Top 12 players with most hat-tricks in football in the 21st century

Cristiano Ronaldo has scored the most hat-tricks in football in the 21st century. Here are the top 12 players with most hat-tricks in football in the 21st century.

Koushik BiswasOctober 20, 2025 at 02:29 PM31 min read
Top 12 players with most hat-tricks in football in the 21st century
Cristiano Ronaldo has scored the most hat-tricks in football in the 21st century. Here are the top 12 players with most hat-tricks in football in the 21st century.

Hat tricks are one of the toughest and most exciting things in football. To score thrice in a single match is not only hard but also one of the rarest things as well. However, some players have made it look so easy.

Today, in this article, we will talk about the top ten players with most hat tricks in football in the 21st century.

But before that, let me answer the question that you have in your mind. I know that you want to know who has scored the most hat-tricks in football history.

Note that the article was first written by Koushik Biswas and then got updated by the editioral team for relevancy of the stats.

Who has scored the most hat-tricks in football history?

Now that's a very tricky question to answer because there is a lack of proof with the data of football score lines from the past.

As per Guinness World Records, the Brazilian legend Pele has scored the most hat-tricks in football history. The former striker scored as many as 92 hat tricks in his career, with seven of them being for Brazil. However, since Pele never played in Europe, there is no exact data or proof to support the answer. Most of Pele's hat-tricks came in unofficial and friendlies as well.

Top 12 players with most hat-tricks in football in the 21st century

Now, to list the top ten players with most hat tricks in football in the 21st century, there will be no confusion, because we have the proof and the data to support our list. This data not only validates but also proves why keeping the record of every football stat is important.

With this list, you will know how the 21st century has been dominated by two of the greatest footballers in history.

Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi have scored twice as many hat tricks as the 3rd player on the list has achieved.

Here is the full list of the top 12 players with most hat-tricks in football in the 21st century.

12. Sergio Aguero | 18 hat-tricks

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Aguero has scored a record 12 Premier League hat-tricks. Image | mancity.com

The former Manchester City and Argentina legend is one of the greatest strikers of this century. Sergio Aguero finished his career as one of the highest scorers in Premier League history with 180 goals for Manchester City in the league.

With 18 hat tricks to his name, including his club and international career, Aguero is the player with the 12th most hat-tricks in the 21st century.

Not surprisingly, twelve of his 18 hat tricks came for Manchester City, most in the Premier League. However, Aguero only scored one hat-trick for Argentina in his international career.

The former striker scored more than four goals three times in his career, all in the Premier League. 

Competition Club Date Match Goals
LaLiga Atlético de Madrid May 21, 2011 RCD Mallorca 3–4 Atlético de Madrid 3
Premier League Manchester City Sep 10, 2011 Man City 3–0 Wigan Athletic 3
FA Cup Manchester City Jan 25, 2014 Man City 4–2 Watford FC 3
Premier League Manchester City Oct 18, 2014 Man City 4–1 Tottenham Hotspur 4
UEFA Champions League Manchester City Nov 25, 2014 Man City 3–2 Bayern Munich 3
Premier League Manchester City May 10, 2015 Man City 6–0 Queens Park Rangers 3
International Friendlies Argentina Jun 7, 2015 Argentina 5–0 Bolivia 3
Premier League Manchester City Oct 3, 2015 Man City 6–1 Newcastle United 5
Premier League Manchester City Apr 16, 2016 Chelsea FC 0–3 Man City 3
UEFA Champions League Qualifying Manchester City Aug 16, 2016 Steaua Bucharest 0–5 Man City 3
UEFA Champions League Manchester City Sep 14, 2016 Man City 4–0 Borussia Mönchengladbach 3
Premier League Manchester City Sep 16, 2017 Watford FC 0–6 Man City 3
Premier League Manchester City Jan 20, 2018 Man City 3–1 Newcastle United 3
Premier League Manchester City Feb 10, 2018 Man City 5–1 Leicester City 4
Premier League Manchester City Aug 19, 2018 Man City 6–1 Huddersfield Town 3
Premier League Manchester City Feb 3, 2019 Man City 3–1 Arsenal FC 3
Premier League Manchester City Feb 10, 2019 Man City 6–0 Chelsea FC 3
Premier League Manchester City Jan 12, 2020 Aston Villa 1–6 Man City 3

11. Klaas-Jan Huntelaar | 18

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 Huntelaar scored 8 hat-tricks for Schalke. Image | uefa.com

Now, this name can come as a surprise to many Gen-Z football followers. Klaas-Jan Huntelaar, the former Dutch and Ajax centre-forward, scored 18 hat-tricks in his stunning football career.

Although three of his 18 hat-tricks came in the second division of the Dutch League, they are considered official hat-tricks.

Huntelaar scored seven hat-tricks for Ajax and eight for German club FC Schalke. He could only score one international hat-trick for the Netherlands.

Huntelaar scored 366 goals in his career and also featured for clubs like Real Madrid and AC Milan.

Competition Club Date Match Goals
Keuken Kampioen Divisie AGOVV Apeldoorn Aug 22, 2003 Heracles Almelo 2–4 AGOVV Apeldoorn 3
Keuken Kampioen Divisie AGOVV Apeldoorn Sep 19, 2003 AGOVV Apeldoorn 4–2 BV Veendam 3
Keuken Kampioen Divisie AGOVV Apeldoorn Apr 12, 2004 AGOVV Apeldoorn 5–2 HFC Haarlem 3
Eredivisie SC Heerenveen Apr 22, 2005 SC Heerenveen 7–1 RBC Roosendaal 3
Eredivisie SC Heerenveen Oct 15, 2005 NAC Breda 0–3 SC Heerenveen 3
Eredivisie Ajax Amsterdam Feb 19, 2006 Ajax 6–0 RBC Roosendaal 4
Eredivisie Ajax Amsterdam Mar 5, 2006 Ajax 6–0 Sparta Rotterdam 3
Eredivisie Ajax Amsterdam Dec 17, 2006 SBV Excelsior 1–3 Ajax 3
Eredivisie Ajax Amsterdam Mar 11, 2007 Twente Enschede 1–4 Ajax 3
Eredivisie Ajax Amsterdam Aug 19, 2007 De Graafschap 1–8 Ajax 4
Eredivisie Ajax Amsterdam Apr 6, 2008 Ajax 4–1 De Graafschap 3
European Qualifiers Netherlands Sep 3, 2010 San Marino 0–5 Netherlands 3
DFB-Pokal FC Schalke 04 Jul 31, 2011 FC Teningen 1–11 Schalke 4
Bundesliga FC Schalke 04 Aug 13, 2011 Schalke 5–1 1.FC Köln 3
Europa League Qualifying FC Schalke 04 Aug 25, 2011 Schalke 6–1 HJK Helsinki 4
UEFA Europa League FC Schalke 04 Feb 23, 2012 Schalke 3–1 AET Viktoria Plzen 3
UEFA Europa League FC Schalke 04 Mar 15, 2012 Schalke 4–1 Twente Enschede 3
Bundesliga FC Schalke 04 Apr 28, 2013 Schalke 4–1 Hamburger SV 3
Bundesliga FC Schalke 04 Mar 8, 2014 Schalke 4–0 Hoffenheim 3
Bundesliga FC Schalke 04 Nov 29, 2014 Schalke 4–1 Mainz 05 3
Eredivisie Ajax Amsterdam Apr 13, 2019 Ajax 6–2 Excelsior 3

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#10. Mario Gomez | 18

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Gomez after scoring his 11th Bundesliga hat-trick. Image | uefa.com

The former German striker is one of the most underrated players of his generation. Over his entire career, Mario Gomez scored 333 goals in 610 games for teams like FC Bayern Munich, VfB Stuttgart and Fiorentina.

The one-time Champions League and three-time Bundesliga winner scored 18 hat-tricks in his career.

12 of his hat-tricks came for FC Bayern Munich, while four came for Stuttgart and one each for Wolfsburg and Germany.

Competition Club Date Match Goals
1.Bundesliga VfB Stuttgart Mar 8, 2008 VfB Stuttgart 6–3 Werder Bremen 3
DFB-Pokal VfB Stuttgart Jan 30, 2008 Werder Bremen II 2–3 VfB Stuttgart 3
1.Bundesliga VfB Stuttgart Apr 18, 2009 1.FC Köln 0–3 VfB Stuttgart 3
1.Bundesliga VfB Stuttgart May 9, 2009 VfB Stuttgart 4–1 Wolfsburg 4
International Friendlies Germany Jun 2, 2009 UAE 2–7 Germany 4
1.Bundesliga Bayern Munich Dec 19, 2010 VfB Stuttgart 3–5 Bayern Munich 3
UEFA Champions League Bayern Munich Nov 3, 2010 CFR Cluj 0–4 Bayern Munich 3
1.Bundesliga Bayern Munich Oct 16, 2010 Bayern Munich 3–0 Hannover 96 3
1.Bundesliga Bayern Munich Jan 22, 2011 Bayern Munich 5–1 Kaiserslautern 3
1.Bundesliga Bayern Munich Apr 17, 2011 Bayern Munich 5–1 Leverkusen 3
1.Bundesliga Bayern Munich May 7, 2011 St. Pauli 1–8 Bayern Munich 3
1.Bundesliga Bayern Munich Aug 27, 2011 Kaiserslautern 0–3 Bayern Munich 3
1.Bundesliga Bayern Munich Sep 10, 2011 Bayern Munich 7–0 SC Freiburg 4
UEFA Champions League Bayern Munich Nov 2, 2011 Bayern Munich 3–2 Napoli 3
1.Bundesliga Bayern Munich Mar 10, 2012 Bayern Munich 7–1 Hoffenheim 3
UEFA Champions League Bayern Munich Mar 13, 2012 Bayern Munich 7–0 Basel 4
DFB-Pokal Bayern Munich Apr 16, 2013 Bayern Munich 6–1 Wolfsburg 3
1.Bundesliga VfL Wolfsburg Apr 2, 2017 Leverkusen 3–3 Wolfsburg 3

#9. Zlatan Ibrahimovic | 20

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Ibra scored 10 hat-tricks for PSG. Image | PSG on X.

One of the most acrobatic and threatening strikers of the modern era, Zlatan Ibrahimovic is one of the highest scorers of the 21st century.

The Swedish legend is perhaps one of the greatest players to never win the UEFA Champions League despite playing for teams like FC Barcelona, Inter Milan, AC Milan, Manchester United, PSG and Juventus.

Zlatan scored 20 hat-tricks in his career, among which half were for PSG. He scored four hat-tricks for his country, Sweden.

Competition Club Date Match Goals Assists Minutes
World Cup qualification Europe Sweden Sep 4, 2004 Malta 0–7 Sweden 4 90'
Serie A Juventus FC Apr 17, 2005 Juventus 5–2 Lecce 3 90'
European Qualifiers Sweden Jun 7, 2011 Sweden 5–0 Finland 3 1 66'
International Friendlies Sweden Nov 14, 2012 Sweden 4–2 England 4 90'
Ligue 1 Paris Saint-Germain Dec 11, 2012 Valenciennes 0–4 PSG 3 90'
UEFA Champions League Paris Saint-Germain Oct 23, 2013 Anderlecht 0–5 PSG 4 90'
International Friendlies Sweden Aug 14, 2013 Sweden 4–2 Norway 3 90'
Coupe de France Paris Saint-Germain Jan 8, 2014 Brest 2–5 PSG 3 1 63'
Ligue 1 Paris Saint-Germain Feb 23, 2014 Toulouse 2–4 PSG 3 90'
Ligue 1 Paris Saint-Germain Aug 31, 2014 PSG 5–0 AS Saint-Étienne 3 73'
Ligue 1 Paris Saint-Germain Mar 20, 2015 PSG 3–1 Lorient 3 1 90'
Coupe de France Paris Saint-Germain Apr 8, 2015 PSG 4–1 AS Saint-Étienne 3 90'
Ligue 1 Paris Saint-Germain Mar 13, 2016 Troyes 0–9 PSG 4 1 90'
Ligue 1 Paris Saint-Germain Apr 2, 2016 PSG 4–1 Nice 3 90'
UEFA Europa League Manchester United Feb 16, 2017 Man Utd 3–0 AS Saint-Étienne 3 1 90'
Major League Soccer LA Galaxy Jul 30, 2018 LA Galaxy 4–3 Orlando City 3 1 90'
Major League Soccer LA Galaxy Jul 20, 2019 LA Galaxy 3–2 Los Angeles FC 3 90'
Major League Soccer LA Galaxy Sep 16, 2019 LA Galaxy 7–2 Sporting Kansas City 3 90

#8 Neymar | 21

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Neymar scored four hat-tricks for Barcelona. Image | fcbarcelona.com

The Brazilian modern-day great, Neymar, is one of the most loved and eye-catching footballers of the 21st century. Neymar is Brazil's highest goal scorer ever, with 79 goals in 120 matches.

The attacking midfielder made his name with Brazilian club Santos and then went on to conquer Europe with FC Barcelona and PSG before joining Al Hilal in Saudi Arabia.

Four of his 21 hat tricks came for Brazil, which is the second most for the five-time world champion nation. He scored four hat tricks each for FC Barcelona and PSG, while scoring eight hat tricks for his home club, Santos. 

Competition Club Date Match Goals Assists Minutes
Campeonato Paulista Santos FC Feb 10, 2012 Botafogo FC 1–4 Santos FC 3 90'
Copa Libertadores Santos FC Mar 7, 2012 Santos FC 3–1 Internacional 3 90'
Campeonato Paulista Santos FC Mar 30, 2012 Santos FC 5–0 Guaratinguetá 3 90'
Campeonato Paulista (Fase final) Santos FC Apr 29, 2012 São Paulo FC 1–3 Santos FC 3 90'
International Friendlies Brazil Sep 11, 2012 Brazil 8–0 China 3 72'
UEFA Champions League FC Barcelona Dec 11, 2013 Barcelona 6–1 Celtic 3 1 81'
International Friendlies Brazil Mar 5, 2014 South Africa 0–5 Brazil 3 90'
International Friendlies Brazil Oct 14, 2014 Brazil 4–0 Japan 4 90'
LaLiga FC Barcelona Sep 27, 2014 Barcelona 6–0 Granada 3 90'
Copa do Brasil Santos FC Apr 15, 2010 Santos FC 8–1 Guarani 5 90'
Campeonato Brasileiro Série A Santos FC Nov 21, 2010 Goiás EC 1–4 Santos FC 3 2 90'
Campeonato Brasileiro Série A Santos FC Oct 29, 2011 Santos FC 4–1 Atlético Paranaense 4 1 90'
Campeonato Brasileiro Série A Santos FC Nov 3, 2012 Cruzeiro 0–4 Santos FC 3 1 90'
Campeonato Paulista Santos FC Apr 13, 2013 União Barbarense 0–4 Santos FC 4 90'
UEFA Champions League Paris Saint-Germain Oct 3, 2018 PSG 6–1 Red Star Belgrade 3 82'
UEFA Champions League Paris Saint-Germain Dec 9, 2020 PSG 5–1 Başakşehir 3 1 90'
World Cup Qual. South America Brazil Oct 14, 2020 Peru 2–4 Brazil 3 2 90'
Ligue 1 Paris Saint-Germain Jan 17, 2018 PSG 8–0 Dijon 4 2 90'
LaLiga FC Barcelona May 14, 2017 Las Palmas 1–4 Barcelona 3 1 90'
LaLiga FC Barcelona Oct 17, 2015 Barcelona 5–2 Rayo Vallecano 4 3 90'
Ligue 1 Paris Saint-Germain Apr 9, 2022 Clermont 1–6 PSG 3 1 90'

#7 Kylian Mbappe | 23

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Mbappe till now has scored 3 hat-tricks for Real Madrid. Image | Real Madrid on X

Now here comes the new generation superstar. Kylian Mbappe has already broken multiple football records in his short career for AS Monaco, PSG, Real Madrid and France.

One of the youngest goal scorers in FIFA World Cup history and one of the youngest ever to score in a World Cup final, Kylian Mbappe is indeed made for greatness.

Mbappe has already scored 23 hat-tricks in his career, which include one in the famous FIFA World Cup 2022 final as well. The youngster, who is often compared with Cristiano Ronaldo, has scored 14 hat-tricks for PSG and three for France. The rest came for AS Monaco (2) and Real Madrid (4).

Competition Club Date Match Goals
Coupe de la Ligue AS Monaco Dec 14, 2016 AS Monaco 7–0 Stade Rennais FC 3
Ligue 1 AS Monaco Feb 11, 2017 AS Monaco 5–0 FC Metz 3
Ligue 1 Paris Saint-Germain Oct 7, 2018 PSG 5–0 Olympique Lyon 4
Ligue 1 Paris Saint-Germain Jan 19, 2019 PSG 9–0 EA Guingamp 3
Ligue 1 Paris Saint-Germain Apr 21, 2019 PSG 3–1 AS Monaco 3
UEFA Champions League Paris Saint-Germain Oct 22, 2019 Club Brugge 0–5 PSG 3
Coupe de France Paris Saint-Germain Mar 4, 2020 Olympique Lyon 1–5 PSG 3
UEFA Champions League Paris Saint-Germain Feb 16, 2021 FC Barcelona 1–4 PSG 3
Coupe de France Paris Saint-Germain Jan 3, 2022 Vannes OC 0–4 PSG 3
Ligue 1 Paris Saint-Germain May 21, 2022 PSG 5–0 FC Metz 3
Ligue 1 Paris Saint-Germain Aug 21, 2022 Lille 1–7 PSG 3
World Cup 2022 France Dec 18, 2022 Argentina 7–5 pens France 3
Ligue 1 Paris Saint-Germain Apr 9, 2022 Clermont Foot 1–6 PSG 3
Coupe de France Paris Saint-Germain Jan 23, 2023 Pays de Cassel 0–7 PSG 5
Ligue 1 Paris Saint-Germain Nov 11, 2023 Reims 0–3 PSG 3
European Qualifiers France Nov 18, 2023 France 14–0 Gibraltar 3
Coupe de France Paris Saint-Germain Jan 7, 2024 US Revel 0–9 PSG 3
Ligue 1 Paris Saint-Germain Mar 17, 2024 Montpellier 2–6 PSG 3
UEFA Champions League Real Madrid Feb 19, 2025 Real Madrid 3–1 Manchester City 3
LaLiga Real Madrid Jan 25, 2025 Real Valladolid 0–3 Real Madrid 3
LaLiga Real Madrid May 11, 2025 FC Barcelona 4–3 Real Madrid 3
UEFA Champions League Real Madrid September 30, 2025 Kairat Almaty 0-5 Real Madrid 3

#6 Erling Haaland | 27

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In just two seasons, Haaland has already scored 8 Premier League hat-tricks. Image | premierleague.com

Norwegian Erling Haaland is a beast when it comes to scoring goals within the 'D box'. He would always see him at the right place at the right time, scoring some great acrobatic goals.

Haaland rose to fame with German club Borussia Dortmund and then unleashed his absolute best for Premier League club Manchester City. In his first season in the Premier League, he broke the record for the most goals in a season in the tournament (36).

In his short career so far, he has scored 27 hat-tricks and can only get better from here on. 11 of his hat-tricks came for Manchester City, among which 8 came in the Premier League, in only two seasons. 

Competition Club Date Match Goals
UEFA EURO U19 Qualifiers Norway U19 Mar 27, 2018 Scotland U19 4–5 Norway U19 3
Eliteserien Molde FK Jul 1, 2018 SK Brann 0–4 Molde FK 4
U-20 World Cup Norway U20 May 30, 2019 Norway U20 12–0 Honduras U20 9
ÖFB-Cup Red Bull Salzburg Jul 19, 2019 SC/ESV Parndorf 1–7 Salzburg 3
Bundesliga Red Bull Salzburg Aug 10, 2019 Salzburg 5–2 Wolfsberger AC 3
Bundesliga Red Bull Salzburg Sep 14, 2019 Salzburg 7–2 TSV Hartberg 3
UEFA Champions League Red Bull Salzburg Sep 17, 2019 Salzburg 6–2 KRC Genk 3
Bundesliga Red Bull Salzburg Nov 10, 2019 Wolfsberger AC 0–3 Salzburg 3
Bundesliga Borussia Dortmund Jan 18, 2020 Augsburg 3–5 Dortmund 3
UEFA Nations League B Norway Oct 11, 2020 Norway 4–0 Romania 3
Bundesliga Borussia Dortmund Nov 21, 2020 Hertha BSC 2–5 Dortmund 4
World Cup Qual. Europe Norway Sep 7, 2021 Norway 5–1 Gibraltar 3
DFB-Pokal Borussia Dortmund Aug 7, 2021 SV Wehen 0–3 Dortmund 3
Bundesliga Borussia Dortmund Apr 30, 2022 Dortmund 3–4 Bochum 3
Premier League Manchester City Aug 27, 2022 Man City 4–2 Crystal Palace 3
Premier League Manchester City Aug 31, 2022 Man City 6–0 Nottingham Forest 3
Premier League Manchester City Oct 2, 2022 Man City 6–3 Man United 3
Premier League Manchester City Jan 22, 2023 Man City 3–0 Wolves 3
FA Cup Manchester City Mar 18, 2023 Man City 6–0 Burnley 3
UEFA Champions League Manchester City Mar 14, 2023 Man City 7–0 RB Leipzig 5
Premier League Manchester City Sep 2, 2023 Man City 5–1 Fulham 3
FA Cup Manchester City Feb 27, 2024 Luton 2–6 Man City 5
Premier League Manchester City May 4, 2024 Man City 5–1 Wolves 4
International Friendlies Norway Jun 5, 2024 Norway 3–0 Kosovo 3
Premier League Manchester City Aug 24, 2024 Man City 4–1 Ipswich 3
Premier League Manchester City Aug 31, 2024 West Ham 1–3 Man City 3
UEFA Nations League B Norway Nov 17, 2024 Norway 5–0 Kazakhstan 3
FIFA WC Qualifiers Norway Sep 9, 2025 Norway 11-0 Moldova 5
FIFA WC Qualifiers Norway Oct 11. 2025 Norway 5-0 Israel 3

#5 Harry Kane | 29

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Harry Kane has already scored 8 hat-tricks for FC Bayern Munich. Image | FCBayern on X

Harry Kane is the only English player on our list of the top 12 players with most hat tricks in football in 21st century. With 27 hat tricks in his career till now, Harry Kane is fifth on our list currently.

The Tottenham Hotspur legend, who left Premier League with the second most goals in the competition's history, is now breaking records in the Bundesliga as well.

Kane scored 14 hat-tricks for Spurs and has already scored 8 hat-tricks for FC Bayern Munich in just two seasons.

Competition Club/National Team Date Match Goals Penalties
UEFA Europa League Tottenham Hotspur Oct 23, 2014 Spurs 5–1 Asteras Tripolis 3
Premier League Tottenham Hotspur Mar 21, 2015 Spurs 4–3 Leicester City 3
Premier League Tottenham Hotspur Oct 25, 2015 Bournemouth 1–5 Spurs 3
Premier League Tottenham Hotspur Jan 14, 2017 Spurs 4–0 West Brom 3
FA Cup Tottenham Hotspur Feb 19, 2017 Fulham 0–3 Spurs 3
Premier League Tottenham Hotspur Feb 26, 2017 Spurs 4–0 Stoke 3 1
Premier League Tottenham Hotspur May 18, 2017 Leicester 1–6 Spurs 4 1
Premier League Tottenham Hotspur May 21, 2017 Hull 1–7 Spurs 3
UEFA Champions League Tottenham Hotspur Sep 26, 2017 APOEL 0–3 Spurs 3
Premier League Tottenham Hotspur Dec 23, 2017 Burnley 0–3 Spurs 3
Premier League Tottenham Hotspur Dec 26, 2017 Spurs 5–2 Southampton 3
World Cup 2018 England Jun 24, 2018 England 6–1 Panama 3 1
European Qualifiers England Sep 7, 2019 England 4–0 Bulgaria 3 1
European Qualifiers England Nov 14, 2019 England 7–0 Montenegro 3
UEFA Europa League Qual. Tottenham Hotspur Oct 1, 2020 Spurs 7–2 Maccabi Haifa 3 1
UEFA Conference League Tottenham Hotspur Sep 30, 2021 Spurs 5–1 NS Mura 3
World Cup Qualifiers England Nov 12, 2021 England 5–0 Albania 3 1
World Cup Qualifiers England Nov 15, 2021 San Marino 0–10 England 4
Bundesliga Bayern Munich Sep 23, 2023 Bayern 7–0 Bochum 3 2
Bundesliga Bayern Munich Oct 28, 2023 Bayern 8–0 Darmstadt 3 1
Bundesliga Bayern Munich Nov 4, 2023 Dortmund 0–4 Bayern 3
Bundesliga Bayern Munich Mar 9, 2024 Bayern 8–1 Mainz 3 1
Bundesliga Bayern Munich Sep 14, 2024 Holstein Kiel 1–6 Bayern 3 2
UEFA Champions League Bayern Munich Sep 17, 2024 Bayern 9–2 Dinamo Zagreb 4
Bundesliga Bayern Munich Oct 19, 2024 Bayern 4–0 Stuttgart 3
Bundesliga Bayern Munich Nov 22, 2024 Bayern 3–0 Augsburg 3 1
Bundesliga Bayern Munich Aug 23, 2025 Bayern 6–0 Leipzig 3 0
Bundesliga Bayern Munich Sep 20, 2025 Hoffenheim 1-4 Bayern 3 2

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#4 Luis Suarez | 30

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Suarez scored 12 hat-tricks for FC Barcelona. Image | FC Barcelona on X.

Uruguayan legend Luis Suarez, who dominated European football first for Ajax and Liverpool and then for FC Barcelona, creating the famous M-S-N trio with Lionel Messi and Neymar, scored 30 hat-tricks in his career.

Suarez is currently playing for Inter Miami and has scored 505 goals so far in his career, among which 69 came for Uruguay. 

Twelve of his total 30 career hat-tricks came for FC Barcelona and 9 for Ajax during his early days.

Competition Club/National Team Date Match Goals Assists
Eredivisie Ajax Amsterdam Mar 16, 2008 Ajax 4–1 Willem II 3
Eredivisie Ajax Amsterdam Apr 12, 2009 Ajax 7–0 Willem II 3 1
Eredivisie Ajax Amsterdam Aug 8, 2009 Ajax 4–1 RKC Waalwijk 3
UEFA Europa League Qual. Ajax Amsterdam Aug 20, 2009 Ajax 5–0 Slovan Bratislava 4
Eredivisie Ajax Amsterdam Sep 20, 2009 VVV-Venlo 0–4 Ajax 4
KNVB Beker Ajax Amsterdam Dec 23, 2009 WHC Wezep 1–14 Ajax 6 2
Eredivisie Ajax Amsterdam Feb 3, 2010 Ajax 4–0 Roda JC 4
Eredivisie Ajax Amsterdam Apr 11, 2010 Ajax 7–0 VVV-Venlo 3
Eredivisie Ajax Amsterdam Aug 29, 2010 De Graafschap 0–5 Ajax 3
International Friendly Uruguay Oct 8, 2010 Indonesia 1–7 Uruguay 3 3
World Cup Qualifiers Uruguay Nov 11, 2011 Uruguay 4–0 Chile 4
Premier League Liverpool Apr 28, 2012 Norwich 0–3 Liverpool 3
Premier League Liverpool Mar 2, 2013 Wigan 0–4 Liverpool 3
Premier League Liverpool Oct 26, 2013 Liverpool 4–1 West Brom 3
Premier League Liverpool Dec 4, 2013 Liverpool 5–1 Norwich 4 1
FIFA Club World Cup FC Barcelona Dec 17, 2015 Barcelona 3–0 Guangzhou Evergrande 3
Copa del Rey FC Barcelona Feb 3, 2016 Barcelona 7–0 Valencia 4 1
LaLiga FC Barcelona Jan 17, 2016 Barcelona 6–0 Athletic Bilbao 3 2
LaLiga FC Barcelona Feb 14, 2016 Barcelona 6–1 Celta Vigo 3 2
LaLiga FC Barcelona Apr 20, 2016 Deportivo 0–8 Barcelona 4 3
LaLiga FC Barcelona Apr 23, 2016 Barcelona 6–0 Sporting Gijón 4
LaLiga FC Barcelona May 14, 2016 Granada 0–3 Barcelona 3
LaLiga FC Barcelona Aug 20, 2016 Barcelona 6–2 Real Betis 3
Premier League Liverpool Mar 22, 2014 Cardiff 3–6 Liverpool 3 1
LaLiga FC Barcelona May 2, 2015 Córdoba 0–8 Barcelona 3 1
LaLiga FC Barcelona Oct 25, 2015 Barcelona 3–1 Eibar 3
LaLiga FC Barcelona Feb 24, 2018 Barcelona 6–1 Girona 3 2
LaLiga FC Barcelona Oct 28, 2018 Barcelona 5–1 Real Madrid 3
Grêmio Série A Grêmio Nov 10, 2023 Botafogo 3–4 Grêmio 3
MLS Inter Miami May 5, 2024 Inter Miami 6–2 NY Red Bulls 3 1

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#3 Robert Lewandowski | 34

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Lewandowski has scored three hat-tricks for FC Barcelona. Image | FC Barcelona on X

If we do not count Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo, Robert Lewandowski of Poland has been the greatest footballer of this generation. It is harsh that he always gets compared to those two and has not recieve the appreciation he should get.

He was even unlucky not to win the 2020 Ballon d'Or, which was cancelled due to COVID-19. Apart from Messi and Cristiano, he is the only player to score over 100 Champions League goals.

Lewandowski scored 34 hat-tricks in his career so far, and 20 of them came for FC Bayern Munich, where he won 8 Bundesliga and one Champions League titles. With 6 UCL hat-tricks, he is the player with the second most hat-tricks in the competition's history, only behind Lionel Messi. 

Competition Club/National Team Date Match Goals
Fortuna 1 Liga Znicz Pruszkow Sep 19, 2007 Znicz Pruszkow 4–2 GKS Jastrzebie 3
Bundesliga Borussia Dortmund Oct 1, 2011 Dortmund 4–0 Augsburg 3
DFB-Pokal Borussia Dortmund May 12, 2012 Dortmund 5–2 Bayern Munich 3
UEFA Champions League Borussia Dortmund Apr 24, 2013 Dortmund 4–1 Real Madrid 4
Bundesliga Borussia Dortmund Nov 1, 2013 Dortmund 6–1 Stuttgart 3
Euro Qualifiers Poland Sep 7, 2014 Gibraltar 0–7 Poland 4
Bundesliga Bayern Munich Sep 22, 2015 Bayern 5–1 Wolfsburg 5
UEFA Champions League Bayern Munich Sep 29, 2015 Bayern 5–0 Dinamo Zagreb 3
Euro Qualifiers Poland Jun 13, 2015 Poland 4–0 Georgia 3
Bundesliga Bayern Munich Aug 26, 2016 Bayern 6–0 Werder Bremen 3
DFB-Pokal Bayern Munich Aug 19, 2016 Carl Zeiss Jena 0–5 Bayern 3
World Cup Qualifiers Poland Oct 8, 2016 Poland 3–2 Denmark 3
Bundesliga Bayern Munich Feb 25, 2017 Bayern 8–0 Hamburg 3
Bundesliga Bayern Munich Apr 1, 2017 Bayern 6–0 Augsburg 3
World Cup Qualifiers Poland Jun 10, 2017 Poland 3–1 Romania 3
World Cup Qualifiers Poland Oct 5, 2017 Armenia 1–6 Poland 3
Bundesliga Bayern Munich Mar 10, 2018 Bayern 6–0 Hamburg 3
Bundesliga Bayern Munich Mar 31, 2018 Bayern 6–0 Dortmund 3
DFL-Supercup Bayern Munich Aug 12, 2018 Frankfurt 0–5 Bayern 3
Bundesliga Bayern Munich Aug 24, 2019 Schalke 0–3 Bayern 3
Euro Qualifiers Poland Oct 10, 2019 Latvia 0–3 Poland 3
UEFA Champions League Bayern Munich Nov 26, 2019 Red Star Belgrade 0–6 Bayern 4
Bundesliga Bayern Munich Oct 4, 2020 Bayern 4–3 Hertha BSC 4
Bundesliga Bayern Munich Oct 24, 2020 Bayern 5–0 Eintracht Frankfurt 3
Bundesliga Bayern Munich Mar 6, 2021 Bayern 4–2 Dortmund 3
Bundesliga Bayern Munich Mar 20, 2021 Bayern 4–0 Stuttgart 3
Bundesliga Bayern Munich May 8, 2021 Bayern 6–0 Gladbach 3
Bundesliga Bayern Munich Aug 28, 2021 Bayern 5–0 Hertha 3
UEFA Champions League Bayern Munich Nov 2, 2021 Bayern 5–2 Benfica 3
Bundesliga Bayern Munich Jan 15, 2022 Köln 0–4 Bayern 3
UEFA Champions League Bayern Munich Mar 8, 2022 Bayern 7–1 Salzburg 3
UEFA Champions League FC Barcelona Sep 7, 2022 Barcelona 5–1 Viktoria Plzen 3
LaLiga FC Barcelona Apr 29, 2024 Barcelona 4–2 Valencia 3
LaLiga FC Barcelona Oct 6, 2024 Alavés 0–3 Barcelona 3

#2 Lionel Messi | 60

Top 12 players with most hat-tricks in football in the 21st century - Lionel Messi - 59 | sportzpoint.com
Messi scored most non-penalty hat-tricks in football history.

Now you will have to bear with me a bit because the list will get bigger.

Lionel Messi, who has won the most trophies in football history, won the most Ballon d'Or awards, scored the second most four or more goals in football (8), and also has the record for most goal contributions in football history, scoring 60 hat-tricks in his career so far.

Messi also has the record of scoring the most La Liga (36) hat-tricks, which is more than other player's whole career.

The Argentine has scored 48 hat-tricks for FC Barcelona, which is also a record. Messi till now has scored 10 international hat-tricks, the most for Argentina and joint-most in men's international football history.

Moreover, out of Messi's 60 hat-tricks, only 13 included a penalty, which makes him the player with the most non-penalty hat-tricks as well. 

Date Team Opponent Score Competition Goals Pens
10/03/2007 Barcelona Real Madrid 3-3 La Liga 3 0
06/01/2009 Barcelona Atlético Madrid 3-1 Copa del Rey 3 1
10/01/2010 Barcelona Tenerife 5-0 La Liga 3 0
14/03/2010 Barcelona Valencia 3-0 La Liga 3 0
21/03/2010 Barcelona Real Zaragoza 4-2 La Liga 3 0
06/04/2010 Barcelona Arsenal 4-1 Champions League 4 0
21/08/2010 Barcelona Sevilla 4-0 Supercopa de España 3 0
20/11/2010 Barcelona Almería 8-0 La Liga 3 0
12/01/2011 Barcelona Real Betis 5-0 Copa del Rey 3 0
05/02/2011 Barcelona Atlético Madrid 3-0 La Liga 3 0
17/09/2011 Barcelona Osasuna 8-0 La Liga 3 0
24/09/2011 Barcelona Atlético Madrid 5-0 La Liga 3 0
29/10/2011 Barcelona Mallorca 5-0 La Liga 3 1
01/11/2011 Barcelona Viktoria Plzen 4-0 Champions League 3 1
22/01/2012 Barcelona Málaga 4-1 La Liga 3 0
19/02/2012 Barcelona Valencia 5-1 La Liga 4 0
29/02/2012 Argentina Switzerland 3-1 Friendly 3 1
07/03/2012 Barcelona Bayer Leverkusen 7-1 Champions League 5 0
20/03/2012 Barcelona Granada 5-3 La Liga 3 0
02/05/2012 Barcelona Málaga 4-1 La Liga 3 2
05/05/2012 Barcelona Espanyol 4-0 La Liga 4 2
09/06/2012 Argentina Brazil 4-3 Friendly 3 0
20/10/2012 Barcelona Deportivo La Coruña 5-4 La Liga 3 0
27/01/2013 Barcelona Osasuna 5-1 La Liga 4 1
15/06/2013 Argentina Guatemala 4-0 Friendly 3 1
01/09/2013 Barcelona Valencia 3-2 La Liga 3 0
18/09/2013 Barcelona Ajax 4-0 Champions League 3 0
16/03/2014 Barcelona Osasuna 7-0 La Liga 3 0
23/03/2014 Barcelona Real Madrid 4-3 La Liga 3 2
22/11/2014 Barcelona Sevilla 5-1 La Liga 3 0
25/11/2014 Barcelona APOEL 4-0 Champions League 3 0
07/12/2014 Barcelona Espanyol 5-1 La Liga 3 0
18/01/2015 Barcelona Deportivo La Coruña 4-0 La Liga 3 0
15/02/2015 Barcelona Levante 5-0 La Liga 3 1
08/03/2015 Barcelona Rayo Vallecano 6-1 La Liga 3 1
09/01/2016 Barcelona Granada 4-0 La Liga 3 0
03/02/2016 Barcelona Valencia 7-0 Copa del Rey 3 0
03/03/2016 Barcelona Rayo Vallecano 5-1 La Liga 3 0
11/06/2016 Argentina Panama 5-0 Copa América 3 0
13/09/2016 Barcelona Celtic 7-0 Champions League 3 0
19/10/2016 Barcelona Manchester City 4-0 Champions League 3 0
09/09/2017 Barcelona Espanyol 5-0 La Liga 3 0
19/09/2017 Barcelona Eibar 6-1 La Liga 4 1
11/10/2017 Argentina Ecuador 3-1 World Cup Qualifier 3 0
07/04/2018 Barcelona Leganés 3-1 La Liga 3 0
29/04/2018 Barcelona Deportivo La Coruña 4-2 La Liga 3 0
30/05/2018 Argentina Haiti 4-0 Friendly 3 1
18/09/2018 Barcelona PSV 4-0 Champions League 3 0
16/12/2018 Barcelona Levante 5-0 La Liga 3 0
23/02/2019 Barcelona Sevilla 4-2 La Liga 3 0
17/03/2019 Barcelona Real Betis 4-1 La Liga 3 0
09/11/2019 Barcelona Celta Vigo 4-1 La Liga 3 1
07/12/2019 Barcelona Mallorca 5-2 La Liga 3 0
22/02/2020 Barcelona Eibar 5-0 La Liga 4 0
10/09/2021 Argentina Bolivia 3-0 World Cup Qualifier 3 0
05/06/2022 Argentina Estonia 5-0 Friendly 5 1
28/03/2023 Argentina Curaçao 7-0 Friendly 3 0
15/10/2024 Argentina Bolivia 6-0 World Cup Qualifier 3 0
19/10/2024 Inter Miami New England 6-2 MLS 3 0
18/10/2025 Inter Miami Nashville SC 5-2 MLS 3 1

#1 Cristiano Ronaldo | 66

Top 12 players with most hat-tricks in football in the 21st century - Cristiano Ronaldo - 66 | sportzpoint.com
Ronaldo scored a record 44 hat-tricks for Real Madrid.

Here comes the greatest goal scorer in football history, Cristiano Ronaldo. The Portuguese legend has scored the most hat-tricks in football in the 21st century. And, if you do not count the unverified record for Pele, he has the most hat-tricks in football history.

Most goals in club history, most goals in international football, most Champions League goals, joint-most Champions League hat-tricks (10), most league hat-tricks (45) - these are a few of the records set by the former Manchester United, Real Madrid and Juventus star.

Ronaldo, till now, has scored 66 career hat-tricks, among which 44 came for Real Madrid, a record for the Los Blancos. Moreover, he has scored four or more goals in a game a record 11 times, scoring 4 goals in a game nine times and 5 goals twice.

However, compared with Lionel Messi, 29 of Ronaldo's 66 career hat-tricks included a penalty.

Date H/A/N Team Opponent Score Competition Goals Pens
12/01/2008 H Manchester United Newcastle United 6-0 Premier League 3 0
05/05/2010 A Real Madrid Mallorca 4-1 La Liga 3 0
03/03/2011 H Real Madrid Malaga 7-0 La Liga 3 1
07/05/2011 A Real Madrid Sevilla 6-2 La Liga 4 0
10/05/2011 H Real Madrid Getafe 4-0 La Liga 3 1
28/08/2011 A Real Madrid Real Zaragoza 6-0 La Liga 3 0
24/09/2011 H Real Madrid Rayo Vallecano 6-2 La Liga 3 2
22/10/2011 A Real Madrid Malaga 4-0 La Liga 3 0
06/11/2011 H Real Madrid Osasuna 7-1 La Liga 3 1
17/12/2011 A Real Madrid Sevilla 6-2 La Liga 3 1
12/02/2012 H Real Madrid Levante 4-2 La Liga 3 1
11/04/2012 A Real Madrid Atletico Madrid 4-1 La Liga 3 1
30/09/2012 H Real Madrid Deportivo La Coruña 5-1 La Liga 3 2
03/10/2012 A Real Madrid Ajax 4-1 Champions League 3 0
09/01/2013 H Real Madrid Celta Vigo 4-0 Copa del Rey 3 0
27/01/2013 H Real Madrid Getafe 4-0 La Liga 3 1
09/02/2013 H Real Madrid Sevilla 4-1 La Liga 3 0
06/09/2013 A Portugal Northern Ireland 4-2 World Cup Qualifier 3 0
17/09/2013 A Real Madrid Galatasaray 6-1 Champions League 3 0
30/10/2013 H Real Madrid Sevilla 7-3 La Liga 3 1
09/11/2013 H Real Madrid Real Sociedad 5-1 La Liga 3 1
19/11/2013 A Portugal Sweden 3-2 World Cup Qualifier 3 0
20/09/2014 A Real Madrid Deportivo La Coruña 8-2 La Liga 3 0
23/09/2014 H Real Madrid Elche 5-1 La Liga 4 2
05/10/2014 H Real Madrid Athletic Bilbao 5-0 La Liga 3 0
06/12/2014 H Real Madrid Celta Vigo 3-0 La Liga 3 1
05/04/2015 H Real Madrid Granada 9-1 La Liga 5 0
02/05/2015 A Real Madrid Sevilla 3-2 La Liga 3 0
17/05/2015 A Real Madrid Espanyol 4-1 La Liga 3 0
23/05/2015 H Real Madrid Getafe 7-3 La Liga 3 1
13/06/2015 A Portugal Armenia 3-2 Euros Qualifier 3 1
12/09/2015 A Real Madrid Espanyol 6-0 La Liga 5 1
15/09/2015 H Real Madrid Shakhtar Donetsk 4-0 Champions League 3 2
08/12/2015 H Real Madrid Malmö 8-0 Champions League 4 0
31/01/2016 H Real Madrid Espanyol 6-0 La Liga 3 1
05/03/2016 H Real Madrid Celta Vigo 7-1 La Liga 4 0
12/04/2016 H Real Madrid Wolfsburg 3-0 Champions League 3 0
07/10/2016 H Portugal Andorra 6-0 World Cup Qualifier 4 0
29/10/2016 A Real Madrid Alaves 4-1 La Liga 3 1
19/11/2016 A Real Madrid Atletico Madrid 3-0 La Liga 3 1
18/12/2016 H Real Madrid Kashima Antlers 4-2 Club World Cup 3 1
18/04/2017 H Real Madrid Bayern Munich 4-2 Champions League 3 0
02/05/2017 H Real Madrid Atletico Madrid 3-0 Champions League 3 0
31/08/2017 H Portugal Faroe Islands 5-1 World Cup Qualifier 3 1
10/02/2018 H Real Madrid Real Sociedad 5-2 La Liga 3 0
18/03/2018 H Real Madrid Girona 6-3 La Liga 4 0
15/06/2018 N Portugal Spain 3-3 World Cup 3 1
12/03/2019 H Juventus Atletico Madrid 3-0 Champions League 3 1
05/06/2019 H Portugal Switzerland 3-1 UEFA Nations League 3 0
10/09/2019 A Portugal Lithuania 5-1 Euros Qualifier 4 1
14/11/2019 H Portugal Lithuania 6-0 Euros Qualifier 3 1
06/01/2020 H Juventus Cagliari 4-0 Serie A 3 1
14/03/2021 A Juventus Cagliari 3-1 Serie A 3 1
12/10/2021 H Portugal Luxembourg 5-0 World Cup Qualifier 3 2
12/03/2022 H Man United Tottenham 3-2 Premier League 3 0
16/04/2022 H Man United Norwich 3-2 Premier League 3 0
09/02/2023 A Al Nassr Al-Wehda 4-0 Saudi Pro League 4 1
25/02/2023 A Al Nassr Damac 3-0 Saudi Pro League 3 1
25/08/2023 A Al Nassr Al-Fateh 5-0 Saudi Pro League 3 0
30/03/2024 H Al Nassr Al Taee 5-1 Saudi Pro League 3 0
02/04/2024 A Al Nassr Abha 8-0 Saudi Pro League 3 0
04/05/2024 H Al Nassr Al-Wehda 6-0 Saudi Pro League 3 0

Full list

Rank Player Country  Hat-tricks
1 Cristiano Ronaldo Portugal  66
2 Lionel Messi Argentina 60
3 Robert Lewandowski Poland 33
4 Luis Suárez Uruguay 30
5 Harry Kane England 29
6 Erling Haaland Norway 27
7 Kylian Mbappé France 23
8 Neymar Brazil 21
9 Zlatan Ibrahimović Sweden 20
=10 Mario Gómez Germany 18
=10 Klaas-Jan Huntelaar Netherlands 18
=10 Sergio Agüero  Argentina 18

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