{"id":34983,"date":"2026-06-23T01:18:00","date_gmt":"2026-06-23T01:18:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/trendifyhubusa.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/23\/world-cup-2026-why-has-erling-haaland-added-braut-to-his-name\/"},"modified":"2026-06-23T01:18:00","modified_gmt":"2026-06-23T01:18:00","slug":"world-cup-2026-why-has-erling-haaland-added-braut-to-his-name","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/trendifyhubusa.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/23\/world-cup-2026-why-has-erling-haaland-added-braut-to-his-name\/","title":{"rendered":"World Cup 2026: Why has Erling Haaland added ‘Braut’ to his name?"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Norway’s star striker Erling Haaland has chosen to add the name ‘Braut’ to his shirt while representing his country.<\/b><\/p>\n

While his Manchester City shirts simply use the name Haaland – his father Alf-Inge’s surname – he has included his mother Gry Marita Braut’s surname for international appearances.<\/p>\n

It is common in Norwegian culture for people to include both maternal and paternal names in their surname.<\/p>\n

Alf-Inge Haaland is a former Premier League player and Gry Marita Braut is a former elite heptathlete.<\/p>\n

In Erling Haaland’s early career at Red Bull Salzburg and Borussia Dortmund, the striker was referred to by the double surname.<\/p>\n

But he dropped Braut while playing for Dortmund and for Manchester City.<\/p>\n

When asked to pronounce his name for World Cup media purposes, Haaland, 25, spoke his name as Erling Braut Haaland.<\/p>\n

This article is the latest from BBC Sport’s Ask Me Anything<\/i><\/a> team.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n


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