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Erling Haaland Majin Buu Comparisons, also known as Erling Haaland Majin Buu Meme, refers to a series of jokes and memes revolving around Norwegian pro footballer and soccer player Erling Haaland and the widespread perception that he looks like the Dragon Ball Z character Majin Buu (specifically Super Buu).

The memes comparing Haaland and Buu first appeared in early 2021 when he played for the Bundesliga team Borussia Dortmund, spreading over the following years, especially garnering virality during the 2026 FIFA World Cup as his presence on social media exponentially grew. The memes are similar to the Mbappé Donatello meme, which similarly compares French football player Kylian Mbappé to the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles character.

Origin

The earliest known post comparing Norwegian professional football player Erling Haaland to the DBZ character Majin Buu appeared on January 9th, 2021, when X / Twitter^[1] user DepalomitaOk posted artwork they created depicting Haaland as Buu standing in front of the logo for the German Bundesliga team Borussia Dortmund, which added his hair to the character. The post garnered minimal engagement, with the concept spreading in subsequent months.

Spread

Over the following year, memes and edits comparing Erling Haaland to Majin Buu continued spreading on social media as the joke became more widespread.

For example, on March 27th, 2021, YouTuber S.E.Dinostv uploaded a highlight reel of Haaland from 2021 with a Majin Buu rap as the background song, garnering roughly 5,000 views and 130 likes in five years.

On May 22nd, 2021, the Facebook^[2] page Bleacher Report Football uploaded an edit depicting Haaland as Buu after he scored his 40th goal during the season, garnering over 17,000 reactions, 300 comments and 145,000 views in five years.

The comparisons, memes and fan art depictions continued spreading over subsequent years as Erling Haaland became more well-known in the football world.

For instance, on August 14th, 2023, the Instagram^[3] account the.superbdbz posted several memes and comparison images of Haaland and Buu, receiving over 22,700 likes and 50 comments in three years.

During the 2026 FIFA World Cup in mid-2026, the Erling Haaland Majin Buu memes garnered significant virality online amid Haaland's popularity on social media during the tournament.

On July 5th, 2026, the Instagram^[4] account modernnotoriety posted a series of images comparing Haaland to Buu, discussing the trend at the time in their post and garnering nearly 59,000 likes and 180 comments in 19 hours.

On July 6th, 2026, TikTok^[5] user spartanicartzdxd then uploaded a video discussing the viral meme phenomenon surrounding Erling Haaland and the Majin Buu memes, receiving over 160,000 views, 24,300 likes and 320 comments in 12 hours.

Erling Haaland's Response

On July 7th, 2026, Erling Haaland responded to the viral memes comparing him to Majin Buu in a comment on a post from the Instagram^[6] account hidden.ny. In the comment, Haaland said, "I mean I don't disagree," which received over 128,700 likes in two days.

Various Examples

@viccordovamashiha Majinbuu, we need gohan here #erlinghaaland #Paulmyers ♬ sonido original – Vic Cordova Mashiha

@digitalvisionarymgmt Erling Haaland after beating Brazil #haaland #norway #brazil #buu ♬ Majin Buu Battle Theme (Dragon Ball Z) – M1914 – Animelmack

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