List of A-League Men hat-tricks explained

The A-League Men is the top and only professional soccer league in Australia. Since its inaugural season in 2005–06, more than thirty individual players have scored hat-tricks in A-League Men matches, including five players who have scored four or more goals in a match.

Statistics

Hat-tricks

Key
4Player scored four goals
5Player scored five goals
Player scored hat-trick as a substitute
The home team
PlayerNationalityForAgainstResultDateRef
New Zealand Knights2–4
Central Coast Mariners1–5 [6]
Adelaide United2–4 [7]
Perth Glory4–1 [8]
Central Coast Mariners1–3 [9]
5Melbourne Victory6–0
Sydney FC2–4 [10]
Newcastle Jets4–2 [11]
Queensland Roar3–1 [12]
4Gold Coast United5–0 [13]
Gold Coast United5–1 [14]
Melbourne Victory6–2 [15]
Perth Glory3–1 [16]
Adelaide United8–1
Adelaide United8–1
Gold Coast United5–1 [17]
4Brisbane Roar7–1
4Perth Glory4–2 [18]
Perth Glory3–0 [19]
Central Coast Mariners7–2 [20]
Western Sydney Wanderers6–1 [21]
4Sydney FC7–1 [22]
Central Coast Mariners6–2 [23]
Newcastle Jets3–1 [24]
Sydney FC2–5 [25]
Wellington Phoenix0–5 [26]
Melbourne Victory4–3 [27]
Perth Glory3–2 [28]
Melbourne Victory5–2 [29]
HenriqueNewcastle Jets0–4 [30]
Wellington Phoenix5–1 [31]
Melbourne Victory3–3 [32]
Newcastle Jets2–5 [33]
Sydney FC5–4 [34]
Brisbane Roar6–1 [35]
Perth Glory3–1 [36]
4Western Sydney Wanderers2–5 [37]
Melbourne City3–0 [38]
Brisbane Roar5–0 [39]
Western Sydney Wanderers5–4 [40]
Melbourne City2–3 [41]
Melbourne Victory6–1 [42]
Western Sydney Wanderers0–3 [43]
Western Sydney Wanderers3–1 [44]
Brisbane Roar5–1 [45]
Central Coast Mariners1–5 [46]
BobôWellington Phoenix1–4 [47]
BobôSydney FC6–0 [48]
Melbourne Victory5–2 [49]
Central Coast Mariners2–8 [50]
Sydney FC5–2 [51]
Brisbane Roar0–5 [52]
Wellington Phoenix4–1 [53]
Wellington Phoenix3–2 [54]
Brisbane Roar4–3 [55]
Brisbane Roar4–3
Sydney FC5–1 [56]
Western United6–2 [57]
Central Coast Mariners2–4 [58]
Macarthur FC4–0 [59]
Adelaide United3–2 [60]
5Melbourne City7–0 [61]
4Perth GloryWestern Sydney Wanderers5–1[62]
Sydney FCCentral Coast Mariners0–5[63]
Newcastle JetsPerth Glory6–1[64]
Western UnitedPerth Glory6–0[65]
Melbourne CityMacarthur FC6–14 February 2023[66]
Melbourne CityWestern United1–322 April 2023[67]
Central Coast MarinersMelbourne City1–63 June 2023[68]
4Melbourne VictoryNewcastle Jets5–329 October 2023[69]
Wellington PhoenixBrisbane Roar5–24 November 2023[70]
4Melbourne VictoryWestern Sydney Wanderers3–410 December 2023[71]
Melbourne City3–3 [72]
Melbourne City8–1 28 December 2023 [73]
Macarthur FC3–3 12 January 2024 [74]
Sydney FC4–3 13 January 2024 [75]
Macarthur FC4–3 4 February 2024 [76]
Adelaide United4–1 29 March 2024 [77]
Melbourne City8–0 14 April 2024 [78]
Western Sydney Wanderers4–1 8 November 2024 [79]

Multiple hat-tricks

The following table lists the number of hat-tricks scored by players who have scored two or more hat-tricks.

Rank PlayerHat-tricks
18
2 Besart Berishaalign=center 5
align=center rowspan=13 Shane Smeltzalign=center rowspan=14
align=center rowspan=24 Andy Keoghalign=center rowspan=23
Bruno Fornaroli
align=center rowspan=76 Bobôalign=center rowspan=72
Nathan Burns
Adam Le Fondre
Roy O'Donovan
Archie Thompson
Sergio van Dijk
David Williams

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: Milicic fires Jets to Victory. 4 November 2005. 24 April 2014. ABC.
  2. Web site: Players who have scored a hattrick. 22 April 2023. ALeagueStats.com.
  3. News: Thompson's high five sees Adelaide laid low. 24 April 2014. The Age. Lynch, Michael. 19 February 2007.
  4. News: Adelaide United smashes records in 8–1 win over North Queensland Fury. 24 April 2014. 21 January 2011.
  5. News: Berisha's brilliance sinks Adelaide United. Baumgart, Sean. The Sydney Morning Herald. 24 April 2014. 28 October 2011.
  6. News: Petrovski hat-trick inspires Sydney victory. ABC. 24 April 2014. 5 November 2005.
  7. News: Mori stars as Glory upset United. ABC. 24 April 2014. 6 November 2005.
  8. News: Harnwell hat-trick seals Glory win. ABC. 24 April 2014. 26 November 2006. Ernest, Geoff.
  9. News: United sink Mariners. ABC. 24 April 2014. 21 January 2007.
  10. News: No honour, all Glory. The Sydney Morning Herald. Proszenko, Adrian. 16 December 2007. 24 April 2014.
  11. News: Wrong Thompson hits hat-trick as Victory flops. Lynch, Michael. 20 December 2008. 24 April 2014. The Age.
  12. News: Van Dijk hat-trick ... and Roar get their final. Brisbane Times. 24 April 2014. 17 January 2009. Barrett, Chris.
  13. News: Smeltz's four goal haul melts Fury. The Sydney Morning Herald. 24 April 2014. 15 August 2009.
  14. News: Smeltz hat-trick routs Roar. The Sydney Morning Herald. 27 December 2009. 24 April 2014.
  15. News: Robbie Kruse's hat-trick seals 6–2 for Melbourne Victory. Herald Sun. 17 January 2010. 24 April 2014. Bernard, Grantley.
  16. News: Robbie Fowler scores hat-trick for Perth Glory against Melbourne Victory in 3–1 A-League victory. 14 November 2010. Fox Sports. 24 April 2014. Chadwick, Justin.
  17. News: Jets crash to Djite hat-trick. ABC. 25 April 2014. 22 January 2011.
  18. News: Smeltz bags four as Glory thrash Victory. ESPN FC. 24 March 2012. Chadwick, Justin. 25 April 2014.
  19. News: Hat-trick to Shane Smeltz sees Perth Glory knock out Melbourne Heart. Herald Sun. 1 April 2014. Quartermaine. Braden. 28 December 2014.
  20. News: Mariners 7–2 Sydney FC: Seven star Mariners thrash Sydney FC. Scott, Tyson. 4 November 2012. 25 April 2014. Goal Weekly.
  21. News: Wanderers Striker Mark Bridge and the rest of his new boys are finding their groove. Herald Sun. 25 April 2014. 22 December 2012. Smithies, Tom.
  22. News: Sydney in seventh heaven as Del Piero comes to the four. FFA. 19 January 2013. 25 April 2014. Greco, John.
  23. News: McGlinchey scores hat-trick as Mariners thrash Victory 6–2 in A-League. 3 News. 25 April 2014. Habashy, Angela. 24 February 2013.
  24. News: Dillon, Robert. Taggart hat-trick as Jets sink Heart 3–1. 24 November 2013. 25 April 2014. The Sydney Morning Herald.
  25. News: ABC. A-League: Dimitri Petratos scores three goals in Brisbane's 5–2 win against Sydney FC. 25 April 2014. 26 December 2013.
  26. News: FourFourTwo. Williams hits a hat-trick as Heart hammer Nix. 25 April 2014. 16 February 2014. Strachan, Iain.
  27. News: The Sydney Morning Herald. Melbourne Victory downs Adelaide 4–3 thanks to late Kosta Barbarouses goal. 23 February 2014. Lynch, Michael. 25 April 2014.
  28. News: The Australian. Perth Glory striker Andy Keogh sinks Roar in stoppage time. 19 October 2014. 21 October 2014.
  29. News: ABC. 25 October 2014. 26 October 2014. Melbourne Victory beats Melbourne City 5–2 thanks to Besart Berisha hat-trick.
  30. News: ABC. 14 November 2014. 14 November 2014. Henrique hat-trick leads Brisbane Roar to first win of A-League season over Newcastle Jets.
  31. News: Nathan Burns scores first-ever Phoenix hat-trick as Wellington down Melbourne City 5–1. ABC News . 30 November 2014 . ABC. 30 November 2014.
  32. Web site: Melbourne Victory v Sydney FC: Archie Thompson scores hat-trick in 3–3 thriller at Etihad Stadium. Fox Sports. 13 December 2014.
  33. News: Melbourne City thump Newcastle Jets 5–2 thanks to Robert Koren hat-trick. ABC. 30 December 2014 . 30 December 2014.
  34. News: Sydney FC holds on to beat Brisbane Roar 5-4 in thrilling A-League encounter. ABC News . 15 March 2015 . ABC. 15 March 2015.
  35. News: Brisbane Roar thump Central Coast Mariners 6-1 in one-sided A-League clash. ABC News . 2 April 2015 . ABC. 3 April 2015.
  36. News: Perth Glory beats Melbourne City thanks to Maclaren hat-trick. ABC News . 19 April 2015 . ABC. 19 April 2015.
  37. Web site: Blake Powell snares four goals as Wellington Phoenix upset Wanderers in Sydney. Stuff.co.nz. Hamish. Bidwell. 14 February 2016.
  38. News: Fornaroli hat trick helps City beat Sydney FC. ABC News . 5 March 2016 . ABC. 5 March 2016.
  39. News: Jamie Maclaren hat-trick helps send Brisbane Roar top of A-League. The Guardian. 12 March 2016.
  40. News: Western Sydney Wanderers beat Brisbane Roar to make A-League grand final after extra time. ABC News. 25 April 2016. 25 April 2016.
  41. News: Keogh hat-trick sees Perth shock City in thriller. SBS. The World Game. 21 October 2016. 21 October 2016. Stoll, Nick.
  42. News: Berisha hat trick and Rojas double fire Victory past 10-man Phoenix. Michael. Lynch. The Sydney Morning Herald. 31 October 2016.
  43. News: Besart Berisha hat-trick seals big win for Melbourne Victory over Western Sydney Wanderers. Dominic. Bossi. The Sydney Morning Herald. 10 December 2016.
  44. News: Brendon Santalab hat-trick puts Western Sydney Wanderers on cusp of A-League finals. Dominic. Bossi. The Sydney Morning Herald. 24 March 2017.
  45. News: Jamie Maclaren's hat-trick in Brisbane Roar's win over Central Coast. Marco. Monteverde. The Courier-Mail. 2 April 2017.
  46. News: Roy O'Donovan bags hat-trick as Newcastle Jets thrash Central Coast Mariners 5-1 in A-League derby. James. Gardiner. The Sydney Morning Herald. 7 October 2017.
  47. News: Bobo hits hat-trick as clinical Sydney FC dispatch Wellington Phoenix 4-1. The Sydney Morning Herald. 23 December 2017.
  48. News: Sydney FC thrash Perth Glory 6-0 to extend lead at the top of the A-League. Dominic. Bossi. The Sydney Morning Herald. 30 December 2017.
  49. News: Berisha hat-trick lifts Victory to five-star thrashing of Mariners. Ben. McKay. The Sydney Morning Herald. 18 March 2018.
  50. News: Jets belt Mariners with 8 A-League goals. Craig. Kerry. The Newcastle Herald. 14 April 2018.
  51. News: Brosque nets treble in Sky Blues rout. Encarnacion. Matt. 4 January 2019. Illawarra Mercury.
  52. Web site: Barbarouses bags hat-trick as Victory inflict Roar's record defeat. SBS. The World Game. 15 January 2019.
  53. News: Hat-trick hero David Williams fills the void for Wellington Phoenix. Phillip. Rollo. Stuff.co.nz. 30 March 2019.
  54. News: Hat-trick hero Roy Krishna keeps Wellington Phoenix's top-four hopes alive. Phillip. Rollo. Stuff.co.nz. 21 April 2019. 21 April 2019.
  55. News: Seven-goal thriller: Brisbane Roar seal first A-League win under Robbie Fowler. The Guardian. 17 November 2019.
  56. News: Le Fondre bags hat-trick as Sydney FC slam five past hapless Brisbane. Vince. Rugari. The Sydney Morning Herald. 7 December 2019.
  57. News: Burgess fires as Western slam home six against the Mariners. John. Salvado. The Sydney Morning Herald. 1 March 2020.
  58. News: Maclaren hat-trick spearheads City's 4-2 win over Mariners. Michael. Lynch. Brisbane Times. 20 March 2020.
  59. News: Gold standard: Derbyshire nets hat-trick as Bulls trample Adelaide in first home win. Vince. Rugari. The Sydney Morning Herald. 12 February 2021.
  60. Web site: Reed. Sarah. 19 February 2021. Tomi Juric converts three penalty kicks to help Adelaide United come from behind to win 3-2 over Central Coast Mariners. ABC.
  61. Web site: D’Urbano. Nick. 17 April 2021. A-League giants humiliated as star bags FIVE in historic derby belting. Fox Sports Australia.
  62. Web site: Garb. Daniel . 16 May 2021. Andy Keogh scores four as Perth Glory thrash Western Sydney Wanderers . The Australian.
  63. News: Le Fondre hat-trick keeps Sydney FC's season alive as Wanderers throw theirs away. Vince . Rugari. The Sydney Morning Herald. 9 April 2022. 10 April 2022.
  64. News: Jets thump Glory to boost finals push . Joey. Lynch. Australian Associated Press. The Canberra Times. 10 April 2022. 10 April 2022.
  65. News: Young Perth Glory suffer record equaling A-League flogging to high-flying Western United . Nick . Taylor. The West Australian. 16 April 2022. 17 April 2022.
  66. News: Harrington . Anna . No ceiling on City after Bulls ALM rout: Vidosic . 4 February 2023 . The Newcastle Herald . 4 February 2023.
  67. News: Vinall . Marnie . Maclaren breaks goals record as City beat Western United. 22 April 2023. The Sydney Morning Herald . 22 April 2023.
  68. News: Howcroft . Jonathan . 2023-06-03 . A-League Men grand final 2023: Melbourne City 1-6 Central Coast Mariners – as it happened . en-GB . the Guardian . 2023-06-04 . 0261-3077.
  69. News: Harrington . Anna . Fornaroli masterclass leads Victory past Jets in ALM. 29 October 2023. The Canberra Times. 29 October 2023.
  70. News: Pisani . Sascha . Hat-trick hero Zawada fuels Wellington's best Isuzu Ute A-League start after three rounds. 4 November 2023. A-Leagues. 4 November 2023.
  71. News: Four-naroli: Bruno leads Victory to 4-3 win over WSW. The Riverine Herald. 10 December 2023.
  72. News: Comito. Matt. City & Mariners share the points as Torres scores three in thrilling six-goal Grand Final rematch. A-Leagues. 17 December 2023.
  73. News: D’Urbano . Nick . Maclaren makes A-Leagues history as a Melbourne City put eight past Brisbane Roar in record setting night. 29 December 2023. A-Leagues. 28 December 2023.
  74. News: Davila, Penha trade goals in Bulls, Western United draw. George. Clarke. The Canberra Times. 12 January 2024.
  75. News: Ibusuki hat-trick leads Reds to 4-3 ALM win over Sydney. George. Clarke. The Canberra Times. 13 January 2024.
  76. News: Pisani . Sacha . 7 goals, a red card & a 93rd-minute winner! Macarthur win A-Leagues classic v Wanderers. 4 February 2024. A-Leagues. 4 February 2024.
  77. Web site: Adelaide's 'very rare talent' continues rapid rise as historic hat-trick blows everyone away. Matt. Comito. A-Leagues. 29 March 2024.
  78. News: Harrington . Anna . City smash Perth 8-0 to stay firmly in ALM finals race. 14 April 2024. The Canberra Times. 14 April 2024.
  79. News: Comito . Matt . Magnificent Milanovic! Hat-trick hero inspires Wanderers to drought-breaking home win. 8 November 2024. A-Leagues. 8 November 2024.

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