Erling Haaland closes in on Norway goalscoring record after latest hat-trick

Erling Haaland netted three times on Wednesday in Norway’s 3-0 win over Kosovo at Ullevaal Stadion. 

The striker opened the scoring for Lovene after 15 minutes in Oslo before adding two more in minutes 70 and 75 to add more gloss to the final score. 

Haaland’s hat-trick was the 22nd the striker has notched for club and country, which outdoes Harry Kane and Kylian Mbappe and more than Sergio Aguero managed in his career. 

The Manchester City forward is now up to 30 international goals, which have come in 32 games, putting him three behind Norway's all-time top scorer Jorgen Juve (33). 

Haaland is expected to eclipse Juve sooner or later and could edge closer to 33 goals when Norway travel to Denmark on June 8. 

With the Lions not participating in this summer's European Championship, Haaland might have to wait until Lovene's UEFA Nations League match against Kazakhstan to match or surpass Juve's national team record.