Erling HaalandThe Champions League career has been nothing short of extraordinary. He reached ten goals in just seven gamesand twenty goals in fourteen, both record feats, although Sébastien Haller has since surpassed his record to reach ten goals (in six games).
No player has come close Haaland’s achievement of scoring 20 goals in just 14 games. Harry Kane, nearest competitor, took ten more games to reach the same milestone. Lionel MessiRobert Lewandowski and Kylian Mbappé all took significantly longer, while Cristiano Ronaldo didn’t score his first Champions League goal until his 27th appearance, eventually reaching 20 goals in 56 games. Haaland’s early pace is remarkable and unprecedented.
Haaland’s five-goal spell against Leipzig ended him 30 goals in 25 games, another Champions League record. He previously surpassed Ruud van Nistelrooy’s record (34 games) to become the fastest player to 35 Champions League goals (in 27 games), set a new record for the youngest to reach this milestone at 22 years, 272 days, surpassing Kylian Mbappé’s previous record. He also scored 40 goals in 35 gamesbecoming the youngest player at 23 years, 130 days, to achieve this feat. His unmatched speed and efficiency is remarkable.
Record within reach
Haaland is now within striking distance of several other significant Champions League records:
- Youngest to score 50 goals – Lionel Messi (24 years, 284 days)
- Fastest to score 50 goals – Ruud van Nistelrooy (62 games)
Haaland’s current Champions League record
Haaland currently holds many Champions League records:
- Youngest to score 15 goals – 20 years, 126 days
- Fastest to score 15 goals – 12 games
- Youngest to score 20 goals – 20 years, 231 days
- Fastest to score 20 goals – 14 games
- Youngest to score 25 goals – 22 years, 47 days
- Fastest to score 25 goals – 20 games
- Youngest to score 30 goals – 22 years, 236 days
- Fastest to score 30 goals – 25 games
- Youngest to score 35 goals – 22 years, 272 days
- Fastest to score 35 goals – 27 games
- Youngest to score 40 goals – 23 years, 130 days
- Fastest to score 40 goals – 35 games
- Youngest to score 45 goals – 24 years, 128 days
- Fastest to score 45 goals – 44 games
- Only player to score a hat-trick in the first half on his Champions League debut
- Only player to score multiple goals in four consecutive Champions League matches
- Only player to score multiple goals on his Champions League debut with three different clubs
Haaland has scored two hat-tricks in the Champions League, the first in the first half of his debut against Genk in 2019. He has scored two or more goals in nine games and was the first player to score in four consecutive Champions League games in Dortmund.
He just became that third player to score five goals in a Champions League match when he scored five goals against Leipzig in the round of 16 in 2023/24. He has scored against 17 of the 24 different teams he has faced in the Champions League; only Ajax and Manchester City (while at Dortmund), Real Madrid, Inter, Crvena Zvezda, Sporting CP and Juventus have been able to stop him.
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