Haaland, king of hat-tricks

Of those 26 goals, 15 goals have been scored in five games from July to November. In less than four months, Haaland has five hat tricks. An outstanding record, according to ProFootballDB, BeSoccer's data base.

To contextualize (although the rivals' quality is not taken into account), Messi's last five hat-tricks took him 14 months to score, while Cristiano's happened in the last three years. 

The Norwegian giant put three past Parndorf in the Austrian Cup, three past Wolfsberger and Hartberg in the Austrian Bundesliga, three past Genk in the Champions League and three past Wolfsberger again this Sunday.

Haaland not only impresses with his numbers, but his performance in the Champions League is superb: he has seven goals in his first games. The Norwegian is a rookie in the continental tournament, but his performances say otherwise.

Beyond the record he set against Genk, Haaland is the top scorer in the European competition. Only Robert Lewandowski keeps his pulse going, with six goals. Another interesting fact: his seven goals have been achieved with just eleven shots.

Haaland is one of the great phenomena of the season and has already been associated with a multitude of teams. RB Leipzig, Juventus, Manchester United... At the age of 19, he looks set to keep making history.

 

November 1, 2019