{"id":1183954,"date":"2021-01-07T18:46:03","date_gmt":"2021-01-07T18:46:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/?p=1183954"},"modified":"2021-04-09T10:47:17","modified_gmt":"2021-04-09T09:47:17","slug":"erling-haaland-football-manager-stats-ballon-dor","status":"publish","type":"gaming","link":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/gaming\/erling-haaland-football-manager-stats-ballon-dor\/","title":{"rendered":"Football Manager 21 stories: When will Erling Haaland win the Ballon d&#8217;Or?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Not many people had a 2020 to remember, but Erling Haaland did.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In fact, since scoring nine (NINE!) goals in a single game at the 2019 U-20 World Cup, the Norwegian goal machine has smashed record after record on his way to becoming one of the most prolific strikers in Europe at just 20 years old.<\/p>\n<p>A hat-trick on his Champions League debut was followed by another on his first appearance in a Borussia Dortmund shirt. Then he became the youngest player to score 10 Champions League goals and also the quickest to do so, needing just seven appearances in the competition to reach double figures.<\/p>\n<p><!-- This belongs to <head\/> --><br \/>\n<script async type='text\/javascript' src='\/\/asset.fwcdn1.com\/js\/storyblock.js'>\n<\/script><\/p>\n<p><!-- This belongs to <body\/> --><br \/>\n<fw-storyblock\n  channel=\"squawka\"\n  video=\"o94WE9\"\n  autoplay=\"true\"\n><\/fw-storyblock><\/p>\n<p>In 2020 alone, Haaland scored 39 times in 37 games for club and country and was named European Golden Boy in November 2020. So, we decided to boot up Football Manager and &#8216;sim&#8217; 10 years into the future to see if a Ballon d&#8217;Or would follow. Or rather, <em>when<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>Or rather, <em>how many<\/em>.<\/p>\n<h2>2020\/21<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1183967 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2021\/01\/07124601\/1183954_1183954_Erling-Haaland-FM21-Ballon-dOr.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2244\" height=\"1254\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2021\/01\/07124601\/1183954_1183954_Erling-Haaland-FM21-Ballon-dOr.jpg 2244w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2021\/01\/07124601\/1183954_1183954_Erling-Haaland-FM21-Ballon-dOr-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2021\/01\/07124601\/1183954_1183954_Erling-Haaland-FM21-Ballon-dOr-1024x572.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2021\/01\/07124601\/1183954_1183954_Erling-Haaland-FM21-Ballon-dOr-768x429.jpg 768w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2021\/01\/07124601\/1183954_1183954_Erling-Haaland-FM21-Ballon-dOr-66x37.jpg 66w, 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240w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2244px) 100vw, 2244px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Age:<\/strong> 20<\/li>\n<li><strong>Club:<\/strong> Borussia Dortmund<\/li>\n<li><strong>Value:<\/strong> \u00a363m<\/li>\n<li><strong>Media description:<\/strong> Wonderkid<\/li>\n<li><strong>International goals:<\/strong> 3 (3 caps)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Best Attributes: | Finishing: <span style=\"color: #339966;\">18<\/span> | Off The Ball: <span style=\"color: #339966;\">18<\/span> | Pace: <span style=\"color: #339966;\">18<\/span> | Penalty Taking: <span style=\"color: #339966;\">17<\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Ballon d&#8217;Ors:<\/strong> 0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Naturally at the start of the 2020\/21 season Haaland is yet to get his hands on the Ballon d&#8217;Or, but with a value of \u00a363m at just 20 years of age and some outrageously high stats, it almost seems a foregone conclusion that BVB&#8217;s Norwegian wunderkind will at some point clinch the coveted accolade.<\/p>\n<h2>2022\/23<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1183970 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2021\/01\/07125914\/1183954_1183954_Erling-Haaland-FM21-Ballon-dOr-202223.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2234\" height=\"1236\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2021\/01\/07125914\/1183954_1183954_Erling-Haaland-FM21-Ballon-dOr-202223.jpg 2234w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2021\/01\/07125914\/1183954_1183954_Erling-Haaland-FM21-Ballon-dOr-202223-300x166.jpg 300w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2021\/01\/07125914\/1183954_1183954_Erling-Haaland-FM21-Ballon-dOr-202223-1024x567.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2021\/01\/07125914\/1183954_1183954_Erling-Haaland-FM21-Ballon-dOr-202223-768x425.jpg 768w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2021\/01\/07125914\/1183954_1183954_Erling-Haaland-FM21-Ballon-dOr-202223-66x37.jpg 66w, 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\/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Age:<\/strong> 22<\/li>\n<li><strong>Club:<\/strong> PSG<\/li>\n<li><strong>Value:<\/strong> \u00a389m<\/li>\n<li><strong>Media description:<\/strong> Elite striker<\/li>\n<li><strong>International goals:<\/strong> 29 (32 caps)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Best Attributes: | Finishing: <span style=\"color: #339966;\">19<\/span>\u00a0| Off The Ball: <span style=\"color: #339966;\">19<\/span>\u00a0| Pace: <span style=\"color: #339966;\">18<\/span> | Penalty Taking: <span style=\"color: #339966;\">18 <span style=\"color: #000000;\">| Balance:<\/span> 18 <span style=\"color: #000000;\">| Anticipation:<\/span> 18<\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Ballon d&#8217;Ors:<\/strong> 1<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Fast forward three seasons and Haaland traded the Ruhr district for glittering nights at the Parc des Princes, completing a \u00a3102m move to PSG. The now 22-year-old can no longer be considered a precocious goalscorer but rather, a world-class striker, collecting the 2022 Ballon d&#8217;Or to cement his status as Europe&#8217;s best, beating Manchester United&#8217;s Martin Odegaard and Real Madrid&#8217;s Mohamed Salah in the process.<\/p>\n<p><iframe style=\"width: 120px; height: 240px;\" src=\"\/\/ws-eu.amazon-adsystem.com\/widgets\/q?ServiceVersion=20070822&amp;OneJS=1&amp;Operation=GetAdHtml&amp;MarketPlace=GB&amp;source=ac&amp;ref=tf_til&amp;ad_type=product_link&amp;tracking_id=squawka04-21&amp;marketplace=amazon&amp;region=GB&amp;placement=B08J8DJSQD&amp;asins=B08J8DJSQD&amp;linkId=fdfc59ef049c830d76982ffdcd0f3f98&amp;show_border=false&amp;link_opens_in_new_window=false&amp;price_color=333333&amp;title_color=0066c0&amp;bg_color=ffffff\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><br \/>\n<\/iframe><\/p>\n<h2>2026\/27<\/h2>\n<div id=\"attachment_1183973\" style=\"width: 2246px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1183973\" class=\"wp-image-1183973 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2021\/01\/07130627\/1183954_1183954_Erling-Haaland-FM21-Ballon-dOr-202627.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2236\" height=\"1252\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2021\/01\/07130627\/1183954_1183954_Erling-Haaland-FM21-Ballon-dOr-202627.jpg 2236w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2021\/01\/07130627\/1183954_1183954_Erling-Haaland-FM21-Ballon-dOr-202627-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2021\/01\/07130627\/1183954_1183954_Erling-Haaland-FM21-Ballon-dOr-202627-1024x573.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2021\/01\/07130627\/1183954_1183954_Erling-Haaland-FM21-Ballon-dOr-202627-768x430.jpg 768w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2021\/01\/07130627\/1183954_1183954_Erling-Haaland-FM21-Ballon-dOr-202627-66x37.jpg 66w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2021\/01\/07130627\/1183954_1183954_Erling-Haaland-FM21-Ballon-dOr-202627-270x150.jpg 270w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2021\/01\/07130627\/1183954_1183954_Erling-Haaland-FM21-Ballon-dOr-202627-840x470.jpg 840w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2021\/01\/07130627\/1183954_1183954_Erling-Haaland-FM21-Ballon-dOr-202627-80x45.jpg 80w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2021\/01\/07130627\/1183954_1183954_Erling-Haaland-FM21-Ballon-dOr-202627-180x101.jpg 180w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2021\/01\/07130627\/1183954_1183954_Erling-Haaland-FM21-Ballon-dOr-202627-380x213.jpg 380w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2021\/01\/07130627\/1183954_1183954_Erling-Haaland-FM21-Ballon-dOr-202627-1072x600.jpg 1072w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2021\/01\/07130627\/1183954_1183954_Erling-Haaland-FM21-Ballon-dOr-202627-370x207.jpg 370w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2021\/01\/07130627\/1183954_1183954_Erling-Haaland-FM21-Ballon-dOr-202627-240x134.jpg 240w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2236px) 100vw, 2236px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1183973\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Real Madrid&#8217;s abundance of attacking riches in 2026\/27<\/p><\/div>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Age:<\/strong> 26<\/li>\n<li><strong>Club:<\/strong> Real Madrid<\/li>\n<li><strong>Value:<\/strong> \u00a3129m<\/li>\n<li><strong>Media description:<\/strong> Elite striker<\/li>\n<li><strong>International goals:<\/strong> 51 (73 caps)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Best Attributes: | Finishing: <span style=\"color: #339966;\">19<\/span>\u00a0| Off The Ball: <span style=\"color: #339966;\">19<\/span> | Penalty Taking: <span style=\"color: #339966;\">18 <span style=\"color: #000000;\">| Balance:<\/span> 18 <span style=\"color: #000000;\">| Anticipation:<\/span> 18<\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Ballon d&#8217;Ors:<\/strong> 3<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Skipping ahead a few years and super agent Mino Raiola managed worked his magic yet again, engineering an eye-watering move from PSG to Real Madrid, fulfilling Florentino Perez&#8217;s &#8216;galactico&#8217; fantasies no doubt. At 26, the goalscoring fiend is valued at a jaw-dropping \u00a3129m and has three Ballon d&#8217;Ors to his name, collecting back-to-back awards in 2025 and 2026 for separate clubs (PSG and Los Blancos respectively), while also pipping teammate Kylian Mbappe to the post in the latter year.<\/p>\n<h2>2030\/31<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1183977 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2021\/01\/07131858\/1183954_1183954_Erling-Haaland-FM21-Ballon-dOr-203031.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2236\" height=\"1244\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2021\/01\/07131858\/1183954_1183954_Erling-Haaland-FM21-Ballon-dOr-203031.jpg 2236w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2021\/01\/07131858\/1183954_1183954_Erling-Haaland-FM21-Ballon-dOr-203031-300x167.jpg 300w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2021\/01\/07131858\/1183954_1183954_Erling-Haaland-FM21-Ballon-dOr-203031-1024x570.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2021\/01\/07131858\/1183954_1183954_Erling-Haaland-FM21-Ballon-dOr-203031-768x427.jpg 768w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2021\/01\/07131858\/1183954_1183954_Erling-Haaland-FM21-Ballon-dOr-203031-66x37.jpg 66w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2021\/01\/07131858\/1183954_1183954_Erling-Haaland-FM21-Ballon-dOr-203031-270x150.jpg 270w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2021\/01\/07131858\/1183954_1183954_Erling-Haaland-FM21-Ballon-dOr-203031-80x45.jpg 80w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2021\/01\/07131858\/1183954_1183954_Erling-Haaland-FM21-Ballon-dOr-203031-180x100.jpg 180w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2021\/01\/07131858\/1183954_1183954_Erling-Haaland-FM21-Ballon-dOr-203031-380x211.jpg 380w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2021\/01\/07131858\/1183954_1183954_Erling-Haaland-FM21-Ballon-dOr-203031-1078x600.jpg 1078w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2021\/01\/07131858\/1183954_1183954_Erling-Haaland-FM21-Ballon-dOr-203031-370x206.jpg 370w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2021\/01\/07131858\/1183954_1183954_Erling-Haaland-FM21-Ballon-dOr-203031-240x134.jpg 240w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2236px) 100vw, 2236px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Age:<\/strong> 30<\/li>\n<li><strong>Club:<\/strong> Real Madrid<\/li>\n<li><strong>Value:<\/strong> \u00a393m<\/li>\n<li><strong>Media description:<\/strong> Legendary striker<\/li>\n<li><strong>International goals:<\/strong> 103 (114 caps)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Best Attributes: | Finishing: <span style=\"color: #339966;\">19<\/span>\u00a0| Off The Ball: <span style=\"color: #339966;\">19<\/span> | Penalty Taking: <span style=\"color: #339966;\">18 <span style=\"color: #000000;\">| Balance:<\/span> 18 <span style=\"color: #000000;\">| Anticipation:<\/span> 18 <span style=\"color: #000000;\">| Pace: <span style=\"color: #339966;\">18<\/span> | Composure: <span style=\"color: #339966;\">18<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Ballon d&#8217;Ors:<\/strong> 6<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>And now a full decade into the future and Haaland has earned his right to be called a &#8216;legendary striker&#8217;. A 30-year-old Haaland boasts stats that are simply off the charts, taking over the Lionel Messi-Cristiano Ronaldo Ballon d&#8217;Or hegemony and monopolising the annual accolade himself.<\/p>\n<p>In 10 years, Haaland clinched the prize six times, including five on the trot between 2025 and 2028, while also collecting a further award in 2030 to ring in the new decade. His only usurper in that time was &#8216;regen&#8217; Zebenzui for Manchester City, while teammate Mbappe could only sit in the shadows and collect a panoply of runners-up medals.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1183978 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2021\/01\/07131943\/1183954_1183954_Erling-Haaland-FM21-Ballon-dOr-203031-stats.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2246\" height=\"1246\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2021\/01\/07131943\/1183954_1183954_Erling-Haaland-FM21-Ballon-dOr-203031-stats.jpg 2246w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2021\/01\/07131943\/1183954_1183954_Erling-Haaland-FM21-Ballon-dOr-203031-stats-300x166.jpg 300w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2021\/01\/07131943\/1183954_1183954_Erling-Haaland-FM21-Ballon-dOr-203031-stats-1024x568.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2021\/01\/07131943\/1183954_1183954_Erling-Haaland-FM21-Ballon-dOr-203031-stats-768x426.jpg 768w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2021\/01\/07131943\/1183954_1183954_Erling-Haaland-FM21-Ballon-dOr-203031-stats-66x37.jpg 66w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2021\/01\/07131943\/1183954_1183954_Erling-Haaland-FM21-Ballon-dOr-203031-stats-270x150.jpg 270w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2021\/01\/07131943\/1183954_1183954_Erling-Haaland-FM21-Ballon-dOr-203031-stats-80x44.jpg 80w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2021\/01\/07131943\/1183954_1183954_Erling-Haaland-FM21-Ballon-dOr-203031-stats-180x100.jpg 180w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2021\/01\/07131943\/1183954_1183954_Erling-Haaland-FM21-Ballon-dOr-203031-stats-380x211.jpg 380w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2021\/01\/07131943\/1183954_1183954_Erling-Haaland-FM21-Ballon-dOr-203031-stats-1082x600.jpg 1082w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2021\/01\/07131943\/1183954_1183954_Erling-Haaland-FM21-Ballon-dOr-203031-stats-370x205.jpg 370w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2021\/01\/07131943\/1183954_1183954_Erling-Haaland-FM21-Ballon-dOr-203031-stats-240x133.jpg 240w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2246px) 100vw, 2246px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>In 2030, the Frenchman once again finished second in the standings, while a certain Jude Bellingham, now donning the Real insignia finished third. Across those 10 years, though, Haaland went from household wonderkid to global superstar, netting a century of goals for Norway, but quite incredibly, never winning the Champions League. I&#8217;m sure the six Ballon d&#8217;Ors soothed the pain, mind.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Check out the full video on Haaland&#8217;s FM21 journey on Squawka&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UC_QgsfA8W1TdLADOz0txpTg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">YouTube<\/a> channel below, and subscribe for more football content!\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"When will Erling Haaland win the Ballon d&#039;Or? | FM21 Stories\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/0mBueGE_X8s?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Not many people had a 2020 to remember, but Erling Haaland did. In fact, since scoring nine (NINE!) goals in a single game at the 2019 U-20 World Cup, the Norwegian goal machine has smashed record after record on his way to becoming one of the most prolific strikers in Europe at just 20 years&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":355,"featured_media":1183956,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_yoast_wpseo_focuskw":"","_yoast_wpseo_title":"","_yoast_wpseo_metadesc":"Many have tipped Erling Haaland to one day lift the Ballon d\u2019Or, but will that fantasy become a reality? 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