JAMIE CARRAGHER has backed Erling Haaland to become the greatest goalscorer of all time.
The Manchester City striker was on target yet again against Porto in the Champions League.
Erling Haaland scored a brace in the win over Porto Credit: Getty
Jamie Carragher believes Haaland can reach 1,000 career goals Credit: Instagram @CBSSportsGolazo
Haaland, 26, netted a brace during the 2-0 victory and became City’s third-highest scorer of all time.
He took his record for the club to 167 in just 203 appearances for the club since his move from Borussia Dortmund.
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His two goals also meant that his record in the Champions League stands at 59 games and 59 goals.
In total, Haaland has already scored a staggering 366 goals in 445 appearances in his club and international career.
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Haaland’s remarkable goalscoring feat has earned him huge praise from Carragher.
The Liverpool legend was discussing the Norwegian’s talents on CBS Sports after City’s win over Porto.
Carragher, 48, believes that Haaland is capable of going on to hit quadruple digits in goals before the end of his playing days.
He said: “I just can’t see Haaland not scoring 1,000 goals or being the best goalscorer of all time.
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“I have never seen anything like it in terms of goals and numbers and it is every game.
“But because he does it so often, it does not feel that big.
“He has just scored two goals away from home in the Champions League and any other striker does that it is an amazing night.
“It just feels like a normal night.
Haaland is currently on 366 career goals Credit: Getty
Top ten goalscorers of all time
HERE is the list of the top goalscorers of all time with Cristiano Ronaldo the closest to breaking the 1,000 goal mark..
Erling Haaland is still some way off knocking on the door at the top of the list of the most prolific goal-getters of all time.
Cristiano Ronaldo – 978 goals
Lionel Messi – 927 goals
Pele – 762 goals
Romario – 756 goals
Ferenc Puskás – 725 goals
Josef Bican – 722 goals
Robert Lewandowski – 703 goals
Jimmy Jones – 639 goals
Gerd Müller – 634 goals
Joe Bambrick – 626 goals
“I just can’t see how he does not end up being the greatest goalscorer or getting the most goals we have ever seen anybody get.”
In order to reach 1,000 goals, Haaland would need to score 634 more times before hanging up his boots.
Should he play for another ten years, then that would mean an average of 63.4 goals a season.
Cristiano Ronaldo, 41, is currently the leading goalscorer of all time with 978 goals in his career.
He is closely followed by Lionel Messi, 39, with the Argentine netting 927 times so far.
Brazilian legend Pele is third on the list with 762 competitive goals
However, he is also recognised to have scored a staggering 1,281 goals by Guinness World Records.
