The A-League Men is the top and only professional soccer league in Australia. Since its inaugural season in 2005–06, more than thirty individual players have scored hat-tricks in A-League Men matches, including five players who have scored four or more goals in a match.
Statistics
edit- The first hat-trick was scored by Ante Milicic for Newcastle Jets in a win over New Zealand Knights.[1]
- Jamie Maclaren has scored the most hat-tricks, with eight.[2]
- In the 2007 A-League Grand Final, Archie Thompson scored five goals in Melbourne Victory's win over Adelaide United.[3]
- Two hat-tricks have been scored in a single match on two occasions. The first was when Marcos Flores and Sergio van Dijk both scored three goals for Adelaide United against North Queensland Fury in January 2011.[4] The second was when Jamie Maclaren scored three goals for Melbourne City and Roy O'Donovan scored three goals for Brisbane Roar in November 2019.[5]
- Shane Smeltz and Bobô are the only players to have scored hat-tricks in consecutive matches.[6]
- Henrique is currently the only player to have scored a hat-trick after coming on as a substitute.[7]
- Besart Berisha holds the record for the fastest hat-trick, scoring three goals in six minutes for Brisbane Roar against Adelaide United.[8]
Hat-tricks
editKey | |
---|---|
4 | Player scored four goals |
5 | Player scored five goals |
† | Player scored hat-trick as a substitute |
* | The home team |
Multiple hat-tricks
editThe following table lists the number of hat-tricks scored by players who have scored two or more hat-tricks.
Rank | Player | Hat-tricks |
---|---|---|
1 | Jamie Maclaren | 8 |
2 | Besart Berisha | 5 |
3 | Shane Smeltz | 4 |
4 | Andy Keogh | 3 |
Bruno Fornaroli | ||
6 | Bobô | 2 |
Nathan Burns | ||
Adam Le Fondre | ||
Roy O'Donovan | ||
Archie Thompson | ||
Sergio van Dijk[c] | ||
David Williams |
See also
editNotes
editReferences
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- ^ "Players who have scored a hattrick". ALeagueStats.com. Retrieved 22 April 2023.
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- ^ a b "Adelaide United smashes records in 8–1 win over North Queensland Fury". 21 January 2011. Retrieved 24 April 2014.
- ^ a b "Seven-goal thriller: Brisbane Roar seal first A-League win under Robbie Fowler". The Guardian. 17 November 2019.
- ^ a b Quartermaine, Braden (1 April 2014). "Hat-trick to Shane Smeltz sees Perth Glory knock out Melbourne Heart". Herald Sun. Retrieved 28 December 2014.
- ^ a b "Henrique hat-trick leads Brisbane Roar to first win of A-League season over Newcastle Jets". ABC. 14 November 2014. Retrieved 14 November 2014.
- ^ a b Baumgart, Sean (28 October 2011). "Berisha's brilliance sinks Adelaide United". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 24 April 2014.
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