How many penalty kicks has Erling Haaland missed, a look at the Norwegian’s penalty records
Erling Haaland usually scores goals instead of missing them and fans are used to seeing him strike on point.
However, the Norwegian superstar has also missed some penalties over his career, and why can’t he? He is also only human and this can also happen to him.
The Norwegian striker had a perfect record from the penalty spot, but sometimes, it just didn’t work for him, let us have a look. A
Erling Haaland penalty record: converted and missed penalties
The Norwegian scored the game’s first goal at the Allianz Arena despite missing a penalty because of Dayot Upamecano’s several errors.
Early on, Erling Haaland made a name for himself at Borussia Dortmund. Throughout his time at Salzburg, the Norwegian star was hardly unknown, but as soon as he began to flourish for the Bundesliga squad, everyone took notice.
Naturally, it didn’t take long for him to draw the interest of other European powerhouses, and in the summer of 2022, Manchester City finally signed him.
Haaland did not disappoint anyone in the Premier League, quickly living up to his reputation.
The fact that he was able to locate the net astounded so many people that they started to doubt his humanity. He was the prolific scorer that the Citizens had been looking for for a while.
Despite having the appearance of being a machine, he can nevertheless miss from the penalty spot just like any other player.
How many penalties has Erling Haaland missed?
In his career thus far, Erling Haaland has only missed three penalties and scored all his 33 penalties.
When playing for Dortmund in the Bundesliga, the Norwegian star missed two penalty shots, but at Manchester City, he had an undefeated record up to April 19, 2023.
After successfully converting all seven of his previous tries during the season, Haaland missed his first penalty for the Sky Blues against Bayern Munich in the second leg of the UEFA Champions League quarterfinals.
Haaland stepped up to take the penalty kick after 37 minutes, but his shot flew over the crossbar.