Haaland was ecstatic with happiness on the day he joined the "100-goal club"

(NLDO) - Scoring the opening goal in the match against host Fulham, Erling Haaland became the fastest player in history to reach 100 Premier League goals.

Erling Haaland opened the scoring in the 17th minute and then set up Tijjani Reijnders to give City a 2-0 lead. Phil Foden added a third, before Fulham pulled one back through former Arsenal player Emile Smith Rowe. Sander Berge's own goal and Foden's second put City 5-1 up, but two goals from Alex Iwobi and a brace from Samuel Chukwueze kept the game tight until the final minutes.

The moment Haaland joined the "100-goal club"

Haaland has scored 100 goals for Man City in 111 Premier League matches, surpassing Alan Shearer's old record of 124 matches. The record could have come even sooner if Haaland hadn't failed to score in the last two matches against Leeds United and Newcastle.

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Sharing after the match, Haaland expressed: "It's great, I'm really proud to be in the 100-goal club. My job is to score goals, and if you're a striker for Man City, you have to score a lot and help the team win. People have the right to criticize me if I don't score, so I have to complete the task."

Haaland scored his first goal against West Ham four years ago with a "meditation" celebration.

Over the past four seasons, Haaland has become a very unique figure as people watch each round of the Premier League. Haaland scores mainly with his left foot but rarely misses a chance to finish with his right foot.

The Norwegian striker is good at aerial duels but is also very accurate at penalty kicks with a high success rate.

Height and strength help Haaland prevail in aerial battles

The Nordic player's celebratory gestures are also quite diverse, including the famous meditation pose. Not flashy, honest and never intending to provoke opponents, Haaland is appreciated for such a straightforward personality.

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He scored 36 goals in his first season with Man City. 27 goals in his second season were instrumental in Man City winning four consecutive Premier League titles. 22 goals in the season Man City qualified for the 15th consecutive Champions League and 15 goals so far in the 2025-2026 season.

Haaland received maximum support from his teammates in scoring goals.

The win over Fulham helped Man City reduce the gap with leaders Arsenal to 2 points, but Haaland stressed: "We need to focus on ourselves and take it one game at a time. Fulham are a great team, and today was not a good enough performance from them. We need to improve our game so we don't have to play and worry like at Craven Cottage."

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