Most Career Hattricks: Cristiano Ronaldo leads Lionel Messi; Luis Suarez clings onto the 3rd spot, Check the top 10- There would rarely be any stat in which Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo are not in the top 2. The two players have dominated the world of football for a long time now. However, Cristiano Ronaldo has the edge when we talk about Most Career Hattricks. The legendary forward scored his latest treble against Luxembourg in Portugal’s 5-0 World Cup qualifying win. Find out Cristiano Ronaldo stats below-
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Ronaldo on Record Breaking Spree
- Most International Hat-tricks: RONALDO clinched another world record as he scored his TENTH international hat-trick.
- The veteran now has 115 goals for Portugal, having netted in Saturday’s 3-0 drubbing of Qatar.
- Most International Goals: Ronaldo has broken Iran’s legend Ali Daei’s record of 109 international goals last month, also set another record at the weekend.
- Most International Caps by a European Player: The win against Qatar was his 181st appearance for Portugal. And it saw him move above ex-Real Madrid team-mate Sergio Ramos for most international caps won by a European player. But he still has some way to go to catch the holder, Soh Chin Ann. He boasts the most with an incredible 195 caps for Malaysia.
Most Career Hattricks: Who are the other players on the list?
Rival Messi is five behind on 53, and their nearest challenger is Luis Suarez on 29. Bayern Munich forward and one of the favorites to win this year’s Ballon d’Or, Robert Lewandowski, is three shy of Suarez.
The Poland international has already scored a hat-trick this season against Hertha Berlin in the Bundesliga. Paris Saint-Germain’s Brazilian superstar Neymar is the only other player with 20 or more trebles.
Noughties striking stalwarts Mario Gomez and Klaas-Jan Huntelaar both have 18 hat-tricks, as does Manchester City legend Sergio Aguero.
Most Career Hattricks: Cristiano Ronaldo leads Lionel Messi; Luis Suarez clings onto the 3rd spot, Check top 10
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