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The free Erling Haaland quiz — from Salzburg's teen sensation to Manchester City's record-breaker and Norway's talisman. Easy to hard, most answers explained.

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  1. easy

    Phil Foden scored his first Manchester City hat-trick in a 6-3 Manchester derby win in October 2022. Which team-mate also scored three that day?

    WhyHaaland and Foden each scored a hat-trick as City beat Manchester United 6-3 at the Etihad on 2 October 2022.

  2. easy

    Which squad number has Erling Haaland worn since joining Manchester City in 2022?

    WhyHaaland took the No. 9 shirt when he signed from Borussia Dortmund in summer 2022.

  3. medium

    How many goals did Erling Haaland score in his first Premier League season?

    WhyHaaland scored 36 in 2022-23, breaking the 38-game season record of 32 set by Salah in 2017-18.

  4. medium

    Who set the Premier League single-season scoring record in 2022-23 with 36 goals?

    WhyErling Haaland's 36 goals in 2022-23 beat the previous 38-game record of 32, shared by Salah and Ronaldo.

  5. hard

    Erling Haaland scored how many Bundesliga goals in 15 appearances during his half-season debut at Borussia Dortmund (Jan-June 2020)?

    WhyHe scored 13 goals in 15 Bundesliga appearances at 81.7 minutes/goal. Started with a 23-minute hat-trick off the bench vs Augsburg on debut (18 Jan 2020).

  6. medium

    Which club did Erling Haaland score his first Premier League hat-trick against?

    WhyHaaland scored three against Crystal Palace in August 2022, having trailed 2-0 at half time, in only his fifth league game for City.

  7. medium

    What is the record for the most goals in a Premier League season by a single player — set by Erling Haaland in 2022-23?

    WhyErling Haaland scored 36 goals in 2022-23 for Man City (38 games).

  8. hard

    While playing for Borussia Dortmund, Erling Haaland broke the record for the fastest 10 Champions League goals — in how many games?

    WhyHaaland reached 10 Champions League goals in just 7 games for Dortmund, the fastest ever.

  9. medium

    Erling Haaland became the fastest player to score 100 Premier League goals in December 2025. How many matches did it take him?

    WhyHe broke Alan Shearer's record of 124 games by 13 matches.

  10. medium

    Erling Haaland scored 20 Champions League goals before turning 21 — the majority of them for which club?

    WhyAfter 8 in the group stage for Salzburg, Haaland racked up most of his early CL goals at Borussia Dortmund.

  11. hard

    How many league goals did Erling Haaland score to win the 2025-26 Premier League Golden Boot?

    WhyIgor Thiago of Brentford was next best on 22.

  12. medium

    Which player scored the most Premier League goals in a single season before Haaland's record?

    WhyShearer scored 34 in 1994-95, though that came in a 42-game season; the 38-game record was 32 by Salah until Haaland's 36.

  13. medium

    In 2022 Erling Haaland joined Manchester City after they activated a release clause reported at roughly what figure?

    WhyHaaland's contract carried a release clause of about €60m, a bargain given his prolific scoring.

  14. medium

    Erling Haaland set a Champions League record as the first teenager to score in his first FIVE group-stage matches — in which club's colours did he achieve this in 2019-20?

    WhyIt was an Austrian club, before his January 2020 move to the Bundesliga; he opened with a debut hat-trick vs Genk.

  15. medium

    Erling Haaland set a new single-season Premier League goal record in his debut 2022-23 campaign. How many league goals did he score?

    WhyHis 36 goals broke the 38-game record of 32 set by Mohamed Salah in 2017-18; no player had scored more in an English top-flight season since Ron Davies (37) in 1966-67.

  16. easy

    Erling Haaland joined Manchester City in 2022 from which club?

    WhyCity triggered Haaland's release clause to sign him from Borussia Dortmund, where he had been a prolific goalscorer.

  17. easy

    Who was the Premier League top scorer in 2022-23?

    WhyHaaland's 36 goals in 2022-23 were not just the Golden Boot but a new single-season record for a 38-game campaign.

  18. easy

    What is the nationality of striker Erling Haaland, who joined Manchester City in 2022?

    WhyHaaland represents Norway at international level, having been born in Leeds to Norwegian parents.

  19. easy

    Which Dortmund striker finished as the top scorer of the 2020-21 Champions League with 10 goals in 8 appearances — before his side was eliminated by Manchester City in the quarter-finals?

    WhyAged 20, he became the fastest and youngest player to reach 20 Champions League goals, achieving the feat in just 14 matches. He then moved to Manchester City in summer 2022.

  20. easy

    On 18 January 2020, a teenager came off the bench on his Dortmund debut against Augsburg and scored a hat-trick inside 23 minutes. Who announced himself so spectacularly?

    WhyIt was the first substitute debut hat-trick in Bundesliga history. The Norwegian striker would go on to score 86 goals in 89 games for BVB before joining Manchester City.

  21. easy

    Which club sold Erling Haaland to Man City in 2022 for just €60m — widely seen as a bargain?

    WhyCity triggered a release clause reportedly around 60 million euros in 2022; Haaland scored 36 league goals in his first season.

  22. easy

    Erling Haaland scored 15 Champions League goals for which Bundesliga club before joining Man City in 2022?

    WhyHaaland joined Dortmund Jan 2020 from Salzburg for €20m. Scored 86 goals in 89 games for BVB.

  23. easy

    Who scored 36 Premier League goals in 2022-23 to set a new single-season record?

    WhyHaaland's 36 goals in 2022-23 broke the 38-game PL season record (previously 32 by Salah in 2017-18).

  24. easy

    Which Norwegian striker scored 62 Bundesliga goals in 67 games for Borussia Dortmund before leaving for Manchester City in 2022 via a €60m release clause?

    WhyHe joined Dortmund from Salzburg in January 2020 and won the DFB-Pokal in 2020-21.

  25. easy

    Who won the 2025-26 Premier League Golden Boot?

    WhyHis third, after 2022-23 and 2023-24.

What the Erling Haaland quiz covers

Every question is written and checked by football fans — soccer, if you're reading this in the US — across the topics that decide a real Erling Haaland expert:

Career & clubs

Every club Erling Haaland played for and the moves in between.

Trophies & honours

Leagues, cups and the biggest nights of the career.

Goals & records

The milestones, the tallies and the records set.

International

The national-team story — tournaments, caps and glory.

Iconic moments

The goals and games fans will never forget.

Awards

Ballon d'Ors, Golden Boots and individual honours.

This is one set from a bank of thousands of questions spanning 72 clubs, every major league and eight decades of football.

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  1. Phil Foden scored his first Manchester City hat-trick in a 6-3 Manchester derby win in October 2022. Which team-mate also scored three that day?

    Haaland and Foden each scored a hat-trick as City beat Manchester United 6-3 at the Etihad on 2 October 2022.

  2. Which squad number has Erling Haaland worn since joining Manchester City in 2022?

    Haaland took the No. 9 shirt when he signed from Borussia Dortmund in summer 2022.

  3. How many goals did Erling Haaland score in his first Premier League season?

    Haaland scored 36 in 2022-23, breaking the 38-game season record of 32 set by Salah in 2017-18.

  4. Who set the Premier League single-season scoring record in 2022-23 with 36 goals?

    Erling Haaland's 36 goals in 2022-23 beat the previous 38-game record of 32, shared by Salah and Ronaldo.

  5. Erling Haaland scored how many Bundesliga goals in 15 appearances during his half-season debut at Borussia Dortmund (Jan-June 2020)?

    He scored 13 goals in 15 Bundesliga appearances at 81.7 minutes/goal. Started with a 23-minute hat-trick off the bench vs Augsburg on debut (18 Jan 2020).

  6. Which club did Erling Haaland score his first Premier League hat-trick against?

    Haaland scored three against Crystal Palace in August 2022, having trailed 2-0 at half time, in only his fifth league game for City.

  7. What is the record for the most goals in a Premier League season by a single player — set by Erling Haaland in 2022-23?

    Erling Haaland scored 36 goals in 2022-23 for Man City (38 games).

  8. While playing for Borussia Dortmund, Erling Haaland broke the record for the fastest 10 Champions League goals — in how many games?

    Haaland reached 10 Champions League goals in just 7 games for Dortmund, the fastest ever.

  9. Erling Haaland became the fastest player to score 100 Premier League goals in December 2025. How many matches did it take him?

    He broke Alan Shearer's record of 124 games by 13 matches.

  10. Erling Haaland scored 20 Champions League goals before turning 21 — the majority of them for which club?

    After 8 in the group stage for Salzburg, Haaland racked up most of his early CL goals at Borussia Dortmund.

  11. How many league goals did Erling Haaland score to win the 2025-26 Premier League Golden Boot?

    Igor Thiago of Brentford was next best on 22.

  12. Which player scored the most Premier League goals in a single season before Haaland's record?

    Shearer scored 34 in 1994-95, though that came in a 42-game season; the 38-game record was 32 by Salah until Haaland's 36.

  13. In 2022 Erling Haaland joined Manchester City after they activated a release clause reported at roughly what figure?

    Haaland's contract carried a release clause of about €60m, a bargain given his prolific scoring.

  14. Erling Haaland set a Champions League record as the first teenager to score in his first FIVE group-stage matches — in which club's colours did he achieve this in 2019-20?

    It was an Austrian club, before his January 2020 move to the Bundesliga; he opened with a debut hat-trick vs Genk.

  15. Erling Haaland set a new single-season Premier League goal record in his debut 2022-23 campaign. How many league goals did he score?

    His 36 goals broke the 38-game record of 32 set by Mohamed Salah in 2017-18; no player had scored more in an English top-flight season since Ron Davies (37) in 1966-67.

  16. Erling Haaland joined Manchester City in 2022 from which club?

    City triggered Haaland's release clause to sign him from Borussia Dortmund, where he had been a prolific goalscorer.

  17. Who was the Premier League top scorer in 2022-23?

    Haaland's 36 goals in 2022-23 were not just the Golden Boot but a new single-season record for a 38-game campaign.

  18. What is the nationality of striker Erling Haaland, who joined Manchester City in 2022?

    Haaland represents Norway at international level, having been born in Leeds to Norwegian parents.

  19. Which Dortmund striker finished as the top scorer of the 2020-21 Champions League with 10 goals in 8 appearances — before his side was eliminated by Manchester City in the quarter-finals?

    Aged 20, he became the fastest and youngest player to reach 20 Champions League goals, achieving the feat in just 14 matches. He then moved to Manchester City in summer 2022.

  20. On 18 January 2020, a teenager came off the bench on his Dortmund debut against Augsburg and scored a hat-trick inside 23 minutes. Who announced himself so spectacularly?

    It was the first substitute debut hat-trick in Bundesliga history. The Norwegian striker would go on to score 86 goals in 89 games for BVB before joining Manchester City.

  21. Which club sold Erling Haaland to Man City in 2022 for just €60m — widely seen as a bargain?

    City triggered a release clause reportedly around 60 million euros in 2022; Haaland scored 36 league goals in his first season.

  22. Erling Haaland scored 15 Champions League goals for which Bundesliga club before joining Man City in 2022?

    Haaland joined Dortmund Jan 2020 from Salzburg for €20m. Scored 86 goals in 89 games for BVB.

  23. Who scored 36 Premier League goals in 2022-23 to set a new single-season record?

    Haaland's 36 goals in 2022-23 broke the 38-game PL season record (previously 32 by Salah in 2017-18).

  24. Which Norwegian striker scored 62 Bundesliga goals in 67 games for Borussia Dortmund before leaving for Manchester City in 2022 via a €60m release clause?

    He joined Dortmund from Salzburg in January 2020 and won the DFB-Pokal in 2020-21.

  25. Who won the 2025-26 Premier League Golden Boot?

    His third, after 2022-23 and 2023-24.

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How the Erling Haaland quiz is checked

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Erling Haaland quiz — FAQ

Which clubs has Erling Haaland played for?
Haaland came through Bryne in Norway before moving to Molde, where Ole Gunnar Solskjær managed him. From there he joined RB Salzburg in January 2019, then Borussia Dortmund in January 2020 via a €20m release clause, and finally Manchester City in 2022 for a £51.2m clause fee — where he remains as of 2026, tied to the club on a deal running to 2034. The quiz walks through every step of that path in order.
What has Haaland won, and which records does he hold?
In his debut 2022-23 season he won the treble with Manchester City — Premier League, FA Cup and Champions League — and set the single-season Premier League scoring record with 36 goals (52 in all competitions). He is the fastest player to 100 Premier League goals and to 50 Champions League goals, and by the 2025-26 season he had collected three Premier League Golden Boots. He is also Norway's all-time top scorer. No Ballon d'Or yet as of 2026, and the quiz gets into exactly why the debate rages.
Is the Haaland quiz free to play?
Yes. The sample set on this page is completely free to play in your browser with no sign-up and no download. If you want more, the full Ball IQ app carries thousands of questions across players, clubs and competitions, plus daily challenges and multiplayer modes to play against friends.
How hard is the Haaland quiz?
It scales from easy to hard. Early questions are gentle — his club, his country, his signature season — before ramping up to release-clause fees, exact records and the finer points of his Salzburg and Dortmund years. Every answer comes with a short explanation, so even the tough ones teach you something whether you get them right or wrong.
About the Erling Haaland quiz

Erling Haaland is the most ruthless goal machine of his generation — a giant, left-footed Norwegian who turned scoring into something close to a mechanical certainty. This free Haaland quiz runs the whole arc: the Bryne boy who moved to Molde under Ole Gunnar Solskjær, the teenager who detonated at RB Salzburg, the Borussia Dortmund phenomenon, and the 2022 switch to Manchester City that handed Pep Guardiola the final piece of a treble. In his very first season at the Etihad he scored 36 Premier League goals — a single-season record for the competition — and 52 across all competitions. If you know which release clause City triggered to sign him from Dortmund, this quiz is for you.

The defining images arrive early and never let up. On 17 September 2019, a 19-year-old making his Champions League debut for Salzburg scored a first-half hat-trick against Genk — still the only player to manage that on his debut in the competition. Three years later he tore up the Premier League record book, reaching 100 goals in just 111 appearances in December 2025 — faster than Alan Shearer's 124, the quickest century the competition has ever seen. He is Norway's all-time leading scorer, and at the 2026 World Cup — his first — his two late goals sank Brazil in the last 16 and carried Norway to their first-ever quarter-final.

Expect the full spread. Easy openers — which country he plays for, which club signed him in 2022 — climb toward the detail that separates the fans from the fanatics: the €20m clause that took him from Salzburg to Dortmund, the three Premier League Golden Boots he had gathered by the 2025-26 season, the manager who gave him his breakthrough at Molde, the night he brought up his 300th career goal against Juventus. Transfers and fees, records, era and managers, iconic moments — it is all in here.

Every question comes with a short explained answer, so you pick up the story behind the stat as you play. Play the sample set below free in your browser, no sign-up — and if you want the deep end, the full Ball IQ app has thousands of questions plus daily challenges and multiplayer.