Sébastien Haller
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Sébastien Romain Teddy Haller (French pronunciation: [alɛʁ]; born 22 June 1994) is a professional footballer who plays as a striker for Bundesliga club Borussia Dortmund. Born in France, and a former French youth international, he plays for the Ivory Coast national team.
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Full name | Sébastien Romain Teddy Haller[1] | ||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | (1994-06-22) 22 June 1994 (age 29)[2] | ||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Ris-Orangis, France | ||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)[3] | ||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Striker | ||||||||||||||||
Team information | |||||||||||||||||
Current team | Borussia Dortmund | ||||||||||||||||
Number | 9 | ||||||||||||||||
Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
2003–2005 | FCO Vigneux | ||||||||||||||||
2005–2007 | Brétigny Foot | ||||||||||||||||
2007–2010 | Auxerre | ||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
2010–2014 | Auxerre II | 57 | (29) | ||||||||||||||
2012–2015 | Auxerre | 50 | (6) | ||||||||||||||
2015 | → Utrecht (loan) | 17 | (11) | ||||||||||||||
2015–2017 | Utrecht | 65 | (30) | ||||||||||||||
2017–2019 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 60 | (24) | ||||||||||||||
2019–2021 | West Ham United | 48 | (10) | ||||||||||||||
2021–2022 | Ajax | 50 | (32) | ||||||||||||||
2022– | Borussia Dortmund | 33 | (9) | ||||||||||||||
International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
2010 | France U16 | 1 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
2011 | France U17 | 12 | (6) | ||||||||||||||
2011–2012 | France U18 | 4 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
2012–2013 | France U19 | 7 | (3) | ||||||||||||||
2013–2014 | France U20 | 7 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
2013–2016 | France U21 | 20 | (13) | ||||||||||||||
2020– | Ivory Coast | 26 | (10) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:44, 13 April 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:12, 11 February 2024 (UTC) |
Haller began his career in France with Auxerre, and moved on loan to Dutch Eredivisie side Utrecht in 2015, before signing on a permanent basis. Two years later, he moved to the German club Eintracht Frankfurt, winning the DFB-Pokal in 2018. English Premier League side West Ham United signed him a year later for a club-record transfer worth €49.8 million (£45 million). Haller returned to the Netherlands in 2021, signing with Ajax, for a club record fee of €22.5 million (£18.8 million). In his first six months, he won the Eredivisie and the KNVB Cup. He became the first player to score across seven consecutive UEFA Champions League matches during the 2021–22 season, and then transferred to Borussia Dortmund for an initial €31 million.
Haller represented France at youth level, before switching his allegiance in 2020 to the Ivory Coast. He scored on his international debut against Madagascar, and represented the national team at the Africa Cup of Nations in 2021 and 2023, scoring the winning goal in the final of the latter tournament.