This portrait of Erling Haaland was created in collaboration with Manchester City Football Club, celebrating one of the game’s most popular strikers. Against my signature bold purple background, I painted Haaland in his City shirt and created his expression charged with the intensity and emotion that define his presence on the pitch.

I sought not only to capture the physical form of an athlete at the peak of his career, but also the spirit that fuels him—the hunger, determination, and energy he brings to football.

The purple background surrounds him in a field of power, clashing vividly against his blue shirt and blond hair to intensify the drama of the moment and magnify the iconic impact of his performance.

This painting is both a portrait of Haaland the player and a reflection of the passion that drives greatness, forged at the meeting point of sport, art, and identity.