List of UEFA Europa League hat-tricks explained

Since the rebranding of the UEFA Cup as the UEFA Europa League in 2009, 65 different players from 32 countries have scored three or more goals in a single match (a hat-trick) on 81 occasions, representing 50 clubs from 19 countries. The first to do so was Liédson for Sporting CP against Dutch club Heerenveen on 17 September 2009, the first matchday of the new competition.[1]

Five players have gone on to score more than three goals in a match, with Radamel Falcao, Edinson Cavani, Willian José and Patson Daka managing four goals, and Athletic Bilbao's Aritz Aduriz scoring all five in a 5–3 win over Genk on 3 November 2016.[2] Falcao and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang have scored the most hat-tricks in the Europa League, with three each; all of Falcao's hat-tricks came for Porto in their victorious 2010–11 campaign, while Aubameyang is the only player to score a hat-trick for three different clubs (Borussia Dortmund, Arsenal and Marseille).[2] Klaas-Jan Huntelaar and Diogo Jota are the only players to score hat-tricks in consecutive appearances.[3] [4]

Daka holds the record for the quickest hat-trick in the competition, with just nine minutes between his first and third goals for Leicester City against Spartak Moscow on 20 October 2021. João Félix is the youngest scorer of a Europa League hat-trick, with his three goals against Eintracht Frankfurt on 11 April 2019 coming at the age of 19 years and 152 days.[5] Elvis Manu is the only player to have scored a hat-trick in a match his team lost, having done so in Ludogorets Razgrad's 4–3 loss to LASK on 29 October 2020. Ademola Lookman became the first player to score a hat-trick in the Europa League era final, having done so for Atalanta against Bayer Leverkusen on 22 May 2024.

The season with the most hat-tricks was 2014–15, with twelve.

Hat-tricks

As of 22 May 2024[6]

Key
4Player scored four goals
5Player scored five goals
Player's team lost the match
Player's team drew the match
Number of times player scored a hat-trick (only for players with multiple hat-tricks)
PlayerForAgainstResultDateRef.
3–2
4–1
4–4
4–0
3–1
3–3
3–1
3–1
(1)3–3
(1)3–1
(2)5–1
(3)45–1
4–1
(1)3–1
(2)4–1
4–0
(1)3–1
(2)44–2
3–1
3–1
3–1
(1)4–0
4–2
4–1
5–0
6–1
(1)6–0
5–1
4–2
5–1
3–1
3–0
4–0
(2)5–1
4–3
4–1
3–1
4–0
(1)3–1
(2)4–1
4–1
3–1
55–3
(1)4–1
(2)4–0
3–0
7–1
4–2
5–1
(1)3–0
3–1
46–0
4–1
(2)3–2
5–1
3–1
5–2
5–0
4–2
(2)4–2
(2)5–1
5–2
(1)4–0
(2)4–0
4–1
3–2
4–2
(1)4–1
4–1
3–4
4–1
(2)3–0
3–0
44–3
3–3
4–1
3–0
3–1
5–0
(3)4–3
3–2

Multiple hat-tricks

Eleven players have scored more than one hat-trick in the UEFA Europa League; Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and Radamel Falcao are the only players to do so three times, and only Aubameyang has scored a hat-trick for three different clubs.[2]

Rank PlayerHat-tricks
1 Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang3
Radamel Falcao
3 Raúl Bobadilla2
Edinson Cavani
Edin Džeko
Manuel Fernandes
Klaas-Jan Huntelaar
Diogo Jota
Claudiu Keșerü
Jonathan Soriano
Yusuf Yazıcı

Hat-tricks by nationality

The following table lists the number of hat-tricks scored by players from a single nation.

Rank !scope="col"
NationHat-tricksLast hat-trick
1 Portugal813 October 2021
2 Argentina723 February 2023
3 Spain63 November 2016
4425 October 2018
France22 February 2024
Netherlands29 October 2020
6 Brazil37 December 2017
Colombia28 April 2011
Croatia18 March 2021
Gabon30 November 2023
Germany3 November 2021
Turkey5 November 2020
Uruguay22 October 2020
14 Austria230 November 2023
Bosnia and Herzegovina16 February 2017
Czech Republic5 November 2020
Italy26 October 2023
Japan20 February 2020
Paraguay5 November 2015
Romania19 September 2019
21 Algeria118 September 2014
Belgium19 February 2015
Chile20 September 2012
Greece18 September 2014
Israel6 November 2014
Latvia16 September 2010
Morocco7 November 2019
Nigeria22 May 2024
Peru25 February 2010
16 September 2010
Slovenia6 December 2012
Sweden16 February 2017
Togo21 October 2010
Zambia20 October 2021

Hat-tricks by club

The following table lists the number of hat-tricks scored by players from given club.

Rank !scope="col"
ClubHat-tricksLast hat-trick
1scope='row' style='text-align:left' Napoli512 March 2015
2scope='row' style='text-align:left' Red Bull Salzburg48 November 2018
scope='row' style='text-align:left' Tottenham Hotspur10 December 2015
4scope='row' style='text-align:left' Dinamo Zagreb318 March 2021
scope='row' style='text-align:left' Schalke 041 October 2015
scope='row' style='text-align:left' Porto28 April 2011
7scope='row' style='text-align:left' Ludogorets Razgrad229 October 2020
scope='row' style='text-align:left' Chelsea14 March 2019
scope='row' style='text-align:left' Wolverhampton Wanderers20 February 2020
scope='row' style='text-align:left' Lille5 November 2020
scope='row' style='text-align:left' SC Freiburg30 November 2023
scope='row' style='text-align:left' Lazio22 February 2018
scope='row' style='text-align:left' Roma16 February 2017
scope='row' style='text-align:left' Benfica22 October 2020
scope='row' style='text-align:left' Lokomotiv Moscow22 February 2018
scope='row' style='text-align:left' Zenit Saint Petersburg19 October 2017
scope='row' style='text-align:left' Valencia10 April 2014
scope='row' style='text-align:left' Young Boys20 October 2016
19scope='row' style='text-align:left' Wolfsberger AC129 October 2020
scope='row' style='text-align:left' Anderlecht15 September 2011
scope='row' style='text-align:left' Atalanta22 May 2024
scope='row' style='text-align:left' Club Brugge6 November 2014
scope='row' style='text-align:left' Sparta Prague5 November 2020
scope='row' style='text-align:left' Rijeka23 October 2014
scope='row' style='text-align:left' Arsenal9 May 2019
scope='row' style='text-align:left' Everton19 February 2015
scope='row' style='text-align:left' Leicester City20 October 2021
scope='row' style='text-align:left' Liverpool4 November 2010
scope='row' style='text-align:left' Manchester City21 October 2010
scope='row' style='text-align:left' Manchester United16 February 2017
scope='row' style='text-align:left' Lyon23 February 2017
scope='row' style='text-align:left' Marseille30 November 2023
scope='row' style='text-align:left' Monaco3 November 2022
scope='row' style='text-align:left' Rennes22 February 2024
scope='row' style='text-align:left' FC Augsburg5 November 2015
scope='row' style='text-align:left' Bayer Leverkusen16 September 2010
scope='row' style='text-align:left' Borussia Dortmund22 October 2015
scope='row' style='text-align:left' Borussia Mönchengladbach23 February 2017
scope='row' style='text-align:left' Eintracht Frankfurt20 February 2020
scope='row' style='text-align:left' Werder Bremen25 February 2010
scope='row' style='text-align:left' PAOK18 September 2014
scope='row' style='text-align:left' Milan14 September 2017
scope='row' style='text-align:left' Juventus23 February 2023
scope='row' style='text-align:left' PSV Eindhoven6 December 2012
scope='row' style='text-align:left' Lech Poznań16 September 2010
scope='row' style='text-align:left' Braga13 October 2022
scope='row' style='text-align:left' Sporting CP17 September 2009
scope='row' style='text-align:left' FCSB18 September 2014
scope='row' style='text-align:left' Athletic Bilbao3 November 2016
scope='row' style='text-align:left' Espanyol27 February 2020
scope='row' style='text-align:left' Real Sociedad19 October 2017
scope='row' style='text-align:left' Sevilla7 November 2019
scope='row' style='text-align:left' Trabzonspor28 November 2013
scope='row' style='text-align:left' Dynamo Kyiv7 December 2017

See also

Notes and References

  1. News: Liedson treble sinks plucky Heerenveen . UEFA.com . Union of European Football Associations . 17 September 2009 . 14 April 2020 .
  2. Book: UEFA Europa League Statistics Handbook 2019/20 . https://www.uefa.com/MultimediaFiles/Download/EuroExperience/competitions/Publications/02/28/56/93/2285693_DOWNLOAD.pdf . 1. Facts & Figures . 18 . Union of European Football Associations . 14 April 2020 .
  3. News: Paul . Curran . Huntelaar hat-trick sends Schalke through . UEFA.com . Union of European Football Associations . 15 March 2012 . 14 April 2020 .
  4. News: Simon . Stone . Wolverhampton Wanderers 4-0 Espanyol: Nuno staying focused as fans dream of glory . BBC Sport . 20 February 2020 . 14 April 2020 .
  5. News: Europa League round-up: Joao Felix hat-trick; English refs award three pens and a red . BBC Sport . 11 April 2019 . 14 April 2020 .
  6. Web site: Europa League » Statistics » Most goals by a player per game . WorldFootball.net . 22 May 2024 .

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