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.[nb 1] 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 edit
As of 22 May 2024[6]
| Key | |
|---|---|
| 4 | Player scored four goals |
| 5 | Player 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) |
Multiple hat-tricks edit
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 | Player | Hat-tricks |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang | 3 |
 Radamel Falcao | ||
| 3 |  Raúl Bobadilla | 2 |
 Edinson Cavani | ||
 Edin Džeko | ||
 Manuel Fernandes | ||
 Klaas-Jan Huntelaar | ||
| Diogo Jota | ||
 Claudiu Keșerü | ||
 Jonathan Soriano | ||
 Yusuf Yazıcı |
Hat-tricks by nationality edit
The following table lists the number of hat-tricks scored by players from a single nation.
- As of 22 May 2024
| Rank | Nation | Hat-tricks | Last hat-trick |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portugal | 8 | 13 October 2021 |
| 2 |  Argentina | 7 | 23 February 2023 |
| 3 | Spain | 6 | 3 November 2016 |
| 4 |  England | 4 | 25 October 2018 |
 France | 22 February 2024 | ||
| Netherlands | 29 October 2020 | ||
| 6 |  Brazil | 3 | 7 December 2017 |
| Colombia | 28 April 2011 | ||
 Croatia | 18 March 2021 | ||
| Gabon | 30 November 2023 | ||
 Germany | 3 November 2021 | ||
| Turkey | 5 November 2020 | ||
| Uruguay | 22 October 2020 | ||
| 14 |  Austria | 2 | 30 November 2023 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 16 February 2017 | ||
 Czech Republic | 5 November 2020 | ||
 Italy | 26 October 2023 | ||
 Japan | 20 February 2020 | ||
| Paraguay | 5 November 2015 | ||
| Romania | 19 September 2019 | ||
| 21 |  Algeria | 1 | 18 September 2014 |
 Belgium | 19 February 2015 | ||
 Chile | 20 September 2012 | ||
 Greece | 18 September 2014 | ||
 Israel | 6 November 2014 | ||
 Latvia | 16 September 2010 | ||
 Morocco | 7 November 2019 | ||
 Nigeria | 22 May 2024 | ||
 Peru | 25 February 2010 | ||
 Russia | 16 September 2010 | ||
 Slovenia | 6 December 2012 | ||
 Sweden | 16 February 2017 | ||
 Togo | 21 October 2010 | ||
 Zambia | 20 October 2021 |
Hat-tricks by club edit
The following table lists the number of hat-tricks scored by players from given club.
- As of 22 May 2024
| Rank | Club | Hat-tricks | Last hat-trick |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Napoli | 5 | 12 March 2015 |
| 2 | Red Bull Salzburg | 4 | 8 November 2018 |
| Tottenham Hotspur | 10 December 2015 | ||
| 4 | Dinamo Zagreb | 3 | 18 March 2021 |
| Schalke 04 | 1 October 2015 | ||
| Porto | 28 April 2011 | ||
| 7 |  Ludogorets Razgrad | 2 | 29 October 2020 |
| Chelsea | 14 March 2019 | ||
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | 20 February 2020 | ||
| Lille | 5 November 2020 | ||
| SC Freiburg | 30 November 2023 | ||
| Lazio | 22 February 2018 | ||
| Roma | 16 February 2017 | ||
| Benfica | 22 October 2020 | ||
| Lokomotiv Moscow | 22 February 2018 | ||
| Zenit Saint Petersburg | 19 October 2017 | ||
| Valencia | 10 April 2014 | ||
 Young Boys | 20 October 2016 | ||
| 19 | Wolfsberger AC | 1 | 29 October 2020 |
| Anderlecht | 15 September 2011 | ||
| Atalanta | 22 May 2024 | ||
| Club Brugge | 6 November 2014 | ||
| Sparta Prague | 5 November 2020 | ||
| Rijeka | 23 October 2014 | ||
| Arsenal | 9 May 2019 | ||
| Everton | 19 February 2015 | ||
| Leicester City | 20 October 2021 | ||
| Liverpool | 4 November 2010 | ||
| Manchester City | 21 October 2010 | ||
| Manchester United | 16 February 2017 | ||
| Lyon | 23 February 2017 | ||
| Marseille | 30 November 2023 | ||
| Monaco | 3 November 2022 | ||
| Rennes | 22 February 2024 | ||
| FC Augsburg | 5 November 2015 | ||
| Bayer Leverkusen | 16 September 2010 | ||
| Borussia Dortmund | 22 October 2015 | ||
| Borussia Mönchengladbach | 23 February 2017 | ||
| Eintracht Frankfurt | 20 February 2020 | ||
| Werder Bremen | 25 February 2010 | ||
| PAOK | 18 September 2014 | ||
| Milan | 14 September 2017 | ||
| Juventus | 23 February 2023 | ||
| PSV Eindhoven | 6 December 2012 | ||
 Lech Poznań | 16 September 2010 | ||
| Braga | 13 October 2022 | ||
| Sporting CP | 17 September 2009 | ||
| FCSB | 18 September 2014 | ||
| Athletic Bilbao | 3 November 2016 | ||
| Espanyol | 27 February 2020 | ||
| Real Sociedad | 19 October 2017 | ||
| Sevilla | 7 November 2019 | ||
| Trabzonspor | 28 November 2013 | ||
 Dynamo Kyiv | 7 December 2017 |
See also edit
Notes edit
- ^ Daka scored his first goal in the 45th minute, at the end of the first half, and his third in the 54th; although these two times are nine minutes apart, this does not take first-half injury time into account.
References edit
- ^ a b "Liedson treble sinks plucky Heerenveen". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 17 September 2009. Retrieved 14 April 2020.
- ^ a b c "1. Facts & Figures" (PDF). UEFA Europa League Statistics Handbook 2019/20. Union of European Football Associations. p. 18. Retrieved 14 April 2020.
- ^ Curran, Paul (15 March 2012). "Huntelaar hat-trick sends Schalke through". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 14 April 2020.
- ^ Stone, Simon (20 February 2020). "Wolverhampton Wanderers 4-0 Espanyol: Nuno staying focused as fans dream of glory". BBC Sport. Retrieved 14 April 2020.
- ^ a b "Europa League round-up: Joao Felix hat-trick; English refs award three pens and a red". BBC Sport. 11 April 2019. Retrieved 14 April 2020.
- ^ "Europa League » Statistics » Most goals by a player per game". WorldFootball.net. Retrieved 22 May 2024.