Erling Haaland family tree: Meet Man City striker's mother, ex-footballer dad, and girlfriend

Erling Haaland family tree: Meet Man City striker's mother, ex-footballer dad, and girlfriend originally appeared on The Sporting News . Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here . Erling Haaland has blossomed into one of the world's greatest football stars of this generation.

Hailed as the best pure striker in world football, the Manchester City superstar has routinely placed himself at or near the summit of top goalscoring lists across multiple competitions. Winning the Premier League's Golden Boot award for top scorer twice already by the age of 25, there seem to be much more silverware to come for the Norwegian international who has already secured two Premier League titles and one Champions League crown since joining Man City from Borussia Dortmund in the summer of 2022. The Sporting News dives deeper into Haaland's family, with more about his father, mother, and longtime girlfriend with whom he has a child.

MORE: All the latest Man City team news and injury updates ahead of their next match Erling Haaland's father Getty Images Erling Haaland's father is former football star Alf-Inge Haaland. His father's football career had a massive influence on Erling, not just in terms of replication. It was the time Alf-Inge, or "Alfie" as he's known casually, spent at Manchester City which not only shaped Erling's career, but started it.

After Alfie began his career with four years at Norwegian club Byrne and then moved to Nottingham Forest for four seasons, Erling was born in Leeds while Alfie was playing for the Premier League club. He then spent his formative years in Manchester after Alfie transferred to Manchester City in 2000. Alfie retired in 2003 on medical advice having struggled to recover from knee injuries, problems that were compounded by a dreadful and controversial red-card challenge from Roy Keane in a 2001 Manchester derby.