List of Pakistan national football team hat-tricks explained

The first player ever to score a hat-trick (three or more goals in a match) for Pakistan in an international football match was Masood Fakhri. He achieved the feat in the 1954 Asian Games held in Manila, Philippines against Singapore on 2 May 1954, at the Rizal Memorial Stadium, where Pakistan won the match by 6–2.[1] [2] [3] [4] He completed the hat-trick in 5 minutes, scoring at the 42nd, 43rd and 47th minutes of the match. The next player to score a hat-trick was Qayyum Changezi a year later at the 1955 Asian Quadrangular Football Tournament, although he scored two goals of the match through penalty.[5]

Muhammad Umer is the only recorded Pakistani footballer to have scored a hat-trick more than once against a full international side. Umer first achieved the feat in a friendly match against Singapore on 17 May 1958, where both teams reportedly fielded their main probable teams as preparation for the 1958 Asian Games.[6] [7] [8] On 9 December 1959 during the 1960 AFC Asian Cup qualification, Umer scored another hat-trick in a 4–1 victory against Iran. The next year, Moosa Ghazi scored thrice in a 7–0 record victory against Thailand at the 1960 Merdeka Tournament. In 1967, inside-left forward Abdul Jabbar surpassed the hat-trick number barrier after scoring four goals in a single match against Turkey at the 1967 RCD Cup. The striker Muhammad Ali Shah managed to score all three goals against Malaysia in a 3–2 win during the 1981 King's Cup on 13 November 1981. During the 1984 AFC Asian Cup qualification, Sharafat Ali scored thrice in a 4–1 victory against North Yemen. Pakistan also scored considerable goals in a single match in the 20th century where the goals of Pakistani players remain unrecorded in several matches till date (see Pakistan national football team results (1950–1989)).

After the 20th century, Gohar Zaman became first Pakistani footballer to score a hat-trick in a FIFA World Cup qualification match during the 2002 World Cup qualifiers.[9] [10] [11] [12] He completed the hat-trick within 40 minutes against Sri Lanka in a 3–3 draw.[13] After several years, Pakistan tied it's previous all-time highest record victory against Thailand in 1960, after Muhammad Qasim scored three times against Guam in a 9–2 win at the 2008 AFC Challenge Cup qualification, where the national team scored the highest number of goals in a match.[14] [15] A year later, Safiullah Khan scored four goals in a single match against Brunei at the 2010 AFC Challenge Cup qualification on 6 April 2009.[16] [17] [18] [19] The same year, Pakistan earned another record 7–0 victory at the 2009 SAFF Championship, where Arif Mehmood scored three times against Bhutan.[20] [21] [22] This is also the most recent instance of a Pakistani player scoring a hat-trick in an international football match.

As of 26 March 2024, Pakistan have conceded nineteen hat-tricks, the most recent being scored by Musa Al-Taamari in a 0–7 defeat by Jordan at the 2026 World Cup qualification. Masoud Boroumand of Iran was the first player to score a hat-trick against Pakistan, on Pakistan's international debut in 1950.[23]

Hat-tricks for Pakistan

, ten players have scored a hat-trick for the national team and two have scored more than three goals in a single match.

Only FIFA-recognized international matches by the Pakistan national football team have been considered in the following list.

Result in the table lists Pakistan's goal tally first

DateGoalsPlayer OpponentVenueCompetitionResult
Rizal Memorial Stadium, Manila1954 Asian Gamesdata-sort-value="04" [24]
Dacca Stadium, Dhaka1955 Asian Quadrangular Football Tournamentdata-sort-value="04" [25]
Jalan Besar Stadium, KallangFriendlydata-sort-value="03" [26] [27]
Maharaja's College Stadium, Kochi1960 AFC Asian Cup qualificationdata-sort-value="04" [28]
Stadium Merdeka, Kuala Lumpur1960 Merdeka Tournamentdata-sort-value="05" [29] [30]
Dacca Stadium, Dacca1967 RCD Cupdata-sort-value="05" [31]
Phra Ramesuan Stadium, Bangkok1981 King's Cupdata-sort-value="05" [32]
Kolkata, India1984 AFC Asian Cup qualificationdata-sort-value="04" [33]
Beirut Municipal Stadium, Beirut2002 AFC FIFA World Cup qualificationdata-sort-value="05" [34]
Zhongshan Soccer Stadium, Taipei2008 AFC Challenge Cup qualificationdata-sort-value="04" [35]
Sugathadasa Stadium, Colombo2010 AFC Challenge Cup qualificationdata-sort-value="03" [36]
Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka2009 SAFF Championshipdata-sort-value="03" [37]

Hat-tricks conceded by Pakistan

, Pakistan have conceded nineteen hat-tricks in total.

Result in the table lists Pakistan's goal tally first

DateGoalsPlayer OpponentVenueCompetitionResult
Amjadieh Stadium, TehranFriendly
Calcutta FC Ground, Calcutta1954 Asian Quadrangular Football Tournament[38]
Jalan Besar Stadium, KallangFriendly
Stadium Merdeka, Kuala Lumpur1960 Merdeka Tournament
Tehran, Iran1969 Friendship Cup[39]
Amjadieh Stadium, Tehran1974 Asian Games[40]
Daegu Stadium, Daegu1986 Asian Games[41] [42]
Fengtai Sports Center, Beijing1990 Asian Games[43]
Xiannongtan Stadium, Beijing1990 Asian Games[44]
Amman International Stadium, Amman1992 Jordan International Tournament[45] [46]
Al-Hassan Stadium, Irbid1994 FIFA World Cup qualification[47]
Railway Stadium, Lahore1998 FIFA World Cup qualification[48]
Kathmandu1999 South Asian Games[49]
Beirut Municipal Stadium, Beirut2002 FIFA World Cup qualification[50]
Suphachalasai Stadium, Bangkok2002 FIFA World Cup qualification[51]
Punjab Stadium, Lahore2010 FIFA World Cup qualification[52] [53]
Chungshan Stadium, Taipei2008 AFC Challenge Cup qualification[54]
Sree Kanteerava Stadium, Bangalore2023 SAFF Championship[55] [56]
Amman International Stadium, Amman2026 World Cup qualification[57] [58]

See also

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