Haaland becomes a father for the first time after Johansen’s partner gives birth All Football

Pep Guardiola accidentally revealed that Erling Haaland became a father for the first time in the last few days.

The Man City manager let the news slide after his side’s 2-0 win at Leicester on Sunday.

Haaland netted just his second goal in 50 days as City ended their five-match winless run and earned their first away win since October 20 against Wolves.

The Norwegian announced that his partner, Isabel Haugseng Johansen, was pregnant in October 2024.

Celebrating becoming Norway’s all-time top scorer after a 3-0 win over Slovenia, the striker was snapped with the match ball under his shirt and with his thumb in his mouth to show that he will become a father in soon

Guardiola expressed his sympathy for his star No.9 amid his struggling form, highlighting Haaland’s big news in the process.

‘Sometimes Erling has been judged badly but he is part of football. He is tired, he has played a lot of minutes,’ he said.

‘He has become a father for the first time in the last few days, many emotions and an exciting few days for him.’

Isabel, 20, who is a footballer herself and also works part-time in a fashion store, is believed to have met Haaland at Bryne’s youth academy, for which they both played.

They started dating when he was at Borussia Dortmund, with Isabel making frequent trips to visit him.

Haaland joined Bryne at the age of five and spent more than 10 years with the Norwegian team before later having spells at RB Salzburg, Dortmund and now City.

Despite a quiet private life and no social media presence, she has been seen more often in the public eye during Haaland’s time at Man City, celebrating with him during their trophy successes.

Isabel was born and raised in the small city of Bryne – a small town with a population of 12,465 – which is far from the busy city of Manchester.