Sebastien Haller, French footballer
Sébastien Romain Teddy Haller (born 22 June 1994) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for Eredivisie club Ajax and the Ivory Coast national team.
Haller began his career with Auxerre, and moved on loan to Dutch Eredivisie side Utrecht in 2015, before signing on a permanent basis. After two years in The Netherlands, he moved to the German club Eintracht Frankfurt, winning the DFB-Pokal in 2018. Haller's performances sparked the interest of English Premier League side West Ham United, signing him in 2019 for a club-record transfer worth €49.8 million (£45 million). Following a disappointing spell in England, Haller returned to The Netherlands in 2021, signing with Ajax, for a club record fee of €22.5 million (£18.8 million). In his first six months, he won the Eredivisie and the KNVB Cup. Haller became the first player to score across seven consecutive UEFA Champions League matches during the 2021–22 season, with an eighth in his next match chalked off for offside.
Born in France, to a French father and an Ivorian mother, Haller represented France at youth level, before switching his allegiance in 2020 to the Ivory Coast. He scored his first international goal against Madagascar, and represented the national team at the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations.