gran The discovery of a namesake of Erling Haaland, the great Norwegian scorer who plays for Manchester City, has caused a stir on social networks and media in Colombia.. Although the child’s creative parents have not appeared, it is known that he was born in mid-2023, which His father is Estrada, his mother is Arrieta and he responds to Erilgn Haaland.
It is not the first time that something like this has happened in Colombia, even There are many cases and examples of babies who have been named as great idols of international football.. Just look at some of the rosters of the Colombian soccer teams, such is the case of Millonarios who In his squad he brought together Emerson Rivaldo Rodríguez, Beckham David Castro and was about to have Neymar Sánchez for the 2024 season.
These are the most well-known and striking cases, but if we go to people who are not directly related to footballat least currently, are Víctor Millos, Millos David, Santafecita, Mr. Deportivo Independiente Medellín. The first 2 cases bear the name or diminutive of the Millonarios de Bogotá club, the third case is that of a girl who bears the feminine diminutive of Independiente Santa Fe de Bogotá.
These baptisms were given after the blues and reds of the Colombian capital broke their title droughts, 24 years in the case of Millonarios and 37 in the case of Santa Fe. And it is not known if due to the passion for the club, due to a deal from the parents or paying some promise, They decided to burden their children with that weight since they were officially registered.
Well, the third case is more curious, since uAn adult man decided to officially change his name to be the namesake of his team and even attended the stadium with his mascot whom he called ‘Medallo’, as the red team of Antioquia is known. Something that became known years before social networks existed and we could talk about viral cases.
What is known about the child baptized as Erling Haaland Estrada Arrieta in Colombia?
An image of a membership record for an EPS (Health Promotion Entity) was leaked on social networks in which it reads that The patient, identified with a valid birth certificate for 6 months and 25 days, responds to the name of Erling Haaland Estrada Arrieta. As soon as the image was known on the networks, it caused all kinds of reactions and comments.
And in a Facebook profile, which was later modified or left hidden, A woman appeared as the alleged mother of Daniel Alejandro Estrada Arrieta and Erling Haaland Estrada Arrieta. According to the information provided, the alleged mother studies at the Universidad Católica del Norte and is a native of the municipality of El Carmen de Bolívar, located on the northern Colombian coast.
Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo, Neymar, Kylian Mbappé, Richarlison and more names in Colombia
Perhaps, Erling Haaland’s name is the one that attracts the most attention, due to its origin and because it is composed of the first and last name of a footballer who does not have as much connection with Colombia. But The Colombian National Registry of Civil Status itself published a list of names related to football within the framework of the Qatar 2022 World Cup. and that left the following data until the day of the final between Argentina and France:
-Lionel: 84
– Messi: 5
– Kylian: 823
– Mbappé: 1
– Neymar: 226
– Enner: 162
– Richarlison: 11
– Harry: 37
– Kane: 47
– Christian: 37
– Ronaldo: 75
– Keylor: 177
-Lionel: 52
– Messi: 11
– Kylian: 8
– Mbappé: 4
– Neymar: 43
– Enner: 18
– Richarlison: 1
– Harry: 3
– Kane: 6
– Ronaldo: 108
– Keylor: 8
This is without counting names like Emiliano (by ‘Dibu’ Martínez), James and Falcao, which are already very common in Colombia and it is impossible to know if they were really inspired by famous footballers.
Now, You have to wonder what will happen if little Erling Haaland, Lionel Messi, Neymar, Harry Kane, Kylian Mbappe, Richarlison, Cristiano Ronaldo or Keylor don’t like football. The answer will take time to know, it could be the case of the professional players already mentioned or they could change their name when they are old enough to do so.
