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Manchester City secured a huge 5-2 win against Juventus in their last group stage match of the Club World Cup on June 26 at Camping World Stadium in Orlando, Florida.
Along with this excellent victory, one of the Man City stars also reached an individual career milestone, and he achieved so significantly earlier than legends like Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo did in their respective careers.
Erling Haaland netted Man City's third goal against Juventus, which marked to be the Norwegian star's 300th goal of his career for club and country. He was able to reach this mark in his career in 370 matches.
According to ESPN Research, Ronaldo completed his 300 career goals in 554 games, and Messi did the same in 418 games. In more recent times, Kylian Mbappe achieved this career milestone in 409 matches.
Haaland's phenomenal achievement was also hailed by Man City head coach Pep Guardiola.
What did Man City boss Pep Guardiola say about Erling Haaland's 300th career goal?
While speaking to reporters after the massive victory over Juventus, Guardiola expressed (comments via ESPN) being happy about Haaland's achievement, especially with respect to his age.
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"All I can say is congratulations. He has scored 300 goals at 24 years old. I admire a lot the strikers. I am so happy for Erling, his goal and being involved in short spaces. So, so good," said the Catalan manager.
The goal against Juventus was Haaland's 123rd one for Man City in 145 matches.
Haaland and Man City will now be preparing to face Saudi Pro League club Al-Hilal in the Round of 16 of the Club World Cup on June 30 at Camping World Stadium in Orlando, Florida.
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