Manchester United narrowly beat Norwich 3-2, and Cristiano Ronaldo scored a hat-trick, which was the 60th hat-trick of his career, which was very landmark! Next, we will take a detailed look at the data.
60 hats in 10 major events
Ronaldo's 60 hat-tricks were 50 at clubs and 10 at the national team. And Messi, another of the two proudest, has scored hat-tricks 55 times in his career, 5 times less than the president, 48 times for the club and 7 times for the national team.
Ronaldo wears a hat 60 times, and the distribution of events is extremely wide. Three times in the Premier League – Manchester United have only had one in the first period and two times this season. La Liga up to 33 times and Serie A 2 times.
8 Champions League, 2 Copa del Rey and 2 Club World Cups. 3 European Championship qualifiers, 5 World Cup qualifiers, 1 World Cup final and 1 UEFA Nations League.
13 years of continuous hat wearing uninterrupted
In 2022, Ronaldo has scored two hat-tricks, and Messi has not done it once. It was also 2 times in 2021, 1 time in 2020 and 4 times in 2019.
Ronaldo's record number of hats in a single year is 9 times in 2011! It was followed by 8 in 2013 and 2015, followed by 7 in 2014.
The president has been wearing a hat for 13 consecutive years, and the last time he didn't perform a hat-trick in a single natural year was in 2009, and the first hat of his career came in 2008.
Perfect hat-trick
Left and right feet, plus headers, all three parts have goals, which is the so-called "perfect hat trick", and it is already rare for a player to complete once in his entire career.
In 60 hat-tricks, C Ronaldo actually achieved "perfect" 9 times, which can be said to be quite magical! And none of Messi's 55 hat-tricks are "perfect."
The most goals scored in a single game
According to the traditional definition of hat-trick, not only 3 goals scored in a single game, but also more than 3 goals. Ronaldo's single goal record is 5 goals - the so-called "slap trick", which has been completed twice!
The first time was on 5 May 2015, when La Liga swept Granada 9-1 for Real Madrid. The second was on 12 September of the same year, with a 6-0 victory over Espanyol.
In addition, Cristiano Ronaldo has scored four goals in a single game eight times, the so-called senior year, most recently in the European Championship qualifiers of Portugal 5-1 Lithuania on September 10, 2019.
Hat-trick regret
In terms of wearing a hat, C Ronaldo still has several regrets. First, he never completed a single hat-trick with his back foot— his left foot— and Messi did once complete a hat-trick with his right foot.
Second, Cristiano Ronaldo hasn't completed a set-piece hat-trick, either on penalties or free kicks. Messi has scored 1 penalty and scored twice in a free-kick.
Third, the president has never scored 6 goals in a single game and completed a double hat-trick! Of course, Messi didn't do it either.
Fourth, Ronaldo has not scored a hat-trick at the European Cup, and given that he will turn 39 in 2024, I am afraid that there is no way to make up for this regret.