
Erling Haaland
Norway ·
Manchester City · Striker
Players similar to Erling Haaland
Erling Haaland is a striker for Manchester City (World Cup), aged 26. Over the 2026 season, Erling Haaland's standout numbers are Expected Goals (xG) (99th percentile), Goals (98th percentile), Shots Total (97th percentile) when measured against players in a comparable role across Europe's top five leagues.
The most statistically similar player is Emmanuel Emegha of Strasbourg in the Ligue 1, a 99.31% match, followed by Edmond Tapsoba and Folarin Balogun. These comparisons weigh 9 complete-forward metrics on a per-90 basis and rank every candidate by percentile-vector similarity, so a match reflects a shared statistical profile rather than raw totals.
| # | Player | Team | League | Pos | Age | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Strasbourg | Ligue 1 | ST | 23 | 99.3% | |
| 2 | Bayer 04 Leverkusen | Bundesliga | CB | 27 | 99.1% | |
| 3 | Monaco | Ligue 1 | ST | 25 | 99.0% | |
| 4 | Olympique Lyonnais | Ligue 1 | ST | 30 | 99.0% | |
| 5 | Cagliari | Serie A | CM | 30 | 98.8% | |
| 6 | RB Leipzig | Bundesliga | AM | 24 | 98.7% | |
| 7 | Sunderland | Premier League | ST | 25 | 98.6% | |
| 8 | Toulouse | Ligue 1 | CM | 22 | 98.6% | |
| 9 | Nottingham Forest | Premier League | ST | 28 | 98.6% | |
| 10 | Pisa | Serie A | CM | 25 | 98.5% | |
| 11 | Al Ittihad | Ligue 1 | ST | 19 | 98.4% | |
| 12 | Olympique Marseille | Ligue 1 | ST | 37 | 98.4% | |
| 13 | Liverpool | Premier League | RW | 28 | 98.3% | |
| 14 | VfB Stuttgart | Bundesliga | ST | 28 | 98.3% | |
| 15 | Brest | Ligue 1 | RM | 25 | 98.3% | |
| 16 | AC Milan | Serie A | ST | 28 | 98.3% | |
| 17 | Lorient | Ligue 1 | ST | 26 | 98.2% | |
| 18 | Olympique Marseille | Ligue 1 | CB | 23 | 98.2% | |
| 19 | FC Barcelona | La Liga | ST | 37 | 98.2% | |
| 20 | Metz | Ligue 1 | RW | 27 | 98.1% |