Ronaldo, Gyokeres, Haaland, 15 other Nations League hat-trick heroes - Punch Newspapers

Serbia forward Aleksandar Mitrović and Slovenia striker Benjamin Šeško are the only players to have scored in five consecutive UEFA Nations League matches, according to UEFA. Benjamin Sesko. Credit: Sky Sport The pair share the competition’s longest scoring streak, with Mitrović finding the net in five successive matches between June 5, 2022 and October 12, 2024, while Šeško achieved the feat between June 12, 2022 and September 9, 2024. Both players also scored hat-tricks during their respective scoring runs. Mitrović scored three times against Sweden on September 24, 2022, while Šeško netted a treble against Kazakhstan on September 9, 2024. Meanwhile, UEFA, in a Saturday release, said 18 different players have scored Nations League hat-tricks, with Finland forward Joel Pohjanpalo the latest to join the list after scoring three times in Finland’s 7-0 victory over San Marino in September 2026. Portugal captain Cristiano Ronaldo remains the only player to score a hat-trick in the Nations League Finals. His treble came against Switzerland in the 2019 semi-final. Norway forward Erling Haaland and Spain’s Ferran Torres are the youngest players to score Nations League hat-tricks, doing so at 20 years and 82 days and 20 years and 262 days respectively. Norway’s forward #09 Erling Braut Haaland celebrates scoring his team’s second goal during the 2026 World Cup Group I football match between Norway and Senegal at the New York/New Jersey Stadium in East Rutherford on June 22, 2026. (Photo by Angela WEISS / AFP) Nations League players with hat-tricks – Yura Movsisyan (Armenia) — vs Gibraltar, November 16, 2018* – Haris Seferović (Switzerland) — vs Belgium, November 18, 2018See more Punch stories on Google.Add Punch on Google – James Forrest (Scotland) — vs Israel, November 20, 2018 – Arber Zeneli (Kosovo) — vs Azerbaijan, November 20, 2018 – Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal) — vs Switzerland, June 5, 2019 – Erling Haaland (Norway) — vs Romania, October 11, 2020 – Eran Zahavi (Israel) — vs Slovakia, October 14, 2020 – Haris Vučkić (Slovenia) — vs Moldova, October 14, 2020 UEFA Nations League: Klopp yet to get Germany win, Portugal beat Haaland’s Norway, others Why Ronaldo missed Portugal’s victory against Norway – Coach Jorge Nations League: Ronaldo unused as Portugal beat Norway 2-1 – Ferran Torres (Spain) — vs Germany, November 17, 2020 – Stefan Mugoša (Montenegro) — vs Romania, June 14, 2022 – Aleksandar Mitrović (Serbia) — vs Sweden, September 24, 2022 – Benjamin Šeško (Slovenia) — vs Kazakhstan, September 9, 2024 – Kerem Aktürkoğlu (Türkiye) — vs Iceland, September 9, 2024 – Isaac Price (Northern Ireland) — vs Bulgaria, October 15, 2024 – Erling Haaland (Norway) — vs Kazakhstan, November 17, 2024 – Viktor Gyökeres (Sweden) — vs Azerbaijan, November 19, 2024* Gyokeres celebrates his late winning goalSports Press Photo, SPP Sport Press Photo. / Alamy / Profimedia – Nikola Krstović (Montenegro) — vs Türkiye, November 19, 202 – Vedat Muriqi (Kosovo) — vs Iceland, March 23, 2025 – Joel Pohjanpalo (Finland) — vs San Marino, September 26, 2026 *UEFA denotes Movsisyan and Gyökeres as players who scored four goals in those matches. Longest successive scoring runs 5 matches – Aleksandar Mitrović (Serbia) — June 5, 2022 to October 12, 2024 – Benjamin Šeško (Slovenia) — June 12, 2022 to September 9, 2024 4 matches – Răzvan Marin (Romania) — September 6, 2024 to October 15, 2024 – Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (Georgia) — October 14, 2020 to June 9, 2022 – Georges Mikautadze (Georgia) — November 16, 2024 to September 25, 2026 – Viktor Gyökeres (Sweden) — October 14, 2024 to present Tosin Oyediran Tosin Oyediran is a journalist with Punch Newspapers, bringing over eight years of newsroom experience to his coverage of politics, health, advocacy, sports, and entertainment. Known for sharp interviews and human-centered reporting, his work focuses on public accountability, civic issues, and the stories shaping everyday lives.

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