{"id":545348,"date":"2026-07-12T03:14:15","date_gmt":"2026-07-12T03:14:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/545348\/"},"modified":"2026-07-12T03:14:15","modified_gmt":"2026-07-12T03:14:15","slug":"who-are-erling-haalands-parents-gry-marita-braut-and-alf-inge-haaland","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/545348\/","title":{"rendered":"Who Are Erling Haaland\u2019s Parents Gry Marita Braut and Alf-Inge Haaland?"},"content":{"rendered":"

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One of the breakout stars of this FIFA Men\u2019s World Cup is undoubtedly Erling Haaland, the 25-year-old striker for Team Norway. He wears \u201cBraut Haaland\u201d on his jersey as a tribute to both his parents, mom Gry Marita Braut and father Alf-Inge Haaland.<\/p>\n

While it\u2019s Erling\u2019s first time competing in the World Cup, it\u2019s not the first time a Haaland has represented Norway in the biggest soccer tournament: His father played for Norway at the 1994 World Cup. Here, get to know Erling Haaland\u2019s parents, Martita and Alfie.<\/p>\n

Meet Erling Haaland\u2019s mom, Gry Marita Braut\"FCMichael Regan – UEFA\/\/Getty Images<\/p>\n

Erling and his mom in 2023.<\/p>\n

Gry Marita Braut is a Norwegian athlete; she was a national heptathlon champion in the 90s. While Erling was born in Leeds, when he was 3, the family\u2014including his older siblings Astor and Gabrielle\u2014moved to Byrne, Norway, his parents\u2019 hometown.<\/p>\n

In Byrne, Erling tried many different sports, but decided to focus on soccer. At 16, he moved away to pursue a full-time career in the sport. \u201cIt was tough to leave at 16, but I knew that if I was to be the best I could be,\u201d Erling said<\/a>. \u201cI made the right decision. Anyway, I had to leave Bryne at some point, so I’ve always had it in the back of my mind and thought about it. Of course I miss my friends, my parents, and my family, but you get used to a new everyday life, a new club, and new people around you.\u201d<\/p>\n

Meet Erling Haaland\u2019s dad, Alf-Inge \u201cAlfie\u201d Haaland\"NorwegianRune Hellestad – Corbis\/\/Getty Images<\/p>\n

Erling and Alfie in 2022.<\/p>\n

Erling\u2019s father Alfie is a famous Norwegian soccer player. He played with Nottingham Forest, Leeds United, and Manchester City during his career, and represented Norway at the 1994 World Cup. He retired after a career-ending injury in 2001.<\/p>\n

Alfie encouraged his son to play soccer. \u201cHe has been very dedicated and understood that he has to sacrifice quite a lot if he wants to be good. He has been willing to take the consequences of what is required. That is where he has impressed me the most,\u201d Alfie said<\/a> in 2018 of his son. \u201cHe has always had talent, but there are many who have talent. When it has become tiring with school, homework and training, he has always had the desire to go out and do unorganized sports in addition. It has never been a chore. He has continued to train and had the inner drive. This is what helped him understand that he really wanted this.\u201d<\/p>\n

After Alfie and Gry divorced, Alfie remarried to Anita Str\u00f8msvol. They have two daughters.<\/p>\n

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Emily Burack (she\/her) is the Deputy Digital Editor for Town & Country, where she covers entertainment, celebrities, the royals, and a wide range of other topics. Before joining T&C, she was the deputy managing editor at Hey Alma, a Jewish culture site. Follow her @emburack on Instagram, Twitter, and other social media platforms.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"2 min read One of the breakout stars of this FIFA Men\u2019s World Cup is undoubtedly Erling Haaland,…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":545349,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[32],"tags":[321,224512,10992,231279,1107,93,61,60,184510,1106,144979,231278,223989,230794],"class_list":["post-545348","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-celebrities","tag-celebrities","tag-collection-world-cup-2026","tag-content-type-news-explainer","tag-contentid-e9f05447-97a4-4b1d-8c22-e87abb5d33f9","tag-displaytype-standard-article","tag-entertainment","tag-ie","tag-ireland","tag-issyndicated-false","tag-locale-us","tag-read_time-2","tag-shorttitle-who-are-erling-haalands-parents","tag-sponsored-false","tag-subsection-sporting"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/545348","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=545348"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/545348\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/545349"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=545348"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=545348"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=545348"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}