Video of Emotional Moment Unrecognisable Haller Breaks Down in Tears as He Receives Award in Holland Spotted

Video of Emotional Moment Unrecognisable Haller Breaks Down in Tears as He Receives Award in Holland Spotted

Lukman Mumuni
updated at April 12, 2023 at 8:10 PM
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  • Ivory Coast striker Sebastien Haller was in the Netherlands for the Dutch Eredivisie Awards where he won the Willy van der Kuijlen trophy
  • The former Ajax forward who is battling a testicular cancer won the top scorers award from last season
  • Sebastien Haller is currently undergoing treatment as he stays away from the game following his move to Germany

Sebastien Haller returned to the Netherlands to pick the Willy van der Kuijlen trophy for finishing last season as to scorer in the Eredivisie.

The Ivory Coast forward who left Ajax for Dortmund in the summer transfer window arrived unrecognisable as he begins treatment following a cancer diagnosis.

In a video posted on social media, an emotional Haller broke down in tears as he received his gong at the Eredivisie awards night.

Sebastien Haller, Ivory Coast, Dutch Eredivisie
Sebastien Haller has received the award for ending last season as top scored in Holland. Credit: @ESPNnl
Source: Twitter

Sebastien Haller thanked fans and well wishers for their support with the most gratitude going to his wife who was in the audience.

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"To be honest I have the chance to feel okay," he said. "Those two three days in and out of hospital is not the best to be honest. I'm lucky I have good people around me," he added as he pointed at his wife.
"My physio helps me everyday to feel okay. It's not easy every day," he continued in an emotional speech.
"It can happen to anyone. Lucky it me because not everyone can go through this difficult moment. I'm surrounded by a lot of people but like I said everything is fine."

Haller was diagnosed of testicular cancer during Borussia Dortmund's pre-season and has since been receiving treatment. He joined the German giants from Ajax Amsterdam in the summer.

He is expected to be out for several months.

Sebastien Haller suffers major setback and has been ruled out indefinitely

Earlier, Sports Brief reported that Sébastien Haller’s and Borussia Dortmund have suffered a major blow ahead of the new season.

The Bundesliga side will be without their new striker, Haller, after the player was ruled out for an indefinite period.

As reported by ESPN, Haller left Dortmund’s training camp in Switzerland after feeling unwell.

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Lukman Abdul Mumin is a Sports Journalist based in Accra, Ghana. He has been writing for the past five years. Lukman joined Sports Brief as an Editor for the Local Desk in 2022.
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