Erling Haaland has officially changed the name on the back of his Norway shirt.The Manchester City star will now include his middle name, Braut, on his kit while playing for his national side. Haaland will now have his full name on the back of his Norway shirtAFPHaaland has made the switch to follow tradition in his home country as well as to use his full family name.He already goes by Erling Braut Haaland on his Instagram page, but he has simply worn ‘Haaland’ on his shirt at Man City. It was the same at former clubs Salzburg and Borussia Dortmund. The 25-year-old did go by ‘Erling Braut Haaland’ at the beginning of his career though, when starring at the Under-20 World Cup in 2019.An image of Haaland’s major change to his shirt was revealed on Instagram via a post from football retailer Unisportstore.And Norway manager Stale Solbakken has commented on the change, saying: “That’s his name [Braut], it’s no longer that difficult. I knew nothing of it until now.”Haaland is now following Norwegian tradition, with people typically using both their mother’s and father’s surnames. Of course, his father, Alf-Inge Haaland, is well known in the footballing world, having played for Leeds and Man City too.His mother, Gry Marita Braut, was a successful heptathlete and her name will now be back on her son’s national shirt too.The new name will get its first run out when Haaland takes the pitch for Norway’s friendly against Finland on September 4.The new kit and the name change were revealed on Instagram@unisportstore / InstagramThe striker is going to use his middle name on his No.9 kit from now onGettyHaaland’s Norway record Haaland has a stunning record for his country and fans are sure to be seeing a lot of him celebrating in his new shirt.The superstar almost averages a goal a game, netting 42 times in just 43 appearances for Norway. 19 of those have come in the Nations League, nine in World Cup qualifiers, eight in friendlies and six in Euros qualifiers.Haaland’s 42 goals make him his nation’s all-time top scorer. At only 25, he already sits nine goals clear of former top scorer Jorgen Juve after breaking the icon’s record in 2024.His next target will be 50 goals and achieving something that no other Norwegian male has ever done before on the international stage. Norway’s international scheduleThe international break gets started after this weekend’s round of club fixtures, with Norway in action next week. They take on Finland in a friendly on Thursday, September 4. Haaland and co. then return to World Cup qualifier action, as they face Moldova on Tuesday, September 9. Norway are currently top of Group I in World Cup qualifying after winning all four of their games so far, scoring 13 goals. Following this break, they have clashes against Israel, Estonia and Italy to wrap up their qualifying campaign. And Haaland will hope to have secured a spot at the 2026 World Cup by those games in October and November.