Ronaldo, Messi, and Ibrahimovic all feature in this list of players with the most hat-tricks in the 21st century.
Cristiano Ronaldo has scored the most hat-tricks of any footballer since the turn of the century, having bagged 57 trebles to date. His nearest rival is Lionel Messi on 54 hat-tricks, while Luis Suarez sits in a distant third on 29.
Despite celebrating his 36th birthday last month, Ronaldo remains in formidable shape and recently bagged his 57th career treble in a 3-1 win over Cagliari.
Messi, meanwhile, is a close second but hasn’t scored three or more goals in a game since smashing four goals past Eibar on February 2020. Like Ronaldo, though, he has bagged several braces alone this season.
Completing the top-three is Messi’s former Barcelona teammate Suarez on 29 hat-tricks. The Atletico Madrid striker may not be a rival for CR7 in this one, but he at least is still ahead of the European Golden Shoe leader Robert Lewandowski.
Top 10 stars with the most hat-tricks in the 21st century
Pos | Player | Number of hat-tricks |
---|---|---|
1. | Cristiano Ronaldo | 57 |
2. | Lionel Messi | 54 |
3. | Luis Suarez | 29 |
4. | Robert Lewandowski | 24 |
5. | Mario Gomez | 18 |
6. | Klaas-Jan Hunterlaar | 18 |
7. | Sergio Aguero | 18 |
8. | Zlatan Ibrahimovic | 17 |
9. | Harry Kane | 15 |
10. | Edinson Cavani | 15 |
Ronaldo hopes to score another hat-trick in Portugal’s World Cup qualifier away to Serbia on Saturday night.
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