BerlincTypeface:> Red Bull Salzburg’s Erling Braut Haaland became the youngest player ever to be voted Austria’s footballer of the year on Wednesday, in a poll conducted by Austrian news agency APA of the country’s 12 top-flight coaches. The exciting young attacker beat competition from two Germany-based players - RB Leipzig midfielder Marcel Sabitzer and Bayern Munich’s David Alaba – to take the award aged just 19 years and 150 days. Haaland is also the first non-Austrian to win the award since Rapid Vienna’s German star Steffen Hofmann in 2009. "It’s a big thing for me,” Halland said. "The youngest ever and the first foreigner for 10 years – that’s something special. It’s an honour for me.” Alaba – a six-time player-of-the-year winner – was previously the youngest recipient, aged 19 and 199 days when he won in 2011. Haaland has scored 28 goals in 22 games in all competitions. (DPA)
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Salzburg’s Haaland becomes youngest Austrian footballer of the year
(FILES) This file photo taken on October 1, 2019 shows Salzburg's Norwegian forward Erling Braut Haaland attending a team training session at Anfield stadium in Liverpool, north west England, on the eve of their UEFA Champions League Group E football match against Liverpool. - According to several German media from Decmeber 12, 2019, Haaland is to join German first division Bundesliga club Borussia Dortmund during the winter break. (Photo by Lindsey Parnaby / AFP)
Dec 19, 2019
