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

Score lists United States first.

No.PlayerOpponentGoalsScoreVenueCompetitionDateRef
1
Archie Stark  Canada5
6–1
Ebbets Field, BrooklynFriendlyNovember 8, 1925[1]
2
Bert Patenaude  Paraguay3 – (10', 15', 50')
3–0
Estadio Gran Parque Central, Montevideo1930 FIFA World CupJuly 17, 1930[2]
3
Aldo Donelli  Mexico4 – (17', 30', 74', 87')
4–2
Stadio Nazionale PNF, Rome1934 FIFA World Cup qualificationMay 24, 1934[3]
4
Peter Millar  Bermuda3 – (22', 63', 82')
6–2
Municipal Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri1970 FIFA World Cup qualificationNovember 2, 1968[4]
5
Joe-Max Moore  El Salvador4 – (35', 42', 65', 70')
7–0
Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los AngelesFriendlyDecember 5, 1993[5]
6
Brian McBride3 – (9', 11', 21')
4–0
Rose Bowl, Pasadena, California2002 CONCACAF Gold CupJanuary 27, 2002[6]
7
Landon Donovan  Cuba4 – (22', 26', 55', 76')
5–0
Gillette Stadium, Foxborough, Massachusetts2003 CONCACAF Gold CupJuly 19, 2003[7]
8
Eddie Johnson  Panama3 – (71', 85', 88')
6–0
Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium, Washington, D.C.2006 FIFA World Cup qualificationOctober 13, 2004[8]
9
Taylor Twellman  Norway3 – (5', 17', 76')
5–0
Home Depot Center, Carson, CaliforniaFriendlyJanuary 29, 2006[9]
10
Landon Donovan (2)  Ecuador3 – (1', 66', 67')
3–1
Raymond James Stadium, Tampa, FloridaMarch 25, 2007[10]
11
Sacha Kljestan  Sweden3 – (17', 40' pen., 74')
3–2
Home Depot Center, Carson, CaliforniaJanuary 24, 2009[11]
12
Jozy Altidore  Trinidad and Tobago3 – (13', 71', 89')
3–0
Nissan Stadium, Nashville, Tennessee2010 FIFA World Cup qualificationApril 1, 2009[12]
13
Landon Donovan (3)  Scotland3 – (3', 59', 65')
5–1
EverBank Field, Jacksonville, FloridaFriendlyMay 26, 2012[13]
14
Chris Wondolowski  Belize3 – (12', 37', 41')
6–1
Providence Park, Portland, Oregon2013 CONCACAF Gold CupJuly 9, 2013[14]
15
Jozy Altidore (2)  Bosnia and Herzegovina3 – (59', 84', 86')
4–3
Koševo City Stadium, SarajevoFriendlyAugust 14, 2013[15]
16
Clint Dempsey  Cuba3 – (4', 64', 78')
6–0
M&T Bank Stadium, Baltimore2015 CONCACAF Gold CupJuly 18, 2015[16]
17
Clint Dempsey (2)  Honduras3 – (32', 49', 54')
6–0
Avaya Stadium, San Jose, California2018 FIFA World Cup qualificationMarch 25, 2017[17]
18
Weston McKennie  Cuba3 – (1', 5', 13')
7–0
Audi Field, Washington, D.C.2019–20 CONCACAF Nations LeagueOctober 11, 2019[18]
19
Christian Pulisic  Panama3 – (17' pen., 45+4' pen., 65')
5–1
Exploria Stadium, Orlando, Florida2022 FIFA World Cup qualificationMarch 27, 2022[19]
20
Jesús Ferreira  Grenada4 – (43', 54', 56', 78')
5–0
Q2 Stadium, Austin, Texas2022–23 CONCACAF Nations LeagueJune 10, 2022[20]
21
Jesús Ferreira (2)  Saint Kitts and Nevis3 – (16', 25', 50')
6–0
CityPark, St. Louis, Missouri2023 CONCACAF Gold CupJune 28, 2023[21]
22
Jesús Ferreira (3)  Trinidad and Tobago3 – (14', 38', 45+3' pen.)
6–0
Bank of America Stadium, Charlotte, North CarolinaJuly 2, 2023[22]

Hat-tricks conceded by the United States

Score lists United States first.

No.PlayerOpponentGoalsScoreVenueCompetitionDateRef
1
Ned Brooks  Irish Free State3
1–3
Dalymount Park, DublinFriendlyJune 16, 1924[23]
2
Domingo Tarasconi  Argentina4 – (24', 63', 66', 89')
2–11
Olympic Stadium, Amsterdam1928 Summer OlympicsMay 29, 1928[24]
3
Roberto Cherro3 – (47', 49', 57')
4
Angelo Schiavio  Italy3 – (18', 29', 64')
1–7
Stadio Nazionale PNF, Rome1934 FIFA World CupMay 27, 1934[25]
5
Dally Duncan  Scotland3
1–5
Polo Grounds, ManhattanFriendlyMay 19, 1935[26]
6
Manuel Alonso  Mexico3 – (38', 54', 66')
3–7
Parque Necaxa, Mexico CitySeptember 19, 1937[27]
7
Adalberto López3 – (3', 35', 85')
0–5
Gran Stadium Cervecería Tropical, Havana1947 NAFC ChampionshipJuly 13, 1947[28]
8
Gunnar Thoresen  Norway3
0–11
Ullevaal Stadion, OsloFriendlyAugust 6, 1948[29]
9
Odd Wang Sørensen5
10
Luis de la Fuente  Mexico3 – (37', 55', 58')
0–6
Estadio Olímpico de los Deportes, Mexico City1949 NAFC ChampionshipSeptember 4, 1949[30]
11
Horacio Casarín3 – (23', 41', 76)
2–6
September 18, 1949[31]
12
Lawrie Reilly  Scotland3 – (9', 11', 34')
0–6
Hampden Park, GlasgowFriendlyApril 30, 1952[32]
13
Salvador Reyes  Mexico3 – (33', 69', 76')
0–6
Estadio Olímpico Universitario, Mexico City1958 FIFA World Cup qualificationApril 7, 1957[33]
14
Alfredo Hernández3 – (22', 36', 82')
2–7
Veterans Memorial Stadium, Long Beach, CaliforniaApril 28, 1957[34]
15
Bobby Charlton  England3 – (64, 82' pen., 85')
1–8
Wrigley Field, Los AngelesFriendlyMay 28, 1959[35]
16
Roger Hunt4 – (4', 22', 53', 64')
0–10
Downing Stadium, New York CityMay 27, 1964[36]
17
Fred Pickering3 – (6', 47', 74')
18
Mordechai Spiegler  Israel4 – (71', 79', 83', 89')
0–4
Temple Stadium, PhiladelphiaSeptember 25, 1968[37]
19
Hugues Guillaume  Haiti3
2–5
Stade Sylvio Cator, Port-au-PrinceOctober 21, 1968[38]
20
Włodzimierz Lubański  Poland3 – (17', 24', 84')
0–4
Stadion ŁKS, ŁódźMarch 20, 1973[39]
21
Kazimierz Deyna3 – (32', 67', 71')
0–7
Warta Stadion, PoznańMarch 26, 1975[40]
22
Bernard Lacombe  France3 – (8', 14', 37')
0–6
Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, New JerseyMay 7, 1979[41]
23
Ulf Kirsten  East Germany3 – (17', 31', 66')
2–3
Sportforum Hohenschönhausen, East BerlinMarch 28, 1990[42]
24
Karl-Heinz Riedle  Germany3 – (34', 39', 59')
3–4
Soldier Field, Chicago1993 U.S. CupJune 13, 1993[43]
25
Per Pedersen  Denmark4 – (16', 26', 45', 55')
1–4
Rose Bowl, Pasadena, California1997 U.S. CupJanuary 22, 1997[44]
26
Nicklas Bendtner3 – (33', 83', 90+1')
2–3
Aarhus Idrætspark, AarhusFriendlyMarch 25, 2015[45]

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