Dream - Erling Haaland robbed! That's the common sight of people in his home country, Norway. It happened after Erling Haaland was ousted by Lionel Messi for the Ballon d'Or award on Monday night, October 30, 2023. Despite Haaland's ability to break goal records and achieve a treble, the fact remains that this Manchester City superstar still couldn't overcome the Argentine player, who won the Ballon d'Or award for the eighth time.

Gunnar Halle has known Haaland since he was a child playing at Elland Road with his father, Alfie. And he told Sunday Mirror Sport that there is disappointment but no real surprise for people in Haaland's home country. "He has won the Premier League, FA Cup, Champions League, and scored almost 60 goals. I'm not sure what else he can do!" said Halle. "He is extraordinary, but I think people expect Messi to win it."

"They hoped Erling would do it, but because of the World Cup, I think Messi will always win it. I'm not sure anyone in Norway is too surprised. Erling's statistics are extraordinary, and the way he scores goals and the competitions he wins, he probably should win." But here it is. Sometimes it happens. But it certainly won't change people's feelings towards him. Wherever you look in this country, there is chaos with his name on the back at Manchester City. Previously, it was the uniform of Manchester United, you won't see it anymore!""

What people in Norway really want to see is Haaland playing against the world's best players wearing the Norwegian uniform in the World Cup or European Championship. It seems unlikely to happen in the near future because Norway is struggling to qualify for Euro 2024. However, Halle is confident that if there is someone who can bring them back there, it is Haaland. Haaland is currently ranked second in the Ballon d'Or. In the 2022-23 season, he scored 56 goals and provided nine assists. This made him win the Champions League, Premier League, and FA Cup.

But the Ballon d'Or jury has a different view. As expected, Lionel Messi, who was awarded the Ballon d'Or this year, surpassed Erling Haaland. The Argentine player opened up a significant lead over the young Manchester City star, with a 105-point advantage. Messi collected 462 points in the battle for the best footballer title, while Haaland only received 367 points!***But on that Ballon d'Or award night, Erling Haaland didn't go home empty-handed. That night, Haaland won the Gerd Muller Trophy for Best Striker.

Erling Haaland said "his task" is to score goals after winning the Ballon d'Or Gerd Muller Trophy, which recognized the Norwegian player as the best striker of last season. The Manchester City forward scored 56 goals for his club and country last season, breaking the Premier League record for the most goals in a single season during his first year in England. "That's my job, that's why I'm here," said Haaland. The Manchester City striker scored 56 goals throughout the 2022/23 season, both for Cityzens during their treble-winning campaign and for the Norwegian national team.

When asked why he is so productive in front of the goal, Haaland has a simple answer. "That's my job, that's why I'm here," he said on stage after receiving the award. "That's my expertise. If I have to give advice, I would say stay hungry, enjoy this moment, and stay alert. This feeling is extraordinary and I experienced it several times last season, and I want to chase this feeling," he said. Haaland became the third player to receive the Gerd Muller award, following Robert Lewandowski's success in 2021 and 2022.

"He enjoyed his debut season in the Premier League by breaking records, scoring 36 goals in 35 matches, and providing eight assists. The 23-year-old player scored four hat-tricks on his journey to breaking the record for the most goals in a Premier League season. Not only was he deadly in the league, but he also scored three goals in successful FA Cup matches and 12 times when Man City won the UEFA Champions League for the first time, including five goals against RB Leipzig in the round of 16. 'It is a great honor to receive the Gerd Muller Trophy,' said Haaland proudly."

"It's a great honor to receive the Gerd Muller Trophy," said Haaland proudly. "I couldn't have scored as many goals as I did last season without all my teammates, and this award is a reminder of the extraordinary year we all enjoyed together," he added. ***Erling Haaland was born in Leeds, England, on July 21, 2000, when his father was still playing for Leeds United. Alfinge Haaland had moved to England seven years earlier after being promoted from the local club Bryne."

Only three years after Erling was born, Alfinge was forced to retire from football at the age of 30 due to injury. He suffered a brutal tackle from Roy Keane that injured his right knee. With the end of his top-level career, Alfinge decided to return to his hometown in Norway with his family. When Haaland senior left football to become a property developer in his hometown, he encouraged his son to play the sport he loved, and Erling followed in his father's footsteps by joining the Bryne youth football academy.

Pelatih Alf Ingve Berntsen was immediately impressed with his new recruit. He works hard and plays in the attacking line compared to defending or midfield like Alfinge did during his career with teams like Nottingham Forest, Leeds, and Manchester City. "I saw Erling for the first time when he was five years old when he attended indoor training with a group one year older," said Berntsen. "His first two touches resulted in a goal. He was very, very good from the very beginning, even though he had never played for that club before."

Haaland is the son of sports couple Alfinge Haaland and Gry Marita. His father is a footballer who played for Leeds at the time of his birth, while his mother is an athlete and Norwegian heptathlon champion. Since childhood, football has been his hobby. Even when an injury forced his father to retire from the game, Haaland continued to play. Haaland began his career at the age of 15 with the Norwegian team Bryne F.K. During the 2015-16 season, he played for Bryne 2, the reserve squad, where he scored 18 goals in 14 matches.

In May 2016, Berntsen gave him his first opportunity with the first team. He made his debut on May 12, 2016 in a division one match against Ranheim. With Bryne, Haaland played in 16 matches. In February 2017, it was announced that he had signed a contract with Molde. He made his debut for the team on April 26, 2017, scoring his first goal in a 3-2 victory against Volda TI in the Norwegian Cup.

Two months later, on July 4th, he made his league debut as a substitute player against Sarpsborg 08. Haaland scored the winning goal in that match, his first in the Eliteserien. On September 17, 2017, he scored his second goal against Viking FK. Haaland ended his first season with 4 goals in 20 appearances with Molde. During his second season under coach Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, Haaland scored 16 goals in 30 matches. One of his most notable performances during his second season was on July 1, 2018, when he scored four goals against SK Brann in the first 21 minutes of the match.

His impressive talent caught the attention of Juventus and Salzburg. Haaland joined the Red Bull Salzburg team in Austria on August 19, 2018. However, his first season did not go as expected. He only played five matches and scored only one goal, so he was almost not considered. In the 2019-20 season, everything changed after he scored 9 goals in the U-20 match against Honduras. After that surprising match, Haaland became a key player for Salzburg. He made history with the team and in the Champions League, by scoring a hat-trick in the first half of his Champions League debut against Genk on September 17, 2019. In his second season with Salzburg, he played a total of 22 matches and scored 28 goals.

Quick start in Salzburg did not escape attention when he returned to his country and Haaland was included in the senior squad of Norway, making his debut in September 2019. He made his debut in the Champions League two weeks later, and with that came more history. After scoring a hat-trick against Genk, Haaland scored in the next four group matches to become the first teenager and fifth player to score in five consecutive Champions League matches. The away journey with Salzburg further enhanced his international profile, but also gave him more time for personal and professional development. His teammate at Red Bulls, Maxmilian Wober, recalls how Haaland would learn rather than play games.

The following is the translation of the text from 'Bahasa' to 'English' while preserving any html tags: "The away journey with Salzburg further enhances his international profile, but also gives him more time for personal and professional development. His teammate at Red Bulls, Maxmilian Wober, recalls how Haaland would rather learn than play games. "He is truly a top professional. When we played cards on long trips, you could only see him reading some scientific articles on how he could improve the quality of his sleep or his eating patterns. He always looks for the smallest details that he can improve on to take a step forward," said Wober."

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“He is the same person I met before his eight goals in the Champions League in the summer. He is crazy, crazy, but that's what makes him so good.”

If the best teams in Europe cannot stop Haaland, neither can the teams in Austria. When the winter break arrived, the 19-year-old player had scored 28 goals in 22 matches in all competitions for Red Bulls, including five hat-tricks.

As a result, keeping him in Salzburg became impossible, as Manchester United, RB Leipzig, and Borussia Dortmund are all very interested.

At the beginning of 2020, Haaland signed a contract with Borussia Dortmund from the Bundesliga. He made his debut on January 18, 2020 against FC Augsburg, and immediately scored his first hat-trick in 23 minutes. He became the second player in the team's history to score three goals in his Bundesliga debut, after Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang. On February 18, 2020, Haaland scored the second goal in a 2-1 victory against Paris Saint-Germain in the first leg of the Champions League round of 16. He had several standout performances before the league was closed due to the Covid pandemic.

On May 16, 2020, he scored his first goal after the league break against Schalke; it was his tenth goal in domestic competition. A month later, he scored two goals in a 2-0 victory against Leipzig, securing a spot in the Champions League for the following season for Dortmund. On September 19, 2020, he again scored two goals in a 3-0 victory against Borussia Mönchengladbach. Then he scored again in a 2-3 defeat on September 30 against Bayern Munich in the German Super Cup and again in the league against Bayern on November 7.

"On November 21, he scored four goals in 32 minutes as they defeated Hertha Berlin 5-2. On the same day, he became the first Norwegian to win the Golden Boy award. Three days later, on November 24, he scored two goals in a 3-0 victory against Club Brugge. He became the fastest player to reach 15 goals in the UEFA Champions League, with only 12 appearances in the tournament. In December 2020, Haaland suffered a tendon injury that kept him out until January 2021."

He returned to the team on January 3, 2021, in a match against VfL Wolfsburg. Six days later, he scored two goals in a 3-1 away victory against Leipzig. Then, he scored two goals in a 2-4 defeat against Mönchengladbach on January 22. He scored two goals and recorded one assist in a 3-2 victory against Sevilla F.C. in the first leg of the round of 16 of the Champions League, and then scored two more goals in the second match to secure Dortmund's ticket to the quarter-finals. Although Dortmund was eventually eliminated, Haaland became the top scorer of the Champions League competition with 10 goals.

After the season ended, Haaland was crowned as the best player of the Bundesliga 2020-21 after scoring 27 goals in 28 played matches. On June 13, 2022, Haaland was finally sold to Manchester City F.C. with a five-year contract. He made his debut on July 30, 2022, when Manchester lost 3-1 against Liverpool. He continued to impress, scoring goals with astonishing speed. After joining Manchester City and becoming a key figure in the club, he managed to win the continental treble in his first year.

Haaland has incredible speed, strength, and finishing ability. He is known for his powerful shots and predatory instincts inside the penalty box. Standing at 1.94 meters, he also poses a significant aerial threat. On the international stage, Haaland represents the Norwegian national team. He made his senior debut in September 2019. Erling Haaland's statistics in 2023, at the time of writing this article, reveal an impressive record with 24 goals scored in 25 matches.

"With impressive statistics to support his reputation as a goal-scoring machine, Haaland's physical condition allows him to continue playing, creating space, and involving his teammates. He is a versatile player who can drop deep to receive the ball or use his speed and clever movements to run behind the opponent's defense and create opportunities. Haaland's sharp and unpredictable movements make him a nightmare for opposing defenders. He is skilled at protecting the ball with his body and maintaining possession in the attacking line. Haaland's creativity emerges when he moves into the left channel, where he can unleash powerful shots or fire salvos from the midfield. With his speed and heightened awareness, Haaland is a true expert in counterattacks."

He is skilled in protecting the ball with his body and maintaining ball possession in the attacking line. Haaland's creativity emerges when he moves into the left channel, where he can unleash powerful shots or deliver a salvo of shots from the midfield. With his speed in controlling the ball and high awareness, Haaland is a true expert in counter-attacks.

With a treble title in his debut year playing for Manchester City, scoring 56 goals, in the Ballon d'Or celebration, Haaland only received the Gerd Muller award and ranked second in the Ballon d'Or. But Messi's era is over. It is not impossible for Haaland to win the Ballon d'Or in the future. Especially if he remains consistent: successfully achieving his second treble with his club. Who says it's impossible? (eha) Source: Sunday Mirror Sport, Euro Sport, Manchester Evening News, History Biography, Goal