Cristiano Ronaldo: every Premier League hat-trick
Cristiano Ronaldo is one of the biggest names in football ever to play in the Premier League, having done so on two occasions with Manchester United. During that time, ‘CR7’ registered more than one Premier League hat-trick for the Red Devils.
Of those hat-tricks however, only one came in his first stint at Man Utd, having been signed by Sir Alex Ferguson from Sporting Lisbon.
Man Utd's Premier League hat-tricks
PLAYER | HAT-TRICKS |
|---|---|
Wayne Rooney | 6 |
Ruud van Nistelrooy | 5 |
Dimitar Berbatov | 4 |
Cristiano Ronaldo | 3 |
Dwight Yorke | 3 |
Ole Gunnar Solskjær | 3 |
Andy Cole | 3 |
Paul Scholes | 2 |
Robin van Persie | 2 |
Anthony Martial | 1 |
Andrei Kanchelskis | 1 |
Bruno Fernandes | 1 |
Amad Diallo | 1 |
Shinji Kagawa | 1 |
Teddy Sheringham | 1 |
Portuguese superstar Ronaldo has accumulated three Premier League hat-tricks across his glittering career, all at Man Utd. All were registered at Old Trafford in the second half of a Premier League season. The first arrived on January 12th 2008 in a resounding 6-0 thrashing of Newcastle with all of ‘CR7’s three goals being scored in the second half.
All of Cristiano Ronaldo's Premier League hat-tricks for Man Utd
# | PLAYER | SEASON | OPPONENT | GOALS SCORED |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Cristiano Ronaldo | 2007/08 | Newcastle United | 3 |
2 | Cristiano Ronaldo | 2021/22 | Tottenham Hotspur | 3 |
3 | Cristiano Ronaldo | 2021/22 | Norwich City | 3 |
Ronaldo’s other two Premier League hat-tricks came upon his return to Manchester following successful spells at both Real Madrid and Juventus. Just over a month separated those remaining two hat-tricks, each of which were in 2022.
One came on March 12th against Spurs, whilst the following hat-trick was scored on April 16th vs Norwich City. Both those two games ended in 3-2 wins for Man Utd.
