Erling Haaland enters Dortmund history books with fantastic scoring record
Erling Haaland's dreamy start to his Bundesliga and Dortmund career is nothing short of staggering.
Erling Haaland. | Photo: Borussia Dortmund |
The next matchday, against Wolfsburg, the Norwegian hitman scored his 51st and 52nd Dortmund strikes and in doing so, registered a remarkable club record never seen before.
The Dortmund No.9 has become the first player in the club’s history to score twice or more on ten occasions in the Bundesliga and fourteen occasions across all competitions in a single season – a remarkable total of 28 goals in 13 appearances, so far.
Here is the list of his victims so far –
• Bundesliga Matchday 1 – Borussia Monchengladbach; 2 goals (3-0 victory)
• Bundesliga Matchday 3 – SC Freiburg; 2 goals (4-0 victory)
• Bundesliga Matchday 8 – Hertha Berlin; 4 goals (5-2 victory)
• Bundesliga Matchday 15 – RB Leipzig; 2 goals (3-1 victory)
• Bundesliga Matchday 18 – Borussia Monchengladbach; 2 goals (4-2 defeat)
• Bundesliga Matchday 22 – Schalke 04; 2 goals (4-0 victory)
• Bundesliga Matchday 24 – Bayern Munich; 2 goals (4-2 defeat)
• Bundesliga Matchday 26 – FC Koln; 2 goals (2-2 draw)
• Bundesliga Matchday 29 – Werder Bremen; 2 goals (4-1 victory)
• Bundesliga Matchday 31 – Wolfsburg; 2 goals (2-0 victory)
• UCL Group stages Matchday 3 – Club Brugge; 2 goals (3-0 victory)
• UCL Group stages Matchday 4 – Club Brugge; 2 goals (3-0 victory)
• UCL Round of 16 1st leg – Sevilla; 2 goals (3-2 victory)
• UCL Round of 16 2nd leg – Sevilla; 2 goals (2-2 draw)
He has scored 25 Bundesliga goals and made 6 assists in 25 appearances. Astonishingly, Haaland has not only scored a hattrick, but has done one better - with a four-goal haul against Hertha Berlin on matchday 8.