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. 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

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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