List of A-League Men hat-tricks

The A-League Men is the top and only professional soccer league in Australia. Since its inaugural season in 2005–06, more than thirty individual players have scored hat-tricks in A-League Men matches, including five players who have scored four or more goals in a match.

Jamie Maclaren scored a record seven A-League Men hat-tricks: for Perth Glory (1), Brisbane Roar (2), and Melbourne City (4).

Notable events

Hat-tricks
Archie Thompson scored five goals in the 2007 A-League Grand Final.
Sergio van Dijk became the first non-Australian player in the A-League Men to score a hat-trick in January 2009.
Henrique became the first player in the A-League Men to score a hat-trick as a substitute in November 2014.
Key
4 Player scored four goals
5 Player scored five goals
† Player scored hat-trick as a substitute
* The home team
Note: The results column shows the home team score first
Player Nationality[upper-alpha 1] For Against Result Date Ref
Ante Milicic Australia AustraliaNewcastle JetsNew Zealand Knights*2–44 November 2005[1]
Sasho Petrovski  AustraliaSydney FCCentral Coast Mariners*1–55 November 2005[9]
Damian Mori  AustraliaPerth GloryAdelaide United*2–46 November 2005[10]
Jamie Harnwell  AustraliaPerth Glory*New Zealand Knights4–126 November 2006[11]
Nathan Burns  AustraliaAdelaide UnitedCentral Coast Mariners*1–321 January 2007[12]
Archie Thompson5  AustraliaMelbourne Victory*Adelaide United6–018 February 2007[2]
Billy Celeski  AustraliaPerth GlorySydney FC*2–415 December 2007[13]
Matt Thompson  AustraliaNewcastle Jets*Melbourne Victory4–219 December 2008[14]
Sergio van Dijk  NetherlandsQueensland Roar*Sydney FC3–117 January 2009[15]
Shane Smeltz4  New ZealandGold Coast United*North Queensland Fury5–015 August 2009[16]
Shane Smeltz  New ZealandGold Coast United*Brisbane Roar5–126 December 2009[17]
Robbie Kruse  AustraliaMelbourne Victory*Perth Glory6–216 January 2010[18]
Robbie Fowler  EnglandPerth Glory*Melbourne Victory3–114 November 2010[19]
Sergio van Dijk  NetherlandsAdelaide United*North Queensland Fury8–121 January 2011[3]
Marcos Flores  ArgentinaAdelaide United*North Queensland Fury8–121 January 2011
Bruce Djite  AustraliaGold Coast United*Newcastle Jets5–122 January 2011[20]
Besart Berisha4  AlbaniaBrisbane Roar*Adelaide United7–128 October 2011[7]
Shane Smeltz4  New ZealandPerth Glory*Melbourne Victory4–224 March 2012[21]
Shane Smeltz  New ZealandPerth Glory*Melbourne Heart3–01 April 2012[5]
Daniel McBreen  AustraliaCentral Coast Mariners*Sydney FC7–23 November 2012[22]
Mark Bridge  AustraliaWestern Sydney Wanderers*Adelaide United6–121 December 2012[23]
Alessandro Del Piero4  ItalySydney FC*Wellington Phoenix7–119 January 2013[24]
Michael McGlinchey  New ZealandCentral Coast Mariners*Melbourne Victory6–223 February 2013[25]
Adam Taggart  AustraliaNewcastle Jets*Melbourne Heart3–124 November 2013[26]
Dimitri Petratos  AustraliaBrisbane RoarSydney FC*2–526 December 2013[27]
David Williams  AustraliaMelbourne HeartWellington Phoenix*0–516 February 2014[28]
Sergio Cirio  SpainAdelaide UnitedMelbourne Victory*4–322 February 2014[29]
Andy Keogh  IrelandPerth Glory*Brisbane Roar3–219 October 2014[30]
Besart Berisha  AlbaniaMelbourne Victory*Melbourne City5–225 October 2014[31]
Henrique†  BrazilBrisbane RoarNewcastle Jets*0–414 November 2014[6]
Nathan Burns  AustraliaWellington Phoenix*Melbourne City5–130 November 2014[32]
Archie Thompson  AustraliaMelbourne Victory*Sydney FC3–313 December 2014[33]
Robert Koren  SloveniaMelbourne CityNewcastle Jets*2–530 December 2014[34]
Marc Janko  AustriaSydney FC*Brisbane Roar5–415 March 2015[35]
Steven Lustica  AustraliaBrisbane Roar*Central Coast Mariners6–12 April 2015[36]
Jamie Maclaren  AustraliaPerth Glory*Melbourne City3–119 April 2015[37]
Blake Powell4  AustraliaWellington PhoenixWestern Sydney Wanderers*2–514 February 2016[38]
Bruno Fornaroli  UruguayMelbourne City*Sydney FC3–05 March 2016[39]
Jamie Maclaren  AustraliaBrisbane Roar*Melbourne Victory5–012 March 2016[40]
Romeo Castelen  NetherlandsWestern Sydney Wanderers*Brisbane Roar5–425 April 2016[41]
Andy Keogh  IrelandPerth GloryMelbourne City*2–321 October 2016[42]
Besart Berisha  AlbaniaMelbourne Victory*Wellington Phoenix6–131 October 2016[43]
Besart Berisha  AlbaniaMelbourne VictoryWestern Sydney Wanderers*0–310 December 2016[44]
Brendon Santalab  AustraliaWestern Sydney Wanderers*Melbourne City3–124 March 2017[45]
Jamie Maclaren  AustraliaBrisbane Roar*Central Coast Mariners5–12 April 2017[46]
Roy O'Donovan  IrelandNewcastle JetsCentral Coast Mariners*1–57 October 2017[47]
Bobô  BrazilSydney FCWellington Phoenix*1–423 December 2017[48]
Bobô  BrazilSydney FC*Perth Glory6–030 December 2017[49]
Besart Berisha  KosovoMelbourne Victory*Central Coast Mariners5–218 March 2018[50]
Riley McGree  AustraliaNewcastle JetsCentral Coast Mariners*2–814 April 2018[51]
Alex Brosque  AustraliaSydney FC*Central Coast Mariners5–24 January 2019[52]
Kosta Barbarouses  New ZealandMelbourne VictoryBrisbane Roar*0–515 January 2019[53]
David Williams  AustraliaWellington Phoenix*Newcastle Jets4–131 March 2019[54]
Roy Krishna  FijiWellington Phoenix*Melbourne City3–221 April 2019[55]
Jamie Maclaren  AustraliaMelbourne CityBrisbane Roar*4–317 November 2019[4]
Roy O'Donovan  IrelandBrisbane Roar*Melbourne City4–317 November 2019
Adam Le Fondre  EnglandSydney FC*Brisbane Roar5–17 December 2019[56]
Max Burgess  AustraliaWestern United*Central Coast Mariners6–21 March 2020[57]
Jamie Maclaren  AustraliaMelbourne CityCentral Coast Mariners*2–420 March 2020[58]
Matt Derbyshire  EnglandMacarthur FC*Adelaide United4–012 February 2021[59]
Tomi Juric  AustraliaAdelaide United*Central Coast Mariners3–219 February 2021[60]
Jamie Maclaren5  AustraliaMelbourne City*Melbourne Victory7–017 April 2021[61]
Andy Keogh4  IrelandPerth Glory*Western Sydney Wanderers5–116 May 2021[62]
Adam Le Fondre  EnglandSydney FCCentral Coast Mariners*0–59 April 2022[63]
Beka Mikeltadze  GeorgiaNewcastle Jets*Perth Glory6–110 April 2022[64]
Lachlan Wales  AustraliaWestern United*Perth Glory6–016 April 2022[65]
Richard van der Venne  NetherlandsMelbourne City*Macarthur FC6–14 February 2023[66]
Jamie Maclaren  AustraliaMelbourne CityWestern United*1–322 April 2023[67]
Jason Cummings  Australia Central Coast Mariners Melbourne City* 1–6 3 June 2023 [68]

Multiple hat-tricks

The following table lists the number of hat-tricks scored by players who have scored two or more hat-tricks.

Rank Player Hat-tricks
1 Australia Jamie Maclaren7
2 Albania Kosovo Besart Berisha5
3 New Zealand Shane Smeltz4
4 Republic of Ireland Andy Keogh3
5 Brazil Bobô2
Australia Nathan Burns
England Adam Le Fondre
Republic of Ireland Roy O'Donovan
Australia Archie Thompson
Netherlands Sergio van Dijk
Australia David Williams

See also

Notes
  1. As at time of hat-trick

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