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Top 10 Footballers with Most Premier League Hat Tricks

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Most Premier League Hat tricks

Summary

The Premier League has seen some of the greatest goal-scorers in football history, with hat-tricks standing out as a mark of individual brilliance. Legends like Sergio Agüero, Alan Shearer, Thierry Henry and Harry Kane have defined eras with their lethal finishing, while modern stars such as Erling Haaland continue to rewrite records. From Ruud van Nistelrooy’s poacher instincts to Robbie Fowler’s historic feats, this list highlights the players with the most Premier League hat-tricks, showcasing their impact, consistency and goal-scoring excellence in arguably the world’s toughest league.

Scoring a goal is the most vital component in football for a player; it ultimately decides the outcome of a football match. While scoring a hat-trick is the most outstanding personal achievement for any player, its relevance increases exponentially when it's accomplished in debatably the best league in the world Premier League. In this article, we are going to explore players with most Premier League hat tricks.

The English Premier League has witnessed goalfest throughout its history, blessed with some of the iconic strikers. The likes of Sergio Agüero, Alan Shearer, and Harry Kane have etched their legacy by scoring most hat tricks in Premier League history. Now, Manchester City ace Erling Haaland and Mohamed Salah are shattering goal-scoring records, chasing the feat with their exceptional goal-scoring sprees in England’s top flight.

Many of you must be wondering, who has the most hat tricks in the Premier League? Well, let's take a look at the list of players with most Premier League hattricks.

List of Players with Most Hat Tricks in Premier League

Here's the list of players who have recorded most Premier League hat tricks in the English top flight. The list has been made on the basis of hattrick with respect to the number of appearances by a player.

Rank

Player

Club(s)

Hat-Tricks

Matches

10

Ruud van Nistelrooy

Manchester United

5

150

9

Luis Suárez

Liverpool

6

110

8

Wayne Rooney

Everton, Manchester United

7

491

7

Michael Owen

Liverpool, Newcastle United

8

326

6

Harry Kane

Tottenham Hotspur

8

320

5

Thierry Henry

Arsenal

8

258

4

Erling Haaland

Manchester City

8

121

3

Robbie Fowler

Liverpool

9

379

2

Alan Shearer

Blackburn Rovers, Newcastle United

11

441

1

Sergio Agüero

Manchester City

12

275

Most Hat Tricks in Premier League

Who has the Most Hat Tricks in the Premier League?

Let's discuss players who has the most hat tricks in the Premier League, from scoring crucial goals to fantastic individual efforts to take the match ball home after netting three goals in a single outing.

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10. Ruud van Nistelrooy (Netherlands)

Ruud Van Nisterlooy
Ruud Van Nisterlooy (Image Credit: X/ @ChampionsLeague)

An English Premier League sensation during the early 2000s, the Dutch marksman Ruud van Nistelrooy was a top-class goal poacher at Manchester United. He spent five years in the English Premier League, representing the Red Devils. He had joined Manchester United in 2001, switching from Dutch giants PSV Eindhoven on a record £18.5 million move, to play under one of the greatest managers in football Sir Alex Ferguson.

The Dutchman was a clinical striker who gained fame for his sharp movements, elite finishing and ability to get behind the lines. He recorded a brilliant debut season in the EPL and gave tough competition to Arsenal's Thierry Henry for the Golden Boot during his five-year spell in England. He netted 5 hat-tricks in 150 Premier League appearances to become the forward with most Premier League hat tricks.

Position

PL Clubs Represented

No. of Hat-Tricks

Striker

Manchester United

5

Ruud van Nistelrooy EPL stats

9. Luis Suarez (Uruguay)

Luis Suarez (Image Credit: Premier League's Official X Account)
Luis Suarez (Image Credit: X/ @PremierLeague)

The Liverpool and Barcelona icon Luis Suarez time in the English Premier League is widely cherished by Liverpool fans. Currently at the climax of his successful career. The striker has been a lethal goal scorer throughout his career, bagging nearly 600 goals for both club and country. He had arrived at Anfield as the replacement for Spanish striker Fernando Torres at Liverpool after a breakout spell with Ajax Amsterdam.

Suarez is renowned as one of the best Uruguayan footballers of all time. He was truely unpredicatable forwards, his blistering pace and movements in the box and ability to finish chances in the most surreal way possible. The 39-year-old forward has bagged 69 and provided 25 assists in a total of 110 appearances in the EPL, amongst which, 18 goals came from a hat-trick.

Position

PL Clubs Represented

No. of Hat-Tricks

Striker

Liverpool

6

Luis Suarez EPL stats

8. Wayne Rooney (England)

Wayne Rooney
Wayne Rooney (Image Credit: X/ @PremierLeague)

One of the greatest Man United players Wayne Rooney attracted significant attention for relentless and energetic gameplay in the English Premier League. Carrying an unwavering passion for the game, the Englishman was hardworking, creative and had an eye for goal scoring as well. In addition, Wayne added leadership skills to his game as well, as his career progressed as he gained maturity over time.

At just 16, Rooney announced himself to English football as one of the youngest Premier League scorers. After netting his maiden EPL goal for Everton against Arsenal at Goodison Park in October 2002. The versatile forward went on to rack up 208 goals and 109 assists after making a staggering 491 Premier League appearances. While scoring 7 hat-tricks to become a player with the most Premier League hat tricks.

Position

PL Clubs Represented

No. of Hat-Tricks

Forward

Everton, Manchester United

7

Wayne Rooney EPL stats

7. Michael Owen (England)

Michael Owen
Michael Owen (Image Credit: X/ @PremierLeague)

The 2001 Ballon d'Or winner, Michael Owen, takes the 7th place on this list, when it comes to most hat tricks in Premier League history. He has played for Liverpool, Newcastle United and Manchester United throughout his Premier League career and made 326 appearances, while scoring 150 goals. At 19, Owen scored his first Premier League hattrick against Sheffield Wednesday in 1998. He later added 7 more hattricks to his tally.

The former Liverpool star achieved the feat of scoring three goals in a match 8 times, as most of them arrived in Liverpool colours. As a teenager and superstar in making, Michael finished as Premier League top scorer for two successive seasons in the 1997-98 and 1998-99 seasons respectively. In 2005, he scored his last hattrick for Newcastle United against West Ham United.

Position

PL Clubs Represented

No. of Hat-Tricks

Striker

Liverpool, Newcastle United

8

Michael Owen EPL stats

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6. Harry Kane (England)

Harry Kane
Harry Kane (Image Credit: X/ @PremierLeague)

The Bayern Munich striker Harry Kane is currently one of the best English players, renowned for his prolific goal-scoring trait. The forward is a club legend for Tottenham Hotspure smashing 280 goals as their leading goal scorer and second highest scorer in the Premier League. He scored a superb 8 Premier League hattricks starting from 2015 to 2017.

Out of those 8 league hat-tricks, Kane bagged four hat-tricks for Spurs in the 2017-28 season against West Bromwich Albion, Stoke City, Hull City and Leicester City. Currently plying his trade in the Bundesliga with Bayern Munich, England's all-time top scorer, Kane is in 6th position in terms of most hat tricks in Premier League with 8 hat-tricks in 320 appearances.

Position

PL Clubs Represented

No. of Hat-Tricks

Striker

Tottenham Hotspur

8

Harry Kane EPL stats

5. Thierry Henry (France)

Thierry Henry
Thierry Henry (Image Credit: X/ @PremierLeague)

One of the greatest strikers to grace the Premier League, Thierry Henry, managed to score eight hat-tricks while playing only 258 matches in the English top flight. The 4 time Premier League Golden Boot winner is definitely not a surprise name on this list. He guided North London giants Arsenal, claiming two titles and cemented his status as the best Arsenal player ever.

Henry's goalscoring exploits for the Gunners demonstrated his outstanding knack for scoring goals and arguably became the most important signing for Arsene Wenger during his tenure in the English capital. The Frenchman's blistering speed, exceptional dribbling, ball control and lethal finishing made him a clinical forward in the Premier League.

Position

PL Clubs Represented

No. of Hat-Tricks

Forward

Arsenal

8

Thierry Henry EPL stats

4. Erling Haaland (Norway)

Erling Haaland
Erling Haaland (Image Credit: X/ @ErlingHaaland)

The Norwegian international Erling Haaland is on a tremendous scoring spree in the Premier League for Manchester City. One of the most clinical centre-forwards in the world, he crossed the 100-goal mark in the English top division, surpassing Alan Shearer's achievement. It only took him 109 outings to score a century of goals. Additionally, he scored 8 hat-tricks play lesser games than Harry Kane, Henry and Owen.

Haaland joined Pep Guardiola's Man City from Borussia Dortmund and steered the Sky Blues to claim the English title in two successive 2022-23 and 2023-24 campaigns. He finished as the Premier League's top scorer in the title-winning season. The towering forward possesses impeccable goal-scoring ability, combined with aerial dominance, pace, and excellent movement around the box.

Position

PL Clubs Represented

No. of Hat-Tricks

Striker

Manchester City

8

Erling Haaland EPL stats

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3. Robbie Fowler (England)

Robbie Fowler (Image Credit: Premier League's Official X Account)
Robbie Fowler (Image Credit: X/@premierleague)

The former Liverpool striker Robbie Fowler is third on this list with a stunning 9 hat-tricks in his illustrious Premier League career. He scored a Premier League hat-trick in just four minutes and 33 seconds, against Arsenal. His record stood for nearly 21 years until, Sadio Mane broke the record whilst playing for Southampton in 2015. Fowler's goal-poaching instinct made him a sublime finisher who scored 128 of his 163 EPL appearances.

He also remains the only player to score four left-footed goals in a single Premier League game. In scoring most Premier League hat tricks, the Englishmen took 379 league outings. Moreover, Robbie still holds second position in terms of netting the most Premier League goals for the 2024-25 Premier League champions Liverpool.

Position

PL Clubs Represented

No. of Hat-Tricks

Striker

Liverpool

9

Robbie Fowler EPL stats

2. Alan Shearer (England)

Alan Shearer (Image Credit: X/@premierleague)
Alan Shearer (Image Credit: X/@premierleague)

A Newcastle United icon, Alan Shearer is widely regarded as one of the best Premier League players. He holds the records of most goals in the history of the league with 260 goals in over 440 matches. In addition, Shearer stands second in the list of most Premier League hattricks, recording 11 three-goal hauls in the English first division.
The ex-Blackburn Rovers forward scored a sensational five hat-tricks in the 1995-96 season while playing for the Magpies. His exploits in the Premier League also made him one of the most decorated players in the English top flight, and he won three Golden Boots in the process. His greatest performance was the five-goal blitz he scored for Newcastle against Sheffield Wednesday, which was duly his 11th hat-trick.

Position

PL Clubs Represented

No. of Hat-Tricks

Striker

Blackburn Rovers, Newcastle United

11

Alan Shearer EPL stats

1. Sergio Agüero (Argentina)

Sergio Aguero
Sergio Aguero (Image Credit: X/ @PremierLeague)

The Argentine icon Sergio Aguero is arguably the greatest Manchester City player, who played a remarkable role in making the club's monumental stature. He holds the record for the most amount of hattricks in the history of Premier League, surpassing Alan Shearer on the list with 12 hattricks in just 275 appearances in the division, topping the chart of most Premier League hat tricks.

Nicknamed Kun Aguero, he was a ruthless striker for the Cityzens, with the ability to finish chances from tight spaces and time. A technically superior forward, tremendous ball control, and goal-scoring prowess. The Argentine icon was remarkable in Man City's success with his knack for finding the back of the net. The forward is second highest non-English player goal getter in the EPL.

Position

PL Clubs Represented

No. of Hat-Tricks

Striker

Manchester City

12

Sergio Agüero EPL stats

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Frequently Asked Questions

Q. Who has the most hattricks in the Premier League?
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Sergio Aguero has the most number of hattricks 12 in the Premier League.
Q. How many hattricks does Thierry Henry have in EPL?
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Thierry Henry has bagged 8 hattricks in EPL while playing for Arsenal.
Q. Who are the top two players with the most hat trick in the Premier League?
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Sergio Aguero and Alan Shearer are the top two players with the most hat trick in EPL
Q. How many goals did Robbie Fowler score in the Premier League?
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Robbie Fowler has 163 Premier League goals in his career.
Q. How many Premier League goals has Harry Kane scored so far?
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Harry Kane has scored 213 record goals in the Premier League.

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