Haaland outpaces Messi, Mbappé to 300 goals

ORLANDO, Fla. -- Erling Haaland scored the 300th goal of his career for club and country as Manchester City defeated Juventus in the decisive game of Group G in the FIFA Club World Cup in Orlando.

Haaland, 24, had started the game as a substitute for Pep Guardiola's team, but was introduced at half-time as a replacement for Egypt international Omar Marmoush.

And the former Borussia Dortmund striker needed just seven minutes to get on the scoresheet with just his third touch of the game when he bundled the ball into the Juventus net from close range.

The goal, which put City 3-1 ahead against Juve, was Haaland's 123rd for City in 145 games for the Premier League side and took his career tally to 300 in just 370 games for Molde, RB Salzburg, Borussia Dortmund, City and Norway.

He reached the mark in far fewer games than other prolific scorers Cristiano Ronaldo (554 games), Lionel Messi (418 games) and Kylian Mbappé (409 games), per ESPN Research.