Clint Mathis scored an MLS record five goals in a game in 2000.Josef Martínez has scored an MLS record seven hat-tricks.The firsthat-trick , a player scoring three goals in a game, inMajor League Soccer , was scored bySteve Rammel ofD.C. United in their 5–2 win at theColumbus Crew on May 15, 1996.[ 1]
The league's fastest hat-trick was scored in under five minutes byHarut Karapetyan of theLA Galaxy on June 4, 1998, in an 8–1 win at theDallas Burn .[ 2] The fastest hat-trick from the start of a game was scored byHany Mukhtar ofNashville SC , who recorded three goals in the opening 16 minutes of a 5–1 victory againstChicago Fire FC on July 18, 2021 (the goals all came in a six-minute window).Clint Mathis scored the most goals in a game, when he scored five, on August 26, 2000, in a 6–4MetroStars win over the Burn.[ 3]
Roy Lassiter scored hat-tricks for theTampa Bay Mutiny [ 1] andD.C. United .[ 4] Dante Washington scored hat-tricks for the Burn[ 5] and the Crew.[ 6] Mamadou Diallo scored three hat-tricks for the Mutiny[ 7] [ 8] [ 9] and another for the MetroStars,[ 10] twice scoring four goals in a game.
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 scorer's team score first Player[ 11] Nationality For Against Result Date Ref. Steve Rammel United StatesD.C. United Columbus Crew *5–2 May 15, 1996 [ 1] Giovanni Savarese VenezuelaNY/NJ MetroStars *Colorado Rapids 3–0 May 16, 1996 [ 1] Eduardo Hurtado EcuadorLA Galaxy NY/NJ MetroStars *4–0 June 9, 1996 [ 1] Eduardo Hurtado EcuadorLA Galaxy Colorado Rapids *3–1 June 26, 1996 [ 1] Raúl Díaz Arce 4 El SalvadorD.C. United Dallas Burn *6–1 July 7, 1996 [ 1] Cobi Jones United StatesLA Galaxy *Tampa Bay Mutiny 3–4 July 27, 1996 [ 1] Roy Lassiter United StatesTampa Bay Mutiny Colorado Rapids *3–1 August 3, 1996 [ 1] Brian Maisonneuve United StatesColumbus Crew *Kansas City Wiz 5–1 September 7, 1996 [ 1] Raúl Díaz Arce 4 El SalvadorD.C. United Colorado Rapids *5–2 April 12, 1997 [ 12] Alberto Naveda ArgentinaNew England Revolution *NY/NJ MetroStars 3–1 May 30, 1997 [ 13] Dante Washington United StatesDallas Burn *San Jose Clash 3–1 July 18, 1997 [ 5] Eduardo Hurtado EcuadorLA Galaxy *Tampa Bay Mutiny 6–1 September 7, 1997 [ 14] Jose Vasquez United StatesLA Galaxy San Jose Clash *3–2 September 21, 1997 [ 15] Stern John Trinidad and TobagoColumbus Crew *Miami Fusion 5–1 April 18, 1998 [ 16] Cobi Jones United StatesLA Galaxy *Colorado Rapids 7–4 May 6, 1998 [ 17] Musa Shannon United StatesTampa Bay Mutiny New England Revolution *3–4 May 10, 1998 [ 18] Vitalis Takawira ZimbabweKansas City Wizards New England Revolution *3–1 May 16, 1998 [ 19] Martín Machón GuatemalaLA Galaxy Columbus Crew *3–1 May 17, 1998 [ 20] Stern John Trinidad and TobagoColumbus Crew *San Jose Clash 4–1 May 30, 1998 [ 21] Harut Karapetyan † ArmeniaLA Galaxy *Dallas Burn 8–1 June 4, 1998 [ 2] Roy Lassiter United StatesD.C. United *Chicago Fire 4–1 July 18, 1998 [ 4] Cobi Jones United StatesLA Galaxy *Colorado Rapids 6–1 August 5, 1998 Stern John Trinidad and TobagoColumbus Crew *Kansas City Wizards 5–3 August 16, 1998 [ 22] Cobi Jones United StatesLA Galaxy New England Revolution *5–1 August 22, 1998 [ 23] Diego Serna ColombiaMiami Fusion *New England Revolution 3–2 August 30, 1998 [ 24] Preki United StatesKansas City Wizards *San Jose Clash 5–1 September 5, 1998 [ 19] Jason Kreis United StatesDallas Burn *New England Revolution 4–0 March 20, 1999 [ 25] Stern John Trinidad and TobagoColumbus Crew *Miami Fusion 4–0 August 1, 1999 [ 26] Stern John Trinidad and TobagoColumbus Crew MetroStars *4–2 August 18, 1999 [ 27]
Player[ 11] Nationality For Against Result Date Ref. Ante Razov United StatesChicago Fire Miami Fusion *3–0 May 6, 2000 [ 28] Jaime Moreno BoliviaD.C. United Colorado Rapids *5–2 [ 29] Diego Serna ColombiaMiami Fusion Tampa Bay Mutiny *4–1 June 21, 2000 [ 30] Mamadou Diallo SenegalTampa Bay Mutiny *MetroStars 4–3 August 16, 2000 [ 7] Clint Mathis 5 United StatesMetroStars Dallas Burn *6–4 August 26, 2000 [ 3] Mamadou Diallo SenegalTampa Bay Mutiny Columbus Crew *4–3 August 30, 2000 [ 8] Diego Serna 4 ColombiaMiami Fusion *MetroStars 4–1 September 2, 2000 [ 31] Diego Serna ColombiaMiami Fusion D.C. United *6–2 September 9, 2000 [ 32] Alex Comas ColombiaMetroStars New England Revolution *3–4 [ 33] Clint Mathis United StatesMetroStars *Kansas City Wizards 4–1 May 2, 2001 [ 34] Abdul Thompson Conteh 4 Sierra LeoneD.C. United *New England Revolution 5–0 May 9, 2001 [ 9] Mamadou Diallo 4 SenegalTampa Bay Mutiny *LA Galaxy 4–4 [ 9] Diego Serna ColombiaMiami Fusion Dallas Burn 6–2 June 2, 2001 [ 35] Dante Washington United StatesColumbus Crew *Tampa Bay Mutiny 6–1 June 16, 2001 [ 6] John Spencer ScotlandColorado Rapids *D.C. United 3–1 July 4, 2001 [ 36] Alex Pineda Chacón HondurasMiami Fusion *D.C. United 3–1 September 8, 2001 [ 37] Ante Razov United StatesChicago Fire New England Revolution *3–1 May 19, 2002 [ 38] Bobby Rhine United StatesDallas Burn *Colorado Rapids 4–1 June 8, 2002 [ 39] Mamadou Diallo 4 SenegalMetroStars *LA Galaxy 5–0 June 15, 2002 [ 10] Chris Carrieri United StatesColorado Rapids *Chicago Fire 3–2 July 4, 2002 [ 40] Carlos Ruiz GuatemalaLA Galaxy *MetroStars 3–0 August 31, 2002 [ 41] Taylor Twellman United StatesNew England Revolution *D.C. United 3–0 September 7, 2002 [ 42] Chris Brown United StatesNew England Revolution *Chicago Fire 5–1 August 30, 2003 [ 43] Landon Donovan United StatesSan Jose Earthquakes Kansas City Wizards *4–1 September 20, 2003 [ 44] Dwayne De Rosario CanadaSan Jose Earthquakes *Dallas Burn 5–2 September 27, 2003 [ 45] Pat Noonan United StatesNew England Revolution *MetroStars 5–2 October 25, 2003 [ 46] Alejandro Moreno VenezuelaLA Galaxy D.C. United *4–2 May 19, 2004 [ 47] Pat Noonan United StatesNew England Revolution Kansas City Wizards *3–2 June 2, 2004 [ 48] Damani Ralph JamaicaChicago Fire *D.C. United 3–0 June 5, 2004 [ 49] Davy Arnaud United StatesKansas City Wizards *Dallas Burn 5–1 July 3, 2004 [ 50] Ross Paule United StatesColumbus Crew *LA Galaxy 3–1 September 4, 2004 [ 51] Edson Buddle 4 United StatesColumbus Crew *MetroStars 4–2 September 18, 2004 [ 52] Amado Guevara HondurasMetroStars Colorado Rapids *3–1 April 30, 2005 [ 53] Nate Jaqua United StatesChicago Fire *Chivas USA 5–2 June 4, 2005 [ 54] Jeff Cunningham United StatesColorado Rapids Chivas USA *3–1 June 18, 2005 [ 55] Taylor Twellman United StatesNew England Revolution *FC Dallas 3–2 July 16, 2005 [ 56] Amado Guevara HondurasMetroStars *Chivas USA 3–3 August 21, 2005 [ 57] Taylor Twellman United StatesNew England Revolution *Columbus Crew 3–1 September 10, 2005 [ 56] Brian Ching 4 United StatesHouston Dynamo *Colorado Rapids 5–2 April 2, 2006 [ 58] Peguero Jean Philippe HaitiNew York Red Bulls *Chivas USA 5–4 May 20, 2006 [ 59] Edson Buddle † United StatesNew York Red Bulls *Real Salt Lake 6–0 August 26, 2006 [ 60] Amado Guevara HondurasNew York Red Bulls *Kansas City Wizards 3–2 October 14, 2006 [ 61] Eddie Johnson United StatesKansas City Wizards New England Revolution *4–3 May 26, 2007 Eddie Johnson United StatesKansas City Wizards *New York Red Bulls 3–2 June 2, 2007 [ 62] Ben Olsen United StatesD.C. United *New York Red Bulls 4–2 June 9, 2007 [ 63] Brad Davis United StatesHouston Dynamo *Chivas USA 4–0 June 21, 2007 [ 64] Nate Jaqua United StatesHouston Dynamo *Real Salt Lake 4–3 September 8, 2007 [ 65] Landon Donovan United StatesLA Galaxy *Chivas USA 5–2 April 26, 2008 [ 66] Edson Buddle United StatesLA Galaxy FC Dallas *5–1 May 18, 2008 [ 67] Edson Buddle United StatesLA Galaxy *San Jose Earthquakes 3–0 June 14, 2008 [ 68] Luciano Emílio BrazilD.C. United *New York Red Bulls 4–1 [ 69] Landon Donovan United StatesLA Galaxy *D.C. United 5–2 September 20, 2008 [ 70] Conor Casey United StatesColorado Rapids New York Red Bulls *5–4 September 27, 2008 [ 71] Chris Rolfe United StatesChicago Fire *New York Red Bulls 5–2 October 23, 2008 [ 72] Robbie Findley United StatesReal Salt Lake *Columbus Crew SC 4–1 April 2, 2009 [ 73] Conor Casey United StatesColorado Rapids LA Galaxy *3–2 April 4, 2009 [ 74] Jeff Cunningham 4 United StatesFC Dallas *Kansas City Wizards 6–0 August 1, 2009 [ 75] Conor Casey United StatesColorado Rapids *Chivas USA 4–0 August 8, 2009 [ 76] Kheli Dube ZimbabweNew England Revolution *Real Salt Lake 3–1 August 23, 2009 [ 77]
Player[ 11] Nationality For Against Result Date Ref. Sébastien Le Toux FrancePhiladelphia Union *D.C. United 3–2 April 10, 2010 [ 78] Zack Schilawski United StatesNew England Revolution *Toronto FC 4–1 [ 79] Chris Pontius United StatesD.C. United Seattle Sounders FC *3–2 June 11, 2010 [ 80] Brian Ching United StatesHouston Dynamo *Chicago Fire 4–3 August 21, 2010 [ 81] Blaise Nkufo SwitzerlandSeattle Sounders FC Columbus Crew SC *4–0 September 18, 2010 [ 82] Chris Wondolowski United StatesSan Jose Earthquakes Toronto FC *3–2 September 25, 2010 [ 83] Chris Wondolowski † United StatesSan Jose Earthquakes *Chivas USA 3–0 October 20, 2010 [ 84] Birahim Diop SenegalKansas City Wizards *San Jose Earthquakes 4–1 October 23, 2010 [ 85] Will Bruin United StatesHouston Dynamo *D.C. United 4–1 April 29, 2011 [ 86] Justin Braun United StatesChivas USA New York Red Bulls *3–2 May 15, 2011 [ 87] Steven Lenhart United StatesSan Jose Earthquakes D.C. United *4–2 June 11, 2011 [ 88] Sanna Nyassi GambiaColorado Rapids *New York Red Bulls 4–1 July 20, 2011 [ 89] Justin Braun United StatesChivas USA *Houston Dynamo 3–0 July 23, 2011 [ 90] Dwayne De Rosario CanadaD.C. United *Toronto FC 3–3 August 6, 2011 [ 91] Lamar Neagle United StatesSeattle Sounders FC *Columbus Crew SC 6–2 August 27, 2011 [ 92] Charlie Davies United StatesD.C. United Chivas USA *3–0 September 11, 2011 [ 93] Dwayne De Rosario CanadaD.C. United *Real Salt Lake 4–1 September 24, 2011 [ 94] Marco Pappa GuatemalaChicago Fire Real Salt Lake *3–0 September 28, 2011 [ 95] David Estrada MexicoSeattle Sounders FC *Toronto FC 3–1 March 17, 2012 [ 96] Thierry Henry FranceNew York Red Bulls *Montreal Impact 5–2 March 31, 2012 [ 97] Chris Pontius United StatesD.C. United *New York Red Bulls 4–1 April 22, 2012 [ 98] Álvaro Saborío Costa RicaReal Salt Lake *Portland Timbers 3–0 July 7, 2012 [ 99] Chris Wondolowski United StatesSan Jose Earthquakes *Real Salt Lake 5–0 July 14, 2012 [ 100] Fredy Montero ColombiaSeattle Sounders FC Chivas USA *6–2 August 25, 2012 [ 101] Álvaro Saborío Costa RicaReal Salt Lake Chivas USA *4–0 September 29, 2012 [ 102] Chris Wondolowski United StatesSan Jose Earthquakes Colorado Rapids *4–1 October 6, 2012 [ 103] Mike Magee United StatesLA Galaxy *Chicago Fire 4–0 March 2, 2013 [ 70] Marco Di Vaio ItalyMontreal Impact *Philadelphia Union 5–3 May 25, 2013 [ 104] Robbie Keane Republic of IrelandLA Galaxy *Seattle Sounders FC 4–0 May 26, 2013 [ 105] Álvaro Saborío Costa RicaReal Salt Lake New York Red Bulls *3–4 July 27, 2013 [ 106] Landon Donovan United StatesLA Galaxy FC Dallas *3–3 August 12, 2013 [ 107] Robbie Keane Republic of IrelandLA Galaxy *Real Salt Lake 4–2 August 17, 2013 [ 108] Kekuta Manneh GambiaVancouver Whitecaps FC Seattle Sounders FC *4–1 October 10, 2013 [ 109] Camilo BrazilVancouver Whitecaps FC *Colorado Rapids 3–0 October 27, 2013 [ 110] Clint Dempsey United StatesSeattle Sounders FC Portland Timbers *4–4 April 5, 2014 [ 111] Bradley Wright-Phillips EnglandNew York Red Bulls *Houston Dynamo 4–0 April 23, 2014 [ 112] Harry Shipp United StatesChicago Fire New York Red Bulls *5–4 May 11, 2014 [ 113] Bradley Wright-Phillips EnglandNew York Red Bulls *Chicago Fire 4–5 [ 113] Javier Morales ArgentinaReal Salt Lake Houston Dynamo *5–2 [ 114] Luis Silva United StatesD.C. United Montreal Impact *4–2 June 11, 2014 [ 115] Tesho Akindele CanadaFC Dallas San Jose Earthquakes *5–0 August 16, 2014 [ 116] Bradley Wright-Phillips EnglandNew York Red Bulls *Seattle Sounders FC 4–1 September 21, 2014 [ 117] Robbie Keane Republic of IrelandLA Galaxy *Toronto FC 4–0 July 5, 2015 [ 118] Sebastian Giovinco ItalyToronto FC New York City FC *4–4 July 12, 2015 [ 119] Robbie Keane Republic of IrelandLA Galaxy *San Jose Earthquakes 5–2 July 18, 2015 [ 120] Cyle Larin CanadaOrlando City SC New York City FC *3–5 July 26, 2015 [ 121] Sebastian Giovinco ItalyToronto FC *Orlando City SC 4–1 August 5, 2015 [ 122] Didier Drogba Ivory CoastMontreal Impact *Chicago Fire 4–3 September 6, 2015 [ 123] Cyle Larin CanadaOrlando City SC New York Red Bulls *5–2 September 25, 2015 [ 124] Ola Kamara NorwayColumbus Crew SC *Real Salt Lake 4–3 May 28, 2016 [ 125] Bradley Wright-Phillips EnglandNew York Red Bulls *Toronto FC 3–0 [ 126] Roland Alberg NetherlandsPhiladelphia Union *Chicago Fire 4–3 June 22, 2016 [ 127] Didier Drogba Ivory CoastMontreal Impact *Philadelphia Union 5–1 July 23, 2016 [ 128] Sebastian Giovinco ItalyToronto FC *D.C. United 4–1 [ 129] Frank Lampard EnglandNew York City FC *Colorado Rapids 5–1 July 30, 2016 [ 130] Sebastian Giovinco ItalyToronto FC *New England Revolution 4–1 August 6, 2016 [ 131] Clint Dempsey United StatesSeattle Sounders FC Orlando City SC *3–1 August 7, 2016 [ 132] Patrick Mullins United StatesD.C. United *Chicago Fire 6–2 August 27, 2016 [ 133] Mauro Manotas ColombiaHouston Dynamo *Portland Timbers 3–1 September 24, 2016 [ 134] Josef Martínez VenezuelaAtlanta United FC Minnesota United FC *6–1 March 11, 2017 [ 135] Erick Torres MexicoHouston Dynamo *New York Red Bulls 4–1 April 2, 2017 [ 136] C. J. Sapong United StatesPhiladelphia Union *New York Red Bulls 3–0 May 6, 2017 [ 137] Justin Meram IraqColumbus Crew SC Montreal Impact *3–2 May 13, 2017 [ 138] Gerso Fernandes Guinea-BissauSporting Kansas City *Seattle Sounders FC 3–0 May 17, 2017 [ 139] Miguel Almirón ParaguayAtlanta United FC *Houston Dynamo 4–1 May 20, 2017 [ 140] Roland Lamah BelgiumFC Dallas *Real Salt Lake 6–2 June 3, 2017 [ 141] David Accam GhanaChicago Fire *Orlando City SC 4–0 June 25, 2017 [ 142] David Villa SpainNew York City FC *New York Red Bulls 3–2 August 6, 2017 [ 143] Kei Kamara Sierra LeoneNew England Revolution *Orlando City SC 4–0 September 2, 2017 [ 144] Josef Martínez VenezuelaAtlanta United FC *New England Revolution 7–0 September 13, 2017 [ 145] Josef Martínez VenezuelaAtlanta United FC *Orlando City SC 3–3 September 16, 2017 [ 146] Patrick Mullins 4 United StatesD.C. United *San Jose Earthquakes 4–0 September 23, 2017 [ 147] Justin Morrow United StatesToronto FC *New York Red Bulls 4–2 September 30, 2017 [ 148] Nemanja Nikolić HungaryChicago Fire *Philadelphia Union 3–2 October 15, 2017 [ 149] Josef Martínez VenezuelaAtlanta United FC *Vancouver Whitecaps FC 4–1 March 17, 2018 [ 150] Dominique Badji SenegalColorado Rapids *Philadelphia Union 3–0 March 31, 2018 [ 151] Johnny Russell ScotlandSporting Kansas City *Vancouver Whitecaps FC 6–0 April 20, 2018 [ 152] Ignacio Piatti ArgentinaMontreal Impact *Los Angeles FC 3–5 April 21, 2018 [ 153] Cristian Techera UruguayVancouver Whitecaps FC *New England Revolution 3–3 May 26, 2018 [ 154] Josef Martínez VenezuelaAtlanta United FC *Philadelphia Union 3–1 June 2, 2018 [ 155] Adama Diomande NorwayLos Angeles FC *Philadelphia Union 4–1 June 30, 2018 [ 156] Darwin Quintero ColombiaMinnesota United FC *Toronto FC 4–3 July 4, 2018 [ 157] Josef Martínez VenezuelaAtlanta United FC *D.C. United 3–1 July 21, 2018 [ 158] Michael Barrios ColombiaFC Dallas Sporting Kansas City *3–2 July 28, 2018 [ 159] Zlatan Ibrahimović SwedenLA Galaxy *Orlando City SC 4–3 July 29, 2018 [ 160] Luciano Acosta ArgentinaD.C. United *Orlando City SC 3–2 August 12, 2018 [ 161] Damir Kreilach CroatiaReal Salt Lake *LA Galaxy 6–2 September 1, 2018 [ 162] Bradley Wright-Phillips EnglandNew York Red Bulls D.C. United *3–3 September 16, 2018 [ 163] Gyasi Zardes United StatesColumbus Crew SC *Minnesota United FC 3–2 October 28, 2018 [ 164] Wayne Rooney EnglandD.C. United *Real Salt Lake 5–0 March 16, 2019 [ 165] Krisztián Németh HungarySporting Kansas City *Montreal Impact 7–1 March 30, 2019 [ 166] Carlos Vela MexicoLos Angeles FC San Jose Earthquakes *5–0 [ 167] Diego Rossi UruguayLos Angeles FC D.C. United *4–0 April 6, 2019 [ 168] Chris Wondolowski 4 United StatesSan Jose Earthquakes *Chicago Fire 4–1 May 18, 2019 [ 169] Johnny Russell ScotlandSporting Kansas City *Seattle Sounders FC 3–2 May 26, 2019 [ 170] Zlatan Ibrahimović SwedenLA Galaxy *Los Angeles FC 3–2 July 19, 2019 [ 171] Kei Kamara Sierra LeoneColorado Rapids *Montreal Impact 6–3 August 3, 2019 [ 172] Zlatan Ibrahimović SwedenLA Galaxy *Sporting Kansas City 7–2 September 15, 2019 [ 173] Alexandru Mitriță RomaniaNew York City FC *Atlanta United FC 4–1 September 25, 2019 [ 174] Carlos Vela MexicoLos Angeles FC *Colorado Rapids 3–1 October 6, 2019 [ 175]
Player[ 11] Nationality For Against Result Date Ref. Ayo Akinola CanadaToronto FC Montreal Impact 4–3 July 16, 2020 [ 176] Diego Rossi 4 UruguayLos Angeles FC LA Galaxy 6–2 July 18, 2020 [ 177] Santiago Mosquera ColombiaFC Dallas *Colorado Rapids 4–1 September 16, 2020 [ 178] Sergio Santos BrazilPhiladelphia Union *Toronto FC 5–0 October 24, 2020 [ 179] Taty Castellanos ArgentinaNew York City FC *New York Red Bulls 5–2 November 1, 2020 [ 180] Javier Hernández MexicoLA Galaxy *New York Red Bulls 3–2 April 25, 2021 [ 181] Hany Mukhtar GermanyNashville SC *Chicago Fire FC 5–1 July 17, 2021 [ 182] Ricardo Pepi United StatesFC Dallas *LA Galaxy 4–0 July 24, 2021 [ 183] Ola Kamara NorwayD.C. United *Chicago Fire FC 3–0 September 15, 2021 [ 184] Javier Eduardo López MexicoSan Jose Earthquakes *Real Salt Lake 3–4 [ 185] Brian White United StatesVancouver Whitecaps FC *San Jose Earthquakes 3–0 October 2, 2021 [ 186] Cristian Arango ColombiaLos Angeles FC FC Dallas *3−2 October 20, 2021 [ 187] Carlos Vela MexicoLos Angeles FC *Colorado Rapids 3−0 February 26, 2022 [ 188] Lewis Morgan ScotlandNew York Red Bulls Toronto FC *4−1 March 5, 2022 [ 189] Jesús Ferreira United StatesFC Dallas *Portland Timbers 4−1 March 19, 2022 [ 190] Leonardo Campana EcuadorInter Miami CF *New England Revolution 3−2 April 9, 2022 [ 191] Taty Castellanos 4 ArgentinaNew York City FC *Real Salt Lake 6−0 April 17, 2022 [ 192] Cristian Espinoza ArgentinaSan Jose Earthquakes *Seattle Sounders FC 4−3 April 23, 2022 [ 193] Ronaldo Cisneros MexicoAtlanta United FC *Chicago Fire FC 4–1 May 7, 2022 [ 194] Brenner BrazilFC Cincinnati *New York City FC 4–4 June 29, 2022 [ 195] Taxiarchis Fountas GreeceD.C. United Orlando City SC *5–3 July 4, 2022 [ 196] Julián Carranza ArgentinaPhiladelphia Union *D.C. United 7–0 July 8, 2022 [ 197] Gonzalo Higuaín ArgentinaInter Miami CF *FC Cincinnati 4–4 July 30, 2022 [ 198] Gyasi Zardes United StatesColorado Rapids *Minnesota United FC 4–3 August 6, 2022 [ 199] Julián Carranza ArgentinaPhiladelphia Union D.C. United *6–0 August 20, 2022 [ 200] Dániel Gazdag HungaryPhiladelphia Union *Colorado Rapids 6–0 August 27, 2022 [ 201] Hany Mukhtar GermanyNashville SC *Colorado Rapids 4–1 August 31, 2022 [ 202] Juanjo Purata MexicoAtlanta United FC *Toronto FC 4–2 September 10, 2022 [ 203] Brenner BrazilFC Cincinnati *San Jose Earthquakes 6–0 [ 204] Moussa Djitté † SenegalAustin FC *Real Salt Lake 3–0 September 14, 2022 [ 205] Daniel Ríos 4 MexicoCharlotte FC *Philadelphia Union 4–0 October 1, 2022 [ 206] Brenner BrazilFC Cincinnati D.C. United *5–2 October 9, 2022 [ 207] Dániel Gazdag HungaryPhiladelphia Union *Toronto FC 4–0 [ 208] Jordan Morris 4 United StatesSeattle Sounders FC Sporting Kansas City *4–1 March 25, 2023 [ 209] Denis Bouanga GabonLos Angeles FC *Austin FC 3–0 April 8, 2023 [ 210] Mikael Uhre DenmarkPhiladelphia Union *Toronto FC 4–2 April 22, 2023 [ 211] Hany Mukhtar GermanyNashville SC *Chicago Fire FC 3–0 May 6, 2023 [ 212] Hany Mukhtar GermanyNashville SC *St. Louis City SC 3–1 June 17, 2023
[ 213] Cucho Hernández ColombiaColumbus Crew CF Montréal *4–2 September 2, 2023
[ 214] Cucho Hernández ColombiaColumbus Crew *Chicago Fire FC 3–0 September 20, 2023 [ 215] Billy Sharp EnglandLA Galaxy *Minnesota United FC 4–3 Christian Benteke BelgiumD.C. United *New York Red Bulls 3–5 September 23, 2023
Denis Bouanga GabonLos Angeles FC *Minnesota United FC 5–1 October 4, 2023
Teemu Pukki 4 FinlandMinnesota United FC *LA Galaxy 5–2 October 7, 2023
[ 216] Christian Benteke BelgiumD.C. United *New England Revolution 3–1 February 24, 2024
[ 217] Giorgos Giakoumakis GreeceAtlanta United FC *New England Revolution 4–1 March 9, 2024
[ 218] Lewis Morgan ScotlandNew York Red Bulls *Inter Miami CF 4–0 March 23, 2024
[ 219] Cristian Arango ColombiaReal Salt Lake *St. Louis City SC 3−1 March 30, 2024
[ 220] Luis Suárez UruguayInter Miami CF *New York Red Bulls 6–2 May 4, 2024 [ 221] Sam Surridge EnglandNashville SC *CF Montréal 4–1 [ 222] Christian Benteke BelgiumD.C. United Atlanta United FC *3–2 May 11, 2024
[ 223] Federico Bernardeschi ItalyToronto FC *CF Montréal 5–1 May 18, 2024
[ 224] Alonso Martínez † Costa RicaNew York City FC *San Jose Earthquakes 5–1 May 31, 2024
[ 225] Cristian Arango ColombiaReal Salt Lake *Austin FC 5−1 June 1, 2024
[ 226] Yuya Kubo † JapanFC Cincinnati San Jose Earthquakes *4–2 June 15, 2024
[ 227] Petar Musa CroatiaFC Dallas *Minnesota United FC 5–3 June 19, 2024 [ 228] Djordje Mihailovic United StatesColorado Rapids St. Louis City SC *3–0 [ 229] Cucho Hernández ColombiaColumbus Crew *Sporting Kansas City 4–0 June 22, 2024 [ 230] Sebastián Ferreira ParaguayHouston Dynamo FC D.C. United *4–1 [ 231] Mateusz Bogusz PolandLos Angeles FC *Colorado Rapids 3–0 June 29, 2024
[ 232] Brian White United StatesVancouver Whitecaps FC *St. Louis City SC 4–3 [ 233] Tai Baribo IsraelPhiladelphia Union *New England Revolution 5–1 July 17, 2024 [ 234] Dániel Gazdag HungaryPhiladelphia Union *Nashville SC 3–0 July 20, 2024 [ 235] Albert Rusnák SlovakiaSeattle Sounders FC Columbus Crew *4–0 September 7, 2024 [ 236] Alexandru Mățan RomaniaColumbus Crew *New England Revolution 4–0 October 12, 2024 [ 237] Lionel Messi † ArgentinaInter Miami CF *New England Revolution 6–2 October 19, 2024 [ 238] Tai Baribo IsraelPhiladelphia Union *FC Cincinnati 4–1 March 1, 2025 [ 239] Josef Martínez VenezuelaSan Jose Earthquakes *D.C. United 6–1 April 6, 2025 [ 240] Brian White 4 United StatesVancouver Whitecaps FC *Austin FC 5–1 April 12, 2025
[ 241] Sam Surridge 4 EnglandNashville SC *Chicago Fire FC 7–2 April 26, 2025
[ 242] Martín Ojeda ArgentinaOrlando City SC *New England Revolution 3–3 May 10, 2025
[ 243] Tom Barlow United StatesChicago Fire FC D.C. United *7–1 June 7, 2025
[ 244] João Klauss BrazilSt. Louis City SC *LA Galaxy 3–3 June 14, 2025
[ 245] Sam Surridge EnglandNashville SC New England Revolution *3–2 June 25, 2025
[ 246] Milan Iloski 4 United StatesSan Diego FC Vancouver Whitecaps FC *5–3 [ 247] Alonso Martínez Costa RicaNew York City FC FC Dallas *4–3 July 25, 2025
[ 248] Danny Musovski United StatesSeattle Sounders FC *Sporting Kansas City 5–2 August 24, 2025
[ 249] Idan Toklomati IsraelCharlotte FC *Inter Miami CF 3–0 September 13, 2025
[ 250] Diego Rossi UruguayColumbus Crew Atlanta United FC *5–4 [ 250] Denis Bouanga GabonLos Angeles FC San Jose Earthquakes *4–2 [ 250] Thomas Müller GermanyVancouver Whitecaps FC *Philadelphia Union 7–0 [ 250] Son Heung-min South KoreaLos Angeles FC Real Salt Lake *4–1 September 17, 2025
[ 251] Denis Bouanga GabonLos Angeles FC *Real Salt Lake 4–1 September 21, 2025
[ 252] Joseph Paintsil GhanaLA Galaxy *Sporting Kansas City 4–1 September 27, 2025
[ 253] Lionel Messi ArgentinaInter Miami CF Nashville SC *5–2 October 18, 2025
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Multiple hat-tricks [ edit ] The following table lists the number of hat-tricks scored by players who have scored two or more hat-tricks. This list does not include playoff hat-tricks. Players whose names are inbold are still currently active in Major League Soccer. Players whose names are initalics no longer play in the league, but are still active players. As of October 18, 2025.
Hat-tricks by nationality [ edit ] The following table lists the number of hat-tricks scored by players from a single nation. This list does not include playoff hat-tricks. As of October 18, 2025.
The following table lists the number of hat-tricks scored by the different MLS teams. This list does not include playoff hat-tricks. As of October 18, 2025.
† Defunct team
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