Since the inception of the French

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competition,

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, in 1948, more than 200 players from 49 countries have scored three goals (a

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) or more in a single match. The French former striker

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is the player with the most Ligue 1 hat-tricks in history, with 22 scored between clubs

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and

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. The foreign players with the most hat-tricks are Gunnar Andersson of Sweden and

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of Argentina, each of whom scored twelve. Algerian former footballer

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(in a 10–2 win for

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against RC Paris on 8 December 1963), Malian former footballer Salif Keïta (in an 8–0 win for

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against Sedan on 4 June 1971) and Argentine former footballer

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(in a 6–1 win for

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against

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on 9 August 1974) each scored six goals in a match, the most ever scored in a single Ligue 1 game.

Hat-tricks

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1950s

1960s

1970s

1980s

1990s

2000s

2010s

2020s

Statistics

Multiple hat-tricks

The following table lists the hat-tricks scored by players who have scored five or more hat-tricks. Players in bold are still active in Ligue 1.

Hat-tricks by nationality

Notes

References

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Hat-tricks A hat-trick or hat trick is the achievement of a generally positive feat three times in a match, or another achievement based on the number three. Origin The term first appeared in 1858 in cricket, to describe H. H. Stephenson taking three Wick ...

Ligue 1 Hat-tricks