Cristiano Ronaldo holds the record for the active player with most hat-tricks. Lionel Messi has scored 56 hat-tricks in his career for Barcelona and Argentina.
Pelé scored 92 hat-tricks during his career for Santos, NY Cosmos and Brazil. Cristiano Ronaldo is the record holder for the most international hat-tricks (10).
The first-ever hat-trick in an international match was recorded on 2 March 1878, when John McDougall scored three times for Scotland in a 7–2 win against England.[1] Since then there have been numerous players who scored three or more goals in a single match, either in club or international football. The great majority of the scorers of a hat-trick 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.
Cristiano Ronaldo became the first player to reach 10 international hat-tricks when he netted three goals for Portugal in a 5–0 win over Luxembourg on 12 October 2021,[2] and overall, he has scored 60 in his career, which is more than any other active player. According to Guinness World Records Pelé has scored the most hat-tricks in history, however, based on RSSSF's data the record belongs to Erwin Helmchen with at least 141. Pelé still holds the record for the youngest player to strike three times in a FIFA World Cup match after achieving the feat in 1958, while Ntinos Pontikas became the youngest ever to score a hat-trick in 1996. Stjepan Lucijanic equalized Josef Bican's record with the most consecutive hat-tricks in 2016, just over a century after Sophus Nielsen scored 10 goals in a single international match at the 1908 Olympic tournament, a record that was equalized four years later at the 1912 Olympics when Gottfried Fuchs netted 10 goals against Russia, and they jointly held the record for nearly 90 years until Archie Thompson broke it when he scored 13 goals in a 31–0 victory over American Samoa in 2001.[3]
When it comes to continental competitions Michel Platini is the only player who scored two hat-tricks in the UEFA European Championship, but there have been ten players who managed to achieve the same feat in the Copa America: Ademir, Javier Ambrois, David Arellano, Teodoro Fernandez, Herminio Masantonio, Pedro Petrone, Sylvio Pirillo, Jose Sanfilippo, Severino Varela, and Paolo Guerrero. Ferenc Puskas is the only player to score 2 hat-tricks in a major international club final, achieved the feat with trebles at the European Cup finals of 1960 and 1962 for Real Madrid.[4] Malika-e-Noor holds the record for the most goals scored in a women's football match.
The list below features association football players who achieved, held or currently hold hat-trick records, including professionals, semi-professionals, amateurs, women, in any football league, cup, official friendlies or other competition around the world.
As of 30 November 2022
World records [ edit ]
Players in bold are still active. As of 21 December 2021
Key Player scored a hat-trick for the losing side Player's team drew the match
Player with most hat-tricks in history (RSSSF) [ edit ]
Player Years Number Details Erwin Helmchen 1924–1951 141+ 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.[5]
Active players with most hat-tricks [ edit ]
Player Years Number Details Cristiano Ronaldo 2008–2022 60 Cristiano Ronaldo holds the record for the active player with most hat-tricks.[6] Lionel Messi 2006–2022 56 Lionel Messi has scored 56 hat-tricks in his career for Barcelona and Argentina.[7]
Players who scored most hat-tricks for a national team [ edit ]
Players with most consecutive hat-tricks in history [ edit ]
Goalkeepers who scored a hat-trick [ edit ]
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Players who scored a hat-trick of free-kicks [ edit ]
Records of most goals scored in a single match [ edit ]
Youngest players in history to score a hat-trick [ edit ]
Player Year Age Score Goals Details Ntinos Pontikas 1996 14 years and 198 days Ampelokipoi 4–3 Haravgi 3 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 Pelé's record set in 1957.[42] Pelé 1957 16 years and 197 days Santos 7–2 Fabril de Lavras 3 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 to achieve that feat.[43]
Youngest player to score a hat-trick for a national team [ edit ]
Player Year Age Score Goals Details Lee Wai Tong 1923 17 years and 212 days China 5–1 Japan 3 Lee Wai Tong's record still stands and only Pelé came the closest to break it (17 years and 241 days). Tong who is considered the best player in the Chinese football history scored the hat-trick on 24 May 1923 in the last match of the 1923 Far Eastern Games at Yahataya Park in Osaka.[44]
Players with most FIFA World Cup hat-tricks [ edit ]
Player with most FIFA Confederations Cup hat-tricks [ edit ]
Youngest hat-trick scorer in the FIFA World Cup [ edit ]
Player Year Age Score Goals Details Pelé 1958 17 years and 244 days Brazil 5–2 France 3 Pelé set the record 63 years ago, on 24 June 1958, after scoring Brazil's three out of five goals in the semifinal match against France in the 1958 FIFA World Cup. The Brazilian scored all his goals in the second half.
Youngest hat-trick scorer in the FIFA Women's World Cup [ edit ]
Player Year Age Score Goals Details Inka Grings 1999 20 years and 236 days Germany 6–0 Mexico 3 Grings scored three of Germany's six goals in their shutout of Mexico in the 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup group stage on 24 June. She scored one goal in the first half and two in the second.
Oldest hat-trick scorer in the FIFA World Cup [ edit ]
Player Year Age Score Goals Details Cristiano Ronaldo 2018 33 years and 130 days Portugal 3–3 Spain 3 Cristiano Ronaldo scored all 3 goals for Portugal in a group stage match on 15 June 2018 in the 2018 FIFA World Cup and became the competition's oldest hat-trick scorer.[45]
Oldest hat-trick scorer in the FIFA Women's World Cup [ edit ]
Player Year Age Score Goals Details Cristiane 2019 34 years and 25 days Brazil 3–0 Jamaica 3 Cristiane scored all 3 goals for Brazil in a group stage match on 9 June 2019 in the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup and became the oldest hat-trick scorer in either World Cup.[46]
Player with most goals in a single FIFA World Cup match [ edit ]
Player Year Score Goals Details Oleg Salenko 1994 Russia 6–1 Cameroon 5 Oleg Salenko scored Russia's five out of six goals in the last match of the Group B on 28 June 1994 at Stanford Stadium.[47]
Players with most goals in a single FIFA Women's World Cup match [ edit ]
Players to score a hat-trick in a FIFA World Cup Final [ edit ]
Player to score a hat-trick in a FIFA Women's World Cup Final [ edit ]
Player Year Score Goals Details Carli Lloyd 2015 United States 5–2 Japan 3 On 5 July 2015, Lloyd scored a hat-trick in the first 16 minutes of the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup Final. Her third goal, shot from the midfield stripe, gave the USA a 4–0 lead. This was the fastest hat-trick in either World Cup, as measured from kickoff; the fastest hat-trick in the men's World Cup was not completed until the 24th minute. It remains the only hat-trick in normal time in the final of either World Cup.[52]
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Player with most goals in a single match in the Olympics [ edit ]
Players with most hat-tricks in the Olympics [ edit ]
Players who scored the fastest hat-tricks in history [ edit ]
Here, "fastest" is defined as the shortest span between the first and third goals.
Continental records [ edit ]
Players in bold are still active.
Key Player scored a hat-trick for the losing side Player's team drew the match
Player with most hat-tricks in the European Championship [ edit ]
Player Year Score Number Details Michel Platini 1984 France 5–0 Belgium
France 3–2 Yugoslavia 2 French midfielder Michel Platini is the only player who have scored 2 hat-tricks in the history of the European Championship. The first hat-trick was recorded against Belgium on 16 June 1984 in the group stage of the UEFA Euro 1984 and the second 3 days later against Yugoslavia.
Player with most hat-tricks in the Africa Cup of Nations [ edit ]
Player with most hat-tricks in the Oceania Cup of Nations [ edit ]
Players with most hat-tricks in the UEFA Champions League [ edit ]
Player Years Number Details Lionel Messi 2010–2018 8 Lionel Messi scored 8 hat-tricks for FC Barcelona all in large-margin home wins (24 goals in 8 games) Cristiano Ronaldo 2012–2019 8 Cristiano Ronaldo scored 7 hat-tricks for Real Madrid CF and 1 for Juventus. All were scored home, 6 of them in large-margin wins and 4 in the knock-out stages. The Portuguese also holds the record for the most hat-tricks in one season (3 in 2015–16).
Players with most hat-tricks in the Copa Libertadores [ edit ]
Player with most hat-tricks in the UEFA Europa League [ edit ]
Player Years Number Details Radamel Falcao 2010–2011 3 Radamel Falcao scored 3 hat-tricks for FC Porto all in home wins (9 goals in 3 games).
Players with most hat-tricks in the AFC Champions League [ edit ]
Youngest hat-trick scorer in the UEFA Champions League [ edit ]
Player Year Age Score Goals Details Raúl 1995 18 years and 114 days Real Madrid 6–1 Ferencváros 3 Raul set his record 26 years ago after scored a hat-trick in the group stage on 18 October 1995. Since then only Rodrygo came close when he scored 3 goals for Real Madrid against Galatasaray in the group stage on 7 November 2019, at the age of 18 years and 301 days.
Oldest hat-trick scorer in the UEFA European Cup [ edit ]
Player Year Age Score Goals Details 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.[61]
Oldest hat-trick scorer in the UEFA Champions League [ edit ]
Players to score a hat-trick in a continental club final [ edit ]
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