The world's best young soccer player broke a Premier League record after scoring hat-tricks in back-to-back matches

Erling Haaland, a striker for Manchester City, with nine goals

thus far this season in the English Premier League.

In the division's existence, no player has ever started a season with five or more goals.

"I'm not complaining, it's been good so far!" Haaland stated

following his Wednesday hat-trick. Erling Haaland of Manchester City

set a new record for goals in the English Premier League on

Wednesday with his second hat-trick in as many games.

The 22-year-old dominated Nottingham Forest 6-0 at the Etihad Stadium in just 38 minutes, scoring three goals.

That came after Haaland recorded yet another hat-trick on Saturday