FIFA remembers when a fresh-faced Erling Haaland plundered nine in a single match at the U-20 World Cup Poland 2019.
Haaland represented Norway at youth level, winning the Golden Boot at the 2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup, where he scored a record nine goals in a single match.
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A young Erling Haaland netted nine in the 12-0 scoreline, another tournament record and enough to earn him the 2019 Golden Boot 🤩 2025 marks Norway's fourth participation in the tournament.
On this day, 6 years ago, a then 18-year old Erling Haaland scored 9 goals against Honduras in the FIFA U20 World Cup. Norway ended up defeating Honduras 12-0, one of the biggest scoreline ever in the history of the U20 World Cup.
Right now, Messi's longtime rival Cristiano Ronaldo is the only active player to have scored over 900 professional career goals, having achieved the feat in September 2024.
Lionel Messi's son Thiago scores 11 goals in ONE GAME 🤯⚽️ Like father, like son 🤝
Cristiano Ronaldo's five goals beat several records. It is the first time that he has achieved the feat in his entire career. Cristiano Ronaldo achieved another epic achievement against Granada CF.
Erling Haaland has written his name into English football folklore after smashing the record to become the fastest player to reach 100 Premier League goals. The unstoppable Norway forward hammered home his landmark goal with a powerful strike 17 minutes into Man City's incredible 5-4 win at Fulham.
Marmoush relishing prospect of Haaland link-up
And he has chosen to wear the coveted No. 7, previously worn by the likes of Mike Summerbee, David White, David Rocastle, Georgi Kinkladze and Raheem Sterling.
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Cristiano Ronaldo signed a record-setting new deal in June with Saudi Arabian football club Al Nassr for what, at almost $700 million over just two years, amounts to the highest average annual salary for a player contract in sports history.
The record for the fastest player to reach 100 goals belongs to Alan Shearer, who achieved it in 124 games during the 1995-96 season.
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Haaland's debut City season in 2022/23 broke several records for goalscoring. He hit 36 goals in the Premier League, the most ever in a single season, and 52 in total, the most ever by a City player.
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Ronaldo needs 47 to reach 1,000 career goals. With a recent average of around 45 goals a year and a role built for finishing, he is statistically well-placed to cross the mark if he stays on the pitch until 2027.
Cristiano Ronaldo is overcome with emotion after scoring his 900th career goal. The 39-year-old was also the first men's player in history to score 800 goals for club and country, according to the Olympics.
With more than 1000 goals in his career, Romario is the world's 2nd highest scorer. Legendary football player, qualifying as the world's best footballer, Pele's goal record, yet could not have been breakon. Pele, who scored a total of 1281 goals during his football career, very difficult to break this record.
There have been only four occurrences since 1970, and just two since 2003. In 1916, Georgia Tech defeated Cumberland by a score of 222 to 0. On October 25, 1884, Yale defeated Dartmouth 113–0, becoming the first team to score 100 points in a game.
Lewandowski's five goals in nine minutes was also the fastest in any major European football league since Opta began keeping records, and it ended Wolfsburg's 14-match unbeaten run. He was awarded four certificates by Guinness World Records for this feat.
This was the fastest goal of Cristiano Ronaldo's career, 45 seconds into the game, in 2009, for Real Madrid and against Xerez. 3 days later he scored a great goal against Villarreal, 1 minute and 40 seconds into the game.
Cristiano Ronaldo celebrates his 800th club career goal.
Cristiano Ronaldo has now scored more goals for Portugal after turning 30 than Pele scored for Brazil in his entire career. 😳 Ronaldo after 30 - 78 goals Pelé entire career- 77 goals #cr7 #cristianoronaldo.