Erling Haaland has revealed two jobs he would do if he weren't a footballer, and the answers may surprise you.
On Thursday night, the 22-year-old received the Football Writers Association's 2023 Player of the Year award.
It comes after he won his first Premier League title with Manchester City and broke the record for most goals scored in a single season.
Haaland has scored 36 goals in 35 appearances and claims his first season in English football has been better than expected.
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“I expected to do good things, but I didn't expect it. It's been a great season so far and I'm happy," he said.
"We joke a lot, we have a lot of fun in the dressing room and on the pitch. I really enjoy that and there are a lot of good people in the team.
During the awards night, the Norwegian player chatted with Sky Sports and asked a series of quick questions.
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In the interview, he announced his best friend in football is Jack Grealish, describing himself as "comfortable" and saying that Kevin De Bruyne is the greatest player he has ever played alongside. on the field.
Elsewhere, Haaland also revealed what job he would like to do if not an athlete. Haaland made the revelations at a recent awards ceremony. Credit:
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Number nine was requested by a Sky reporter:
"If you weren't a footballer, what would you be?"
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Surprisingly, he offered two alternative careers he could pursue and revealed that in another life he would trade as a "welder or farmer".
However, being born into a sports-loving family has clearly taken the multi-award winning player down a very different path.
His father Alf-Inge is of course a former City and Nottingham Forest player while his mother, Gry Marita Braut, is recognized as a triathlete champion.
Elsewhere, his cousin Albert Braut Tjaaland has been hailed as a football prodigy and his sister, Gabrielle, has brought even more talent to the family.
She married Norwegian striker Jan Gunnar Eide in 2020 and has since welcomed a son and a daughter.
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