Scoring a hat-trick is considered one of the most significant achievements of a striker in football. In football leagues worldwide, we get to see the top-level strikers achieving multiple hat-tricks in their careers.

In the Indian Super League, Nigerian striker Bartholomew Ogbeche has the record for scoring the most number of hattricks in the league. With Indian legend, Sunil Chhetri giving him a tough competition in the table, we present you players with the ISL stats of players with the most hat-tricks in Indian Super League history.

2 Hattricks | Stiven Mendoza, Dudu Omagbemi, Coro, Marcelinho, Modou Sougou

Stiven Mendoza, Dudu Omagbemi, Coro, Marcelinho, and Modou Sougou have scored two hattricks in their ISL careers.

Stiven Mendoza - 2 ISL hat-tricks | sportzpoint.com — Stiven Mendoza scored two ISL hat-tricks in just 15 league games.

Mendoza, the Colombian left winger played for Chennaiyin FC on two stints; once in the 2013/14 season and again in the 2014/15 season. He scored 15 goals in 22 games and netted twice in three ISL playoff matches.

He scored his first ISL hat-trick against FC Goa in Chennaiyin’s opening game in 2015. Mendoza scored his second hattrick, against Kerala Blasters in a 4-1 win.

ISL stats - Most ISL hat-tricks - Dudu | sportzpoint.com — Dudu after his hat-trick for FC Goa in 2015.

Dudu, the Nigerian striker is one of the known faces in Indian football, having played for East Bengal and Salgaocar FC in the I-League. However, he played for FC Pune City, FC Goa and Chennaiyin FC in ISL.

He scored his first ISL hat-trick against Mumbai City FC while playing for FC Goa, in 2015. His last hat-trick in the league came against Northeast United FC in a 3-3 draw for Chennaiyin FC in the 2016/17 season.

Coro - two ISL hat-tricks for FC Goa | sportzpoint.com — Coro is the only player to score hat-tricks in back-to-back ISL games.

Coro, the Spaniard spent three seasons in India with FC Goa from 2017-18 to 2019-20. In 50 ISL league games, he scored a stunning 47 goals while contributing 16 assists. He had scored back-to-back hattricks in his first season, one against Bengaluru FC, followed by one against Kerala Blasters.

ISL Stats: Marcelinho scored two ISL hat-tricks | sportzpoint.com — Marcelinho scored a hat-trick for FC Pune City in 2017. Image | Scroll

Marcelinho, the Brazilian winger started his ISL career with Delhi Dynamos in 2016, joined Pune City in 2017 and continued playing in India for Hyderabad FC, Odisha FC, ATK Mohun Bagan and NEUFC.

He scored one hat-trick against FC Goa for Delhi Dynamos and another against NEUFC for FC Pune City in 2017.

Modou - Mumbai City FC | sportzpoint.com — Moduo after a hat-trick against ATK in 2018-19 season. Image | MCFC

Modou Sougou, the Senegalese right winger played for Mumbai City FC in the 2018/19 and 2019/20 seasons. He scored four goals in a match against Kerala Blasters in the 2018-19 season and scored his last ISL hat-trick against ATK in the same season.

3 hattricks | Iain Hume and Sunil Chhetri

Most ISL hat-tricks - Iian Hume - 3 hat-tricks | sportzpoint.com — Hume after his hat-trick against Mumbai City FC. Image | India.com

One of the earliest stars of the Indian Super League, the Canadian striker, who had played for clubs like Leicester City, joined Kerala Blasters in the first season. In 2015/16, he moved to Atletico de Kolkata and won the league in 2016. Later, he rejoined KBFC, before finishing with Pune City.

His fast ISL hat-trick came for Atletico Day, Kolkata against Mumbai City FC. His other hat-trick for ATK came against FC Pune City in the 2015-16 season.

Hume’s third hattrick was for Kerala Blasters against Delhi Dynamos in the 2017-18 season.

ISL stats: Most ISL hat-tricks - Sunil Chhetri now has three ISL hat-tricks | Sportz Point — Sunil Chhetri is now the oldest player to score an ISL hat-trick. Image | ISL via X

Like Hume, Indian football legend, Sunil Chhetri has also scored 3 ISL hattricks in his career. The former India captain has scored the number of goals in the league’s history.

Chhetri became the first Indian player to score a hat-trick in ISL when he scored against Northeast United FC in the 2015/16 season for Mumbai City FC.

In the 2017-18 season, Chhetri scored his second hat-trick against FC Pune City for Bengaluru FC. His latest hat-trick came against Kerala Blasters in 4-2 win for BFC. With this hat-trick, he has also become the oldest player to score a hat-trick in ISL history at 40 years and 126 days old.

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4 | Bartholomew Ogbeche

Bartholomew Ogbeche has scored the most ISL hat-tricks - sportzpoint.com — Bartholomew Ogbeche has scored the most ISL hat-tricks. Image | ISL

The former Nigerian striker is one of the most successful footballers in ISL history. In 2018, he started his career in India with Northeast United and later moved to clubs like Kerala Blasters, Mumbai City FC and Hyderabad FC.

Bartholomew Ogbeche won the ISL Cup twice with Mumbai City FC and Hyderabad FC and the league once with Mumbai City FC.

His first ISL hat-trick was against Chennaiyin FC for NEUFC in the 2018-19 season. Chennaiyin became his favourite opponent when he scored his second ISL hat-trick against the Kerala Blasters in the 2019-20 season.

His third and fourth ISL hat-trick came for Hyderabad FC against East Bengal and FC Goa.

ISL Hat-tricks FAQ

1. Who has scored the most ISL hat-tricks?

Answer: Bartholomew Ogbeche has scored the most ISL hat-tricks till now (4).

2. Who was the first player to score an ISL hat-trick?

Answer: André Moritz was the first player to score an ISL hat-trick. He scored the hat-trick for Mumbai City FC against FC Pune City in the 2014-15 season.

3. Who was the first Indian player to score an ISL hat-trick?

Answer: Sunil Chhetri became the first Indian player to score a hat-trick in ISL when he scored against Northeast United FC in the 2015/16 season for Mumbai City FC.

4. Who is the oldest player to score an ISL hat-trick?

Answer: At the age of 40 years and 126 days, Sunil Chhetri is the oldest player to score an ISL hat-trick.

5. Who is the only player to score four goals in an ISL match?

Answer: Modou Sougou is still the only player in ISL history to score four goals in a game. He achieved the feat while playing for Mumbai City FC in the 2018-19 season against Kerala Blasters.

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