This Saturday, Borussia Dortmund's Norwegian striker Erling Haaland was voted Golden Boy 2020. This trophy rewards the best European player of the year under 21 years old. He finished ahead of Barcelona's Ansu Fati and Canadian left-back Alphonso Davies. This Saturday, November 21, a few hours after learning that he was named Golden Boy 2020, the Norwegian performed a "masterclass" during the match between BVB and Hertha Berlin. Lucien Favre's men won 5-2 away with a quadruple by Erling Haaland. "I woke up this morning with a great surprise, and I end this day with four goals and a great victory ," he posted on social media.
🤩 Golden Boy 2020: Erling Haaland! pic.twitter.com/5jgYTxB5n8
— Borussia Dortmund (@BVB) November 21, 2020
A meteoric progression
In the space of a year and a half, this Norwegian aged only 20 has managed to make a name for himself among the future great strikers of the football planet. He is currently the happiness of BVB who paid only 20 million euros during the last winter transfer window to attract his prodigy. A big investment for the German club! Former RB Salzburg player, the club that made him famous, Erling Haaland is currently having an extraordinary season on a personal level. Focus!
A real goal machine!
2020 is a year that smiles on the Erling Haaland phenomenon. The latter has scored 23 goals in 22 Bundesliga games. A frightening statistic that shows that this player really did not need to adapt to his new club and his new championship. He was voted player of the month in January 2020 when he had just joined BVB. As a certain Kyllian Mbappé would say "I don't talk about age". In the Champions League this year it is 5 goals in 6 games for the number 9 of BVB. It should be noted that he has already scored 14 goals in only 11 Champions League games in his young career. For comparison, Brazilian legend Ronaldo Nazario has scored 15 goals in this big-eared cup in 47 games. Erling Haaland was also decisive in 2020 with his Norwegian team. Indeed, he scored 6 goals in 5 games. In all competitions combined with Borussia Dortmund and Norway it is 37 goals in 35 games. And to say that the year is not over yet! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4dpFVp0gARk From the top of his 1.94m, with his physique of mover, Erling Haaland never ceases to impress. Endowed with exceptional qualities such as his speed, his sense of purpose, his intelligence or his football technique, he never stops working and improving. He is now one of the most promising players on the football planet and could one day become one of the best footballers on this planet. Case to follow!