5 things you may not know about Norwegian Erling Haaland

Borussia Dortmund's young Norwegian Star Erling Haaland is one of the top scorers in the world at the moment, drawing strong attention to his scoring record and impressive numbers in front of goal in the past few months, and has become the focus of Europe's top players.

Here we take a look at the top 5 things you probably didn't know about Haaland ..

1-was eligible to play for the England national team

Haaland was born in Leeds, England, where his father, Alf Inge Haaland, who played for Leeds United, was theoretically eligible to play for the Three Lions, but Haaland was always clear about his priorities and heart with the Norwegian national team, which made him choose Norway, and he has already represented Norway in various age groups.

Despite being eliminated from the group stage of the U20 World Cup in Poland last year, Haaland won the Golden Boot after scoring 9 goals in one match against Honduras, setting a record.

The newly-promoted Bundesliga star seems to love playing in the Champions League, as not only is his favorite song he likes to listen to is the Champions League anthem, but his personal phone has set the tone for the official anthem of the prestigious European competition, because it motivates him to train stronger and become a better footballer every day.

2-his favorite song "Anthem of the Champions League"

Haaland's admiration and hard work at the tournament have certainly paid off this season, as he was one of the most feared strikers in European competition until Dortmund were knocked out of the tournament, the 19-year-old with 10 goals in 5 Champions League games this season.

3-dreams of winning the English league with Leeds

His father is Alf Inge Halland, who previously played for Leeds, made 34 international appearances for Norway, and played for Manchester City, Nottingham Forest and Leeds United.after being born in Leeds, the former Salzburg striker was attached to his father's club and dreamed of winning the Premier League with him one day despite moving to Manchester City.

4 - follows the diet of Cristiano Ronaldo

Haaland takes Cristiano Ronaldo as a role model, considering him his ideal when it comes to his training and diet, as the Norwegian striker follows the Portuguese legend's diet plan as he is amazed at Cristiano's current fitness at the age of 35.

Alf Inge Haaland, the father of the young prodigy, revealed earlier that his son was inspired by Cristiano's diet after a brief conversation with Ronaldo's former Manchester United teammate Patrice Evra.

The French defender recounted during a conversation with the young player about how he and Cristiano had lunch together, where he confirmed that the Don was eating fish and nothing else as part of his strict calorie control routine.

5-scored 9 goals in one match

The Dortmund goal machine was part of the formation of the Norwegian national team for the U-20 World Cup, held in Poland last year.

Haaland scored nine goals in one game, as his country crushed Honduras 12-0 and broke the record for the most goals in a single game of the tournament, recorded by Brazilian striker adelton, who scored six goals against Korea in a 10-3 victory in the 1997 edition, which was also Norway's biggest ever victory in football.