List of A-League hat-tricks

The A-League 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 matches, including five players who have scored four or more goals in a match.

Besart Berisha scored a record five A-League hat-tricks, for Brisbane Roar and Melbourne Victory.

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 to score a hat-trick in January 2009.
Henrique became the first player in the A-League 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 For Against Result Date Ref
Ante Milicic 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  IndonesiaQueensland 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  IndonesiaAdelaide 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]

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 Besart Berisha5
Jamie Maclaren
3 Shane Smeltz4
4 Bobô2
Nathan Burns
Andy Keogh
Roy O'Donovan
Archie Thompson
Sergio van Dijk
David Williams

See also

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