Cristiano Ronaldo dos Santos Aveiro will without a doubt go down as one of, if not thee, greatest players to ever play the game. Countless trophies with club and country, along with a litany of personal accolades, have seen the legendary no.7 pitted against another modern great, Lionel Messi. Who is better Messi or Ronaldo is a debate for the ages. However this article can help all Ronaldo faithfuls with some arsenal for their argument. You see, Ronaldo has scored more hatricks then any other player in the 21st century. While Lewadownski has 24, Luis Suarez on 29 and Messi netting 54, Cristiano Ronaldo is sitting on the staggering number of 57……..and we are going to look at every single one of them.
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1 12/01/2008 Man Utd v Newcastle Premier League
Ronaldo’s first ever career hat-trick came at Old Trafford against Newcastle. United went onto win the game 6-0 with goals from Carlos Tevez and Rio Ferdinand helping The Red Devils to go top of the table. This was to be Ronaldo’s first and only hat-trick in the Red of Manchester.
2 05/05/2010 Real Madrid v Mallorca La Liga
Suprinsingly it took a while for his very first treble in the White of Madrid. It was one of Manuel Pellegrini’s last game in charge of Los Blancos in a season where they recorded 96 points. At the time this was the highest point finish Real ever had, however it was not enough to clinch the title, as they only came runners-up to Barcelona.
3 23/10/2010 Real Madrid v Racing Santander La Liga
Four goals for Ronaldo this time, with Mesut Ozil and Gonzalo Higuain chipping in also. The 6-1 win allowed the Jose Mourinho lead Madrid to go back to the top of La Liga in October.
4 22/11/2010 Real Madrid v Athletic Club La Liga
Ronaldo was really hitting his stride. Messi moved ahead of Ronaldo at the top of the La Liga rankings , however another hat-trick for the Portuguese brought him to 15 goals in the league. Madrid ended up 5-1 winners.
5 22/12/2010 Real Madrid v Levante Copa del Rey
This 8-0 thrashing allowed both Ronaldo and Karim Benzema to register three goals each. This game seen Ronaldo reach 25 goals in 24 games. outstanding. Mesut Ozil and Pedro Leon also scored in this first leg tie. Levante actually won the second leg 2-0, so yeah, well done I guess.
6 09/01/2011 Real Madrid v Villarreal La Liga
Another month, another year, another win and another Hat-trick. Madrid won this La Liga game 4-2 with the other goal coming from the Brazilian galactico, Kaka.
7 03/03/2011 Real Madrid v Malaga La Liga
Pellegrini returned to face his former side, and ended up witness to his side being demolished by a mighty Madrid side. Three goals from Ronaldo along with two from Karim Benzema and one each for Angel Di Maria and Marcelo helped secur the win against their former manager.
8 07/05/2011 Real Madrid v Sevilla La Liga
Ronaldo put four in the back of the net, to keep Madrid’s slim title chances alive. Real Madrid went out of the Champions League to fierce rivals Barcelona the very same week but bounced back in style.
9 12/05/2011 Real Madrid v Getafe La Liga
For the second time in five days Ronaldo scored a hat-trick as they crushed Getafe 4-0. Sergio Ramos scored the fourth as Madrid tried to make ground on second placed rivals Atletico Madrid.
10 28/08/2011 Real Madrid Real Zaragoza La Liga
Picking up where he left off the previous season, CR7 helped Madrid to a 6-0 victory by scoring half the goals. Marcelo, Xabi Alonso, Kaká also got on the scoresheet.
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11 24/09/2011 Real Madrid v Rayo Vallecano La Liga
Despite going down in the first 13 seconds, Los Blanco’s recovered and ran riot after Ronaldo equalised on the 38th minute. Two penalties from Ronaldo along with goals from Higuain, Benzema and Rafeal Varane secured the three points in the 6-2 win.
12 22/10/2011 Real Madrid v Malaga La Liga
It was a first half hat-trick for the starman this time which help compliment Higuain’s opening goal. Madrid won the game 4-0 and started a march towards league success.
13 06/11/2011 Real Madrid v Osasuna La Liga
An emphatic 7-1 victory against Osasuna allowed Real Madrid to extend their lead at the top of La Liga by four points. Benzema, Pepe, Higuain got on the scoresheet but it was all about Ronaldo’s hat-trick . This was the fourth consecutive month in which he did.
14 17/12/2011 Real Madrid v Sevilla La Liga
A repeat of last years scoreline in which Ronaldo also got three! Angel Di Maria, Hamit Altintop and José Callejón all contributed in this win that helped Madrid get back on top of the table.
15 12/02/2012 Real Madrid v Levante La Liga
A superb hat-trick for Ronaldo in this 4-2 victory helped send Jose Mourinho’s men ten points clear at the top of the table.
16 11/04/2012 Real Madrid v Atletico Madrid La Liga
A derby day win away at the Vicente Calderon Stadium. After some stuttering performances (notice no Ronaldo hat-trick in January) Real restored their lead at the top of La Liga to four points with this 4-2 victory. Ronaldo and his teammates were crowned La Liga champs at the end of the year, Ronaldo’s first with Madrid and Madrids 32nd overall.
17 30/09/2012 Real Madrid Deportivo La Coruna La Liga
After waiting a few months Ronaldo registered a hat-trick giving him confidence ahead of meeting Barcelona in the league the following week. They hammered poor Deportivo 5-1 with Pepe and Di Maria also getting on the board.
18 03/10/2012 Real Madrid v Ajax Champions League
Four days after netting three against Deportivo, Ronaldo does it again, for the first time in the Champions League. The game is probably best remembered though for a Karim Benzema over-head kick.
19 09/01/2013 Real Madrid v Celta Vigo Copa del Rey
Things were not going so well for Madrid at this time. They were 16 points behind Barcelona in the league, Ronaldo just finished runner up to Messi at the World Player of the Year awards, and they were coming into this game losing 2-1 on aggregate. However a Cristiano Ronaldo hat-trick helped Real Madrid to a 4-0 victory over Celta Vigo that put them in the quarter-finals of the Copa del Rey.
20 27/01/2013 Real Madrid v Getafe La Liga
Cristiano Ronaldo scored a quick 10-minute hat-trick as Real Madrid beat Getafe. Real Madrid were still 12 points behind Barcelona in the league, but had a big Copa De Ray game against their bitter rivals to look forward to. Sergio Ramos scored also to help his side to a 4-0 victory.
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21 09/02/2013 Real Madrid v Sevilla La Liga
Real’s prepared for their upcoming Champions League showdown with Man United with their 4-1 win over Sevilla. Benzema opened the scoring for Real, with Ronaldo scoring the other three.
22 06/09/2013 Portugal v Northern Ireland World Cup Qualifier
A first international hat-trick against Northern Ireland allowed Portugal to go top of their World Cup qualifying group with a 4-2 win. A freekick and two headers seen Ronaldo become his countries second all time top scorer with 43 goals, just behind Pauleta on 47 and just infront of Eusébio on 41.
23 17/09/2013 Real Madrid v Galatasaray Champions League
A second half Hat-trick cemented Madrid’s biggest away victory in the Champions League. Two goals from Benzema and one from Isco consolidatde the group stage 6-1 victory for The Merengues. It was Ronaldo’s first hat-trick under new manager Carlo Ancellotti.
24 30/10/2013 Real Madrid Sevilla La Liga 7-3
In a game dominated Gareth Bale due to it being his home debut, Ronaldo stole all the headlines with another three goals. Benzema and Bale both scored two goals in this 7-3 win.
25 09/11/2013 Real Madrid v Real Sociedad La Liga
Real Sociedad were swept aside in this 5-1 demolition at the hands of Real. This reduced the gap between Barcelona and Madrid at the top to just three points. An international showdown awaited Ronaldo in a world cup play-off against a Swedish side that included Zlatan Ibrahimovic. Ibra himself had just scored a hat-trick with PSG, so football fans everywhere salivated at the thought of the tie.
26 19/11/2013 Portugal Sweden World Cup Qualifier
Portugal held an advantage heading into this fixture after winning the first leg 1-0. Ronaldo scored first before Ibra scored two goals unanswered. Ronaldo then scored two goals in very quick succession to send Portugal to the World Cup after winning 3-2. This is regarded as one of his finest games ever.
27 20/09/2014 Real Madrid v Deportivo La Coruna La Liga
Real Madrid equaled their highest recorded away victory with their 8-2 thrashing of Deportivo La Coruna. A Gareth Bale and Javier Hernandez brace complimented a stunning James Rodriguez strike.
28 23/09/2014 Real Madrid v Elche La Liga
After waiting nearly 11 months to score another hat-trick, Ronaldo scored two in three days. This time his victims were Elche. For good measure he added another goal to his tally, along with Bale to punish Elche for scoring first in the 5-1 win.
29 05/10/2014 Real Madrid v Athletic Club La Liga
Cristiano Ronaldo’s 22nd La Liga hat-trick allowed him to him to tie with Real Madrid legend Alfredo Di Stefano. It was Ronaldo’s third hat-trick in just four games. Despite personal accolades , Real Madrid sat fourth in the table after this 5-0 romp, where Karim Benzema registered two goals.
30 06/12/2014 Real Madrid v Celta Vigo La Liga
Ronaldo netted his 400th career goal in this 3-0 win over Celta Vigo. Fellow Portuguese legend Eusébio had passed away prior to the game, with his compatriot, Ronaldo, paying tribute to him by pointing to the sky in his celebrations.
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31 05/04/2015 Real Madrid v Granada La Liga
A grand day out for the lads, sure did’nt they only win 9-1. Ronaldo got on the list of scorers with five goals himself, with Benzema, Bale and an OG allowing Madrid to score 9 goals in a La Liga game for the first time in 47 years.
32 02/05/2015 Real Madrid v Sevilla La Liga
Ronaldo’s sixth hat-trick of the campaign helped his side close the gap to Barcelona to just two points with three games left. It wasaA tense game that eventually ended up costing Sevilla their 35 match unbeaten run at home. After an initial scare Ronaldo scored the three for the travelling side to win 3-2.
33 17/05/2015 Real Madrid v Espanyol La Liga
Ronaldo’s treble took his season tally to 45 in La Liga. The win here allowed the whole season to come down to the very last game of the season, with one point just separating Barcelona and Madrid. Marcelo helped Madrid to their third goal before an injury time fourth added to Ronaldo’s hat-trick legacy.
34 23/05/2015 Real Madrid v Getafe La Liga
Ronaldo finished the season with his best goal scoring record, ra total 61 goals in all competitions. This particular year was just one better then his previous best, 60 in 2010-11. Martin Odegaard replaced him during the game and become Real Madrids youngest ever La Liga player at just 16 years and 157 days. Madrid ended the season empty handed and Carlo Ancellotti’s tenure came to an end.
35 13/06/2015 Portugal v Armenia European Qualifiers
For his third game in a row Cristiano Ronaldo scored a hat-trick. This time it was to help his national side come from behind against Armenia in the European Qualifiers. Who would of thought that Portugal would go onto win the whole tournament just over a year later.
36 12/09/2015 Real Madrid v Espanyol La Liga
New manager Rafa Benitiz watched as Ronaldo managed to hit a quick 20-Minute hat-trick Against Espanyol. With that treble, Ronaldo had tied Raul as real Madrid’s all time top goalscorer. He banged in another two after that for good measure.
37 15/09/2015 Real Madrid v Shakhtar Donetsk Champions League
The opening fixture of the Champions League for Madrid seen them awarded two spot-kicks. Ronaldo duly converted the penalties and along with his other goal scored, took him to 80 Champions League goals at that time.
38 08/12/2015 Real Madrid v Malmo Champions League 8-0
Madrid equaled the biggest victory ever in the Champions League with this demolition of Malmo. The previous biggest win was also overseen by Rafa Benitiz , then Liverpool manager, as the reds beat Turkish side Besiktas. Benzema scored a hat-trick along with Kovacic getting one. However it was all about Ronaldo’s four goals, as he became the first ever player to score 11 goals in the group stages of the Champions league.
39 31/01/2016 Real Madrid v Espanyol La Liga
Benitez was out and Zidane was in. After three goals in the 16 opening minutes from Benzema, Ronaldo and Rodriguez, Real did not take their foot off the brake. An OG and another two from Ronaldo helped seal the victory in devastating fashion.
40 05/03/2016 Real Madrid v Celta Vigo La Liga
This 7-1 victory bridged the gap with local rivals Atletico at the top of La Liga. Bale, Rodriguez and Pepe were all on hand to contribute, however it was Ronaldo’s four goals in 26 minutes that was the story of the game.
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41 12/04/2016 Real Madrid v Wolfsburg Champions League
The force of nature Ronaldo helped Real Madrid overturn a two goal deficit at the Santiago Bernabeu. Wolfsburg were left reeling after two early quickfire goals from Ronaldo in the space of 86 seconds. Ronaldo finished the scoring on the 77th and with that a semi final clash with Barcelona awaited them. After the game when asked about Ronaldo manager Zinedine Zidane said “”He is special”.
42 07/10/2016 Portugal v Andorra World Cup Qualifier
Six Goals for the European Champions against nine men Andorra. Only the four for Ronaldo, what can you say? I’m surprised it was not more to be honest. Joao Cancelo and Andre Silva got a goal each in this unmerciful thrashing of the small nation.
43 29/10/2016 Real Madrid v Deportivo Alaves La Liga
This was the 20th different team that Ronaldo scored a hat-trick against for Real Madrid. Knowing him though, he probably was not happy coming off the pitch. Why? Well he also missed a penalty, and despite Madrid going top of the league, this would of no doubt annoyed the man.
44 19/11/2016 Real Madrid v Atletico Madrid La Liga
For the second time in his career, Cristiano Ronaldo scored three in El Derbi Madrileño. This helped Madrid create a nine point gap in La Liga between them and Atletico and stretched their undefeated streak to 29 games.
45 18/12/2016 Real Madrid v Kashima Antlers World Club Cup
Japanese side Kashima gave Real a scare in the Club World Cup Final, and forced the game into extra time at 2-2. Here Balon D’or winner Ronaldo shined with two goals in the final 30. In normal time it was both Ronaldo and Benzema who scored for Los Blancos. Winning the trophy meant that Madrid were now on a 37 game undefeated run in all competitions.
46 18/04/2017 Real Madrid v Bayern Munich Champions League
Once again extra time was needed for Ronaldo to secure his hat-trick. After a 2-1 victory away from home, Bayern valiantly fought back to bring the game passed 90 minutes. However in controversial fashion Madrid were awarded a penalty which Ronaldo slotted home to become the first man to score 100 Champions League goals. Asensio rounded off the result and helped Madrid seal a 6-3 aggregate victory.
47 02/05/2017 Real Madrid v Atletico Madrid Champions League
For the third time in his illustrious career the man from Madeira, Portugal slotted three passed an Atletico Madrid goalkeeper. Madrid would go onto lose the second leg, but it did not matter as due to Ronaldo’s goal scoring exploits in this tie, Real made their way to another Champions League final. Juventus stood in the way of a record 10th European cup, however they could stop the mighty Madrid from becoming the first team to successfully defend their title in the Champions League era.
48 31/08/2017 Portugal v Faroe Islands World Cup Qualifier
The poor Faroe Islands were the next team to suffer a trifecta of goals from the feet of Ronaldo. A stunning scissor-kick for the talisman three minutes in set the tone for the rest of the game. Ronaldo scored another two which brought his tally to 14 goals in his last six World Cup Qualifying matches.
49 10/02/2018 Real Madrid v Real Sociedad La Liga 5-2
Ronaldo’s second last La Liga hat-trick came in November 2011, which meant this one was 15 months in the making. He has always done well historically against Sociedad in the Bernabeu having scored 15 goals in seven games. Goals from Lucas Vázquez and Toni Kroos helped secure a 5-2 victory
50 18/03/2018 Real Madrid v Girona La Liga
This nine goal thriller would be the last time the Madrid Legend would score a hat-trick in-front of his adoring fans. How fitting it would be his 50th time he did so. In the end he came away with four goals with Bale and Vázquez providing the other two. It would of being hard for the passionate Madridistas to appreciate at the time, that this would be the last time they would witness him do this in the iconic white of Madrid.
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51 15/06/2018 Portugal v Spain World Cup Finals
Iberian rivals , Portugal and Spain meet in the group B opener of the 2018 World Cup in Russia. A stunning Ronaldo free kick late on to equalise stole the limelight from Nacho’s wonder-strike that put Spain ahead 3-2 initially.
52 12/03/2019 Juventus v Atletico Madrid Champions League
Atletico fans must hate this man. After signing with Juventus at the start of the season Ronaldo scored his first ever hat-trick for the club against a side he knows so well. In doing so Juventus produced a stunning Champions League comeback after losing the first leg 2-0.
53 05/06/2019 Portugal v Switzerland UEFA Nations League
Another sublime three goals for his country helped send Portugal into the Nations League finals with this 3-1 win over the Swiss. Sure did’nt they only go onto win the whole thing by defeated Netherlands 1-0.
54 10/09/2019 Portugal v Lithuania European Qualifiers
Ronaldo took his international goal tally to 93 by scoring four in their European qualifier against Lithuania. The win seen the defending European champs move within five points of group leaders Ukraine.
55 14/11/2019 Portugal v Lithuania European Qualifiers
Ronaldo buried another three next time he met minnow’s Lithuania in the reverse fixture. The visitors didn’t manage a single shot on Rui Patrício’s goal in the game and the six nil victory was well deserved.
56 06/01/2020 Juventus v Cagliari Italian Serie A
Ronaldos club hat-tricks were becoming a bit more scarce , as you would expect with age. Is he slowing down? Certainly, but in saying that he did still manage 30 goals in 33 appearances for I Bianconeri. Three of those goals came to the detriment of Cagliari in this 2020 game.
57 14/03/2021 Juventus v Cagliari Italian Serie A
After coming in for some criticism following Juventus being dumped out of the Champions League by Porto, Ronaldo took his wrath out on Cagliari, again. Not only was this his 57th hat-trick , Cristiano Ronaldo surpassed Brazilian legend Pele’s tally of goals scored in official matches by three. Pele sits on 767 official professional goals, and Ronaldo after this game sat on 770, wow.
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