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

Top 12 players with most hat-tricks in football in the 21st century - Sergio Aguero - 18 | sportzpoint.com — 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

Top 12 players with most hat-tricks in football in the 21st century - Klaas-Jan Huntelaar - 18 | sportzpoint.com — 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

Top 12 players with most hat-tricks in football in the 21st century - Mario Gomez - 18 | sportzpoint.com — 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

Top 12 players with most hat-tricks in football in the 21st century - Zlatan Ibrahimovic - 20 | sportzpoint.com — 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.

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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

Top 12 players with most hat-tricks in football in the 21st century - Neymar - 21 | sportzpoint.com — 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 | 22

Top 12 players with most hat-tricks in football in the 21st century - Kylian Mbappe - 22 | sportzpoint.com — 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.

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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 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

#6 Erling Haaland | 25

Top 12 players with most hat-tricks in football in the 21st century - Erling Haaland - 25 - sportzpoint.com — 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.

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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

#5 Harry Kane | 27

Top 12 players with most hat-tricks in football in the 21st century - Harry Kane - 27 | sportzpoint.com — 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.

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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	Assists	Minutes
UEFA Europa League	Tottenham Hotspur	Oct 23, 2014	Spurs 5–1 Asteras Tripolis	3	–	90'
Premier League	Tottenham Hotspur	Mar 21, 2015	Spurs 4–3 Leicester City	3	–	90'
Premier League	Tottenham Hotspur	Oct 25, 2015	Bournemouth 1–5 Spurs	3	–	85'
Premier League	Tottenham Hotspur	Jan 14, 2017	Spurs 4–0 West Brom	3	–	90'
FA Cup	Tottenham Hotspur	Feb 19, 2017	Fulham 0–3 Spurs	3	–	75'
Premier League	Tottenham Hotspur	Feb 26, 2017	Spurs 4–0 Stoke	3	1	86'
Premier League	Tottenham Hotspur	May 18, 2017	Leicester 1–6 Spurs	4	1	90'
Premier League	Tottenham Hotspur	May 21, 2017	Hull 1–7 Spurs	3	–	79'
UEFA Champions League	Tottenham Hotspur	Sep 26, 2017	APOEL 0–3 Spurs	3	–	75'
Premier League	Tottenham Hotspur	Dec 23, 2017	Burnley 0–3 Spurs	3	–	90'
Premier League	Tottenham Hotspur	Dec 26, 2017	Spurs 5–2 Southampton	3	–	90'
World Cup 2018	England	Jun 24, 2018	England 6–1 Panama	3	1	63'
European Qualifiers	England	Sep 7, 2019	England 4–0 Bulgaria	3	1	77'
European Qualifiers	England	Nov 14, 2019	England 7–0 Montenegro	3	–	57'
UEFA Europa League Qual.	Tottenham Hotspur	Oct 1, 2020	Spurs 7–2 Maccabi Haifa	3	1	75'
UEFA Conference League	Tottenham Hotspur	Sep 30, 2021	Spurs 5–1 NS Mura	3	–	32'
World Cup Qualifiers	England	Nov 12, 2021	England 5–0 Albania	3	1	63'
World Cup Qualifiers	England	Nov 15, 2021	San Marino 0–10 England	4	–	63'
Bundesliga	Bayern Munich	Sep 23, 2023	Bayern 7–0 Bochum	3	2	90'
Bundesliga	Bayern Munich	Oct 28, 2023	Bayern 8–0 Darmstadt	3	1	90'
Bundesliga	Bayern Munich	Nov 4, 2023	Dortmund 0–4 Bayern	3	–	90'
Bundesliga	Bayern Munich	Mar 9, 2024	Bayern 8–1 Mainz	3	1	90'
Bundesliga	Bayern Munich	Sep 14, 2024	Holstein Kiel 1–6 Bayern	3	2	90'
UEFA Champions League	Bayern Munich	Sep 17, 2024	Bayern 9–2 Dinamo Zagreb	4	–	90'
Bundesliga	Bayern Munich	Oct 19, 2024	Bayern 4–0 Stuttgart	3	–	90'
Bundesliga	Bayern Munich	Nov 22, 2024	Bayern 3–0 Augsburg	3	1	90'

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#4 Luis Suarez | 30

Top 12 players with most hat-tricks in football in the 21st century - Luis Suarez - 30 hat-tricks | sportzpoint.com — 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	Minutes
Eredivisie	Ajax Amsterdam	Mar 16, 2008	Ajax 4–1 Willem II	3	–	90'
Eredivisie	Ajax Amsterdam	Apr 12, 2009	Ajax 7–0 Willem II	3	1	90'
Eredivisie	Ajax Amsterdam	Aug 8, 2009	Ajax 4–1 RKC Waalwijk	3	–	90'
UEFA Europa League Qual.	Ajax Amsterdam	Aug 20, 2009	Ajax 5–0 Slovan Bratislava	4	–	90'
Eredivisie	Ajax Amsterdam	Sep 20, 2009	VVV-Venlo 0–4 Ajax	4	–	90'
KNVB Beker	Ajax Amsterdam	Dec 23, 2009	WHC Wezep 1–14 Ajax	6	2	90'
Eredivisie	Ajax Amsterdam	Feb 3, 2010	Ajax 4–0 Roda JC	4	–	90'
Eredivisie	Ajax Amsterdam	Apr 11, 2010	Ajax 7–0 VVV-Venlo	3	–	90'
Eredivisie	Ajax Amsterdam	Aug 29, 2010	De Graafschap 0–5 Ajax	3	–	90'
International Friendly	Uruguay	Oct 8, 2010	Indonesia 1–7 Uruguay	3	3	90'
World Cup Qualifiers	Uruguay	Nov 11, 2011	Uruguay 4–0 Chile	4	–	76'
Premier League	Liverpool	Apr 28, 2012	Norwich 0–3 Liverpool	3	–	85'
Premier League	Liverpool	Mar 2, 2013	Wigan 0–4 Liverpool	3	–	90'
Premier League	Liverpool	Oct 26, 2013	Liverpool 4–1 West Brom	3	–	89'
Premier League	Liverpool	Dec 4, 2013	Liverpool 5–1 Norwich	4	1	90'
FIFA Club World Cup	FC Barcelona	Dec 17, 2015	Barcelona 3–0 Guangzhou Evergrande	3	–	90'
Copa del Rey	FC Barcelona	Feb 3, 2016	Barcelona 7–0 Valencia	4	1	90'
LaLiga	FC Barcelona	Jan 17, 2016	Barcelona 6–0 Athletic Bilbao	3	2	90'
LaLiga	FC Barcelona	Feb 14, 2016	Barcelona 6–1 Celta Vigo	3	2	90'
LaLiga	FC Barcelona	Apr 20, 2016	Deportivo 0–8 Barcelona	4	3	90'
LaLiga	FC Barcelona	Apr 23, 2016	Barcelona 6–0 Sporting Gijón	4	–	90'
LaLiga	FC Barcelona	May 14, 2016	Granada 0–3 Barcelona	3	–	90'
LaLiga	FC Barcelona	Aug 20, 2016	Barcelona 6–2 Real Betis	3	–	90'
Premier League	Liverpool	Mar 22, 2014	Cardiff 3–6 Liverpool	3	1	90'
LaLiga	FC Barcelona	May 2, 2015	Córdoba 0–8 Barcelona	3	1	90'
LaLiga	FC Barcelona	Oct 25, 2015	Barcelona 3–1 Eibar	3	–	90'
LaLiga	FC Barcelona	Feb 24, 2018	Barcelona 6–1 Girona	3	2	90'
LaLiga	FC Barcelona	Oct 28, 2018	Barcelona 5–1 Real Madrid	3	–	90'
Grêmio Série A	Grêmio	Nov 10, 2023	Botafogo 3–4 Grêmio	3	–	83'
MLS	Inter Miami	May 5, 2024	Inter Miami 6–2 NY Red Bulls	3	1	84'

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#3 Robert Lewandowski | 34

Top 12 players with most hat-tricks in football in the 21st century - Luis Suarez - 34 | sportzpoint.com — 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.

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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 | 59

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 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	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

#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

Rank	Player	Country	Hat-tricks
1	Cristiano Ronaldo	Portugal	66
2	Lionel Messi	Argentina	59
3	Robert Lewandowski	Poland	33
4	Luis Suárez	Uruguay	30
= 5	Harry Kane	England	24
= 5	Erling Haaland	Norway	24
7	Neymar	Brazil	21
8	Zlatan Ibrahimović	Sweden	20
9	Kylian Mbappé	France	22
=10	Mario Gómez	Germany	18
=10	Klaas-Jan Huntelaar	Netherlands	18
=10	Sergio Agüero	Argentina	18

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