Sebastien Haller is a professional footballer who is currently trending after scoring the winning goal for Côte d’Ivoire at the AFCON, find out more about him below along with his parents and wife
Hosts Côte d’Ivoire (Ivory Coast) have won the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) 2023 after beating Nigeria in the final game.
Ivory Coast football player Sebastien Haller, family, parents, wife, country, religion and age
❤️🩹 July 2022, Sébastien Haller was diagnosed with testicular cancer.
❤️ February 2023, Haller beats cancer and then he made a return to football.
🧡💚 February 2024, Haller scores the 𝐖𝐈𝐍𝐍𝐈𝐍𝐆 goal for Ivory Coast in the AFCON final.
Never give up. 👏🏻 pic.twitter.com/8eXgf9NHtn
— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) February 11, 2024
The Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) is the equivalent of Europe’s UEFA Euros and features the top teams from across Africa.
Sebastien Haller bio
Sebastien Romain Teddy Haller who is a Christian by religion is a professional footballer who was born on June 22, 1994, in Ris Orangis, Paris, France. He was born to parents Simone Kuyo and Mr. Haller and has two siblings, a sister named Armella and a brother named Sery Tessia. Sebastian currently plays as a striker for Borussia Dortmund in the Bundesliga. Despite being born in France, he is an Ivorian national and represents the Côte d’Ivoire national team.
Age, height, and weight
Sebastien Haller is currently 29 years old and stands at a height of 6’3” or 1.9m. He weighs around 82kg.
Career and achievements
Sebastien Haller initially started his professional football career at Auxerre before moving out on loan to Utrecht in 2015. He eventually secured a permanent move there and then moved to Eintracht Frankfurt two years later. During his time there, he helped the team win the DFB Pokal in 2018. Later in 2019, Haller made a big move to English Premier League side West Ham United for a club-record transfer fee of €49.8 million (£45 million).
After two seasons there, he returned to the Netherlands to join Ajax for a record-breaking €22.5 million (£18.8 million). At Ajax, he helped win the Eredivisie and the KNVB Cup. Sebastien Haller had a standout time at Ajax, where he scored seven goals in ten matches during the 2021–22 UEFA Champions League.
Following his success at Ajax, he moved to Borussia Dortmund for a transfer fee of €31 million. Aside from his club career, Haller has also had a very successful international career. Haller initially started out playing for France at the youth level, where he made 51 international appearances and scored 27 goals. He had a very promising start to his career, showing his talents at the 2011 FIFA U-17 World Cup in Mexico, where he scored during the 3-0 win over Argentina.
He also scored a hat-trick during a friendly against Estonia in 2015 while making his Under-21 debut in 2013. Ironically, he scored a hat-trick during a friendly against Ivory Coast in 2016 before choosing to play for Ivory Coast four years later, in 2020. Sebastien Haller made his debut for Ivory Coast against Madagascar, where he scored a goal.
He also played for the team in the 2021 and 2023 African Cups of Nations. Haller played a key role in helping Ivory Coast secure a spot in the African Cup of Nations finals. He scored the only goal during their 1–0 win over the Democratic Republic of the Congo in the semi-finals and then went on to score the winning goal against Nigeria in the finals.
Sebastien Haller Wife and children
Sebastien is currently married to Priscilla Haller, and the couple has three children together named Ciara, Eden, and Pharrell Haller.
Sebastian Haller has an Instagram account with the handle @sebastien.haller, where he has over 971K followers.
Net worth
Sebastien Haller has an estimated net worth of $10-20 million.
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