Who Holds the Record for Most Hat-Tricks in International Football- Ranked

Football has been laced with major goal-scorers ever since its origin. The sport has seen some of the greatest players embrace the pitch at the highest level. While goal-scoring is considered an art, scoring hat-tricks is also termed one of the most unique abilities a player could have. Here we take a look at the top 10 players with the highest hat trick in football.

List of Footballers With the Most Hat-Tricks Right Now

RANK	PLAYER	No. Of Hat-Tricks	TOTAL APPEARANCES
1	Pele	92	1363
2	Cristiano Ronaldo	66	1231
3	Lionel Messi	59	1069
4	Robert Lewandowski	33	948
5	Luis Suarez	30	912
6	Harry Kane	24	704
7	Erling Haaland	24	370
8	Neymar	21	749
9	Zlatan Ibrahimovic	20	962
10	Kylian Mbappe	19	502

10. Kylian Mbappe (France)

The former Monaco and PSG winger Kylian Mbappe is one of the most talented and gifted forwards in the game. The French-born forward made his debut in 2015. He has one of the most hattricks in football history with 19 hattricks to his name in 502 appearances.

9. Zlatan Ibrahimovic (Sweden)

The former AC Milan striker had it all when it came to being a complete goal-scorer. The Swedish striker was one of the toughest forwards to deal for the defenders during his career in the top flight. His aerial ability was next to none in the world of football. Zlatan always used his husky build-up and stature quite well in terms of winning 50-50 challenges inside the penalty area or anywhere on the pitch. He has 20 hat tricks to his name making him one of the players with the most hat tricks in football.

8. Neymar (Brazil)

Notching up a tally of 468 goals for both club and country in the tenure of his footballing career, Neymar is helmed as a legendary player by the hierarchy of the Spanish giants FC Barcelona. Neymar re-defined goal-scoring with his natural and instinctive ability to read the game. He scored a sum of 21 hat-tricks in his career.

7. Erling Haaland (Norway)

Erling Haaland has emerged as one of the most consistent goal-scorers at the club level in the last couple of years or so. The current Manchester City forward has been netting goals for fun in the Premier League. He has also been the go-through man for the English club when it comes to other domestic competitions and the Champions League football. In his career at the highest level, Haaland has so far bagged a stellar number of 24 hat-tricks with a decent chunk of them coming in his last two seasons with Manchester City.

6. Harry Kane (England)

The England striker Harry Kane is termed as one of the best finishers in world football. Ever since his move to the German club Bayern Munich from his former side Tottenham Hotspur, Kane has been among the top goal-scorers in Europe’s top-flight football. In the process, he has bagged quite a few hat-tricks as well dominating the goals charts in the Bundesliga. Kane has registered a sum of 24 hat-tricks in his playing career till now for both his country and the clubs he had played for.

5. Luis Suarez (Uruguay)

The Uruguayan international Luis Suarez has been among the goals in the eternity of his career. Whether it was his spell with the English giants Liverpool, or his infamous stint with La Liga’s FC Barcelona, the striker has always been a handful of goal-scorers. He also dominates the stats when it comes to goals scored for Uruguay on the international stage. He currently plays for MLS side Inter Miami at the club level. Suarez has been able to net 30 hat-tricks in his overall career so far.

4. Robert Lewandowski (Poland)

The Polish striker Robert Lewandowski comes across as one of the most potent goal-scorers in the game. The current FC Barcelona forward has always proved to be a nuisance for the opposition defenders. In his former club Bayern Munich, Lewandowski broke quite a few records when it came to the number of goals scored by him. The forward player holds the record for the highest hat trick in football, having scored a total of 33 throughout his career.

3. Lionel Messi (Argentina)

The Argentine veteran Lionel Messi ranks among one of the best goal-scorers in the game. Messi’s versatile style of play is inducted upon by his ability to inter-link the play as well as finishing the goal-scoring chances that arrive at him during crucial junctures of a match. Leo has so far scored a sum of 59 hat tricks in his career at both club and international stage.

2. Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal)

Cristiano Ronaldo has been among the highest goal-scorers in world football. The veteran is still having a decent run of form at the age of 39 and is managing to get his name consistently on the scoresheet. CR7 recently scored back-to-back hat-tricks for his Saudi Pro League club Al-Nassr within five days. He has now taken his hat-trick tally to a stellar sum of 66 including both for his country and the clubs he has represented over the years in his career so far.

1. Pele (Brazil)

The former Brazil international Pele is regarded as the legend of the game. The forward player holds a prestigious stature in world football and is well respected even in among the players and fans of the modern era. Pele scored a magnificent tally of 92 hat tricks in his career including both his country and the clubs he played for.

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