Record-Quick Hat-Tricks in Football History

Goals can come fast in football, and sometimes three arrive in a blink. From top leagues to local matches, here’s a look at some of the quickest hat-tricks ever scored in men's football.

• 17. Bebeto (Deportivo La Coruña vs Albacete): In October 1995, Bebeto scored five goals for Deportivo, with three of those coming within four minutes near the end of the match, followed by a fifth goal three minutes later.
• 16. Robbie Fowler (Liverpool vs Arsenal): In August 1994, Fowler netted a hat-trick in just four minutes and 33 seconds, a Premier League record that lasted until Sadio Mané broke it in 2015.
• 15. Lois Openda (Lens vs Clermont Foot): The Belgian striker struck three goals in four minutes and 30 seconds during a Ligue 1 game in March 2023, setting a new quick-fire record in the league.
• 14. Iago Aspas (Sevilla vs Sabadell): Back in 2015, Aspas scored a hat-trick in just under four minutes during a Copa del Rey match, with adjusted timing suggesting an even faster rate of two minutes and 11 seconds.
• 13. Aron Jóhannsson (Aarhus vs AC Horsens): The US-born forward scored a three-goal burst in three minutes and 50 seconds in Denmark’s Superliga, also adding a fourth goal within 16 minutes.
• 12. Gift Orban (Gent vs İstanbul Başakşehir): In the Europa Conference League of 2023, Orban scored three goals in three minutes and 25 seconds, the fastest hat-trick in European club competitions.
• 11. Robert Lewandowski (Bayern Munich vs Wolfsburg): Substituted in at halftime in 2015, Lewandowski scored three times in just over three minutes, finishing with five goals in nine minutes total.
• 10. Joel Pohjanpalo (HJK vs IFK Mariehamn): At 17 years old in 2012, Pohjanpalo scored a hat-trick in 162 seconds in Finland’s top division.
• 9. Sadio Mané (Southampton vs Aston Villa): Mané’s Premier League hat-trick in May 2015 took only two minutes and 56 seconds, still the fastest in the league’s history.
• 8. Ian St John (Motherwell vs Hibernian): In 1959, St John scored three goals in two minutes and 30 seconds while playing in Scotland before his Liverpool career.
• 7. James Hayter (Bournemouth vs Wrexham): Hayter’s hat-trick in February 2004 was completed in two minutes and 20 seconds during a Division Two match.
• 6. Jimmy O’Connor (Shelbourne vs Bohemians): Scored a hat-trick in two minutes and 13 seconds in 1967, commemorated with a plaque at Tolka Park.
• 5. Abdul Hamid Bassiouny (Egypt vs Namibia): All three international goals came in 117 seconds during a 2001 World Cup qualifier.
• 4. Eduardo Maglioni (Independiente vs Gimnasia y Esgrima): In March 1973, Maglioni scored three goals in just one minute and 51 seconds.
• 3. Tommy Ross (Ross County vs Nairn County): His 90-second hat-trick from 1964 stood as a record for decades in men’s football.
• 2. Magnus Arvidsson (Hässleholm vs Landskrona): Arvidsson scored a hat-trick in 89 seconds in 1995 while playing in Sweden.
• 1. Alex Torr (Rawson Springs vs Winn Gardens): The Guinness Book of Records credits Torr with the fastest hat-trick ever — three goals in just 70 seconds during a Sunday League match in Sheffield.