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"Erling Braut Haaland's younger (17) cousin, scoring reportedly "64 goals in 37 games for Molde's youth team". If true, should we get Tjaaland instead of Haaland, or is it too risky?" Reddit user and Real Madrid fan is asking.
Let's take a deep dive into Albert Tjaaland's player profile and see whether he could actually be a great alternative to the star Norwegian.
- Albert Tjaaland has scored 64 goals in just 37 games for Molde's youth side (Haaland played there too) indeed – this is 1.72 goals per 90 minutes! Even Haaland wasn't as prolific as his cousin as part of the youth team.
- Tjaaland is shorter (1.85m) than Haaland (1.94m) but it's worth a mention that Albert is just 17, three years younger than Erling.
- Tjaaland already represents Norway's youth side; just like Haaland, the 17-year-old is part of the national team since youth and he could get the first senior call-up much earlier than his peers.
- The most definitive stat in Erling's favour is that by the time he turned 17, he had already become a semi-regular for Bryne in the Norwegian second tier. Albert, on the other hand, is yet to make his senior debut.
❓ It seems like their scoring talent runs in their blood – would you like Real Madrid to sign Albert Tjaaland before he turned into a player like his relative?
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