Overview
- Haaland posted photos and a short video of a close‑cropped buzz cut on his social accounts on Sunday, August 23, 2026, captioning the posts “New season, new trim” and “Short hair don’t care.”
- He uploaded a longer YouTube episode that showed the haircut process and recorded video calls to teammates, former coaches and public figures to capture their live reactions.
- Calls in the video produced candid responses from Jack Grealish, Pep Guardiola and Zlatan Ibrahimovic, with Grealish joking Haaland looked much younger and Ibrahimovic delivering a startled rebuke.
- Just hours after the social‑media reveal, Haaland walked onto the Etihad pitch to warm up for Manchester City’s Premier League opener against Bournemouth.
- The change comes after Haaland’s standout World Cup this summer and closes a long chapter of his trademark long blond hair, a feature that has driven fan interest and commercial tie‑ins for the striker.