Sébastien Haller
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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Haller playing for West Ham United in 2019 | |||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Sébastien Romain Teddy Haller | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 22 June 1994 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Ris-Orangis, France | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||||||||||||||||
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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 | 30 | (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 23:07, 19 December 2023 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 00:12, 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 his first international goal against Madagascar, and represented the national team at the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations and 2023 Africa Cup of Nations. He scored the winning goal in the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations final to win the tournament for the Ivory Coast.