Pouts, piggybacks and finger guns: Erling Haaland’s mad Norway photoshoot
Liverpool play Erlin Haaland’s Salzburg on Wednesday after he made a name for himself last week, but just wait till you see this mad photoshoot he did.
Haaland announced himself to European audiences with a fine hat-trick against Genk in the first round of the Champions League, but he might be struggling for fitness.
The Daily Mail reported that the Norway U19 international is ill and may not be available for the Liverpool clash, but that doesn’t mean you shouldn’t wrap your peepers around the amazing photoshoot he did with fellow countryman Erik Botheim.
From finger guns, to piggybacks and pouts this really has it all as two 19-year-olds just went to town doing every dumb pose they could think of. As far as organized photoshoots from a national football association goes, I think this is the best I’ve ever seen.
LILLESTROM, NORWAY – JULY 12: Erling Braut Haaland of Norway during G19 Men Photocall at Thon Arena on July 12, 2018 in Lillestrom, Norway. (Photo by Trond Tandberg/Getty Images)
LILLESTROM, NORWAY – JULY 12: Erling Braut Haaland of Norway during G19 Men Photocall at Thon Arena on July 12, 2018 in Lillestrom, Norway. (Photo by Trond Tandberg/Getty Images)
LILLESTROM, NORWAY – JULY 12: Erik Botheim, Erling Braut Haaland of Norway during G19 Men Photocall at Thon Arena on July 12, 2018 in Lillestrom, Norway. (Photo by Trond Tandberg/Getty Images)
LILLESTROM, NORWAY – JULY 12: Erik Botheim, Erling Braut Haaland of Norway during G19 Men Photocall at Thon Arena on July 12, 2018 in Lillestrom, Norway. (Photo by Trond Tandberg/Getty Images)
LILLESTROM, NORWAY – JULY 12: Erik Botheim, Erling Braut Haaland of Norway during G19 Men Photocall at Thon Arena on July 12, 2018 in Lillestrom, Norway. (Photo by Trond Tandberg/Getty Images)
LILLESTROM, NORWAY – JULY 12: Erik Botheim, Erling Braut Haaland of Norway during G19 Men Photocall at Thon Arena on July 12, 2018 in Lillestrom, Norway. (Photo by Trond Tandberg/Getty Images)
LILLESTROM, NORWAY – JULY 12: Erling Braut Haaland of Norway during G19 Men Photocall at Thon Arena on July 12, 2018 in Lillestrom, Norway. (Photo by Trond Tandberg/Getty Images)
LILLESTROM, NORWAY – JULY 12: Erik Botheim, Erling Braut Haaland of Norway during G19 Men Photocall at Thon Arena on July 12, 2018 in Lillestrom, Norway. (Photo by Trond Tandberg/Getty Images)
LILLESTROM, NORWAY – JULY 12: Erling Braut Haaland of Norway during G19 Men Photocall at Thon Arena on July 12, 2018 in Lillestrom, Norway. (Photo by Trond Tandberg/Getty Images)
Haaland’s co-model Botheim is also doing pretty well on the pitch as the Rosenborg striker has four goals in 10 appearances this season. Botheim isn’t doing quite as well as his mate, however, and the Salzburg starlet has an incredible 11 goals in eight Austrian Bundesliga games as well as five assists.
Interestingly, Haaland was eligible to play for England until Norway handed him two caps at senior level due to the fact he’s former Leeds man Alf-Inge Haaland’s son and was born in north Yorkshire.
Erling came through the ranks at Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s Molde before being sold to Salzburg in January 2019 and he already has 38 goals and 11 assists from just 81 senior games. If we discount the 16 fruitless appearances for Bryne FK when he was barely out of nappies, Haaland has contributed to 49 goals from just 65 matches.
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So take your time and browse through the gallery, enjoy a few laughs and revel in a bunch of teenagers just doing silly things because they can.