How I became Erling Haaland | Documentary

Erling Haaland is ready to dominate the Premier League. A terrifying presence to any opposition, standing at 6'4" (193 cm) tall, the Norwegian wonderkid inherited the dogged work ethic of his footballing father (Alf-Inge) and burst onto the scene as a 'manchild' 15 year old at Bryne FK. Haaland then moved to Molde, before transferring to Red Bull Salzburg, where he became only the second teenager in UEFA Champions League history to score in each of his first three appearances in the competition. It was not long before Bundesliga side Borussia Dortmund pounced, and Haaland established himself as one of the deadliest strikers in Europe. Now his tour of devastation continues at Manchester City. We went to Norway to learn more about his roots.

Let us show you how he became Erling Haaland, the next football superstar.

Report: Matthias Frickel
Edit: Kirsten Jungclaus, Phil Czegka
Camera: Matthias Frickel, Ulrich Crüwell


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[dompie]

That lady looks like she cooks the best food ever, shes adorable

[goldenekpendu]

The cook is so adorable. She sees Erling as her own child. So good

[NickVennlig]

You can't hate this guy. He's a gem of a guy and a gem of a player.

[wijisson]

When she says "I miss erling" 😢

[Delboy]

Haaland was short boy who had a sudden growth spurt in his late teens. The same happened to Steven Gerrard, Kane and Dele Alli. Gerrard was said to be the smaller than Michael Owen until he was 15 years old where suddenly grew to be over 6 foot. I think these player who grow up short have to become very technical due to their lack of size and when they have that growth spurt, they maintain the technical skill of short player but now have the physical size that maybe a player who has always been tall doesn't have.

[glolobo]

He's got like Ronaldo's hunger & Ibrahimovic physique. And not even 20 years old. Amazing

[ManVith]

FUN FACT:Ole was his first team coach in molde. He signed him

[ryanhussey]

I really want to see him and his chef reunite, that would be so emotional

[cexir]

That cook was so the sweetest lady you could tell she loves all the boys she feeds and puts love into all the food like a mom to all the boys she even started crying cause she missed him I bet he loved her just as much

[iwinlee]

2 years after this video posted... Erling Haaland scored 10 goals in his first 6 EPL matches... already the best Player in EPL at 22...

[RakeshTDK]

He is next big thing from Bundesliga along with Sancho and Davies

[boat]

His chef makes food with love, treating the young players as her own children. We need more of that kind of nice lady!

[mojanesekhutsoanyane]

never underestimate Erling's father's mental strength. To live a pretty much normal adult life after your pride and joy is stripped from you must be hell. God bless the dude

[leo]

THE NORWEGIAN BEAST! Makes us Norwegians feel such pride to finally have a superstar from our country on the world stage!

[mannion]

Man this guy has everything. Unreal speed, dribbling, finishing, first touch is always perfect, heading, adjusts his feet so quickly, intelligent, plays for the team, 6' 4", aggressive, ice cold, hunger, consistency... Seems the perfect striker at 19. Ridiculous

[mashaaa]

What a nice lady the cook is you need that type of person and soul in football all the good things they Doo all for the love of the players

[cavatojr]

Now he's killing it at the toughest league in the world. RESPECT

[chikasnotmadjustdisappoint]

The Molde fitness coach looks alot like Gareth Bale.

[barcafernando]

This kid is different. Talent, mentality, professional, physique, he’s going to be important in club football for a long time.

[haalandnorway]

The lady is so sweet, when she started to cry about haaland, she broke my heart 😭💔