Borussia Dortmund

The era of Erling - Haaland will be 'one of the great forwards'

The Norwegian has scored relentlessly over the last two years and his current club captain predicts more to come

 
8:12pm on Tuesday 3rd November 2020
By
Emmet Gates

Borussia Dortmund defender Matt Hummels is convinced Norwegian striker Erling Haaland can maintain his goalscoring form for the next decade.

Haaland hasn't stopped scoring since his arrival at the German side from Austrian outfit RB Salzburg in January.

He has been the proposed target of many European giants including Manchester United, Real Madrid and Liverpool, and the German stopper reckons that we are entering the era of Erling over the next few years.

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"[He is an] Incredible goalscorer and hard worker," Hummels said to CBS Sports. "I think that is something the people do not know because they see the work only on Tuesday, Wednesday and Saturday.

"They just see it on the pitch, but the work behind it is what makes him so good because he is working on himself. He knows what he can do, what his strengths are, but he knows his weaknesses as well and he is working on them.

"I am 100% convinced Erling will be one of the greatest goalscorers in the next 15 years, no question about it."

Haaland has scored 24 goals in 27 games for Dortmund in all competitions. The German side bought Haaland for an estimated fee of £20m earlier this year.

20 yrs - S (C) - Dortmund
92 
Defending
Creative
Passing
Attacking
Shooting
Decisive
Aerials
Physical
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386
Played matches
5
5
2
Shots P90
3.96
Shots On target P90
2.10
Successful passing %
70%
Final third passes P90
11.20

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