Sébastien Haller was born on 22 June 1994 (age 32) and represents Ivory Coast. A commanding 6ft 3in (1.90m) striker, he came through at Auxerre before an early loan to Utrecht gave his career proper shape. That spell in the Netherlands was not just a holding pattern; it became the platform for him to turn regular senior football into a permanent move.
From Utrecht, Haller moved on to Eintracht Frankfurt, where his blend of size, link play and penalty-box finishing brought wider attention. West Ham United followed, though that spell was less straightforward, before Ajax proved a better fit. His most productive league season came there in 2021-22, when he scored 21 goals in 31 appearances.
He later joined Borussia Dortmund and has since taken his career to Japan with Sanfrecce Hiroshima. In 2026-27, he has made four J1 League appearances and scored three goals, a tidy enough start for a striker whose game has usually depended on service as much as presence.
His current market value is around £1.5m, according to Transfermarkt. Haller’s career has run from France to the Netherlands, Germany, England and Japan, with Ajax remaining the spell where his scoring was at its sharpest.
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