How Erling Haaland compares to Cristiano Ronaldo and other Premier League forwards on FIFA 24
27.05.2022 - 17:01
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Following Erling Haaland's transfer to Manchester City, he'll be joining a group of exceptional Premier League forwards.
City confirmed the signing of Haaland earlier this month from Borussia Dortmund, with the striker joining Pep Guardiola's side for a fee of £51 million. Haaland is expected to be one of the top earners at City, alongside Kevin De Bruyne, on around £400,000-a-week.
The Premier League already boasts some of the most talented forwards in the world, with Cristiano Ronaldo, Harry Kane, Mohamed Salah, Heung-min Son and Sadio Mane all genuinely world-class strikers. So, how does Haaland compare? To find out, we compared Haaland to the aforementioned five players on FIFA 22.
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Erling Haaland's FIFA 22 stats compared
When signing a striker, arguably the most important consideration should be how clinical they are. So, how will Haaland’s finishing stats compare to the other five on FIFA 22? Finishing stats on FIFA are based on a player’s ability to finish inside the box.
Finishing
Haaland: 94
Ronaldo: 94
Kane: 94
Salah: 93
Son: 88
Mane: 86
According to FIFA 22, Haaland will be the joint-best finisher in the league. Level with two of the best strikers in the world (Kane and Ronaldo) and better than both of the 2021/22 Premier League’s top goalscorers (Salah and Son). City have at times lacked a poacher in the box since Sergio Aguero's departure and so Haaland should be able to offer them just that.
Shooting
Ronaldo: 93
Haaland: 91
Kane: 91
Salah: 89
Son: 87
Mane: 83
The reason Haaland’s rating is lower than Ronaldo's here is that his penalty rating is just 76 (14 below Ronaldo) and his long shots rating is