Erling Haaland goals in cup finals, semifinals: Man City superstar's record in matches with major trophies on line

Kyle Bonn

Erling Haaland goals in cup finals, semifinals: Man City superstar's record in matches with major trophies on line image

Since joining Manchester City in the summer of 2022, Erling Haaland has continued his development into a goalscoring titan of global football, breaking records and pushing for titles at every level of competition.

The Norwegian has been a monster, smashing the Premier League single-season goal scoring record in his first season in England while lifting a treble that year. He followed that up by leading the club in scoring again as City secured its record fourth consecutive domestic top-flight title.

Yet there's one gaping hole in Haaland's career record, which is largely unfinished at just 23 years old: he has been blanketed in cup finals.

The Sporting News takes a look at Haaland's record with a trophy on the line throughout his career, including a glaring goose egg for his current Premier League club.

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Erling Haaland goals in finals for Man City, Dortmund

Erling Haaland has played in cup finals on six occasions for Manchester City across all competitions, and has not scored a single goal in any of them.

In fact, across all his nine cup finals in his professional club career, he has scored just three goals, all coming in his early Borussia Dortmund days. He has been blanked in seven straight finals since bagging a brace in the 2021 DFB-Pokal final with BVB.

ClubCompetitionDateMatchGoalsMins
Man CityFA CupMay 25, 2024Man United 2-1 Man City090
 UEFA Super CupAug. 16, 2023Man City 1-1 Sevilla
(Man City won on pens 5-4)
090
 Community ShieldAug. 8, 2023Arsenal 1-1 Man City
(Arsenal won on pens 4-3)
064
 UEFA Champions LeagueJun. 10, 2023Man City 1-0 Inter090
 FA CupJun. 3, 2023Man City 2-1 Man United090
 Community ShieldJul. 30, 2022Liverpool 3-1 Man City090
Borussia DortmundDFL-SupercupAug. 17, 2021Bayern Munich 3-1 Dortmund090
 DFB-PokalMay 13, 2021Dortmund 4-1 RB Leipzig290
 DFL-SupercupAug. 30, 2020Bayern Munich 3-2 Dortmund167

Erling Haaland goals in semifinals for Man City, Dortmund

Incredibly, Haaland has never scored a semifinal goal in his entire professional career.

He has been blanked on three occasions with Manchester City, coming up empty in the 2023 FA Cup semifinal against Sheffield United, and also failing to score in either Champions League semifinal leg against Real Madrid en route to reaching and winning the title that year.

Earlier in his career, Haaland also did not score in a pair of substitute appearances for both RB Salzburg and Molde. He came on at halftime of the 2019 OFB-Cup semifinal with Salzburg already up 4-0 at the break, and a 16-year-old Haaland entered for Molde across the final half-hour of their eventual defeat back in the 2017 NB-Cup semifinals.

ClubCompetitionDateMatchGoalsMins
Man CityUEFA Champions League
Second Leg
May 17, 2023Man City 4-0 Real Madrid089
 UEFA Champions League
First Leg
May 9, 2023Real Madrid 1-1 Man City090
 FA CupApr. 22, 2023Man City 3-0 Sheffield United068
RB SalzburgAustrian OFB-CupApr. 3, 2019Grazer AK 0-6 RB Salzburg045
MoldeNB-CupSep. 21, 2017Molde 0-3 Lillestrom036

Erling Haaland career trophies won

Despite struggling in major cup finals, Haaland has still collected a litany of trophies across his glittering young career.

With Manchester City, he's taken his game to the next level, winning the Premier League title twice, including as part of a historic treble in 2022/23, adding the Champions League and FA Cup that season.

ClubSeasonCompetition
Man City2023/24Premier League
  UEFA Super Cup
 2022/23Premier League
  FA Cup
  UEFA Champions League
Borussia Dortmund2020/21DFB-Pokal
RB Salzburg2018/19Austrian Bundesliga
  Austrian OFB-Cup

Kyle Bonn

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Kyle Bonn, is a Syracuse University broadcast journalism graduate with over a decade of experience covering soccer globally. Kyle specializes in soccer tactics and betting, with a degree in data analytics. Kyle also does TV broadcasts for Wake Forest soccer, and has had previous stops with NBC Soccer and IMG College. When not covering the game, he has long enjoyed loyalty to the New York Giants, Yankees, and Fulham. Kyle enjoys playing racquetball and video games when not watching or covering sports.