List of A-League Men hat-tricks
The A-League is the top and only professional soccer league in Australia. Since its inaugural season, 2005–06, more than forty players have scored hat-tricks in A-League matches, by scoring three goals in one game. In addition, five players have scored more than three goals in a match. The first hat-trick was scored by Ante Milicic for Newcastle Jets in a win over New Zealand Knights.[1] In the 2007 A-League Grand Final, Archie Thompson scored five goals in Melbourne Victory's win over Adelaide United.[2]
On two occasion, two hat-tricks have been scored in a single match. The first was when Marcos Flores and Sergio van Dijk both scored three goals for Adelaide United against North Queensland Fury in January 2011.[3] 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.[4] Shane Smeltz and Bobô are the only players to have scored hat-tricks in consecutive matches.[5] Henrique is currently the only player to have scored a hat-trick after coming on as a substitute.[6] Besart Berisha holds the record for the fastest ever A-League hat-trick, scoring three goals in six minutes for Brisbane Roar against Adelaide United.[7]
Berisha and Maclaren have scored the most hat-tricks, with five each. Following them is Smeltz with four, and Van Dijk, Nathan Burns, Thompson, Andy Keogh, and O'Donovan with two hat-tricks each.[8]
Hat-tricks
Key | |
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4 | Player scored four goals |
5 | Player scored five goals |
† | Player scored hat-trick as a substitute |
* | The home team |
- Note: The results column shows the home team score first
Multiple hat-tricks
The following table lists the number of hat-tricks scored by players who have scored two or more hat-tricks.
Rank | Player | Hat-tricks |
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1 | Besart Berisha | 5 |
Jamie Maclaren | ||
3 | Shane Smeltz | 4 |
4 | Bobô | 2 |
Nathan Burns | ||
Andy Keogh | ||
Roy O'Donovan | ||
Archie Thompson | ||
Sergio van Dijk | ||
David Williams |
See also
References
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- ^ a b Lynch, Michael (19 February 2007). "Thompson's high five sees Adelaide laid low". The Age. Retrieved 24 April 2014.
- ^ 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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- ^ "Petrovski hat-trick inspires Sydney victory". ABC. 5 November 2005. Retrieved 24 April 2014.
- ^ "Mori stars as Glory upset United". ABC. 6 November 2005. Retrieved 24 April 2014.
- ^ Ernest, Geoff (26 November 2006). "Harnwell hat-trick seals Glory win". ABC. Retrieved 24 April 2014.
- ^ "United sink Mariners". ABC. 21 January 2007. Retrieved 24 April 2014.
- ^ Proszenko, Adrian (16 December 2007). "No honour, all Glory". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 24 April 2014.
- ^ Lynch, Michael (20 December 2008). "Wrong Thompson hits hat-trick as Victory flops". The Age. Retrieved 24 April 2014.
- ^ Barrett, Chris (17 January 2009). "Van Dijk hat-trick ... and Roar get their final". Brisbane Times. Retrieved 24 April 2014.
- ^ "Smeltz's four goal haul melts Fury". The Sydney Morning Herald. 15 August 2009. Retrieved 24 April 2014.
- ^ "Smeltz hat-trick routs Roar". The Sydney Morning Herald. 27 December 2009. Retrieved 24 April 2014.
- ^ Bernard, Grantley (17 January 2010). "Robbie Kruse's hat-trick seals 6–2 for Melbourne Victory". Herald Sun. Retrieved 24 April 2014.
- ^ Chadwick, Justin (14 November 2010). "Robbie Fowler scores hat-trick for Perth Glory against Melbourne Victory in 3–1 A-League victory". Fox Sports. Retrieved 24 April 2014.
- ^ "Jets crash to Djite hat-trick". ABC. 22 January 2011. Retrieved 25 April 2014.
- ^ Chadwick, Justin (24 March 2012). "Smeltz bags four as Glory thrash Victory". ESPN FC. Retrieved 25 April 2014.
- ^ Scott, Tyson (4 November 2012). "Mariners 7–2 Sydney FC: Seven star Mariners thrash Sydney FC". Goal Weekly. Retrieved 25 April 2014.
- ^ Smithies, Tom (22 December 2012). "Wanderers Striker Mark Bridge and the rest of his new boys are finding their groove". Herald Sun. Retrieved 25 April 2014.
- ^ Greco, John (19 January 2013). "Sydney in seventh heaven as Del Piero comes to the four". FFA. Retrieved 25 April 2014.
- ^ Habashy, Angela (24 February 2013). "McGlinchey scores hat-trick as Mariners thrash Victory 6–2 in A-League". 3 News. Retrieved 25 April 2014.
- ^ Dillon, Robert (24 November 2013). "Taggart hat-trick as Jets sink Heart 3–1". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 25 April 2014.
- ^ "A-League: Dimitri Petratos scores three goals in Brisbane's 5–2 win against Sydney FC". ABC. 26 December 2013. Retrieved 25 April 2014.
- ^ Strachan, Iain (16 February 2014). "Williams hits a hat-trick as Heart hammer Nix". FourFourTwo. Retrieved 25 April 2014.
- ^ Lynch, Michael (23 February 2014). "Melbourne Victory downs Adelaide 4–3 thanks to late Kosta Barbarouses goal". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 25 April 2014.
- ^ "Perth Glory striker Andy Keogh sinks Roar in stoppage time". The Australian. 19 October 2014. Retrieved 21 October 2014.
- ^ "Melbourne Victory beats Melbourne City 5–2 thanks to Besart Berisha hat-trick". ABC. 25 October 2014. Retrieved 26 October 2014.
- ^ "Nathan Burns scores first-ever Phoenix hat-trick as Wellington down Melbourne City 5–1". ABC. Retrieved 30 November 2014.
- ^ "Melbourne Victory v Sydney FC: Archie Thompson scores hat-trick in 3–3 thriller at Etihad Stadium". Fox Sports. Retrieved 13 December 2014.
- ^ "Melbourne City thump Newcastle Jets 5–2 thanks to Robert Koren hat-trick". ABC. Retrieved 30 December 2014.
- ^ "Sydney FC holds on to beat Brisbane Roar 5-4 in thrilling A-League encounter". ABC. Retrieved 15 March 2015.
- ^ "Brisbane Roar thump Central Coast Mariners 6-1 in one-sided A-League clash". ABC. Retrieved 3 April 2015.
- ^ "Perth Glory beats Melbourne City thanks to Maclaren hat-trick". ABC. Retrieved 19 April 2015.
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- ^ "Fornaroli hat trick helps City beat Sydney FC". ABC. Retrieved 5 March 2016.
- ^ "Jamie Maclaren hat-trick helps send Brisbane Roar top of A-League". The Guardian. 12 March 2016.
- ^ "Western Sydney Wanderers beat Brisbane Roar to make A-League grand final after extra time". ABC News. 25 April 2016. Retrieved 25 April 2016.
- ^ Stoll, Nick (21 October 2016). "Keogh hat-trick sees Perth shock City in thriller". The World Game. SBS. Retrieved 21 October 2016.
- ^ Lynch, Michael (31 October 2016). "Berisha hat trick and Rojas double fire Victory past 10-man Phoenix". The Sydney Morning Herald.
- ^ Bossi, Dominic (10 December 2016). "Besart Berisha hat-trick seals big win for Melbourne Victory over Western Sydney Wanderers". The Sydney Morning Herald.
- ^ Bossi, Dominic (24 March 2017). "Brendon Santalab hat-trick puts Western Sydney Wanderers on cusp of A-League finals". The Sydney Morning Herald.
- ^ Monteverde, Marco (2 April 2017). "Jamie Maclaren's hat-trick in Brisbane Roar's win over Central Coast". The Courier-Mail.
- ^ Gardiner, James (7 October 2017). "Roy O'Donovan bags hat-trick as Newcastle Jets thrash Central Coast Mariners 5-1 in A-League derby". The Sydney Morning Herald.
- ^ "Bobo hits hat-trick as clinical Sydney FC dispatch Wellington Phoenix 4-1". The Sydney Morning Herald. 23 December 2017.
- ^ Bossi, Dominic (30 December 2017). "Sydney FC thrash Perth Glory 6-0 to extend lead at the top of the A-League". The Sydney Morning Herald.
- ^ McKay, Ben (18 March 2018). "Berisha hat-trick lifts Victory to five-star thrashing of Mariners". The Sydney Morning Herald.
- ^ Kerry, Craig (14 April 2018). "Jets belt Mariners with 8 A-League goals". The Newcastle Herald.
- ^ Encarnacion, Matt (4 January 2019). "Brosque nets treble in Sky Blues rout". Illawarra Mercury.
- ^ "Barbarouses bags hat-trick as Victory inflict Roar's record defeat". The World Game. SBS. 15 January 2019.
- ^ Rollo, Phillip (30 March 2019). "Hat-trick hero David Williams fills the void for Wellington Phoenix". Stuff.co.nz.
- ^ Rollo, Phillip (21 April 2019). "Hat-trick hero Roy Krishna keeps Wellington Phoenix's top-four hopes alive". Stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 21 April 2019.
- ^ Rugari, Vince (7 December 2019). "Le Fondre bags hat-trick as Sydney FC slam five past hapless Brisbane". The Sydney Morning Herald.
- ^ Salvado, John (1 March 2020). "Burgess fires as Western slam home six against the Mariners". The Sydney Morning Herald.
- ^ Lynch, Michael (20 March 2020). "Maclaren hat-trick spearheads City's 4-2 win over Mariners". Brisbane Times.