Scoring hattricks or more in a game is always a difficult feat to achieve in football. It is a thing of pride for world-class players who care more about club success and individual achievements.
Some well-known attackers ended their careers without scoring three goals in a football match. However, some attackers see it as something that can be achieved with ease.
These are the players with the most hat-tricks in the 21st century.
- 1. Cristiano Ronaldo
The Al Nassr striker has been consistently scoring goals since he moved away from Europe to the Middle East. Ronaldo has scored 66 hat-tricks in his career so far. Most of his hattricks came while he was still playing for Real Madrid.
He scored 44 hat-tricks for Real Madrid before moving to Juventus. Cristiano Ronaldo’s latest hattrick happened on May 4, 2024, against Al Wahda in the Saudi Arabia Pro League.
2. Lionel Messi
The eight-time Ballon d’Or winner is one of the most intelligent players on the planet, with his ability to score goals and create assists. The Inter Miami attacker has scored 57 hat-tricks in his career so far.
He is famously known for scoring 91 goals in a calendar year. If he decides to draw down the curtain on his career, he is going to end up with exceptional stats and world class recognition.
3. Ali Ashfaq
The Maldives striker is an unfamiliar name in Europe, but he is well recognized in his country as a versatile player capable of playing in different positions.
He is third on the list of players with the most hat-tricks in the 21st century. He has scored 35 hat-tricks in all competitions.
Ashfaq has played for 13 different football clubs. Ashfaq scored 58 goals in 98 appearances for his national team, the Maldives. He is currently playing for a football team in his home town known as the Club Eagles.
4. Robert Lewandowski
The most prolific Polish striker in La Liga has a total of 31 hat-tricks for both club and country in all competitions. He scored more hat-tricks for Bayern Munich than for Borussia Dortmund and Barcelona.
On an international level, the Barcelona striker had scored six hat-tricks for Poland. He is the most important player in the Polish national team because of his scoring ability.
Lewandowski is the second-highest goal scorer in the history of the German Bundesliga, with 312 goals.
5. Luis Suarez
The Uruguayan has scored 30 hat-tricks in his career so far. He is anticipating scoring more with Inter Miami before the season ends.
The Inter Miami striker, Suarez, scored his latest hat-trick against the New York Red Bull on May 5, 2024, in the Major League Soccer.
Those three chances scored by Suarez were created by his teammate Lionel Messi, who made four assists and scored a goal in the game against the New York Red Bull.
Scoring goals has always been an easy task for the Uruguayan. During his time at Barcelona, Ajax, and Liverpool, Suarez was so intelligent in front of the goal post that defenders found it extremely difficult to play against him.
6. Ali Mabkhout
The attacker who plays for the United Arab Emirates is sixth on the list of players with the most hat-tricks in the 21st century. This player has scored 27 hat-tricks in all competitions while playing for Al Jazira.
Ali had scored 231 goals in 347 appearances for the Al Jazira Club. This season, he has scored 11 goals in 21 appearances.
7. Vyachelsav Zahovaiko
The Estonian, who is currently a manager, scored 26 hat-tricks during his career as a footballer. It was an incredible stat for the attacker, who finished his career with 121 goals in his time at FC Flora.
In 2006, he was the most successful and efficient attacker, with an average of 1.2 goals per game. He causes havoc with his brilliantness against other opponents.
However, his international career was not on the same level as that of the club. He managed to score only eight goals in 39 appearances for his national team.
He is currently the manager of a football club in Gambian known as Real de Banjul FC. The football club is the most successful club in Gambia, with 12 national titles.
8. Marc Lloyd Williams
The Welsh striker spent his career playing for the lower leagues in England. He scored 24 hat-tricks before he hung up the boot. During his playing career, he was a complete striker, scoring 345 goals in 576 appearances.
In the 2001–02 season, the attacker was the highest goal scorer in Europe while he was playing for Bangor City, scoring 47 goals in all competitions.
However, he was not rewarded with the golden boot due to the coefficient of the league he was playing in.
9. Harry Kane
The England national all-time highest goal scorer has scored 22 hat-tricks in his career so far. Kane is likely to score more hat-tricks if he continues to be consistent.
In addition, he is Tottenham Hotspur’s highest goal scorer, with 280 goals in all competitions. Harry Kane has more hattricks than players like Mario Gomez, Aguero, and Huntelaar.
He left the Premier League with 18 hat-tricks before moving to the German Bundesliga. In addition, the striker had scored four hat-tricks since joining Bayern Munich.
The striker has scored 44 goals in 44 appearances for his new team, Bayern Munich. However, the striker is more focused on winning titles than getting individual awards.
10. Aleksander Duric
The big Singapore striker, who retired at the age of 49, scored 22 hat-tricks during his stellar career. Duric played for 18 football clubs.
Duric’s longevity was second to none with his beautiful stats while he was a player. He scored 194 goals in 301 appearances in all club competitions.
For his national team, Singapore, the big striker scored 19 goals in 36 appearances.
