ERLING Haaland is best known for his legendary status as a superstar striker for Manchester City Football Club.
The striker has been at Man City for two years and has become a fan favorite, known for his phenomenal goalscoring ability.
But, in a curious twist of fate, Haaland went from making history in football to making history in video games.
This is because popular mobile game Clash of Clans added Haaland to the game, with the football star becoming the first real person to be portrayed in the game.
Clash of Clans is a free-to-play mobile strategy game from Finnish developer Supercell and was first released in 2012 for iOS and 2013 for Android.
The game quickly became a smash hit, being played by hundreds of millions of players every day and generating billions in revenue every year.
This is despite remaining exclusive to mobile devices and never being released on consoles like the Nintendo Switch, PS5 and Xbox Series X|S.
Haaland has been a fan of the game for some time, with the 23-year-old football star admitting he has been playing the game for over ten years.
Haaland said: “I think I was around 10 when I discovered the Clash. My friends and I started playing – we had a lot of fun together.”
Haaland will be able to be recruited into the game as a Barbarian King from now until May 31, 2024, but players will also be able to defeat him.
Supercell says that if you raid Haaland Village, you will receive rewards like potions and ore, and you can also earn a place on the leaderboards.
Along with the promotion are new cosmetics inspired by Haaland and football as a whole, with football-themed backdrops for your village and skins for your troops available.
Fans reacted strongly to the news, with many excited about the prospect of recruiting Haaland into their game.
Twitter, Reddit and YouTube are full of excited gamers, with one saying: “Erling Haaland looks absolutely beautiful in character, he’s so perfect.”
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