Erling Haaland: Astonishing Number of Goals the Striker Needs to Score to Hit Cristiano’s 700 Mark

• Erling Haaland needs to do a lot to match Cristiano Ronaldo’s 700 club career goals
• The Man City marksman has it all to do in his career if he is to be regarded as a football great
• The Norwegian so far is proving to be a rising star in the game, with 20 goals after 14 games already across all competitions

Manchester City star Erling Haaland still has a long way to go to be considered one of the greatest ever marksmen in football, stats have shown.

By now, there is no doubt the 22-year-old is one of the most dangerous strikers in world football at the moment.

He has taken the Premier League by storm, notching 15 Premier League goals, setting himself up to win the Golden Boot in his debut season in English football.

However, fans with long memories will certainly have a strong argument when it comes to comparing Haaland to the likes of Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi when they were the Norwegian’s age.

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Ronaldo recently hit 700 club career goals thanks to his strike as United sank Everton 2-1 on Sunday, October 9. In terms of active football stars, no player other than the 37-year-old has hit those numbers.

Based on Haaland’s performances, a conversation has emerged on whether he can be able to surpass Ronaldo’s tally if he keeps up his current form.

According to Transfermarkt, Haaland is currently on 155 club career goals including 86 for Borussia Dortmund, 20 for Molde FK, 29 for Red Bull Salzburg and 20 for Manchester City.

These are impressive numbers by themselves but leave Haaland with 545 goals to make up for - to join the 700 career goals club.

Assuming Haaland will play late into his 30s like Cristiano, say until 37, he has 15 seasons to score 545 goals.

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With this in mind, the machine of a striker will have to score 36 club goals each season for 15 years straight, which is astronomical, even for Haaland.

Of course, there are other factors that come into play like injuries, game time and overall form and with all this into consideration, it shows Haaland still has a long way to go.

Fan launches daring petition to ban Haaland

Elsewhere, Sports Brief reported of a daring petition launched by a fan about possibly banning Haaland from Association Football.

Haaland is a nightmare for defenders at the moment, and one fan is not willing to take any chances with the former Borussia Dortmund man.

"It's just simply not fair," user Ten Hag’s Reds! wrote on the Change.org page. "We can make a change. Now is the time for us people to act. This robot should not be allowed to carry on in our country."