Erling Haaland reached a new milestone within minutes of making his entrance during Manchester City’s latest Club World Cup win.
On Thursday, City breezed past Juventus 5-2 in Orlando to guarantee a 100% winning record in the group stages.
Haaland, who was named on the bench by Pep Guardiola, entered the fray as a half-time substitute for Omar Marmoush.
Within minutes, the Norwegian pounced for his 300th career goal, albeit via a fortunate miskick when tapping in Matheus Nunes’ cross in the 52nd minute.
Aged 24, Haaland crossed the 300 goal mark in his 370th professional game – for club and country.
The company Haaland finds himself beating with this milestone is truly remarkable.
Norwegian striker Erling Haaland was one of Manchester City’s five goal scorers in Orlando
Erling Haaland came on at half-time during City’s 5-2 Club World Cup victory over Juventus
Haaland has achieved the 300 mark aged just 24 after playing for City, Molde and Dortumund
He has reached his triple century far quicker than numerous notorious goalscorers, including Cristiano Ronaldo (554 games), Lionel Messi (418 games) and Kylian Mbappé (409 games).
During his run, Haaland has netted for City, Molde, Borussia Dortmund and Norway.
City have been the biggest beneficiaries of Haaland’s rise to 300, the Norwegian scoring over 100 times for the Premier League club since joining in a €60 million (£51.2 million) deal from Dortmund in 2022.
By winning the game against Juventus, City ensured top spot in their group.
They will play the runners-up in Group H – likely Real Madrid or RB Salzburg – in the las 16.
