The UEFA Conference League is an annual club football competition that has been serving as the third-tier of European club football since 2021. Since then, 10 players from 9 countries have scored a hat-trick on 11 occasions in the main stages of the competition. The first player to do so was Harry Kane for Tottenham Hotspur in the group stage against Slovenian club Mura.[1] Nigerian footballer Gift Orban has scored the most hat-tricks in the competition, doing so twice for Belgian club Gent.
Hat-tricks
edit- As of 26 February 2026[2]
| Key | |
|---|---|
| 4 | Player scored four goals |
| 5 | Player scored five goals |
| Player's team lost the match | |
| Player's team drew the match | |
| () | Number of times player scored a hat-trick (only for players with multiple hat-tricks) |
| Player | For | Against | Result | Date | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Harry Kane |
Tottenham Hotspur |  Mura | 5–1 | 30 September 2021 | [1] |
 Nicolò Zaniolo |
Roma |  Bodø/Glimt | 4–0 | 4 April 2022 | [3] |
 José Luis Morales |
Villarreal |  Austria Wien | 5–0 | 6 October 2022 | [4] |
 Gift Orban |
 Gent |  İstanbul Başakşehir | 4–1 | 9 March 2023 | [5] |
| Gift Orban (2) |
Gent |  Breiðablik | 3–2 | 9 November 2023 | [6] |
 Benjamin Nygren |
 Nordsjælland | Fenerbahçe | 6–1 | 30 November 2023 | [7] |
 Ayoub El Kaabi |
 Olympiacos | Aston Villa | 4–2 | 2 May 2024 | [8] |
 Kévin Denkey |
Cercle Brugge |  St. Gallen | 6–2 | 3 October 2024 | [9] |
| Marc Guiu |
Chelsea |  Shamrock Rovers | 5–1 | 19 December 2024 | [10] |
 Franko Kovačević |
Celje | AEK Athens | 3–1 | 2 October 2025 | [11] |
 Bartosz Mazurek |
Jagiellonia Białystok | Fiorentina | 4–2 (a.e.t.) | 26 February 2026 | [12] |
Hat-tricks by nationality
editThe following table lists the number of hat-tricks scored by players from a single nation.
- As of 26 February 2026
| Rank | Nation | Hat-tricks | Last hat-trick |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nigeria |
2 | 9 November 2023 |
| Spain |
19 December 2024 | ||
| 3 | Croatia |
1 | 2 October 2025 |
| England |
30 September 2021 | ||
| Italy |
4 April 2022 | ||
| Morocco |
2 May 2024 | ||
| Poland |
26 February 2026 | ||
| Sweden |
30 November 2023 | ||
| Togo |
3 October 2024 |
Hat-tricks by club
editThe following table lists the number of hat-tricks scored by players from given club.
- As of 26 February 2026
| Rank | Club | Hat-tricks | Last hat-trick |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gent |
2 | 9 November 2023 |
| 2 | Cercle Brugge |
1 | 3 October 2024 |
| Nordsjælland |
30 November 2023 | ||
| Chelsea |
19 December 2024 | ||
| Tottenham Hotspur |
30 September 2021 | ||
| Olympiacos |
2 May 2024 | ||
| Roma |
4 April 2022 | ||
| Jagiellonia Białystok |
26 February 2026 | ||
| Celje |
2 October 2025 | ||
| Villarreal |
6 October 2022 |
See also
editReferences
edit- 1 2 "UEFA Europa Conference League - Tottenham-Mura". UEFA. 30 September 2025. Retrieved 5 February 2026.
- ↑ "Europa League » Statistics » Most goals by a player per game". WorldFootball.net. Retrieved 5 February 2026.
- ↑ "UEFA Europa Conference League - Roma-Bodo/Glimt". UEFA. 4 April 2022. Retrieved 5 February 2026.
- ↑ "UEFA Europa Conference League - Villarreal-Austria Wien". UEFA. 6 October 2022. Retrieved 5 February 2026.
- ↑ "UEFA Europa Conference League - Basaksehir-Gent". UEFA. 9 March 2023. Retrieved 5 February 2026.
- ↑ "UEFA Europa Conference League - Breidablik-Gent". UEFA. 9 November 2023. Retrieved 5 February 2026.
- ↑ "UEFA Europa Conference League - Nordsjaelland-Fenerbahce". UEFA. 30 November 2023. Retrieved 5 February 2026.
- ↑ "UEFA Europa Conference League - Aston Villa-Olympiacos". UEFA. 2 May 2024. Retrieved 5 February 2026.
- ↑ "UEFA Conference League - Cercle Brugge-St. Gallen". UEFA. 3 October 2024. Retrieved 5 February 2026.
- ↑ "UEFA Conference League - Chelsea-Shamrock Rovers". UEFA. 19 December 2024. Retrieved 5 February 2026.
- ↑ "UEFA Conference League - Celje-AEK Athens". UEFA. 2 October 2025. Retrieved 5 February 2026.
- ↑ "UEFA Conference League - Fiorentina-Jagiellonia". UEFA. 26 February 2026. Retrieved 26 February 2026.