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List of footballers who achieved hat-trick records

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Pelé scored 92 hat-tricks during his career for Santos, NY Cosmos and Brazil. As of 2023, Guinness World Records recognised Pelé as the footballer with the most hat-tricks.[1][2]

Scoring a hat-trick in association football is considered an impressive achievement, even after many years and advances in the sport;[3] however, it is still fairly common.[4][5] This is a list of records and other feats in football hat-trick scoring, including exceptional numbers of hat-tricks; exceptional feats in scoring a hat-trick; and achievements relating to the hat-trick scorers themselves.

The great majority of the scorers of a hat-trick[6] have played for the winning side, but there have also been a few occasions when the player's team have drawn or lost the game.[7] The list features all association footballers, including at all levels of competition when playing in official matches.

World records[edit]

Key
Player scored a hat-trick for the losing side
Player's team drew the match

Most hat-tricks[edit]

Players with most hat-tricks in history[edit]

Player Years Number Gender Details
Germany Erwin Helmchen 1924–1951 141+ M According to RSSSF Erwin Helmchen scored at least 141 hat-tricks only in official matches, including 8 goals on 2 occasions, 7 goals on three, 6 goals ten times and 5 goals 15 times.[8]
Czechoslovakia Josef Bican 1931–1955 101 M [9]
Hungary Ferenc Deák 1939–1959 100+ M According to RSSSF Ferenc Deak scored at least 100 hat-tricks only in official matches for club and country.[10]
England Ronnie Rooke 1931–1961 97 M [11]
Brazil Pelé 1956–1977 92 M As of 2023, Guinness World Records recognised Pelé as the footballer with the most hat-tricks.[1][2]

Active players with most hat-tricks[edit]

Player Years Number Gender Details
Portugal Cristiano Ronaldo 2008–2024 66 M Cristiano Ronaldo holds the record for the active player with most hat-tricks.[12][13][14]
Argentina Lionel Messi 2007–2023 57 M Lionel Messi has scored 57 hat-tricks in his career for Barcelona and Argentina.[15]

Players who scored most hat-tricks for a national team[edit]

Player Years Number Gender Details
United States Alex Morgan 2012–2021 12 F Morgan scored her eleventh international hat-trick with five goals on 11 June 2019 in the United States' 13–0 victory over Thailand in the 2019 World Cup.[16] She scored her record-breaking twelfth international hat-trick in 2021.[17]
Canada Christine Sinclair 2000–2012 11 F Sinclair scored her eleventh international hat-trick by scoring all three of Canada's goals in their 3–4 loss to the United States at the Olympics on 6 August 2012.[18]
England Vivian Woodward 1903–1914 10 M He scored 4 hat-tricks for England and 6 hat-tricks for England amateurs.[19]
Portugal Cristiano Ronaldo 2013–2021 10 M Cristiano Ronaldo holds the men's record for most international hat-tricks. He became the first male player to score 10 hat-tricks for a national team on 12 October 2021 in Portugal's 5–0 win against Luxembourg, breaking Sven Rydell's record.[20]
Sweden Sven Rydell 1924–1932 9 M Sven Rydell became the first player to score 9 international hat-tricks on 16 May 1932 in Sweden's 7–1 victory over Finland, breaking Poul Nielsen's record. His men's record lasted for 89 years.[21]
United States Carli Lloyd 2012–2021 9 F Lloyd scored 9 international hat-tricks including a five-goal haul in one of her final international matches.
United Arab Emirates Ali Mabkhout 2012–2021 9 M As of 2023, Mabkhout has scored 9 international hat-tricks.
Argentina Lionel Messi 2012–2023 9 M Lionel Messi became the third male player to score 9 international hat-tricks on 29 March 2023 in Argentina's 7–0 victory over Curaçao.[22]
Denmark Poul Nielsen 1913–1921 8 M Poul Nielsen became the first player to score 8 international hat-tricks on 2 October 1921 in Denmark's 3–1 victory over Norway. His record lasted for 11 years.[23]
West Germany Gerd Müller 1967–1972 8 M Müller scored 8 international hat-tricks for West Germany, including 2 in the 1970 World Cup.
Iran Ali Daei 1996–2004 8 M Ali Daei scored 8 international hat-tricks. In these eight occasions, he stopped at three only on three occasions.[24]
United States Abby Wambach 2002–2014 8 F Wambach scored 8 international hat-tricks, including all five goals against the Republic of Ireland in a friendly on 23 October 2004.[25]
Brazil Cristiane 2004–2019 8 F Cristiane has scored 8 international hat-tricks by 2021.
Hungary Sándor Kocsis 1949–1955 7 M Kocsis scored 7 international hat-tricks, including 2 in the 1954 World Cup.
Brazil Pelé 1958–1964 7 M Pelé has the record for the most hat-tricks scored by a Brazilian player, with seven. One of those hat-tricks was scored in the 1958 World Cup semi-final against France.[26]
Libya Ali Al-Biski 1961–1970 7 M [27]
United States Michelle Akers 1990–1995 7 F Akers scored her seven international hat-tricks in four and a half years.[28]

Players with most consecutive hat-tricks in history[edit]

Player Year Number Gender Division Details
Bohemia Josef Bican 1940 5 M Josef Bican set the record after scoring 5 consecutive hat-tricks and 19 goals in total in the Bohemia and Moravia league between 17 November 1939 and 19 March 1940.[29]
Croatia Stjepan Lucijanić 2016 5 M 7 Stjepan Lucijanic scored his fifth consecutive hat-trick in the NK Dračice Dakovo's 10–0 win over NK Zrinski Drenje in the Croatian seventh division on 6 November 2016, equalizing Josef Bican's record from 1940. Lucijanic had scored 20 goals in those 5 matches.[30][31]
Maldives Ahmed Rizwan 2018 5 M 1 Club Eagles' striker Ahmed Rizwan also equalized the record in October 2018, after scoring five hat-tricks in five consecutive matches of the Dhiraagu Dhivehi Premier League.[32][33][34][35]

Players with most hat-tricks for a year[edit]

Player Year Number Gender Division Details
Armenia Arman Karamyan 2002 9 M 1 Arman Karamyan scored 8 hat-tricks in Armenian Premier League and 1 in national cup.[36]
Armenia Ara Hakobyan 2003 9 M 1 Ara Hakobyan scored 9 hat-tricks in Armenian Premier League.
Portugal Cristiano Ronaldo 2011 9 M 1 Cristiano Ronaldo scored 9 hat-tricks in La Liga.
Argentina Lionel Messi 2012 9 M 1 Lionel Messi scored 6 hat-tricks in La Liga, 1 in UEFA Champions League and 2 with the national team.
Maldives Ali Ashfaq 2013 9 M 1 Ali Ashfaq scored 5 hat-tricks in Dhivehi League, 2 in AFC Cup and 2 with the national team.

Players with most hat-tricks in the Olympics[edit]

Player Year Score Number Gender Details
Argentina Domingo Tarasconi 1928 Argentina 11–2 USA
Argentina 6–3 Belgium
Argentina 6–0 Egypt
3 M Domingo Tarasconi scored 4 goals against USA on 29 May 1928 in the first round, 4 goals against Norway on 2 June in quarterfinals and 3 against Egypt in the semifinal of the 1928 Olympics.
Denmark Vilhelm Wolfhagen 1908 Denmark 9–0 France B
Denmark 17–1 France
2 M Vilhelm Wolfhagen scored 4 goals against France B on 19 October 1908 in the first round and 4 goals against France on 22 October in the semi-finals of the 1908 Olympics.
Czechoslovakia Antonin Janda 1920 Czechoslovakia 7–0 Kingdom of SCS
Czechoslovakia 4–0 Norway
2 M Antonin Janda scored 3 goals against Yugoslavia on 28 August 1920 in the first round and 3 goals against Norway on 29 August in the quarterfinals of the 1920 Olympics.
Hungary Ferenc Bene 1964 Hungary 6–0 Morocco
Hungary 6–0 United Arab Republic
2 M Ferenc Bene scored Hungary's all 6 goals against Morocco on 11 October 1964 in the group stage and 4 goals against Norway on 20 October in the semifinals of the 1964 Olympics.
Zambia Barbra Banda 2020 Zambia 3–10 Netherlands
Zambia 4–4 China
2 F Barbra Banda scored hat-tricks twice at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[37]

Player with most goals in a single match in the Olympics[edit]

Player Year Score Goals Gender Details
Denmark Sophus Nielsen 1908 Denmark 17–1 France 10 M Sophus Nielsen scored 10 goals against France in the 1908 Olympics semifinal on 22 October 1908 at White City Stadium.
Germany Gottfried Fuchs 1912 Germany 16–0 Russia 10 M Gottfried Fuchs scored 10 goals against Russia in the 1912 Olympics consolation tournament first round on 1 July 1912 at Råsunda IP.

Trivia[edit]

Goalkeepers who scored a hat-trick[edit]

Player Year Score Goals Gender Division Details
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Ilija Pantelic 1963 NK Trešnjevka 0–3 FK Vojvodina 3 M 1 Ilija Pantelic was the first goalkeeper to score a hat-trick (all by penalties) in the 1962–63 Yugoslav first division.[citation needed]
Paraguay José Luis Chilavert 1999 Vélez Sársfield 6–1 Ferro Carril Oeste 3 M 1 José Luis Chilavert scored a hat-trick of penalties for Vélez Sársfield on 28 November 1999 in the Argentine torneo Clausura[38][39]
Greece Grigorios Athanasiou 2022 Pavlos Melas Stavroupoli 3–0 Aetos Vassilikon 3 M 4 Grigorios Athanasiou scored a hat-trick of penalties on 12 February 2022 in the Greek fourth division.[40]

Defenders who scored a hat-trick[edit]

Note: Any player, while fielded as a defender. In official matches only. Not including own goals.[a]

Player Year Score Goals Gender Division Details
Netherlands Ronald Koeman 1984
1986
1990
Ajax 14–0 Red Boys Differdange
PSV Eindhoven 6–1 RKC Waalwijk
Barcelona 7–2 Trabzonspor
3
3
3
M 1 Ronald Koeman scored three hat-tricks with three different clubs in his entire career.[41][42][43]
Spain Fernando Hierro 1991
1992
2002
Espanyol 1–5 Real Madrid
Real Madrid 5–2 Torpedo Moscow
Real Madrid 3–1 Real Zaragoza
3
3
3
M 1 Fernando Hierro scored three hat-tricks in his career. The first was on 30 November 1991 on the 12th round of the 1991–92 La Liga, the second on 21 October 1992 in the second round of 1992–93 UEFA Cup and the third on 24 March 2002 in the 2001–02 La Liga.[44]
Netherlands Aad Mansveld 1976
1977
ADO Den Haag 8–2 Go Ahead Eagles
ADO Den Haag 4–3 West Ham United
3
3
M 1 Den Haag's sweeper and captain scored two hat-tricks, the first was on 24 October 1976 in 1976–77 Eredivisie, the second in the first half against West Ham in the quarter-finals of the 1975–76 European Cup Winners' Cup on 3 March 1976.
Kuwait Musaed Neda 2004
2005
Qadsia 3–0 Kuwait SC
Qadsia 3–1 Umm Salal
3
3
M 1 Musaed Neda scored two hat-tricks in his career. The first was on 16 May 2004 on the semi-final round of the 2003–04 Kuwaiti Premier League and the second on 16 September 2005 in the 2005 Gulf Club Champions Cup.[45]
West Germany Bernard Dietz 1977 MSV Duisburg 6–3 FC Bayern Munich 4 M 1 Bernard Dietz, a prolific defender who even captained West Germany during his career scored 4 goals against Bayern in the 1977–78 Bundesliga on 5 November 1977.
Spain Marta Torrejón 2020 Real Sociedad 1–10 Barcelona 4 F 1 Marta Torrejón scored 4 goals for an all-conquering Barcelona Femení in their 2019–20 Supercopa de España Femenina final victory on 9 February 2020.[46]
England Alvin Martin 1986 West Ham United 8–1 Newcastle United 3 M 1 Alvin Martin scored a hat-trick for West Ham United in the 1985–86 First Division on 21 April 1986.
Scotland Gary Gillespie 1986 Liverpool 5–0 Birmingham City 3 M 1 Centre-back Gary Gillespie scored a hat-trick for Liverpool in the 1985–86 First Division on 26 April 1986.
England Dean Gordon 1995 West Bromwich Albion 2–3 Crystal Palace 3 M 2 A brace of penalties and a header from a corner saw left-back Gordon score a first-half hat-trick in an away game on 23 December 1995.[47]
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Sinisa Mihajlovic 1998 Lazio 5–2 Sampdoria 3 M 1 Sinisa Mihajlovic scored three free kicks in that match.
Turkey Alpay Özalan 2002 Turkey 3–3 North Macedonia 3 M I Alpay Özalan scored his only ever goals for Turkey equalizing the match against North Macedonia in the Group 4 of the 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification on 6 June 2001.
Brazil Naldo 2006 Eintracht Frankfurt 2–6 Werder Bremen 3 M 1 Naldo scored a hat-trick as Bundesliga leaders Werder Bremen won away at Eintracht Frankfurt, becoming the only Bundesliga defender to do so.[48]
Brazil Réver 2013 Clube Atlético Mineiro 5–2 America-MG 3 M 5 Atletico's captain Rever scored a perfect hat-trick on 7 March 2013 in Campeonato Mineiro.[49]
England Aden Flint 2015 Bristol City 8–2 Walsall 3 M 3 Aden Flint scored a hat-trick for the eventual 2015 third tier champions Bristol City on 3 May 2015.[50]
Uruguay Ronald Araújo 2017 Rentistas 3–2 Villa Española 3 M 2 Araújo scored a hat-trick as a Center-back in the 3–2 win against Villa Española on 17 June 2017 in Uruguayan Segunda División.[51]
France Layvin Kurzawa 2017 Paris Saint-Germain 5–0 Anderlecht 3 M 1 Layvin Kurzawa scored a hat-trick as a Left-back in the 5–0 win against Anderlecht on 31 October 2017.
Egypt Mahmoud Alaa 2018 Zamalek SC 3-0 Tala'ea El Gaish SC 3 M 1 Mahmoud has scored a hat-trick as a Center-back in the 3–0 win against Tala'ea El Gaish on 13 September 2018.
Netherlands Daley Blind 2018 Ajax 8–0 De Graafschap 3 M 1 Daley Blind scored a hat-trick as a central defender in the 8–0 win against De Graafschap[52]
Belgium Amber Tysiak 2021 Belgium 19–0 Armenia 3 F I Amber Tysiak scored three goals, two of which through headers of corner kicks, during Belgium women's national football team 19–0 record win against Armenia as part of its 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification campaign.[53]
Scotland Kevin Holt 2023 Partick Thistle 0–5 Dundee United 3 M 2 Kevin Holt, while playing as a central defender, scored a long-range strike from open play, from a corner kick and from a penalty kick in the span of 27 minutes against Partick Thistle on 21 October 2023.[54]
Romania Ionut Larie 2023 Farul Constanta 4–1 FC Voluntari 3 M 1 Ionut Larie scored three penalties in that match.
Tunisia Yassine Meriah 2023 Espérance sportive de Tunis 6–1 US Tataouine 3 M 1 Yassine Meriah while playing as a central defender , scored a hatrick against US Tataouine on 29th juin 2023 , all the goals were penalties.

Players who scored a hat-trick of free-kicks[edit]

Player Year Score Goals Gender Division Details
Italy Giuseppe Signori 1994 Lazio 3–1 Atalanta 3 M 1 Lazio's captain Giuseppe Signori scored his team's all 3 goals by free-kicks on 10 April 1994 at Stadio Olimpico in the 1993–94 Serie A.[55]
Scotland Ray McKinnon 1997 Kilmarnock 2–3 Dundee United 3 M 1 Ray McKinnon scored Dundee United's all 3 away goals by free-kicks on 22 February 1997 in the 1996–97 Scottish Premier Division.
Greece Kostas Frantzeskos 1997 PAOK 6–0 Kastoria 3 M 1 Free-kick specialist Kostas Fratzeskos scored 3 free-kicks for PAOK on the last matchday of the 1996–97 Greek first division on 25 May 1997.[56]
Brazil Marcos Assunção 1998 Bahia 3–3 Santos 3 M 1 Free-kick specialist Marcos Assunção scored an away hat-trick of free-kicks for Santos against 2nd division Bahia on 1 March 1998 in the first leg of the second round of the 1998 Copa do Brasil.[57]
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Sinisa Mihajlovic 1998 Lazio 5–2 Sampdoria 3 M 1 Free-kick specialist and centre-back Sinisa Mihajlovic scored a hat-trick of free-kicks on 13 December 1998 against his former club at Stadio Olimpico in the 1998–99 Serie A[55]
Kuwait Musaed Neda 2004 Qadsia 3–0 Kuwait SC 3 M 1 He scored three goals from direct free kicks in a game against Kuwait SC in 2003–04 Kuwaiti Premier League.
Egypt Shikabala 2010 Zamalek 4–3 Al Ittihad 3 M 1 He scored three goals from direct free kicks in a game against Al Ittihad in 2010–11 Egyptian Premier League.[58]
Greece Alexis Nikoulis 2010 Oikonomos Tsaritsani 4-1 Apollon Larissa 3 M 4 Forward Alexis Nikoulis converted 3 free-kicks for Oikonomos Tsaritsani against Apollon Larissa in the Greek 2010-11 fourth division on 10 October 2010, scoring on 30', 78' and 81'. Nikoulis had started his career as goalkeeper for Ampelokipoi.[59]
Brazil Cristiano da Silva 2015 Vegalta Sendai 3–3 (3–5 pen.) Kashiwa Reysol 3 M 1 Cristiano da Silva scored all Reysol's goals by free-kick in the quarterfinals 2015 Cup of Japan on 26 December 2015.[60]
Brazil Jackson 2021 Nação Canoinhas 3–2 Atlético Catarinense 3 M 6 33-year old winger Jackson scored Nação's all 3 goals by free-kick to help them come from 2–0 behind and win the match, in the 2nd division of the Catarinense championship on 11 August 2021.[61]
Germany Anton Heinz 2023 Wuppertaler SV 3–4 Alemannia Aachen 3 M 4 25-year old left winger Heinz scored 3 free-kick goals for Alemannia Aachen in the fourth division (Regionalliga West) match against Wuppertaler SV on 2 December 2023.[62]

Players who scored a hat-trick of own goals[edit]

Note: Only those who did so unintentionally

Player Year Score Goals Gender Division Details
New Zealand Meikayla Moore 2022 United States 5–0 New Zealand 3 F I New Zealand defender Meikayla Moore scored a perfect hat-trick of own goals before being taken off in the 40th minute of their 0–5 loss to the United States in the 2022 SheBelieves Cup. The first two were considered unlucky, particularly the second, for which her involvement was not by any action of her own.[63][64]

Youngest players in history to score a hat-trick[edit]

Note: For a senior team, not including subsidiary teams in senior leagues

Player Year Age Score Goals Gender Division Details
Kyrgyzstan Alina Litvinenko 2009 13 years and 131 days Kyrgyzstan 4–1 Palestine 3 F I On 27 April 2009, Alina Litvinenko scored a hat-trick in her debut match, in a 4–1 win against Palestine for Kyrgyzstan in the 2010 Asian Cup's qualification at 13 years and 131 days. She became both the youngest hat-trick scorer and the youngest player to feature in a international match.[65][66]
Greece Ntinos Pontikas 1996 14 years and 198 days Ampelokipoi 4–3 Haravgi 3 M 5 Ntinos Pontikas on his debut on 28 September 1996, scored his team's all 3 away goals in the fifth tier of the Greek championship breaking Paulino Alcántara's record set in 1912 and becoming the youngest hat-trick scorer ever.[67]
PhilippinesSpain Paulino Alcántara 1912 15 years and 140 days Barcelona 9–0 Català 3 M 1 Paulino Alcántara scored three goals on his senior team debut for Barcelona in their 9–0 victory over Català in the Catalan championship on 25 February 1912.[68][69] Alcántara netted many other hat-tricks for Barcelona before turning 17, mostly in friendlies throughout the 1912–13 season, but notably in a 11–1 victory over Català in the Copa de España on 15 June 1913, at the age of 16 years and 248 days.[70]
United Kingdom Amy Wilding 2003 15 years and 220 days CTC Ladies ?–? Camberley Town Ladies 3 F 7 Wilding scored three goals for Camberley Town Ladies in the Russell Cup on 30 March 2003 and became the youngest hat-trick scorer in women's football.[71]
Republic of Ireland Samuel Johnston 1983 16 years and 159 days Distillery 5–0 Wellington Park 3 M 1 Johnston scored a hat-trick for Distillery in a 4–0 win over Wellington Park in an Irish Cup match on 24 February 1883.[72]
Hungary József Horváth 1907 16 years and 193 days Hungary 5–2 Bohemia 3 M I Horváth scored an international hat-trick for Hungary in a friendly against Bohemia on 7 April 1907 and became the youngest player in international football to achieve that feat.[73]
Brazil Pelé 1957 16 years and 197 days Santos 7–2 Fabril de Lavras 4 M 5 Pelé scored his first hat-trick of his senior career in a friendly against Fabril de Lavras on 9 June 1957 and became the youngest player in South America to achieve that feat as well as the youngest professional player to score a hat-trick.[74][75]
Malta Haley Bugeja 2020 16 years and 205 days Malta 4–0 Georgia 3 F I Bugeja scored all of Malta's four goals in their 4–0 win over Georgia in the UEFA Women's Euro 2022 qualifying Group B, and became the youngest player ever to score a hat-trick at a European qualifier.[76]
Scotland Julie Fleeting 1997 16 years and 259 days Scotland 7–1 Estonia 4 F I Fleeting scored four goals to help her side to a 7–1 victory over Estonia in the 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification on 3 September, and became the youngest player to score a hat-trick at a World qualifier.[76] In the very next match four days later, Fleeting scored another hat-trick, this time in a 5–0 win over Lithuania.
England Trevor Francis 1971 16 years and 306 days Birmingham City 4–0 Bolton 4 M 2 Francis scored all of Birmingham City's four goals in their 4–0 win over Bolton Wanderers in England's second tier on 20 February 1971, and became the youngest player in English football to achieve that feat.[74]
Uruguay Nicolás Siri 2021 16 years and 348 days Danubio 5–1 Boston River 3 M 1 Siri scored a hat-trick on his senior debut against Boston River in the Uruguayan first division on 19 March 2021 and became the youngest player in history to achieve that feat in the top flight.[74]

Youngest players to score a hat-trick for a national team[edit]

Player Year Age Score Goals Gender Details
Hungary József Horváth 1907 16 years and 193 days Hungary 5–2 Bohemia 3 M Horváth scored an international hat-trick for Hungary in a friendly against Bohemia on 7 April 1907 and became the youngest player in international football to achieve that feat.[73]
Canada Christine Sinclair 2000 17 years and 16 days Canada 12–0 Guatemala 3 F Sinclair had just turned 17 when she scored a hat-trick for Canada in the 2000 CONCACAF Women's Gold Cup.[77]
Beiyang government Lee Wai Tong 1923 17 years and 212 days China 5–1 Japan 3 M Lee is the youngest male player to score a hat-trick for a national team in a competitive match, when he did so on 24 May 1923 in the last match of the 1923 Far Eastern Games at Yahataya Park in Osaka.[78]

Players who scored hat-trick of headers[edit]

At least four goals with the exception of Rob Lee, who is the only player in history to have scored a hat-trick of headers in an international match.

Player Year Score Goals Gender Division Details
Brazil Dondinho 1939 Yuracan 6–2 Smart Futebol Clube 5 M 6 Dondinho scored 5 goals with headers in Yuracan's win against their arch-rivals in the 1939 regional interior Championship of Itajubá, Minas Gerais.[79] His record of 5 headers has not been broken ever since.
England Eddie Reynolds 1963 Wimbledon 4–2 Sutton United 4 M 9 Reynolds scored all of his side's four goals with his head in a 4–2 victory over Sutton United in the 1963 FA Amateur Cup final at Wembley Stadium.[80] He is the only player in history to have scored a hat-trick of headers in a cup final of any kind.
England Malcolm Macdonald 1975 England 5–0 Cyprus 4 M I Macdonald scored all of his side's five goals in a 5–0 victory over Cyprus in the UEFA Euro 1976 qualifying at Wembley Stadium, four of which were headers.[81] He is the only player in history to have scored a hat-trick of headers in an international match.
England Rob Lee 1994 Royal Antwerp 0–5 Newcastle United 3 M 2 Rob Lee compiled a hat-trick of headers in the first 50 minutes during the 1994–95 UEFA Cup match, second leg, first round, on 13 September 1994.[82] He is the only player in history to have scored a hat-trick of headers in an international match.
Spain Fernando Morientes 2002 Real Madrid 7–0 Las Palmas 4 M 1 Morientes scored five goals against Las Palmas in La Liga, four of which were headers.[83] Morientes is the only player to score four goals from headers in a single match in the 21st century.

Players who scored the fastest hat-tricks in history[edit]

Fastest as the shortest span between the first and third goal.

Player Year Score Duration Gender Division Details
England Alex Torr 2013 Rawson Springs 7–1 Meadowhall 70 seconds M 15- 20-year old forward Alex Torr completed a hat-trick in 70 seconds in a match in the amateur English Sunday league of Sheffield 4 May 2013, breaking Magnus Arvidsson' 1995 record.[84][85]
Sweden Magnus Arvidsson 1995 Hassleholms IF 5–3 Landskrona 89 seconds M 4 Magnus Arvidsson completed a hat-trick in 89 seconds in a match in the Swedish fourth tier and beat Tommy Ross' 1964 record for just one second.[86]
Scotland Tommy Ross 1964 Ross County 8–1 Nairn 90 seconds M 5 Tommy Ross scored a hat-trick in 90 seconds for Ross County against Nairn in the Scottish fifth division, on 28 November 1964 and held the world record for 31 years.[87]
Argentina Eduardo Maglioni 1978 Independiente 4–1 Gimnasia La Plata 111 seconds M 1 [88]
Egypt Abdel Hamid Bassiouny 2001 Egypt 8–2 Namibia 117 seconds M I 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification.
Republic of Ireland Jimmy O'Connor 1967 Shelbourne 3–2 Bohemian 2 minutes and 13 seconds M 1 [89]
England Andy Locke 1995 Nantwich Town 3–0 Droylsden 2 minutes and 20 seconds M 1 Fastest hat-trick in FA Cup.
England James Hayter 2004 AFC Bournemouth 6–0 Wrexham 2 minutes and 21 seconds M 2 On 24 February 2004, he came on as an 84th-minute substitute while Bournemouth were 3–0 up at home to Wrexham and scored the fastest Football League hat-trick ever in 2 minutes and 21.88 seconds.[90]
Scotland Ian St John 1959 Motherwell 3–4 Hibernian 2 minutes and 30 seconds M 1
Sweden Kosovare Asllani 2021 Real Madrid 3–1 Valencia CF 2 minutes and 34 seconds F 1 [91]
Senegal Sadio Mané 2015 Southampton 6–1 Aston Villa 2 minutes and 56 seconds M 1 Mané scored three times in 2 minutes 56 seconds in a 6–1 win over Aston Villa to set a new Premier League record for the fastest hat-trick.[92]
Scotland Graham Leggat 1963 Fulham 10–1 Ipswich Town 3 minutes M [93]
Brazil Bebeto 1995 Deportivo de La Coruña 5–0 Albacete Balompié ~3 minutes M
Spain Luis Pérez 1995 Real Sociedad 5–0 Logroñés ~3 minutes M [94]
Finland Joel Pohjanpalo 2012 HJK Helsinki 3–1 Mariehamn ~3 minutes M
Spain Sonia Bermúdez 2014 Barcelona 4–0 Levante Las Planas ~3 minutes F 1 Bermúdez scored in the 35th, 37th, and 38th minutes for what was a record for the fastest women's hat-trick.[95][96]
Scotland Mark Burchill 2000 Celtic 7–0 Jeunesse Esch ~3 minutes M 2 On 24 August, he scored a hat-trick in 7–0 win over Jeunesse Esch in a UEFA Cup qualifier.[97]
Japan Masashi Nakayama 2000 Japan 9–0 Brunei 3 minutes and 15 seconds M I During an Asian Cup qualifing match.[98]
Poland Robert Lewandowski 2015 Bayern Munich 5–1 VfL Wolfsburg 3 minutes and 22 seconds M 1 [99]
Nigeria Gift Orban 2023 İstanbul Başakşehir 1–4 Gent 3 minutes and 25 seconds M 3 On 15 March, he scored a hat-trick in 4–1 away win over İstanbul Başakşehir in the UEFA Europa Conference League round 16. The hat-trick was scored within three minutes and 25 seconds, setting a new record for the fastest hat-trick in UEFA club competitions, breaking the previous record of six minutes and 12 seconds held by Mohammed Salah in the Champions League (Rangers vs Liverpool - 12 October 2022).[100][101][102]
England Willie Hall 1938 England 7–0 Northern Ireland 3 minutes and 30 seconds M I Tottenham Hotspur's player Willie Hall scored 3 goals in three and a half minutes during England's friendly match against Northern Ireland on 16 November 1938, breaking Lee Wai Tong's record and that feat remains a world record on international level.[103]
Iceland Aron Jóhannsson 2012 Aarhus 4–1 AC Horsens 3 minutes and 50 seconds M
Spain Iago Aspas 2014 Sevilla 5–1 Sabadell 3 minutes and 51 seconds M 1 [104]
Turkey Arif Erdem 1999 Turkey 3–0 Northern Ireland 4 minutes M I UEFA Euro 2000 qualifying.
Serbia Mateja Kežman 2008 Alanyaspor 3–10 Fenerbahçe ~4 minutes M
Spain Unai Hernández 2024 Barcelona Atlètic 5–3 UD Ibiza 4 minutes and 21 seconds M 3 Barcelona Atlètic scored five goals in 17 minutes for a comeback victory over Ibiza, including three in just over 4 minutes from Unai Hernández.[105][106]
England Robbie Fowler 1994 Liverpool 3–0 Arsenal 4 minutes and 33 seconds M 1 [107]
France Kevin Gameiro 2017 Sporting de Gijón 1–4 Atlético Madrid 4 minutes and 45 seconds M 1 [108]
Spain David Villa 2006 Valencia 3–0 Athletic Bilbao 4 minutes and 46 seconds M 1
Germany Michael Tönnies 1991 Duisburg 6–2 Karlsruher SC ~5 minutes M [93]
Republic of the Congo Matt Moussilou 2005 Lille OSC 8–0 Istres ~5 minutes M 1 Fastest hat-trick in Ligue 1.[93]
Beiyang government Lee Wai Tong 1923 China 5–1 Japan 5 minutes M I 17-year-old Lee Wai Tong set the record of the player who scored the fastest hat-trick on 24 May 1923 in the last match of the 1923 Far Eastern Games.
Spain Sonia Bermúdez 2012 Barcelona 7–1 Sant Gabriel 5 minutes F 1 Bermúdez scored four goals in the match: three between minute 32 and minute 37, and one in the 80th minute.[109]
Switzerland Fabienne Humm 2015 Switzerland 10–1 Ecuador 5 minutes F I Swiss female player Fabienne Humm scored the fastest hat-trick in Women's World Cup history, scoring three goals in five minutes on 12 May 2015 during the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup.[110]

Players who scored the longest hat-tricks in history[edit]

Longest as the longest span between the first and third goal.

Player Year Score Duration Gender Division Details
Mexico Santiago Gimenez 2023 Feyenoord 4–0 Ajax 4286 minutes M 1 On 24 September 2023 Feyenoord's Santiago Gimenez scored two goals in De Klassieker against Ajax, which was abandoned due to the host's fans trashing their own stadium. The Match was resumed with the same scoreline and minutes played on 27 September 2023. Santiago Gimenez went on to add another goal. There were 4286 minutes between his first and third goal.[111]
Ghana Kwame Ayew 1992 Ghana 2–2 (4–2 (a.e.t.)) Paraguay 119 minutes M I Kwame Ayew scored a hat-trick on 2 August 1992 in the 1992 Olympic quarter-finals, the first in the 17th minute and the third in the 120+1st; there were 104 minutes of gameplay between his first and third goals.[112]
England Geoff Hurst 1966 England 2–2 (4–2 (a.e.t.)) West Germany 117 minutes M I Geoff Hurst scored a hat-trick on 30 July 1966 in the 1966 FIFA World Cup Final, the first in the 18th minute and the third in the 120th; there were 102 minutes of gameplay between his first and third goals.[113]

Players who scored hat-tricks against different goalkeepers in a single match[edit]

Player Year Score Goalkeepers Gender Division Details
England Alvin Martin 1986 West Ham United 8–1 Newcastle United 3 goalkeepers M 1 On 21 April 1986 West Ham's Alvin Martin scored his first goal against Newcastle United goalkeeper Martin Thomas, who would end up being replaced by Chris Hedworth due to injury. Martin would then score against Hedworth, who would also be replace by Peter Beardsley near the end of the match, but with still time to play he would score his final goal against Beardsley.[114]

Men's competitions[edit]

Club[edit]

Oldest hat-trick scorers in the UEFA European Cup[edit]

Player Year Age Score Goals Details
Hungary Ferenc Puskás 1965 38 years and 173 days Real Madrid 5–0 Feyenoord 4 Ferenc Puskás holds the record of the oldest hat-trick scored in the history of the competition since 22 September 1965 during the second leg of the preliminary round.[115]

Players to score a hat-trick in a continental club final[edit]

Player Year Score Number Details
Italy Carlo Reguzzoni 1934
1937
Bologna 5–1 Admira Wien
Bologna 4–1 Chelsea
2 Reguzzoni scored 3 goals for Bologna in the second leg of the 1934 Mitropa Cup final (he also scored one in the away leg) and 3 in the 1937 International Paris tournament final.
Hungary Ferenc Puskas 1960
1962
Real Madrid 7–3 Eintracht Frankfurt
Benfica 5–3 Real Madrid
2 Puskas scored 4 goals for Real Madrid in the 1960 European Cup Final (one with a penalty) and 3 in the losing 1962 European Cup Final.
Spain Antonio Morales 1912 Barcelona 5–3 Stade Bordelais 1 Morales is the only player to score a hat-trick in a Pyrenees Cup final, having scored 3 goals for Barcelona in the 1912 final.[116]
Sweden Gunnar Nordahl 1951 Milan 5–0 Lille 1 Nordahl is the only player to score a hat-trick in a Latin Cup final after scoring three goals in the 1951 final.[117]
Argentina Alfredo Di Stefano 1960 Real Madrid CF 7–3 Eintracht Frankfurt 1 Di Stefano scored three goals for Real Madrid in the 1960 European Cup Final at Hampden Park.
Spain Vicente Guillot 1962 Valencia 6–2 Barcelona 1 Vicente Guillot scored three goals for Valencia in the 1961–62 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup first leg at Mestalla.
Spain Lluís Pujol 1966 Barcelona 4–2 Real Zaragoza 1 Pujol scored three goals for Barcelona in the 1966 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup second leg at La Romareda.
Italy Pierino Prati 1969 Milan 4–1 Ajax 1 Prati scored three goals for Milan in the 1969 European Cup Final at Santiago Bernabéu.
West Germany Jupp Heynckes 1975 Borussia Mönchengladbach 5–1 Twente 1 Heynckes scored three goals for Borussia Mönchengladbach in the 1975 UEFA Cup final second leg at Diekman Stadion.
England Terry McDermott 1977 Liverpool 6–0 Hamburger SV 1 McDermott scored three goals for Liverpool in the second leg of the 1977 European Super Cup at Anfield.
Brazil Sergio Ricardo 2000 Al Hilal 2–2 (3–2 a.e.t.) Jubilo Iwata 1 Sergio Ricardo scored all Hilal's 3 goals, including the winner in the extra time in the final of the 1999–2000 Asian Club Championship on 22 April 2000.
Egypt Khaled Bebo 2001 Al Ahly SC 3–0 Mamelodi Sundowns 1 Bebo scored all 3 goals in the final of the 2001 CAF Champions League on 21 December 2001.
Brazil Thiago Neves 2008 Fluminense 3–1 LDU Quito 1 Thiago Neves is the only player to score a hat-trick in a Copa Libertadores Final final after hitting the net 3 times in the 2nd final of the 2008 Copa Libertadores Finals on 2 July 2008.[118]
Colombia Radamel Falcao 2012 Atlético Madrid 4–1 Chelsea 1 Falcao scored three goals for Atlético Madrid in the 2012 UEFA Super Cup at Stade Louis II.
Nigeria Ademola Lookman 2024 Atalanta 3–0 Bayer Leverkusen 1 Lookman scored three goals for Atalanta in the 2024 UEFA Europa League final at Aviva Stadium.[119]

Youngest players to score a hat-trick in a continental club competition[edit]

Player Year Age Score Goals Details
Brazil Ronaldo 1993 17 years and 18 days Cruzeiro 6–1 Colo-Colo 3 Ronaldo scored three goals for Cruzeiro in their 6-1 win over Colo-Colo in the first leg of the 1993 Supercopa Libertadores on 5 October 1993.[120]

Women's competitions[edit]

National team[edit]

Players with most hat-tricks in the CONCACAF Women's Gold Cup[edit]

Player Year Score Number Details
Canada Christine Sinclair 2000
2002
2010
Canada 12–0 Guatemala
Canada 11–1 Haiti
Canada 8–0 Guyana
3 Sinclair scored a hat-trick or more at matches in three different editions, before the competition became the CONCACAF Women's Championship.

See also[edit]

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ For example, Danny Butterfield is not included for scoring a hat-trick for Crystal Palace on 2 February 2010 against Wolves despite being a defender because he was fielded as a striker in the match.

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