Argentina vs Ecuador Copa America 2024 Quarter-finals Highlights | Argentina are through to semi-finals after a 4-2 win on penalties
Despite Lionel Messi missing a penalty for Argentina, the defending champions defeated Ecuador by 4-2 in the penalties to qualify for the Copa America 2024 semi-finals. Emiliano Martinez saved two penalties in the shootout
Hello and welcome to Sportz Point's LIVE coverage of the Argentina vs Ecuador quarter-final match of the Copa America 2024 at the NRG Stadium in Houston, Texas.
This is Koushik Biswas, who will be bringing you all the updates, scores, news and photos of the match LIVE from the web desk. Argentina are coming off a great group stage and even showed their squad depth without their leader Lionel Messi. Meanwhile, Ecuador, after a good show in Group B, will also be confident about creating an upset in the tournament.
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Jul 5, 2024, 3:53 AM
RESPECT
An incredible gesture of respect from Emi Martinez ๐งค๐ฆ๐ท
While his team celebrates, he consoles Ecuador's Alexander Domรญnguez. The goalkeepers union โค๏ธ#CA2024pic.twitter.com/BsBsbyAzc5
โ M I N I S T E Rโข๐๐ฆ๐ท๐ช๐ธ๐ฉ๐ช๐ง๐ช (@MphartyNyanga) July 5, 2024
Jul 5, 2024, 3:38 AM
The best in the world?
Argentina have now won four straight penalty shootouts since Emi Martinez became their first-choice goalkeeper:
2021 Copa America semifinal vs Colombia
2022 World Cup quarterfinal vs Netherlands
2022 World Cup final vs France
2024 Copa America quarterfinal vs Ecuador
Jul 5, 2024, 3:37 AM
Martinez after the penalties
"They made it very difficult for us. They played a great game, very physical. We knew they were going to be one of the toughest opponents in the cup.
"I wasn't ready to go home. This group deserved to go on.
"I work to do this. I dive 500 times per training session. We have to give our best because the people deserve it."
Jul 5, 2024, 3:31 AM
Sheer confidence
๐จ๐ฃ๏ธEmiliano Martinez after the game :
โAfter Messi missed the first penalty kick, I told the fans that we are not going home yetโ pic.twitter.com/hszyccPpvk
Wait, what? Are we going to penalties? Kevin Rodriguez scores a terrific header for Ecuador and it is all equal in Texas. Argentina 1-1 Ecaudor. John Yeboah with a quick free-kick that resulted in a goal for them.
Jul 5, 2024, 2:50 AM
69,456 fans at the ground
Jul 5, 2024, 2:47 AM
87' | Fifth change for Ecuador
Jordy Caicedo replaces Alan Franco.
Jul 5, 2024, 2:44 AM
Record for Messi
Lionel Messi, the most capped player in Copa America's history, is now the record holder for most minutes played in the tournament history.
Jul 5, 2024, 2:42 AM
81' | Yellow card
Yellow card for Nicolas Tagliafico.
Jul 5, 2024, 2:41 AM
80' | Double change for Ecuador
Angel Mena and John Yeboah replace Enner Valencia and Carlos Gruezo.
Jul 5, 2024, 2:38 AM
78' | Change for Argentina
Scaloni makes his first change as Giovani Lo Celso replace Enzo Fernandez. Otamendi comes in for Lisandro.
Jul 5, 2024, 2:37 AM
77' | Yellow card
Nicolas Gonzalez recieves a yellow card for a foul.
Jul 5, 2024, 2:36 AM
75' | Yellow card
Yellow card for Moises Caicedo.
Jul 5, 2024, 2:34 AM
Tough
๐ช๐จ Enner Valencia told media that Ecuador's Copa Amรฉrica Quarter-Final game against Argentina was the most important game of his career...
A chance for Lionel Messi to be on the scoresheet for the first time in the tournament. However, he misses his target this time.
Jul 5, 2024, 2:28 AM
65' | Change for Argentina
Julian Alvarez replaces Lautaro Martinez.
Jul 5, 2024, 2:25 AM
62' | Valencia misses the penalty
That is a very very poor penalty taken by the Ecuador captain. He hits the post. He did not even connect the ball properly.
Jul 5, 2024, 2:24 AM
60' | Handball by De Paul | Penalty to Ecuador
Jul 5, 2024, 2:15 AM
55' | Lautaro Martinez misses the target
His first shot of the day and the top scorer of this edition misses his target. Emi Martinez with the excellent goal kick to find Lautaro on the run before he misfired the ball wide.
Jul 5, 2024, 2:13 AM
53' | Cristian Romero is injured
Cristian Romero is injured and looks in serious pain after a tussle with Caicedo.
First half is done and Argentina leave the field with a 1-0 lead. Lisandro Martinez with his first international goal to give him the lead from a Lionel Messi corner. Ecuador, who had a great start to the game, could not keep up with the speed and quality of the defending champions.
Jul 5, 2024, 1:49 AM
45' | Two minutes added
Two minutes added as injury time in the first half!
Jul 5, 2024, 1:47 AM
43' | Foul by Valencia
Already on a yellow, Valencia is living by the sword here. He elbows De Paul down and the Argentine midfielder is down with the referee having a word with him.
Jul 5, 2024, 1:39 AM
36' | Licha scores | ARG 1-0 ECU
Lisandro Martinez scores for Argentina. Messi with the corner and Mac Allister gets the ball to the far post as Lisandro Martinez heads the ball inside the goal. Dominguez had a touch on the ball, but it was already in. Argentina take the lead.
Jul 5, 2024, 1:36 AM
34' | Enzo misses another chances
Enzo upon receiving the ball from Messi in the middle had a great run before getting the blocked by one of the defenders.
Jul 5, 2024, 1:32 AM
29' | Yellow card
Yellow card for Valencia for a foul on Mac Allister.
Jul 5, 2024, 1:30 AM
27' | Enzo goes off target
Enzo with Argentina's first big chance as he jumps high to get the header. But his header goes over the the goal.
Jul 5, 2024, 1:29 AM
26' | No impact from Messi yet
Jul 5, 2024, 1:25 AM
20' | "Si se puede"
"Si se puede" chants Ecuador fans. It means "it is possible" as Argentina have started the first twenty minutes a bit shaky!
Jul 5, 2024, 1:19 AM
15' | Martinez makes an early save
Great save from the big man! Caicedo with a great run on the left before making a cutback to Sarmiento. However, his first touch was a tad big and Martinez was able to come out and cut the angle down. He sticks his left out and makes a great save.
Jul 5, 2024, 1:15 AM
10' | Nothing to note yet
Both teams have been playing among themselves but no chances for either team. Nothing has happened yet to note.
Jul 5, 2024, 1:11 AM
7' | Ecuador looking good
Not pressing that high, but Ecuador surely looking to press high with Caicedo playing at higher than normal.
Argentina Lineup: E. Martinez, Tagliafico, Li. Martinez, Romero, Molina, Gonzalez, Fernandez, Mac Allister, De Paul, La. Martinez, Messi
Subs: Montiel, Acuna, Lo Celso, Di Maria, Alvarez, Palacios, Pezzella, Otamendi, Garnacho, Martinez Quarta, Rulli, Carboni, Paredes, Rodriguez, Armani
Jul 5, 2024, 12:09 AM
Gentle reminder
There will be no extra-time on the Copa America 2024 knockouts except for the finals. If the score is equal in the full time of 90 minutes, we will be heading straight into the penalties.
Jul 5, 2024, 12:07 AM
Argentina looking for their straight fifth Copa America semi-finals
The joint-most successful team alongside Uruguay (15 titles), are looking for their fifth consecutive semi-final birth today. The last time they failed to make the final four was in 2011 when Uruguay beat them on their home soil in the penalties after a 1-1 draw.
Jul 5, 2024, 12:03 AM
Argentina won their last eight games in all competitions
Argentina have won all their last eight matches across all competitions, matching their best winning streak under Lionel Scaloni, who joined them in 2018.
Jul 4, 2024, 11:59 PM
Argentina vs Ecuador: Last five meetings
Angel Di Maria scored the lone goal for Argentina in a 1-0 win when these two teams last met
Last five matches between these two nations
June 9, 2024: Argentina 1-0 Ecuador (International friendly)
September 7, 2023: Argentina 1-0 Ecuador (FIFA World Cup qualifiers)
March 29, 2022: Ecuador 1-1 Argentina (FIFA World Cup qualifiers)
July 3, 2021: Argentina 3-0 Ecuador (Copa America)
October 8, 2020: Argentina 1-0 Ecuador (FIFA World Cup qualifiers)
Jul 4, 2024, 11:55 PM
Argentina vs Ecuador: Overall Head-to-head stat
Ecuador have beaten five times in all competitions in the 40 matches between the two teams.
Matches: 40
Argentina: 24
Draws: 11
Ecuador: 5
Jul 4, 2024, 11:51 PM
Argentina are unbeaten against Ecuador in Copa America History
In the 16 games between the two Argentina won 11 times and have drawn the game five times so far in Copa America history. Will this be the first time Ecuador get a win over the defending champions? Or, Argentina will continue their winning run?
Jul 4, 2024, 11:47 PM
Ecuador Copa America squad
Goalkeepers: Hernan Galindez (Huracan), Alexander Dominguez (LDU Quito), Moises Ramirez (Independiente del Valle).
Defenders: Piero Hincapie (Bayer Leverkusen), William Pacho (Eintracht Frankfurt), Felix Torres (Corinthians), Joel Ordonez (Club Bruges), Andres Micolta (Pachuca), Jackson Porozo (Troyes), Layan Loor (CD Universidad Catolica), Jose Hurtado (RB Bragantino), Angelo Preciado (Sparta Prague).
Midfielders: Carlos Gruezo (San Jose Earthquakes), Moises Caicedo (Chelsea), Alan Franco (Atletico Mineiro), Jose Cifuentes (Cruzeiro), Joao Ortiz (Independiente del Valle), Kendry Paez (Independiente del Valle), Jeremy Sarmiento (Ipswich Town), John Yeboah (Rakow Czestochowa), Angel Mena (Leon), Alan Minda (Cercle Bruges), Janner Corozo (Barcelona S.C).
Forwards: Enner Valencia (Internacional), Kevin Rodriguez (Royale Union Saint-Gilloise), Jordy Caicedo (Atlas).
Defenders: Gonzalo Montiel (Nottingham Forest), Nahuel Molina (Atletico Madrid), Cristian Romero (Tottenham Hotspur), German Pezzella (Real Betis), Lucas Martinez Quarta (Fiorentina), Nicolas Otamendi (Benfica), Lisandro Martinez (Manchester United), Marcos Acuna (Sevilla), Nicolas Tagliafico (Lyon)
Midfielders: Guido Rodriguez (Real Betis), Leandro Paredes (Roma), Alexis Mac Allister (Liverpool), Rodrigo De Paul (Atletico Madrid), Exequiel Palacios (Bayer Leverkusen), Enzo Fernandez (Chelsea), Giovani Lo Celso (Tottenham Hotspur)
Forwards: Angel Di Maria (Benfica), Valentin Carboni (A.C. Monza), Lionel Messi (Inter Miami), Alejandro Garnacho (Manchester United), Nicolas Gonzalez (Fiorentina), Lautaro Martinez (Inter Milan), Julian Alvarez (Manchester City)
Jul 4, 2024, 11:43 PM
Argentina vs Ecuador LIVE streaming details
Below are the places where you can watch the Argentina vs Ecuador Copa America 2024 match LIVE.
Argentina:TyCSports, Telefรฉ, TV Pรบblica, and DSports
Ecuador:TV Ecuavisa, DirecTV
United States:FS1, TUDN, Univision
Canada: TSN
UK: Premier Sports
Bangladesh: T Sports.
Unfortunately, the match will not be streamed LIVE in India. But, you can get all the updates of the match from our LIVE blog.
Jul 4, 2024, 11:40 PM
When does the Argentina vs Ecuador match start?
The Argentina vs Ecuador Copa America 2024 match will be played at 8 pm Local time on (4th July) and 6.30 am (5th July) in the Indian Standard time. Since we are doing the coverage from India, we will be maintaining the IST time zone.
Jul 4, 2024, 11:37 PM
Venue for the match
Name: NGR Stadium
Capacity: 72,220
This stadium is host to Houston Texans as well in the NFL. Being one of the biggest stadiums of the tournament, it is quite fitting that this stadium is being used for a high-profile team like Argentina in action.
Jul 4, 2024, 11:33 PM
Match Details
Match:Argentina-Ecuador (Match 25, Quarterfinals)
Date and time:July 5, 2024, at 6.30 am IST
Stadium:NRG Stadium โ Houston, Texas
Referee:Andrรฉs Matonte (URU)
Assistant referees:Nicolรกs Tarรกn (URU) and Martรญn Soppi (URU)
Greatest football XI of all-time: Lamine Yamal keeps Ronaldo, Messi and Neymar in his team
Teenage football star Lamine Yamal created his greatest football XI of all time, which had legends like Cristiano Ronaldo, Lionel Messi, Neymar Jr. and four Spanish team greats.
Lamine Yamal just created his greatest football XI of all time with Real Madrid and Barcelona legends like Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi. The recently turned 18 year old teenage star has been one of the best footballers in the world currently from two seasons.
The Spaniard had a Ballon d'Or 2025 worthy season with FC Barcelona as he helped the Catalan club regain La Liga and win a domestic treble. Not only that, he was super influential in Spain winning the Euro 2024 as he was named the best young player of the tournament.
The La Masia product has recently signed a groundbreaking contract with FC Barcelona till 2031. Moreover you will be wearing the famous No. 10 jersey of Lionel Messi from 2025-26 season.
Yamal made an appearance on China Media Group's "Total Soccer" program and he was asked to create his greatest football XI of all-time. The youngster made an scintillating attack consisting Portuguese legend Cristiano Ronaldo and Argentine great Lionel Messi. Not only that he had four Spain legends in his lineup as most of his XI players are from La Liga giants FC Barcelona and Real Madrid.
With more than 400 clean sheets in his entire career Iker Casillas is one of the greatest goalkeepers of the modern football. The Spaniard was not only athletic but was brave in making decisions while pulling up some great saves for Real Madrid and the Spanish national team.
Iker Casillas is the player with second most apperances for Los Blancos and led them to many titles in his career. Not only that as he was as much a key player for Spain as he led the La Roja to their first major trophy in 44 years when they won the Euro 2008. Casillas had only conecced two goals in that entire tournameent.
Casillas won 23 major trophies in his career which includes 3 UEFA Champions League, 2 European Championships, 5 La Liga titles, and a FIFA World Cup.
Level
Team / Category
Appearances
Goals Conceded
Clean Sheets
Club
Real Madrid
725
751
264
FC Porto
156
116
74
Real Madrid B
4
2
2
Club Career Total
885
869
340
International
Total International Career
167
102
93
Total Career
Club + International
1,052
971
433
Right-Back
Dani Alves
Image | FC Barcelona
43 career trophies, the second most in football history, trophies across Europe, 280 goal contributions as a right-back and countless brave tackles, Dani Alves is surely one of the greats of the game.
Although the Brazilian ended his career with bitter sweet experiences and cotroveries, no one can deny his ceredbilty as a footballer.
Alves won 43 trophies in career, which had 3 Champions Leagues with FC Barcelona and 9 League titles across three leagues along with one Olympic title with Brazil.
Here comes the two of the greatest center-backs of the modern era. Both defenders were part of the Golden generation of Spanish football where they won back-to-back three international trophies from 2008 to 2012.
Pique, who won 39 trophies for FC Barcelona, Manchester United and Spain, had a stellar career as a defender. The FC Barcelona legend won four Champions League titles along with 9 La Liga titles, which makes him one of the most successful defenders of all-time.
Pique's stats
Level
Team / Category
Appearances
Goals
Assists
Club
Barcelona
616
53
13
Real Zaragoza
28
3
-
Manchester United
23
2
1
Club Career Total
667
58
14
International
Spain
102
5
2
Total Career
Club + International
769
63
16
Meantime, Ramos who is one of highest scoring defenders in football history is known for his performances in clutch moments. Moreover, he was crucial for Real Madrid as a leader and defender while winning four Champions League for them.
Ramo's stats
Level
Team / Category
Appearances
Goals
Assists
Club
Real Madrid
671
101
40
Sevilla FC
87
10
1
Paris SG
58
6
1
Monterrey
15
5
-
Club Career Total
831
122
42
International
Spain
180
23
8
Total Career
Club + International
1,011
145
50
Left-back
Marcelo
Marcelo, the Brazilian defender is one of the most loved players of the modern era. Quoted by Cristiano Ronaldo as the one of the best players he has played with, the Real Madrid legend won 5 Champions League titles and 6 La Liga, all for the Los Blancos.
Marcelo played 546 games for Real Madrid while having 58 appearences for Brazil.
Level
Team / Category
Appearances
Goals
Assists
Club
Real Madrid
546
38
103
Fluminense
107
11
5
Olympiacos
10
3
-
Club Career Total
663
52
108
International
Brazil
58
6
11
Total Career
Club + International
721
58
119
Attacking mid-field
Zinedine Zidane
Image | Football Espana
Now if we are talking about class, clutch moments, flair and midfield greatness, you will have to have Zinedine Zidane in your playing XI. Lamine Yamal thus had the French and Real Madrid great in his playing XI.
Zidane, the 1998 Ballon d'Or winner with Juventus, helped Franch win the 1998 FIFA World Cup. In total he won 16 major trophies in his career.
Zidane formed a teriffic mid-field in that Galactico team in the mid 2000s with Luis Figo, Ronaldo Nazario, David Beckham and Roberto Carlos. His peformance in big moments influenced Yamal chose over Barcelona legends like Xavi, Andrรฉs Iniesta, and Sergio Busquets in his greatest football XI.
Zidane won only Champions League title, in which he scored in the final, against Bayer Leverkusen in 2002.
Probbaly the greatest showstopper of the modern football, Neymar Jr., formed one of the greatest trios of football alongside Lionel Messi and Luis Suarez.
The Brazilian's dribbling skill had made him one of the biggest attackers in the world which made PSG sign him for a controversial record fee of ยฃ200m. Neymar scored the most goals for his country, Brazil while raking up goals for teams like FC Barcelona, PSG and Santos.
The greatest playmaker in football history, Lionel Messi was a no-brainer in Lamine Yamal's greatest football XI of all-time. With 46 trophies, Messi is the player with most trophies in football history. Moreover, the Agrentine is the player with most goal contributions in football history.
El calendario solidario de la @FundacioFCB 2008 en colaboraciรณn con @sport protagonizado por Leo Messi, Lamine Yamal y otros jugadores del primer equipo. ๐คฉ
Una acciรณn social para recaudar fondos para UNICEF y para los programas de protecciรณn de la infancia de la Fundaciรณn Barรงaโฆ pic.twitter.com/PHqBhEYGaT
The 8-time Ballon d'Or winner, just like Lamine Yamal himself, was a La Masia product. Not only that, he was the one who had early connection with Yamal, in a once-in-a-generation photos for UNESCO, where Messi was seen holding a toddler Lamine Yamal.
Messi, who has the record of most non-penalty goals in 21st century, scored the most goals for FC Barcelona and Argentina and surely will be there in everyone's all-time football XI.
Level
Team / Category
Appearances
Goals
Assists
Club
Barcelona
778
672
303
Paris SG
75
32
35
Miami
68
58
26
Club Career Total
921
762
364
International
Argentina
193
112
61
Total Career
Club + International
1,114
874
425
Right Wing
Ronaldinho
Image | FC Barcelona
Ronaldinho's presence on the right wing proves how much Lamine Yamal is influenced with Brazilian style of football. Ronaldinho, the 2005 Ballon d'Or winner was one of the most eye-catching footballers of his time.
The former FC Barcelona legend had the flair, style and skill which made even the opponents appreciate him.
However his off-field life shoretned his carrer, which could have become more legendary. He won 11 major trophies including one Champions League and one FIFA World Cup.
The greatest goalscorer of the world with 938 goals and counting for his clubs and country combined, is a must in any World XI. Ronaldo, who started as a winger at Manchester United, became a goal scoring machine at Real Madrid.
The five-time Ballon d'Or winner has won 36 major trophies in his career, including 5 Champions League titles and one European Championships.
Ronaldo's pace, agression, and will to score goal is an asset for any team and looks like Yamal knows that too.
Level
Team / Category
Appearances
Goals
Assists
Club
Real Madrid
438
450
131
Manchester United
346
145
64
Juventus
134
101
22
Al-Nassr
105
93
19
Sporting CP
31
5
6
Club Career Total
1,060
800
242
International
Portugal
221
138
45
International Career Total
221
138
โ
Total Career
1,275
938
287
Striker
Ronaldo Nazario
Image | FC Barcelona
Now, here is the ultimate striker. The finishing skill, goal scoring ability, flair, agression, shooting and the ball control - all of these makes Ronaldo Nazario the ultimate striker.
The two-time Ballon d'Or winner is the youngest winner of the award, when he won it in 1997 while playing for Inter Milan, after a successful 1994 FIFA World Cup.
Ronaldo won 18 major trophies in his career and is the only player on this list two have played for both Ral Madrid and FC Barcelona. However, he is the only player not to win the Champions League which he has compensted by winning two FIFA World Cup titles.
Messi vs Ronaldo: Who has scored the most non-penalty goals?
As Lionel Messi went past Cristiano Ronaldo's record of most non-penalty goals in the 21st century, we present you with a detailed Messi vs Ronaldo comparison of the stat.
If you're a football buff, getting into every Messi vs Ronaldo stat and comparison might be a daily task for you. On Sportz Point, we have tried to cover every Messi vs Roanldo comparison possible for you. Today, we have something special for you.
In this article, we will get to know every detail about the non-penalty goals scored by both Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi.
Recently, Lionel Messi has gone past Cristiano Ronaldo in terms of scoring the most non-penalty goals in the 21st century. How many goals did they score? We will get to know about this today.
This is quite easy and simple to understand. We know for a football geek like you, it is a simple answer. But, for everyone new to football, we have got you covered as well.
A non-penalty goal is a goal scored from open play, not from the penalty spot. A penalty is something a footballer scores from 12 yards (11 meters) from the goal line and centred between the touchlines, which is called the penalty spot.
Since there is no definite record of the official goals scored in past, mostly in the 1970s, and before that, we will only consider the stats of the 21st century to answer this one.
As of 21st July, 2025, Lionel Messi has scored the most non-penalty goals in the 21st century. The Argentine has scored 764 non-penalty goals in just 1114 appearances.
Messi vs Ronaldo: Non-penalty goals comparison
Messi after scoring his 764th non-penalty goal. Image | Inter Miami CF on X
Lionel Messi leads by one goal compared to Cristiano Ronaldo when it comes to non-penalty goals scored in football. Messi has scored 764 non-penalty goals in just 1114 appearances, of which 676 came for the clubs he has played for.
Messi has scored 111 non-penalty goals in the Champions League as well.
Ronaldo after his latest goal for Al-Nassr. Image | AlNassrFC on X
Meantime, Cristiano Ronaldo, who has scored the most goals in the 21st century, has scored 763 non-penalty goals till now in 1281 matches. Ronaldo has scored 646 non-penalty goals in his club career, which is 30 fewer than Messi's record.
However, the Portuguese has a better record than Messi when it comes to the Champions League and international football. But he has played 167 more matches than Messi.
Category
Messi โ Goals
Messi โ Mins/Goal
Ronaldo โ Goals
Ronaldo โ Mins/Goal
All-Time Non-Pen Goals
764
120 mins
763
137 mins
All-time Non-Pen goals%
87.5%
-
81.35
-
All Time Club
676
112 mins
646
135 mins
League
474
107 mins
453
130 mins
Champions League
111
123 mins
121
135 mins
Other Club Cups
91
125 mins
72
170 mins
International
88
181 mins
117
151 mins
What percentage of Messi and Ronald's goals came in penalties?
Till now, Messi has converted 110 of the 141 he has taken so far. So, since he has scored 874 goals so far in his career, only 12.5% goals came through penalties.
Meanwhile, as of 21st July, 2025, Cristiano Ronaldo has scored 175 penalty goals of the 208 penalties he has taken so far. And if we calculate it with the 938 career goals Ronaldo has, 18.65% goals came through penalties.
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.
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
Aguero has scored a record 12 Premier League hat-tricks. Image | mancity.com
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
Atlรฉtico de Madrid
May 21, 2011
RCD Mallorca 3โ4 Atlรฉtico de Madrid
3
Premier League
Manchester City
Sep 10, 2011
Man City 3โ0 Wigan Athletic
3
FA Cup
Manchester City
Jan 25, 2014
Man City 4โ2 Watford FC
3
Premier League
Manchester City
Oct 18, 2014
Man City 4โ1 Tottenham Hotspur
4
UEFA Champions League
Manchester City
Nov 25, 2014
Man City 3โ2 Bayern Munich
3
Premier League
Manchester City
May 10, 2015
Man City 6โ0 Queens Park Rangers
3
International Friendlies
Argentina
Jun 7, 2015
Argentina 5โ0 Bolivia
3
Premier League
Manchester City
Oct 3, 2015
Man City 6โ1 Newcastle United
5
Premier League
Manchester City
Apr 16, 2016
Chelsea FC 0โ3 Man City
3
UEFA Champions League Qualifying
Manchester City
Aug 16, 2016
Steaua Bucharest 0โ5 Man City
3
UEFA Champions League
Manchester City
Sep 14, 2016
Man City 4โ0 Borussia Mรถnchengladbach
3
Premier League
Manchester City
Sep 16, 2017
Watford FC 0โ6 Man City
3
Premier League
Manchester City
Jan 20, 2018
Man City 3โ1 Newcastle United
3
Premier League
Manchester City
Feb 10, 2018
Man City 5โ1 Leicester City
4
Premier League
Manchester City
Aug 19, 2018
Man City 6โ1 Huddersfield Town
3
Premier League
Manchester City
Feb 3, 2019
Man City 3โ1 Arsenal FC
3
Premier League
Manchester City
Feb 10, 2019
Man City 6โ0 Chelsea FC
3
Premier League
Manchester City
Jan 12, 2020
Aston Villa 1โ6 Man City
3
11. Klaas-Jan Huntelaar | 18
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.
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 6โ3 Werder Bremen
3
DFB-Pokal
VfB Stuttgart
Jan 30, 2008
Werder Bremen II 2โ3 VfB Stuttgart
3
1.Bundesliga
VfB Stuttgart
Apr 18, 2009
1.FC Kรถln 0โ3 VfB Stuttgart
3
1.Bundesliga
VfB Stuttgart
May 9, 2009
VfB Stuttgart 4โ1 Wolfsburg
4
International Friendlies
Germany
Jun 2, 2009
UAE 2โ7 Germany
4
1.Bundesliga
Bayern Munich
Dec 19, 2010
VfB Stuttgart 3โ5 Bayern Munich
3
UEFA Champions League
Bayern Munich
Nov 3, 2010
CFR Cluj 0โ4 Bayern Munich
3
1.Bundesliga
Bayern Munich
Oct 16, 2010
Bayern Munich 3โ0 Hannover 96
3
1.Bundesliga
Bayern Munich
Jan 22, 2011
Bayern Munich 5โ1 Kaiserslautern
3
1.Bundesliga
Bayern Munich
Apr 17, 2011
Bayern Munich 5โ1 Leverkusen
3
1.Bundesliga
Bayern Munich
May 7, 2011
St. Pauli 1โ8 Bayern Munich
3
1.Bundesliga
Bayern Munich
Aug 27, 2011
Kaiserslautern 0โ3 Bayern Munich
3
1.Bundesliga
Bayern Munich
Sep 10, 2011
Bayern Munich 7โ0 SC Freiburg
4
UEFA Champions League
Bayern Munich
Nov 2, 2011
Bayern Munich 3โ2 Napoli
3
1.Bundesliga
Bayern Munich
Mar 10, 2012
Bayern Munich 7โ1 Hoffenheim
3
UEFA Champions League
Bayern Munich
Mar 13, 2012
Bayern Munich 7โ0 Basel
4
DFB-Pokal
Bayern Munich
Apr 16, 2013
Bayern Munich 6โ1 Wolfsburg
3
1.Bundesliga
VfL Wolfsburg
Apr 2, 2017
Leverkusen 3โ3 Wolfsburg
3
#9. Zlatan Ibrahimovic | 20
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 0โ7 Sweden
4
โ
90'
Serie A
Juventus FC
Apr 17, 2005
Juventus 5โ2 Lecce
3
โ
90'
European Qualifiers
Sweden
Jun 7, 2011
Sweden 5โ0 Finland
3
1
66'
International Friendlies
Sweden
Nov 14, 2012
Sweden 4โ2 England
4
โ
90'
Ligue 1
Paris Saint-Germain
Dec 11, 2012
Valenciennes 0โ4 PSG
3
โ
90'
UEFA Champions League
Paris Saint-Germain
Oct 23, 2013
Anderlecht 0โ5 PSG
4
โ
90'
International Friendlies
Sweden
Aug 14, 2013
Sweden 4โ2 Norway
3
โ
90'
Coupe de France
Paris Saint-Germain
Jan 8, 2014
Brest 2โ5 PSG
3
1
63'
Ligue 1
Paris Saint-Germain
Feb 23, 2014
Toulouse 2โ4 PSG
3
โ
90'
Ligue 1
Paris Saint-Germain
Aug 31, 2014
PSG 5โ0 AS Saint-รtienne
3
โ
73'
Ligue 1
Paris Saint-Germain
Mar 20, 2015
PSG 3โ1 Lorient
3
1
90'
Coupe de France
Paris Saint-Germain
Apr 8, 2015
PSG 4โ1 AS Saint-รtienne
3
โ
90'
Ligue 1
Paris Saint-Germain
Mar 13, 2016
Troyes 0โ9 PSG
4
1
90'
Ligue 1
Paris Saint-Germain
Apr 2, 2016
PSG 4โ1 Nice
3
โ
90'
UEFA Europa League
Manchester United
Feb 16, 2017
Man Utd 3โ0 AS Saint-รtienne
3
1
90'
Major League Soccer
LA Galaxy
Jul 30, 2018
LA Galaxy 4โ3 Orlando City
3
1
90'
Major League Soccer
LA Galaxy
Jul 20, 2019
LA Galaxy 3โ2 Los Angeles FC
3
โ
90'
Major League Soccer
LA Galaxy
Sep 16, 2019
LA Galaxy 7โ2 Sporting Kansas City
3
โ
90
#8 Neymar | 21
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 1โ4 Santos FC
3
โ
90'
Copa Libertadores
Santos FC
Mar 7, 2012
Santos FC 3โ1 Internacional
3
โ
90'
Campeonato Paulista
Santos FC
Mar 30, 2012
Santos FC 5โ0 Guaratinguetรก
3
โ
90'
Campeonato Paulista (Fase final)
Santos FC
Apr 29, 2012
Sรฃo Paulo FC 1โ3 Santos FC
3
โ
90'
International Friendlies
Brazil
Sep 11, 2012
Brazil 8โ0 China
3
โ
72'
UEFA Champions League
FC Barcelona
Dec 11, 2013
Barcelona 6โ1 Celtic
3
1
81'
International Friendlies
Brazil
Mar 5, 2014
South Africa 0โ5 Brazil
3
โ
90'
International Friendlies
Brazil
Oct 14, 2014
Brazil 4โ0 Japan
4
โ
90'
LaLiga
FC Barcelona
Sep 27, 2014
Barcelona 6โ0 Granada
3
โ
90'
Copa do Brasil
Santos FC
Apr 15, 2010
Santos FC 8โ1 Guarani
5
โ
90'
Campeonato Brasileiro Sรฉrie A
Santos FC
Nov 21, 2010
Goiรกs EC 1โ4 Santos FC
3
2
90'
Campeonato Brasileiro Sรฉrie A
Santos FC
Oct 29, 2011
Santos FC 4โ1 Atlรฉtico Paranaense
4
1
90'
Campeonato Brasileiro Sรฉrie A
Santos FC
Nov 3, 2012
Cruzeiro 0โ4 Santos FC
3
1
90'
Campeonato Paulista
Santos FC
Apr 13, 2013
Uniรฃo Barbarense 0โ4 Santos FC
4
โ
90'
UEFA Champions League
Paris Saint-Germain
Oct 3, 2018
PSG 6โ1 Red Star Belgrade
3
โ
82'
UEFA Champions League
Paris Saint-Germain
Dec 9, 2020
PSG 5โ1 Baลakลehir
3
1
90'
World Cup Qual. South America
Brazil
Oct 14, 2020
Peru 2โ4 Brazil
3
2
90'
Ligue 1
Paris Saint-Germain
Jan 17, 2018
PSG 8โ0 Dijon
4
2
90'
LaLiga
FC Barcelona
May 14, 2017
Las Palmas 1โ4 Barcelona
3
1
90'
LaLiga
FC Barcelona
Oct 17, 2015
Barcelona 5โ2 Rayo Vallecano
4
3
90'
Ligue 1
Paris Saint-Germain
Apr 9, 2022
Clermont 1โ6 PSG
3
1
90'
#7 Kylian Mbappe | 22
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 22 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 (3).
Competition
Club
Date
Match
Goals
Coupe de la Ligue
AS Monaco
Dec 14, 2016
AS Monaco 7โ0 Stade Rennais FC
3
Ligue 1
AS Monaco
Feb 11, 2017
AS Monaco 5โ0 FC Metz
3
Ligue 1
Paris Saint-Germain
Oct 7, 2018
PSG 5โ0 Olympique Lyon
4
Ligue 1
Paris Saint-Germain
Jan 19, 2019
PSG 9โ0 EA Guingamp
3
Ligue 1
Paris Saint-Germain
Apr 21, 2019
PSG 3โ1 AS Monaco
3
UEFA Champions League
Paris Saint-Germain
Oct 22, 2019
Club Brugge 0โ5 PSG
3
Coupe de France
Paris Saint-Germain
Mar 4, 2020
Olympique Lyon 1โ5 PSG
3
UEFA Champions League
Paris Saint-Germain
Feb 16, 2021
FC Barcelona 1โ4 PSG
3
Coupe de France
Paris Saint-Germain
Jan 3, 2022
Vannes OC 0โ4 PSG
3
Ligue 1
Paris Saint-Germain
May 21, 2022
PSG 5โ0 FC Metz
3
Ligue 1
Paris Saint-Germain
Aug 21, 2022
Lille 1โ7 PSG
3
World Cup 2022
France
Dec 18, 2022
Argentina 7โ5 pens France
3
Ligue 1
Paris Saint-Germain
Apr 9, 2022
Clermont Foot 1โ6 PSG
3
Coupe de France
Paris Saint-Germain
Jan 23, 2023
Pays de Cassel 0โ7 PSG
5
Ligue 1
Paris Saint-Germain
Nov 11, 2023
Reims 0โ3 PSG
3
European Qualifiers
France
Nov 18, 2023
France 14โ0 Gibraltar
3
Coupe de France
Paris Saint-Germain
Jan 7, 2024
US Revel 0โ9 PSG
3
Ligue 1
Paris Saint-Germain
Mar 17, 2024
Montpellier 2โ6 PSG
3
UEFA Champions League
Real Madrid
Feb 19, 2025
Real Madrid 3โ1 Manchester City
3
LaLiga
Real Madrid
Jan 25, 2025
Real Valladolid 0โ3 Real Madrid
3
LaLiga
Real Madrid
May 11, 2025
FC Barcelona 4โ3 Real Madrid
3
#6 Erling Haaland | 25
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 329 matches, he has scored 24 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.
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.
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.
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 4โ2 GKS Jastrzebie
3
Bundesliga
Borussia Dortmund
Oct 1, 2011
Dortmund 4โ0 Augsburg
3
DFB-Pokal
Borussia Dortmund
May 12, 2012
Dortmund 5โ2 Bayern Munich
3
UEFA Champions League
Borussia Dortmund
Apr 24, 2013
Dortmund 4โ1 Real Madrid
4
Bundesliga
Borussia Dortmund
Nov 1, 2013
Dortmund 6โ1 Stuttgart
3
Euro Qualifiers
Poland
Sep 7, 2014
Gibraltar 0โ7 Poland
4
Bundesliga
Bayern Munich
Sep 22, 2015
Bayern 5โ1 Wolfsburg
5
UEFA Champions League
Bayern Munich
Sep 29, 2015
Bayern 5โ0 Dinamo Zagreb
3
Euro Qualifiers
Poland
Jun 13, 2015
Poland 4โ0 Georgia
3
Bundesliga
Bayern Munich
Aug 26, 2016
Bayern 6โ0 Werder Bremen
3
DFB-Pokal
Bayern Munich
Aug 19, 2016
Carl Zeiss Jena 0โ5 Bayern
3
World Cup Qualifiers
Poland
Oct 8, 2016
Poland 3โ2 Denmark
3
Bundesliga
Bayern Munich
Feb 25, 2017
Bayern 8โ0 Hamburg
3
Bundesliga
Bayern Munich
Apr 1, 2017
Bayern 6โ0 Augsburg
3
World Cup Qualifiers
Poland
Jun 10, 2017
Poland 3โ1 Romania
3
World Cup Qualifiers
Poland
Oct 5, 2017
Armenia 1โ6 Poland
3
Bundesliga
Bayern Munich
Mar 10, 2018
Bayern 6โ0 Hamburg
3
Bundesliga
Bayern Munich
Mar 31, 2018
Bayern 6โ0 Dortmund
3
DFL-Supercup
Bayern Munich
Aug 12, 2018
Frankfurt 0โ5 Bayern
3
Bundesliga
Bayern Munich
Aug 24, 2019
Schalke 0โ3 Bayern
3
Euro Qualifiers
Poland
Oct 10, 2019
Latvia 0โ3 Poland
3
UEFA Champions League
Bayern Munich
Nov 26, 2019
Red Star Belgrade 0โ6 Bayern
4
Bundesliga
Bayern Munich
Oct 4, 2020
Bayern 4โ3 Hertha BSC
4
Bundesliga
Bayern Munich
Oct 24, 2020
Bayern 5โ0 Eintracht Frankfurt
3
Bundesliga
Bayern Munich
Mar 6, 2021
Bayern 4โ2 Dortmund
3
Bundesliga
Bayern Munich
Mar 20, 2021
Bayern 4โ0 Stuttgart
3
Bundesliga
Bayern Munich
May 8, 2021
Bayern 6โ0 Gladbach
3
Bundesliga
Bayern Munich
Aug 28, 2021
Bayern 5โ0 Hertha
3
UEFA Champions League
Bayern Munich
Nov 2, 2021
Bayern 5โ2 Benfica
3
Bundesliga
Bayern Munich
Jan 15, 2022
Kรถln 0โ4 Bayern
3
UEFA Champions League
Bayern Munich
Mar 8, 2022
Bayern 7โ1 Salzburg
3
UEFA Champions League
FC Barcelona
Sep 7, 2022
Barcelona 5โ1 Viktoria Plzen
3
LaLiga
FC Barcelona
Apr 29, 2024
Barcelona 4โ2 Valencia
3
LaLiga
FC Barcelona
Oct 6, 2024
Alavรฉs 0โ3 Barcelona
3
#2 Lionel Messi | 59
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 59 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 international football history.
Moreover, out of Messi's 59 hat-tricks, only 12 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
Atlรฉtico 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 Espaรฑa
3
0
20/11/2010
Barcelona
Almerรญa
8-0
La Liga
3
0
12/01/2011
Barcelona
Real Betis
5-0
Copa del Rey
3
0
05/02/2011
Barcelona
Atlรฉtico Madrid
3-0
La Liga
3
0
17/09/2011
Barcelona
Osasuna
8-0
La Liga
3
0
24/09/2011
Barcelona
Atlรฉtico 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
Mรกlaga
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
Mรกlaga
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 Coruรฑa
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 Coruรฑa
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 Amรฉrica
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
Leganรฉs
3-1
La Liga
3
0
29/04/2018
Barcelona
Deportivo La Coruรฑa
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
Curaรงao
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
#1 Cristiano Ronaldo | 66
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.
Most goal contributions in every season since 2001 [Updated]
Here are the players with the most goal contributions (goals+assists) in every season in Europe's top 5 leagues and international competitions since 2001. Lionel Messi appears a record 9 times in this list.
Some players are famous for scoring goals, while some are famous for creating. However, sometimes football teams are blessed with such players who can do both things.
There are players with incredible goal-scoring skills as well as creative skills, and these players are rare. They bring so much value to the team that they become irreplaceable. In this article, we look at the players who have had the most goal contributions since 2001.
Keep in mind that this stat is made from the Top 5 Leagues in Europe and National & International competitions.
Players with the most goal contributions (2001-2010)
Thierry Henry finished as top goal contributor in consecutive seasons in 2003 & 2004
Year
Player
Teams
Goals + Assists
2001
Rivaldo
Barcelona, Brazil
46
2002
Raul
Real Madrid, Spain
42
2003
Thierry Henry
Arsenal, France
60
2004
Thierry Henry
Arsenal, France
55
2005
R. Makay
Bayern, Netherlands
51
2006
Ronaldinho
Barcelona, Brazil
50
2007
F. Totti
AS Roma, Italy
47
2008
L. Toni
Bayern, Italy
50
2009
Lionel Messi
Barcelona, Argentina
56
2010
Lionel Messi
Barcelona, Argentina
58
Two decades earlier than the present, the table looks well shuffled with no names popping off more than twice. However, little did we know that the 2009 season was just the start of the little magician's dominance in world football.
His impact on Pep Guardiola's Barcelona team was simply incomparable.
Thierry Henry is the only other player besides Messi who managed to be the top contributor twice in consecutive seasons. He was part of the golden generation of Arsenal, who won the Premier League title undefeated.
Players with the most goal contributions (2011-2023)
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Year
Player
Teams
Goals + Assists
2011
Lionel Messi
Barcelona, Argentina
77
2012
Lionel Messi
Barcelona, Argentina
104
2013
Lionel Messi
Barcelona, Argentina
76
2014
C. Ronaldo
Real Madrid, Portugal
68
2015
Lionel Messi
Barcelona, Argentina
88
2016
Luis Suarez
Barcelona, Uruguay
81
2017
Lionel Messi
Barcelona, Argentina
72
2018
Lionel Messi
Barcelona, Argentina
63
2019
Lionel Messi
Barcelona, Argentina
71
2020
R. Lewandowski
Bayern, Poland
65
2021
R. Lewandowski
Bayern, Poland
56
2022
Kylian Mbappe
PSG, France
65
2023
Erling Haaland
Manchester City, Norway
60
2024
Harry Kane
FC Bayern Munich, England
56
2025
Raphinha
FC Barcelona, Brazil
59
Clearly, in the two charts, Lionel Messi is simply the most dominant player in the world.
He has appeared a record 9 times in the list, more than any player during this time period. However, Luis Suarez was the only player who sneaked into the table during the prime time of Messi and Ronaldo.
Lionel Messi's 2012 season still remains a record for the most goals scored in a calendar year (91). Erling Haaland had a fantastic 2022-23 season with Manchester City as he won the European treble and scored 52 goals.
In 2024-25, Raphinha finished with 59 goal contributions for FC Barcelona and Brazil.
In 2024, Harry Kane's transfer to FC Bayern Munich came in handy for him as he finished with 56 goal contributions in that season. The 2024-25 season saw Raphinha emerge at the top of the list with 59 goal contributions for FC Barcelona and Brazil.
The No.10 jersey in football is always an iconic one. Be it for any club, country or any team playing in a local tournament, usually the best player of the team or the attacker wears the No.10 jersey for the team.
FC Barcelona, one of the best and historical clubs in the World, had some of the greatest players ever to wear the No. 10 jersey for them. Today, in this article, we will discuss 10 legendary Barcelona players to wear jersey no. 10.
As Lamine Yamal became the latest Barcelona player to wear the Jersey No. 10, here are 10 legendary Barcelona players to wear jersey No. 10.
If you talk about any stats or legendary things about FC Barcelona, there is a chance that you will have to mention the little man from Argentina, Lionel Messi. Most goals, most trophies, most assists, most Ballon d'Ors, and many more records for the club - Messi has everything to his name.
Messi had 672 goals and 303 assists in 778 appearances for FC Barcelona and left the club with the most number of titles. The 8-time Ballon d'Or winner wore the No.10 jersey for the first time in 2008 when Ronaldinho left the Catalan club to join AC Milan.
Since then, Messi has worn the iconic jersey for 14 years, before leaving the club as the greatest Barcelona player.
An Argentine legend followed by another one. One of the greatest footballers ever, Diego Maradona, who is known for his time at Italian Club Napoli, spent two seasons at FC Barcelona as well.
Although Maradona's stint at Barcelona was full of controversies and injuries, he scored 38 goals in 58 matches and won the Copa del Rey and Spanish Super Cup for FC Barcelona.
3. Ronaldinho (2003โ2008)
With his Samba magic and flair, Ronaldinho is regarded as one of the greatest Barcelona players ever. The Brazilian legend was there when Messi made his debut and gave him all the support to fill his shoes later. Before Messi, it was Ronaldinho, who used to wear the No. 10 jersey for FC Barcelona.
Ronaldinho scored 94 goals and provided 71 assists in 207 matches for FC Barcelona.
Alongside winning two La Liga titles, he also won the 2006 UEFA Champions League for the Spanish club.
Gary Lineker is one of the greatest English players ever to play for FC Barcelona. From 1986 to 1989, Lineker played for FC Barcelona in 138 matches, wearing the famous No. 10 jersey.
Lineker scored 51 goals for the Catalan club and helped them win the Copa del Rey in 1988 and the European Cup Winnersโ Cup in 1989.
5. Rivaldo (1997โ2002)
Rivaldo, the Brazilian legend and captain, joined FC Barcelona in the 1997 season and played 235 games for the Catalan, the most he played for any club in his career. The attacking midfielder scored 130 goals for Barcelona and won four titles, including two La Liga titles.
Not only that, during his stint at Barcelona, he won the FIFA Best Player Award and Ballon d'Or award in 1999.
Since there was no consistency in jersey numbers during the 1930s and 1940s era, it is quite unclear how many games he played wearing the No. 10 jersey for FC Barcelona. But Cesar, who wore the No. 10 jersey occasionally for FC Barcelona, played 344 games for the club.
In those games, he scored 226 goals and won 11 trophies for the club, including 5 La Liga titles. With 28 goals, he also finished the 1948-49 season as the top scorer of La Liga.
7. Juan Romรกn Riquelme (2002โ2005)
Another Argentine legend is on the list of legendary players to wear the No. 10 jersey for FC Barcelona. Riquelme, the legendary Argentine attacking midfielder, though he only played 42 games for FC Barcelona, made his mark before leaving for Villarreal and Boca Juniors.
8. Michael Laudrup (1989โ1994)
Laudrup, the Danish playmaker, was an integral part of Johan Cruyffโs dream team. The stylish midfielder played 226 games for FC Barcelona and scored 54 goals for the club. Along with his goals, Laudrup assisted 26 times as well.
Laudrup won 9 trophies for FC Barcelona, including 1 UEFA Champions League, 4 La Liga titles, 1 UEFA Supercup and 2 Spanish Super Cups. Post becoming FC Barcelona.
After his successful 1992 and 1993 seasons, Laudrup joined Real Madrid the next season.
9. Luis Suรกrez Miramontes (1955โ1961)
One of the greatest Spanish midfielders, Luis Suรกrez Miramontes, is also one of the greatest FC Barcelona players. Luis Suรกrez Miramontes, in 176 games for FC Barcelona, scored 80 goals and assisted 21 times.
Suarez won two La Liga titles and two Spanish Cup titles for FC Barcelona before moving to Inter Milan, where he flourished as a striker and went on to win two Champions League titles as well.
But before leaving for Inter Milan, he won the 1960 Ballon d'Or while playing for FC Barcelona.
10. Hugo Sotil (1973โ1976)
Hugo Sotil, the Peruvian striker, was one of the key players for FC Barcelona during the Johan Cruyff era. In 70 games, he scored 18 goals and helped FC Barcelona win the 1973โ74 La Liga title.
Hugo was one of the key members of Barcelona's resurgence in the 1970s.