Since the inception of internationalassociation football matches in1872, nineCroatian footballers have scored three or more goals (ahat-trick) in a game. The first player to score a hat-trick for Croatia wasAugust Lešnik in afriendly match againstSlovakia in 1942.Davor Šuker was the first player in modern Croatia national team history to achieve this feat, scoring three times in a 7–1 victory overEstonia in 1995. He is also the one of two players alongsideMario Mandžukić who scored a hat-trick more than once, grabbing his second hat-trick in Croatia's 7–0 win againstAustralia.Mladen Petrić has scored the greatest number of goals in one game, netting four times againstAndorra.[1]
The most recent hat-trick was scored byMario Mandžukić in Croatia's 6–0 victory overKosovo in the2018 FIFA World Cup qualification campaign.[2]
Croatia have conceded four hat-tricks since 1941, the most recent being scored byTheo Walcott in a 4–1 defeat byEngland in the qualifications for the2010 FIFA World Cup. The other three hat-tricks were scored byJán Arpáš,Primož Gliha andZlatan Muslimović.
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| Date | Player | Opponent | Venue | Competition | Result[a] | Report |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 September 1942 | August Lešnik |  Slovakia | Stadion Concordije,Zagreb | Friendly | 6–1 | |
| 9 April 1944 | Franjo Wölfl | Slovakia | Stadion Concordije,Zagreb | Friendly | 7–3 | |
| 3 September 1995 | Davor Šuker |  Estonia | Stadion Maksimir,Zagreb | UEFA Euro 1996 qualifying | 7–1 | HNS-CFF.hr |
| 13 March 1996 | Goran Vlaović |  South Korea | Stadion Kranjčevićeva,Zagreb | Friendly | 3–0 | HNS-CFF.hr |
| 6 June 1998 | Davor Šuker |  Australia | Stadion Maksimir,Zagreb | Friendly | 7–0 | HNS-CFF.hr |
| 24 March 2001 | Boško Balaban |  Latvia | Stadion Gradski vrt,Osijek | 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification | 4–1 | HNS-CFF.hr |
| 7 October 2006 | Mladen Petrić4 |  Andorra | Stadion Maksimir,Zagreb | UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying | 7–0 | HNS-CFF.hr |
| 15 November 2006 | Eduardo da Silva |  Israel | Ramat Gan Stadium,Ramat Gan | UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying | 4–3 | HNS-CFF.hr |
| 4 June 2016 | Mario Mandžukić |  San Marino | Stadion Rujevica,Rijeka | Friendly | 10–0 | HNS-CFF.hr |
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| 6 October 2016 | Mario Mandžukić |  Kosovo | Loro Boriçi Stadium,Shkodër | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification | 6–0 | HNS-CFF.hr |
| Date | Player | Opponent | Venue | Competition | Result[a] | Report |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 April 1944 | Ján Arpáš | Slovakia | Stadion Concordije,Zagreb | Friendly | 7–3 | |
| 2 April 1997 | Primož Gliha |  Slovenia | Stadion Poljud,Split | 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification | 3–3 | Sportnet.hr |
| 22 August 2007 | Zlatan Muslimović |  Bosnia and Herzegovina | Asim Ferhatović Hase Stadium,Sarajevo | Friendly | 5–3 | Sportnet.hr |
| 10 September 2008 | Theo Walcott |  England | Stadion Maksimir,Zagreb | 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification | 1–4 | Sportnet.hr |
a The result is presented with Croatia's score first.