Erling Haaland has been playing professionally since he was 15, so it’s been about 10 years now. He started in Norway before moving on to Molde, Salzburg, Dortmund, and then Manchester City.

Quick Scoop

  • Professional debut: age 15.
  • First major club breakthrough: Molde and then Red Bull Salzburg.
  • Current top-level run: Manchester City since 2022.

In plain terms

So if you mean “how long has he been a pro footballer?”, the answer is roughly a decade. If you mean “how long has he been playing at the elite level?”, that’s about since 2017, when he began breaking through at Molde.