At 15, He Broke Haaland's Record
Gabriel Rajković, Vålerenga's attacking talent, has become the youngest scorer in Eliteserien history and is already emerging as Norwegian football's next big star.
Gabriel Rajković, Vålerenga's attacking talent, has become the youngest scorer in Eliteserien history and is already emerging as Norwegian football's next big star.
The name Gabriel Rajković has been echoing across European football since Saturday evening. The 15-year-old Norwegian, born on February 23, 2011, in Oslo, scored his first goal in the top tier of Norwegian football and immediately made history. At just 15 years, 5 months, and 15 days old, Rajković became the youngest scorer in Eliteserien history, surpassing the record previously held by one of the world's best strikers today, Erling Haaland.
The historic moment came in Saturday's match between Vålerenga and Bodø/Glimt, a team that has attracted attention on the European stage in recent seasons. Rajković, who primarily plays on the left wing but is equally adept on the right side and as a striker, came off the bench and found the net to set a record that will be extremely difficult to beat.
The club celebrated the historic achievement with a post on their official Twitter profile on August 8, 2026, with the message: "Tidenes yngste Vålerenga-målscorer" (Vålerenga's youngest scorer in history). For Rajković, this was his ninth appearance for the first team since debuting on March 15, when, at 15 years and 20 days old, he also became the youngest debutant in league history.
Comparisons with Erling Haaland, Norway's best striker today, were inevitable. Haaland also took his first serious football steps in the domestic league, and now Rajković, with his clinical finishing, has surpassed a record held by one of the greatest names Norway has produced in the modern era.
While it's too early to predict whether the young attacker will build a career like Erling Haaland's, what he has shown in his nine appearances so far-all from the bench-is enough to draw the attention of football experts and scouts across the continent. At an age when most boys are still dreaming of the big stage, Rajković has already scored in the top tier of Norwegian football and set a record that promises a bright future.
