New Delhi: Manchester United are closing in on Atalanta striker Rasmus Hojlund and the talented Danish has already been compared to another Scandinavian goal machine, Erling Haaland. The 20-year-old has been labeled “the new Haaland” and makes bold statements that are a mixture of excitement and anticipation.
Comparison between Haaland and Rasmus Hojlund
But just how accurate a label is it? Football transfers crunches the numbers to see how Hojlund stacks up against Manchester City’s main man when he was the same age.
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Haaland vs Hojlund: League goal comparison at 20
At the age of 19, both Rasmus Hojlund and Erling Haaland signed for clubs in Europe’s top five league and both transferred from clubs in the Austrian Bundesliga, Hojlund joined Atalanta from Strum Graz. Meanwhile, Halaand signed Borussia Dortmund from Red Bull Salzburg in 2020.
But Haaland is winner by huge lead when it comes to goals in the top five leagues aged 20
Hojlund found the net nine times in Serie A last season, Haaland did so 13 times in his first six months in the German Bundesliga, he scored hat-trick within 23 minutes, when came out off the bench for his Dortmund debut.
Haaland’s goal scoring skills at such a young age made him more remarkable by the fact he played just 1,062 minutes up to the age of 20, 770 fewer than Hojlund during the corresponding period.
Hojlund vs Haaland: 20 goals in the Champions League
Well, Hojlund hasn’t played in the actual Champions League yet, so this isn’t even competition (although he scored for Sturm Graz in qualifying last season).
Hojlund vs Haaland: 20 international goals
Hojlund and Haaland have amazing records in their respective countries, Denmark and Norway. Hojlund has scored 6 goals in 6 international matches and Haaland has scored 24 goals in 25 international matches. This is where Haaland takes the lead.
