Sébastien Haller

سيباستيان هالير

Ivorian footballer, born in Ris-Orangis, France in 1994. A striker who played for Utrecht, Eintracht Frankfurt, West Ham United and Ajax — winning the Eredivisie with Ajax — then Borussia Dortmund; diagnosed with a malignant testicular tumour in 2022, he returned to play after treatment, and scored Ivory Coast's winning goal in the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations final. He represented France at youth level before switching to Ivory Coast in 2020.

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al-Andalus & Europe · West Africa & Sahel
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    Summary

    Sébastien Haller — full name Sébastien Romain Teddy Haller — is an Ivorian footballer, born in Ris-Orangis, France in 1994. 1 A striker for Utrecht, Eintracht Frankfurt, West Ham United, Ajax and Borussia Dortmund, he was diagnosed with a malignant testicular tumour in 2022, returned to play after treatment, and scored Ivory Coast's winning goal in the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations final. 1 No source consulted makes any statement of his religion, so his data record records his faith as unknown. 12

    Club career

    Haller began with Auxerre and moved to Utrecht in 2015, first on loan and then permanently; in 2017 he joined Eintracht Frankfurt, winning the DFB-Pokal in 2018. 1 West Ham United signed him in 2019 for a club-record fee; he returned to the Netherlands with Ajax in 2021, won the Eredivisie and the KNVB Cup, and became the first player to score in seven consecutive Champions League matches in 2021–22, before transferring to Borussia Dortmund. 1

    Illness and return

    Weeks after joining Dortmund in 2022, Haller was diagnosed with a malignant testicular tumour and underwent treatment; he returned to competitive football after his recovery. 1 With Ivory Coast, whom he chose in 2020 after representing France at youth level, he scored the winning goal in the final of the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations against Nigeria. 1

    Faith in the sources

    None of the sources read makes any statement of his religion. The English, French and Arabic articles were each read in full and none mentions religion in its text or categories; Wikidata carries no religion value for him at all. 1342 On complete absence, his record states his faith as unknown. 1

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    Sources

    1. Sébastien Haller — English Wikipedia
    2. Sébastien Haller — Wikidata Q7665927
    3. Sébastien Haller — French Wikipedia
    4. Sébastien Haller — Arabic Wikipedia
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