Erling Haaland scored the 300th goal of his career at the FIFA Club World Cup on Thursday, reaching the mark faster than many of his legendary contemporaries.

Per ESPN, the 24-year-old reached 300 goals in 370 games, faster than Kylian Mbappé (409 games), Lionel Messi (418 games) and Cristiano Ronaldo (554 games) in their illustrious careers.

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With the Argentina national team, he has scored 112 goals since making his debut in 2005. That brings his overall total to 877 goals — 57 more than Cristiano Ronaldo had at the same age.

Manchester City's Erling Haaland reached 300 career goals and is now aiming to close the gap with Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi. Manchester City defeated Juventus 5–2 on Thursday in ...

Ronaldo notched just 17 goals in 45 appearances for club and country as a 37-year-old, a stark contrast to the near goal-a-game average he’s boasted out in Saudi Arabia since turning 38.

Messi needed 418 games to reach 300 goals, Ronaldo took 554, and Mbappe took 409. The Norwegian striker’s efficiency in front of goal is setting a new benchmark for modern strikers.