# List of footballers who achieved hat-trick records
A hat-trick in association football is three or more goals scored by one player in a single match, and a long series of records marks exceptional achievements in scoring them: the fastest trebles, the largest career totals, and the firsts in major competitions.[1](https://special.hkjc.com/e-win/en-US/info/football/betting-rules/-/media/Sites/JCBW/Special/betting-rules/Football_Rule_1_Eng_20260117) The records below span the Premier League, the [UEFA Champions League](https://www.edgepedia.org/uefa-champions-league), the [FIFA World Cup](https://www.edgepedia.org/fifa-world-cup), and domestic and international football more broadly.
| Record | Holder and detail |
|---|---|
| Fastest Premier League hat-trick | Sadio Mané, 2 minutes 56 seconds, Southampton v Aston Villa, 16 May 2015[2](https://www.premierleague.com/en/stats/records) |
| Most Premier League hat-tricks, career | Sergio Agüero, 12, breaking Alan Shearer's record of 11 in 2019[3](https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/107348-most-hat-tricks-in-a-premier-league-career) |
| Most Premier League hat-tricks, season | 5, Alan Shearer (Blackburn Rovers, 1995/96)[2](https://www.premierleague.com/en/stats/records) |
| Fastest Champions League hat-trick | Mohamed Salah, 6 minutes 12 seconds, Rangers 1-7 Liverpool, 12 October 2022[4](https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/news/0257-0e99f0d0d91b-eb0f4ba7a8f7-1000/) |
| Most Champions League hat-tricks | 8 each, Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo[4](https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/news/0257-0e99f0d0d91b-eb0f4ba7a8f7-1000/) |
| First World Cup hat-trick | Bert Patenaude, USA v Paraguay, 17 July 1930[5](https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/first-hat-trick-scored-in-the-football-soccer-fifa-world-cup) |
| Most consecutive hat-tricks | 4, Masashi Nakayama, Júbilo Iwata, April 1998[6](https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/64293-most-consecutive-football-soccer-hat-tricks) |
## Premier League records
**Speed.** [Sadio Mané](https://www.edgepedia.org/sadio-mane) scored the fastest hat-trick in Premier League history, timing at 2 minutes 56 seconds for [Southampton](https://www.edgepedia.org/southampton) against Aston Villa on 16 May 2015.[2](https://www.premierleague.com/en/stats/records) The earliest 'perfect' hat-trick in a Premier League match, meaning one scored with the left foot, the right foot, and the head, belongs to [Cole Palmer](https://www.edgepedia.org/cole-palmer), who set the record in the first half of a Chelsea match in April 2024, breaking a mark that had stood for 29 years.[7](https://www.premierleague.com/en/news/3969471)
**Volume.** [Sergio Agüero](https://www.edgepedia.org/sergio-aguero) holds the record for most [Premier League hat-tricks](https://www.edgepedia.org/list-of-premier-league-hat-tricks) in a career with 12; he broke [Alan Shearer](https://www.edgepedia.org/alan-shearer)'s total of 11 in February 2019, having scored twice in two consecutive games to equal the record before surpassing it.[3](https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/107348-most-hat-tricks-in-a-premier-league-career) The single-season record of 5 was set by Shearer for Blackburn Rovers in 1995/96.[2](https://www.premierleague.com/en/stats/records)
**Rarity.** The 400th Premier League hat-trick was scored by [Eberechi Eze](https://www.edgepedia.org/eberechi-eze), and the 400 goals came from 209 different players, underlining how few players reach even one.[8](https://theanalyst.com/articles/premier-league-hat-tricks-history-stats)
## UEFA Champions League records
[Lionel Messi](https://www.edgepedia.org/lionel-messi) and [Cristiano Ronaldo](https://www.edgepedia.org/cristiano-ronaldo) share the record for most Champions League hat-tricks, with 8 each; Messi scored all 8 for Barcelona, while Ronaldo scored 7 for Real Madrid and 1 for Juventus.[4](https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/news/0257-0e99f0d0d91b-eb0f4ba7a8f7-1000/) In total, 121 players have scored Champions League hat-tricks.[4](https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/news/0257-0e99f0d0d91b-eb0f4ba7a8f7-1000/)
The fastest Champions League hat-trick was scored by [Mohamed Salah](https://www.edgepedia.org/mohamed-salah) in 6 minutes 12 seconds, coming off the bench against Rangers in a 7-1 Liverpool win on 12 October 2022.[4](https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/news/0257-0e99f0d0d91b-eb0f4ba7a8f7-1000/) The 2024/25 season set a new record with 12 hat-tricks across the competition.[4](https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/news/0257-0e99f0d0d91b-eb0f4ba7a8f7-1000/)
## FIFA World Cup records
The first hat-trick in World Cup history was scored by Bert Patenaude of the United States against Paraguay on 17 July 1930, in [Montevideo](https://www.edgepedia.org/montevideo). For decades the achievement was credited to Argentina's Guillermo Stábile, until FIFA research reattributed one goal in the USA match from Tom Florie to Patenaude, confirming his treble.[5](https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/first-hat-trick-scored-in-the-football-soccer-fifa-world-cup)
## Domestic and other records
The record for most consecutive league games with a hat-trick in a national top division is 4, set by Masashi Nakayama of Júbilo Iwata in the Japanese J.League in April 1998: 5 goals against [Cerezo Osaka](https://www.edgepedia.org/cerezo-osaka), 4 against [Sanfrecce Hiroshima](https://www.edgepedia.org/sanfrecce-hiroshima), 4 against Avispa Fukuoka, and 3 against Consadole Sapporo.[6](https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/64293-most-consecutive-football-soccer-hat-tricks) The fastest hat-trick in English Football League Cup history took 4 minutes, scored by Iyseden Christie for Mansfield Town against Stockport County.[9](https://www.thefa.com/news/2014/oct/10/iyseden-christie-halesowen-town-fa-cup)
## References
1. [Football betting rules: definition of a hat-trick](https://special.hkjc.com/e-win/en-US/info/football/betting-rules/-/media/Sites/JCBW/Special/betting-rules/Football_Rule_1_Eng_20260117)
2. [Premier League records](https://www.premierleague.com/en/stats/records)
3. [Most hat-tricks in a Premier League career, Guinness World Records](https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/107348-most-hat-tricks-in-a-premier-league-career)
4. [Champions League hat-tricks: who has the most? UEFA](https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/news/0257-0e99f0d0d91b-eb0f4ba7a8f7-1000/)
5. [First hat-trick scored in the FIFA World Cup, Guinness World Records](https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/first-hat-trick-scored-in-the-football-soccer-fifa-world-cup)
6. [Most consecutive football hat-tricks, Guinness World Records](https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/64293-most-consecutive-football-soccer-hat-tricks)
7. [Palmer sets Premier League record with earliest ever perfect hat-trick](https://www.premierleague.com/en/news/3969471)
8. [The Premier League's 400 hat-tricks, Opta Analyst](https://theanalyst.com/articles/premier-league-hat-tricks-history-stats)
9. [Iyseden Christie's cup overflows in career of hat-tricks, The FA](https://www.thefa.com/news/2014/oct/10/iyseden-christie-halesowen-town-fa-cup)
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