City’s colors, nobody will bet it against him.

Fastest to 3 and 4 Hattrick in Premier League

Furthermore, Haaland also is the fastest player to score 3 and 4 hattricks in Premier League. And just like the previous record of 15 goals, he has broken these two with a ridiculous difference as well.

In the Premier League history, the fastest layer to score 3 hattrick was English footballer Michael Owen, it took him 48 matches to reach the milestone. Haaland on the other hand did it in just 8 games. Similarly the previous record for 4 Hattricks was held by Man United legend Ruud van Nistelrooy who scored them in 65 games. And Haaland did it in just 19 games, which is an insane number in itself.

As of February 2023, Haaland has 4 hattricks from the season. These hattricks have come against oppositions like Wolves, Manchester United, Crystal Palace, and Nottingham Forest.

Apart from this, Haaland also has the chance to break the record of most hatticks in a season. The previous record is again held by Allen Shearer who scored 5 hattricks. With 17 games to go, one can expect Haaland to score 2 more.

Most goals in a season

This is one record that Haaland has not broken yet. But considering his stats for Manchester City this season, it cannot be far away either.

Haaland with 17 games to go has a total of 26 goals to his name. This is 4 goals more than the joint golden boot winners (Salah, and Heung min-Son) of last season.

Given his aggregate scoring this season, Haaland is all set to break the record for most goals in a season. The previous best is 32, scored by none other than Allen Shearer, but given the games at hand Haaland will fancy the chances of breaking that record as well.

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