‘His greatest dream’ – Erling Haaland says his dad tried to ‘pressure’ him into being professional at completely different sport

Erling Haaland may have been making historical past in a distinct sport totally if his dad had received his manner.

The Norwegian has been following in his dad’s footsteps by starring for Manchester Metropolis within the Premier League.

Erling Haaland of Manchester City looks on prior the game the UEFA Champions League 2025/26 League Phase MD6 match between Real Madrid C.F. and Manchester City at Estadio Santiago Bernabeu on December 10, 2025 in Madrid, Spain. — Haaland’s dad needed him to show professional in a distinct sport throughout his childhoodCredit score: Getty

Nevertheless, Alf-Inge Haaland tried to persuade his son to take up golf as an alternative while he was rising up.

He wouldn’t get his manner, although, with Haaland now a two-time Premier League champion with Metropolis.

In the meantime, the 25-year-old not too long ago turned the quickest participant to succeed in 100 objectives within the competitors.

Haaland may have swapped the penalty field for the placing inexperienced had his dad’s dream come true.

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Haaland’s golf profession

He has revealed he was made to play golf for 3 years as a teenager in an try and make it as knowledgeable.

Regardless of choosing soccer as an alternative, Haaland continues to play as an grownup.

Talking to The Relaxation Is Soccer podcast, he defined: “It’s truly humorous as a result of his greatest dream was me turning into knowledgeable golfer. That was his greatest dream.

“So once I was ten, he compelled me to start out on golf. So I performed golf each week from once I was 10-13.”

Haaland had been within the academy at native facet Bryne on the time of his short-lived golf profession.

He would go on to progress into the first-team earlier than spells at Molde, RB Salzburg and Borussia Dortmund previous to arriving at Metropolis.

Haaland performed golf for 3 years rising up alongside his soccer aspirationsCredit score: instagram / @erling

The ahead added that his dad would ‘hit’ him for sporting gloves on the pitch rising up regardless of the freezing temperatures in Norway.

Haaland was unfazed, although, admitting: “I like the old fashioned, the charming factor of operating, tackling. It’s a pleasant factor.

“And in addition you by no means see me enjoying with gloves. It’s as a result of my father would hit me if I did. So I’m a bit old style as effectively, that’s why I prefer it.”

As a participant, Haaland Sr. made 181 Premier League appearances throughout spells with Metropolis, Leeds United and Nottingham Forest.

The proper-back additionally gained 34 caps for Norway, together with two matches on the 1994 World Cup.

His son is about to observe go well with within the USA subsequent summer time after serving to his facet attain the match for the primary time in 28 years.

Haaland has revealed it was his dad’s ‘dream’ for him to develop into knowledgeable golferCredit score: instagram / @erling

Haaland is already Norway’s all-time main scorer with 55 objectives in 48 caps.

That tally contains 13 objectives in 5 matches because the begin of this season.

In the meantime, he has additionally discovered the online 20 occasions for Metropolis in as many appearances throughout all competitions.

These objectives have helped take his Premier League whole to 100 in 112 matches and develop into the quickest participant to succeed in a century within the competitors’s historical past.