Erling Haaland Got 4 Guinness World Records And His Reaction Is The Purest Thing You'll See
Erling Haaland was presented with four Guinness World Records certificates at the Etihad Stadium ahead of the new Premier League season, and the photos tell you everything you need to know about the 26-year-old Manchester City striker: he is looking at each certificate the way most people look at the person they love most. The four records in his hands cover the full range of what has made him one of the most feared goal scorers in football history. The first is the fastest time to score 100 goals in the English Premier League, achieved on December 2, 2025 against Fulham in just 111 matches since his debut at the start of the 2022/23 season. The second is the most goals by a football player in an English Premier League season across 38 games, with 36 goals in his debut season surpassing Mo Salah's 32 for Liverpool in 2017/18 and bettering the previous all-time record of 34 shared by Andy Cole and Alan Shearer from the 1993/94 and 1994/95 seasons. The third is the most UEFA Nations League goals by a football player, with 19 international goals for Norway between September 2020 and November 2024, leaving him four clear of his nearest rival on the all-time list.
The fourth certificate is for the most goals scored in a UEFA Champions League match, after Haaland put five past RB Leipzig on March 14, 2023, equaling a record shared by Lionel Messi and Luiz Adriano. The Norwegian was also one of the breakout stars of the 2026 FIFA World Cup, gaining approximately 24 million Instagram followers during the tournament through a combination of extraordinary on-pitch performances, an endearingly goofy personality, and a series of post-match interviews that made him one of the most genuinely likeable presences at the tournament. He returned home with a stuffed raccoon under his arm and proceeded to become a significant social media phenomenon, with getting a reply from him on Instagram becoming a trend in its own right. He appears on the cover of the Guinness World Records Football Edition 2027. With no sign of his appetite for goals declining as the new season begins, Guinness noted with some understatement that it would not be long before he needs to clear some additional wall space. The smile on his face while holding those four certificates says he would not mind that at all.
