List of United States men's national soccer team hat-tricks

This article is a list of the hat tricks scored by or conceded by the United States men's national soccer team. Besides the instances of a player scoring three goals in a game, the list also includes games where a player has scored more than three goals.

Landon Donovan and Jesús Ferreira are the all-time leaders for the United States national team with three hat tricks. The only other players with multiple hat tricks in international play are Jozy Altidore and Clint Dempsey, each with two hat tricks apiece.

Hat-tricks scored by the United States edit

Score lists United States first.

No. Player Opponent Goals Score Venue Competition Date Ref
1
Archie Stark   Canada 5
6–1
Ebbets Field, Brooklyn Friendly November 8, 1925 [1]
2
Bert Patenaude   Paraguay 3 – (10', 15', 50')
3–0
Estadio Gran Parque Central, Montevideo 1930 FIFA World Cup July 17, 1930 [2]
3
Aldo Donelli   Mexico 4 – (17', 30', 74', 87')
4–2
Stadio Nazionale PNF, Rome 1934 FIFA World Cup qualification May 24, 1934 [3]
4
Peter Millar   Bermuda 3 – (22', 63', 82')
6–2
Municipal Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri 1970 FIFA World Cup qualification November 2, 1968 [4]
5
Joe-Max Moore   El Salvador 4 – (35', 42', 65', 70')
7–0
Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles Friendly December 5, 1993 [5]
6
Brian McBride 3 – (9', 11', 21')
4–0
Rose Bowl, Pasadena, California 2002 CONCACAF Gold Cup January 27, 2002 [6]
7
Landon Donovan   Cuba 4 – (22', 26', 55', 76')
5–0
Gillette Stadium, Foxborough, Massachusetts 2003 CONCACAF Gold Cup July 19, 2003 [7]
8
Eddie Johnson   Panama 3 – (71', 85', 88')
6–0
Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium, Washington, D.C. 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification October 13, 2004 [8]
9
Taylor Twellman   Norway 3 – (5', 17', 76')
5–0
Home Depot Center, Carson, California Friendly January 29, 2006 [9]
10
Landon Donovan (2)   Ecuador 3 – (1', 66', 67')
3–1
Raymond James Stadium, Tampa, Florida March 25, 2007 [10]
11
Sacha Kljestan   Sweden 3 – (17', 40' pen., 74')
3–2
Home Depot Center, Carson, California January 24, 2009 [11]
12
Jozy Altidore   Trinidad and Tobago 3 – (13', 71', 89')
3–0
Nissan Stadium, Nashville, Tennessee 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification April 1, 2009 [12]
13
Landon Donovan (3)   Scotland 3 – (3', 59', 65')
5–1
EverBank Field, Jacksonville, Florida Friendly May 26, 2012 [13]
14
Chris Wondolowski   Belize 3 – (12', 37', 41')
6–1
Providence Park, Portland, Oregon 2013 CONCACAF Gold Cup July 9, 2013 [14]
15
Jozy Altidore (2)   Bosnia and Herzegovina 3 – (59', 84', 86')
4–3
Koševo City Stadium, Sarajevo Friendly August 14, 2013 [15]
16
Clint Dempsey   Cuba 3 – (4', 64', 78')
6–0
M&T Bank Stadium, Baltimore 2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup July 18, 2015 [16]
17
Clint Dempsey (2)   Honduras 3 – (32', 49', 54')
6–0
Avaya Stadium, San Jose, California 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification March 25, 2017 [17]
18
Weston McKennie   Cuba 3 – (1', 5', 13')
7–0
Audi Field, Washington, D.C. 2019–20 CONCACAF Nations League October 11, 2019 [18]
19
Christian Pulisic   Panama 3 – (17' pen., 45+4' pen., 65')
5–1
Exploria Stadium, Orlando, Florida 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification March 27, 2022 [19]
20
Jesús Ferreira   Grenada 4 – (43', 54', 56', 78')
5–0
Q2 Stadium, Austin, Texas 2022–23 CONCACAF Nations League June 10, 2022 [20]
21
Jesús Ferreira (2)   Saint Kitts and Nevis 3 – (16', 25', 50')
6–0
CityPark, St. Louis, Missouri 2023 CONCACAF Gold Cup June 28, 2023 [21]
22
Jesús Ferreira (3)   Trinidad and Tobago 3 – (14', 38', 45+3' pen.)
6–0
Bank of America Stadium, Charlotte, North Carolina July 2, 2023 [22]

Hat-tricks conceded by the United States edit

Score lists United States first.

No. Player Opponent Goals Score Venue Competition Date Ref
1
Ned Brooks   Irish Free State 3
1–3
Dalymount Park, Dublin Friendly June 16, 1924 [23]
2
Domingo Tarasconi   Argentina 4 – (24', 63', 66', 89')
2–11
Olympic Stadium, Amsterdam 1928 Summer Olympics May 29, 1928 [24]
3
Roberto Cherro 3 – (47', 49', 57')
4
Angelo Schiavio   Italy 3 – (18', 29', 64')
1–7
Stadio Nazionale PNF, Rome 1934 FIFA World Cup May 27, 1934 [25]
5
Dally Duncan   Scotland 3
1–5
Polo Grounds, Manhattan Friendly May 19, 1935 [26]
6
Manuel Alonso   Mexico 3 – (38', 54', 66')
3–7
Parque Necaxa, Mexico City September 19, 1937 [27]
7
Adalberto López 3 – (3', 35', 85')
0–5
Gran Stadium Cervecería Tropical, Havana 1947 NAFC Championship July 13, 1947 [28]
8
Gunnar Thoresen   Norway 3
0–11
Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo Friendly August 6, 1948 [29]
9
Odd Wang Sørensen 5
10
Luis de la Fuente   Mexico 3 – (37', 55', 58')
0–6
Estadio Olímpico de los Deportes, Mexico City 1949 NAFC Championship September 4, 1949 [30]
11
Horacio Casarín 3 – (23', 41', 76)
2–6
September 18, 1949 [31]
12
Lawrie Reilly   Scotland 3 – (9', 11', 34')
0–6
Hampden Park, Glasgow Friendly April 30, 1952 [32]
13
Salvador Reyes   Mexico 3 – (33', 69', 76')
0–6
Estadio Olímpico Universitario, Mexico City 1958 FIFA World Cup qualification April 7, 1957 [33]
14
Alfredo Hernández 3 – (22', 36', 82')
2–7
Veterans Memorial Stadium, Long Beach, California April 28, 1957 [34]
15
Bobby Charlton   England 3 – (64, 82' pen., 85')
1–8
Wrigley Field, Los Angeles Friendly May 28, 1959 [35]
16
Roger Hunt 4 – (4', 22', 53', 64')
0–10
Downing Stadium, New York City May 27, 1964 [36]
17
Fred Pickering 3 – (6', 47', 74')
18
Mordechai Spiegler   Israel 4 – (71', 79', 83', 89')
0–4
Temple Stadium, Philadelphia September 25, 1968 [37]
19
Hugues Guillaume   Haiti 3
2–5
Stade Sylvio Cator, Port-au-Prince October 21, 1968 [38]
20
Włodzimierz Lubański   Poland 3 – (17', 24', 84')
0–4
Stadion ŁKS, Łódź March 20, 1973 [39]
21
Kazimierz Deyna 3 – (32', 67', 71')
0–7
Warta Stadion, Poznań March 26, 1975 [40]
22
Bernard Lacombe   France 3 – (8', 14', 37')
0–6
Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey May 7, 1979 [41]
23
Ulf Kirsten   East Germany 3 – (17', 31', 66')
2–3
Sportforum Hohenschönhausen, East Berlin March 28, 1990 [42]
24
Karl-Heinz Riedle   Germany 3 – (34', 39', 59')
3–4
Soldier Field, Chicago 1993 U.S. Cup June 13, 1993 [43]
25
Per Pedersen   Denmark 4 – (16', 26', 45', 55')
1–4
Rose Bowl, Pasadena, California 1997 U.S. Cup January 22, 1997 [44]
26
Nicklas Bendtner 3 – (33', 83', 90+1')
2–3
Aarhus Idrætspark, Aarhus Friendly March 25, 2015 [45]

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