Fastest Hat-Tricks in Football History

Goals can come quickly in football, and sometimes a player scores three in rapid succession. Some hat-tricks have taken just over a minute to complete, while others span a few minutes but still amaze with their speed.

Here is a selection of some of the fastest hat-tricks ever scored in men's football, from top leagues to lower divisions.

17. Bebeto (Deportivo La Coruña vs Albacete): In October 1995, Bebeto scored five goals in a 5-0 win, with his second, third, and fourth goals coming within four minutes late in the game after an early opener.
16. Robbie Fowler (Liverpool vs Arsenal): Fowler's hat-trick in August 1994 took just 4 minutes and 33 seconds, holding the Premier League record until Sadio Mané broke it in 2015.
15. Lois Openda (Lens vs Clermont Foot): The Belgian striker netted a hat-trick in 4 minutes and 30 seconds during a 4-0 Ligue 1 victory in March 2023, slightly faster than a previous record by Matt Moussilou.
14. Iago Aspas (Sevilla vs Sabadell): On loan from Liverpool, Aspas scored a Copa del Rey hat-trick in 3 minutes and 51 seconds, with calculations suggesting the actual scoring time was about 2 minutes and 11 seconds.
13. Aron Jóhannsson (Aarhus vs AC Horsens): The US-born Icelandic striker scored the fastest Danish Superliga hat-trick in 3 minutes and 50 seconds, adding a fourth goal shortly after.
12. Gift Orban (Gent vs İstanbul Başakşehir): Orban scored a hat-trick in 3 minutes and 25 seconds in a Europa Conference League match in 2023, the fastest in European club competitions.
11. Robert Lewandowski (Bayern Munich vs Wolfsburg): Lewandowski came on as a substitute and completed a hat-trick in 3 minutes and 15 seconds in a Bundesliga game in 2015, finishing with five goals in nine minutes.
10. Joel Pohjanpalo (HJK vs IFK Mariehamn): At just 17, Pohjanpalo scored a hat-trick in 162 seconds in April 2012 during Finland's league opener.
9. Sadio Mané (Southampton vs Aston Villa): Mané holds the Premier League record for fastest hat-trick at 2 minutes and 56 seconds, scored in May 2015 in a 6-1 win.
8. Ian St John (Motherwell vs Hibernian): In 1959, St John scored a hat-trick in 2 minutes and 30 seconds while playing for Motherwell in Scotland.
7. James Hayter (Bournemouth vs Wrexham): Hayter scored three goals in 2 minutes and 20 seconds in February 2004, notably while his parents had left early, unaware of his appearance.
6. Jimmy O’Connor (Shelbourne vs Bohemians): In November 1967, O’Connor scored a hat-trick in 2 minutes and 13 seconds, commemorated by a plaque at Tolka Park.
5. Abdul Hamid Bassiouny (Egypt vs Namibia): Bassiouny scored all three international goals in 117 seconds during a World Cup qualifier in 2001.
4. Eduardo Maglioni (Independiente vs Gimnasia y Esgrima): In March 1973, Maglioni scored a hat-trick in just 1 minute and 51 seconds in Argentina.
3. Tommy Ross (Ross County vs Nairn County): Ross’s 90-second hat-trick in November 1964 was long considered the fastest in men's football.
2. Magnus Arvidsson (Hässleholm vs Landskrona): In 1995, Arvidsson netted three goals in 89 seconds for IFK Hässleholm in Sweden.
1. Alex Torr (Rawson Springs vs Winn Gardens): The world’s fastest recorded hat-trick happened in a Sunday League match, with Torr scoring three goals in 70 seconds in Yorkshire, recognized by Guinness World Records.