Hard work vital in Haaland's rapid rise as Europe's cream

Erling Haaland will look to finish the job he started against PSG, against whom he scored two goals in a 2-1 first-leg win. The teenager has 10 goals in this season's Champions League. PHOTO: REUTERS
Erling Haaland will look to finish the job he started against PSG, against whom he scored two goals in a 2-1 first-leg win. The teenager has 10 goals in this season's Champions League. PHOTO: REUTERS
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Before he became an unstoppable scoring machine, Borussia Dortmund's teenage sensation Erling Haaland could have easily been one of those wonderkids who promised much but ultimately delivered little.

Rising through the ranks at second-tier Norwegian side Bryne, he played for the reserve team in the lower leagues as a 14-year-old and scored 18 goals in 14 games in the 2015-16 season.

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A version of this article appeared in the print edition of The Straits Times on March 11, 2020, with the headline Hard work vital in Haaland's rapid rise as Europe's cream. Subscribe