Manchester City striker Erling Haaland completed his seventh Premier League hat-trick on August 24th, helping his team to a 4-1 victory over Ipswich Town.
This achievement saw Haaland equal Wayne Rooney’s record, tying for seventh on the all-time Premier League hat-trick list. Remarkably, Haaland achieved this feat in just 68 matches.
Here’s a breakdown of the Premier League’s all-time hat-trick leaderboard:
Sergio Agüero: 12 times, in 275 appearances
Alan Shearer: 11 times, in 441 appearances
Robbie Fowler: 9 times, in 379 appearances
Thierry Henry, Harry Kane, Michael Owen: 8 each, in 258, 320 and 326 appearances respectively
Wayne Rooney, Erling Haaland: 7 each, in 491 and 68 appearances respectively
Luis Suarez: 6 times
Haaland is only five hat-tricks away from equaling Aguero’s record of 12 Premier League hat-tricks for Manchester City, and just one away from equaling the eight hat-tricks achieved by Henry and others.
Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola said, “Last season he had some difficulties at the beginning of the season, he always felt tired and was getting small injuries. But this summer he rested properly, he didn’t play the Euros, so he’s in top condition now. He’s been incredible.”
Here’s a list of Haaland’s Premier League hat-tricks:
August 27, 2022: vs Crystal Palace (home)
August 31, 2022: vs Nottingham Forest (home)
October 2, 2022: vs Manchester United (home)
January 22, 2023: vs Wolverhampton Wanderers (home)
September 2, 2023: vs Fulham (home)
May 4, 2024: vs Wolverhampton Wanderers (home)
August 24, 2024: vs Ipswich Town (home)
It’s worth noting that in the recent match against Ipswich, one of Haaland’s goals was scored from outside the penalty area. Only four of his 67 Premier League goals have been scored from outside the box. Additionally, Haaland is the only player to have scored consecutive hat-tricks at the Etihad Stadium.
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