Erling Haaland fastest to 30 Champions League goals - here are some other milestones

Manchester City striker continues to shatter goal records

Manchester City's Norwegian striker Erling Haaland scored five goals in the 7-0 rout of RB Leipzig. AFP

Erling Haaland's record-breaking season reached new heights on Tuesday as the Norwegian striker scored five goals in Manchester City's 7-0 Champions League thrashing of RB Leipzig.

In the process, Haaland became both the youngest player to pass 30 goals in Europe's premier club competition as well as the fastest.

Here is a look at some of the City striker's goalscoring milestones:

Fastest to 30

Haaland's quintet of strikes in Tuesday's last-16 second leg saw him beat Ruud van Nistelrooy's previous mark of 30 goals in 34 matches. Haaland, who now has 32 goals in the competition, reached that mark in just 25 appearances.

At 22 years, 236 days old Haaland is 116 days younger than Paris Saint-Germain's Kylian Mbappe was when he scored his 30th goal in the Champions League.

High five

His tally of five against Leipzig equalled the record for the most goals in a Champions League game, alongside Lionel Messi for Barcelona against Bayer Leverkusen in 2012, and Luiz Adriano for Shakhtar Donetsk against BATE Borisov in 2014.

Erling Haaland celebrates scoring Manchester City's sixth goal - and his fifth - in the 7-0 Champions League round of 16 second leg win against RB Leipzig at the Etihad Stadium on March 14, 2023. PA

Haaland shakes hands with City manager Pep Guardiola as he leaves the pitch after being substituted. AFP

Kevin De Bruyne celebrates scoring City's seventh goal. PA

Haaland celebrates scoring the fifth goal with John Stones. AFP

Erling Haaland celebrates after scoring City' fifth goal and his fourth. AP

Haaland celebrates scoring the fifth goal. Reuters

Ilkay Gundogan with Jack Grealish after scoring City's fourth goal. PA

Haaland scores City's third goal of the game and his hat-trick. PA

Haaland celebrates scoring City's second goal. Reuters

Haaland scores City's second goal. Action Images

Erling Haaland celebrates scoring the second goal. Reuters

Haaland celebrates scoring City's second goal with Bernardo Silva. Reuters

Erling Haaland celebrates after scoring City's first goal from the penalty spot. Getty

Erling Haaland scores with a penalty for City's opening goal. Getty

City's Erling Haaland in action with Leipzig's Janis Blaswich. Reuters

Kevin De Bruyne is challenged by David Raum. Getty

City manager Pep Guardiola shouts instructions. Getty

Most City goals in a season

Since joining City from Borussia Dortmund last summer Haaland has, at the time of publishing, amassed 39 goals in 36 games.

In doing so he broke Tommy Johnson's 94-year record for most goals for City in a single season. It's only March, and Haaland shows no signs of slowing down as City chase a treble of Champions League, Premier League and FA Cup.

Fastest to 20

Haaland already held the record for the fastest (and youngest) player to score 20 Champions League goals.

His two goals for Borussia Dortmund in their 2-2 draw against Sevilla on March 9, 2021 came when the fledgling striker was a mere 20 years, 231 days old.

The Norwegian reached the milestone in only 14 games, beating the previous best, held by Tottenham's Harry Kane, by 10 games.

At the time Haaland was more than a year younger than Kylian Mbappe when he reached that mark.

Borussia Dortmund's Erling Braut Haaland celebrates scoring their second goal as Sevilla's Bono looks on. March 9, 2021. Reuters

Fastest to 15

Haaland's brace in Borussia Dortmund's 3–0 win over Club Brugge on November 24, 2021 made him the fastest player to record 15 Champions League goals; he had reached this benchmark in 12 games.

Awesome arrival

The Norway striker was only 19 when he became the first and so far only player to score a first-half hat-trick on his Champions League debut, playing for Austrian side RB Salzburg, in a 6-2 win against Genk on September 17, 2019.

Haaland netted in Salzburg's next two Champions League group games that season (one against Liverpool, two against Napoli). His six goals were also the most scored by any player in their first three Champions League matches.

Phil Foden, right, and Erling Haaland both scored hat-tricks in Manchester City's 6-3 Premier League win over Manchester United at the Etihad Stadium on Sunday, October 2, 2022. Reuters

Manchester City's Erling Haaland scores their fifth goal and completes his hat-trick. Reuters

Erling Haaland celebrates scoring City's second goal. Getty

Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola. EPA

Erling Haaland celebrates scoring Manchester City's third goal - and his second. PA

Erling Haaland scores City's third goal. Getty

City's Erling Haaland celebrates after completing his hat-trick. AP

Erling Haaland heads home City's second goal. Getty

Phil Foden celebrates after giving Manchester City an early lead. Getty

Phil Foden scores City's sixth goal and completes his hat-trick. Reuters

Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag. Getty

Manchester City's Kevin De Bruyne sees an early chance saved by David de Gea. PA

Anthony Martial heads home Manchester United's second goal. Getty

City's Erling Haaland after a missed chance. Reuters

Phil Foden puts City 1-0 up. PA

Antony after pulling one back for Manchester United. Getty

Phil Foden scores City's fourth goal. PA

Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola. Reuters

Phil Foden celebrates scoring his second and City's fourth. Getty

Anthony Martial scores United's third goal from the penalty spot. Reuters.

Hat-trick hero

After sealing a €60 million move to Manchester City last summer, on October 2, 2021, Haaland became the first player in Premier League history to score a hat-trick in three successive home games in City's 6–3 win against Manchester United, in which he also got two assists.

He also became the quickest player in Premier League history to score three hat-tricks, doing so in eight league games and beating the previous record of 48 league games, set by Michael Owen in 1998.

Haaland's two goals in a 3-1 away win over Leeds United on December 28 took him to 20 Premier League goals in only 14 matches, beating the previous mark held by Sunderland's Kevin Phillips by seven appearances.

Hard on Honduras

Haaland put Honduras to the sword in an Under 20 World Cup match in Poland on May 30, 2019, scoring nine of Norway's 12 goals. It was Honduras' heaviest defeat, Norway's biggest win and, by some distance, the most goals scored by a single player in a match in tournament history.