List of I-League hat-tricks
Since the inception of the Indian association football league competition, the I-League, in 2007, around more than 15 players scored three or more goals in a single match. The first player to achieve the feat was Brazilian Eduardo da Silva Escobar, who scored three times for JCT in a 3–1 victory over East Bengal. Four players have scored more than three goals in a match, these four players are, Odafe Onyeka Okolie, Jeje Lalpekhlua, Tolgay Özbey and Roberto Mendes Silva. Baljit Sahni holds the record for the quickest I-League hat-trick, netting three times against Shillong Lajong in 54 minutes.
Odafe has scored three or more goals nine times in the I-League, more than any other player. Three players have each scored hat-tricks for two different clubs: Odafe Onyeka Okolie (Churchill Brothers and Mohun Bagan), Muritala Ali (Mahindra United and Mohun Bagan) Ranti Martins for (Dempo and Prayag United).
Hat-tricks
Player | Nationality | For | Against | Result | Date | Ref |
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da Silva Escobar, EduardoEduardo da Silva Escobar | Brazil | JCT | East Bengal | 3–1 | 30 November 2007 | [1] |
Onyeka Okolie, OdafeOdafe Onyeka Okolie | Nigeria | Churchill Brothers | East Bengal | 3–2 | 13 December 2007 | [1] |
Chimaokwu, FelixFelix Chimaokwu | Nigeria | Salgaocar | Mohun Bagan | 5–4 | 22 December 2007 | [1] |
Onyeka Okolie, OdafeOdafe Onyeka Okolie4 | Nigeria | Churchill Brothers | Salgaocar | 5–1 | 31 December 2007 | [1] |
Ranty Martins | Nigeria | Dempo | Sporting Clube de Goa | 4–1 | 13 January 2008 | [1] |
Onyeka Okolie, OdafeOdafe Onyeka Okolie4 | Nigeria | Churchill Brothers | Mahindra United | 4–2 | 14 January 2008 | [1] |
Onyeka Okolie, OdafeOdafe Onyeka Okolie | Nigeria | Churchill Brothers | Vasco | 4–1 | 25 October 2008 | [2] |
Onyeka Okolie, OdafeOdafe Onyeka Okolie6 | Nigeria | Churchill Brothers | Vasco | 9–1 | 21 February 2009 | [3] |
Sahni, BaljitBaljit Sahni | India | JCT | Shillong Lajong | 5–1 | 4 October 2009 | [4] |
Ali, MuritalaMuritala Ali | Nigeria | Mahindra United | Salgaocar | 4–1 | 18 October 2009 | [5] |
Ali, MuritalaMuritala Ali | Nigeria | Mahindra United | Air India | 4–0 | 12 November 2009 | [6] |
Onyeka Okolie, OdafeOdafe Onyeka Okolie | Nigeria | Churchill Brothers | Prayag United | 4–2 | 7 March 2010 | [7] |
Onyeka Okolie, OdafeOdafe Onyeka Okolie | Nigeria | Churchill Brothers | Mumbai | 5–1 | 18 December 2010 | [8] |
Onyeka Okolie, OdafeOdafe Onyeka Okolie5 | Nigeria | Churchill Brothers | Pailan Arrows | 6–0 | 3 January 2011 | [9] |
Mandjou, KeitaKeita Mandjou | Guinea | Pune | JCT | 4–0 | 30 January 2011 | |
Kumar, AnilAnil Kumar | India | Chirag United Club Kerala | Air India | 7–1 | 20 February 2011 | |
Lalpekhlua, JejeJeje Lalpekhlua4 | India | Pailan Arrows | Air India | 5–2 | 13 March 2011 | |
Ozbey, TolgayTolgay Ozbey | Australia | East Bengal | Air India | 3–0 | 4 April 2011 | |
Lalpekhlua, JejeJeje Lalpekhlua | India | Pailan Arrows | Mohun Bagan | 5–4 | 29 May 2011 | |
Ali, MuritalaMuritala Ali | Nigeria | Mohun Bagan | Pailan Arrows | 5–4 | 29 May 2011 | |
Ranty Martins6 | Nigeria | Dempo | Air India | 14–0 | 30 May 2011 | [10] |
Mendes Silva, RobertoRoberto Mendes Silva4 | Brazil | Dempo | Air India | 14–0 | 30 May 2011 | [10] |
Odafe Onyeka Okolie | Nigeria | Mohun Bagan | Pailan Arrows | 3–1 | 23 October 2011 | |
James Moga | South Sudan | Sporting Clube de Goa | Salgaocar | 4–2 | 5 November 2011 | |
Josimar | Brazil | Prayag United | Pune | 5–1 | 5 November 2011 | |
Tolgay Ozbey4 | Australia | East Bengal | HAL | 8–1 | 23 November 2011 | |
Henry Antchouet | Gabon | Churchill Brothers | Shillong Lajong | 6–0 | 17 December 2011 | |
David Opara | Nigeria | Churchill Brothers | Sporting Clube de Goa | 5–0 | 28 December 2011 | |
Odafe Onyeka Okolie | Nigeria | Mohun Bagan | Churchill Brothers | 3–2 | 15 January 2012 | |
David Opara | Nigeria | Churchill Brothers | Chirag United Kerala | 4–0 | 4 April 2012 | |
Rohit Chand | Nepal | HAL | Pune | 4–6 | 10 April 2012 | |
Gbeneme Friday4 | Nigeria | Mumbai | HAL | 5–1 | 14 April 2012 | |
David Sunday | Nigeria | Chirag United Kerala | East Bengal | 3–4 | 16 April 2012 | |
Chinadorai Sabeeth | India | Pailan Arrows | Chirag United Kerala | 3–0 | 25 April 2012 | |
Ranti Martins | Nigeria | Prayag United | Air India | 5–1 | 7 October 2012 | |
Akram Moghrabi | Lebanon | Churchill Brothers | ONGC | 5–0 | 11 October 2012 | |
Odafe Onyeka Okolie | Nigeria | Mohun Bagan | Sporting Goa | 3–1 | 4 November 2012 | |
Ranti Martins5 | Nigeria | Prayag United | United Sikkim | 10–1 | 10 November 2012 | |
Bineesh Balan | India | Churchill Brothers | Sporting Goa | 8–4 | 16 December 2012 | |
Chidi Edeh | Nigeria | East Bengal | Salgaocar | 4–1 | 5 January 2013 | |
Koko Sakibo | Nigeria | Dempo | United Sikkim | 7–0 | 19 January 2013 | |
C.K. Vineeth | India | Prayag United | Air India | 4–1 | 2 February 2013 | |
Odafe Onyeka Okolie | Nigeria | Mohun Bagan | Sporting Goa | 5–1 | 7 April 2013 | |
Josimar | Brazil | Salgaocar | United Sikkim | 9–0 | 13 April 2013 | |
Kalu Ogba | Nigeria | Sporting Goa | Shillong Lajong | 5–1 | 14 December 2013 | |
Tolgay Özbey4 | Australia | Dempo | Churchill Brothers | 4–1 | 28 March 2014 | |
Yusif Yakubu | Ghana | Mumbai | Churchill Brothers | 4–2 | 13 April 2014 | |
Cornell Glen | Trinidad and Tobago | Shillong Lajong | Mohammedan | 5–4 | 16 April 2014 | |
Thongkhosiem Haokip | India | Pune FC | Shillong Lajong | 5–2 | 29 January 2015 | |
Ranti Martins5 | Nigeria | East Bengal | Dempo | 5–1 | 1 March 2015 | |
Satiyasen Singh | India | Royal Wahingdoh | Salgaocar | 4–2 | 3 May 2015 | |
Odafe Onyeka Okolie | Nigeria | Sporting Goa | Pune | 4–0 | 30 May 2015 | |
Cornell Glen | Trinidad and Tobago | Shillong Lajong | East Bengal | 5–1 | 30 May 2015 | |
Ranti Martins | Nigeria | East Bengal | Shillong Lajong | 4–0 | 9 February 2016 | |
Darryl Duffy | Scotland | Salgaocar | DSK Shivajians | 3–2 | 14 February 2016 | |
Ranti Martins | Nigeria | East Bengal | Aizawl | 3–2 | 12 March 2016 | |
Notes
- 4 Player scored 4 goals
- 5 Player scored 5 goals
- 6 Player scored 6 goals
Players with most hat-tricks
Rank | Player | Hat-tricks |
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1 | Odafe Onyeka Okolie | 13 |
2 | Ranti Martins | 7 |
3 | Muritala Ali | 3 |
Tolgay Özbey | ||
5 | Jeje Lalpekhlua | 2 |
Josimar | ||
David Opara | ||
Cornell Glen | ||
References
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- ↑ "Odafe hat-trick guides Churchill to 4–1 victory". Times of India. Goa. 25 October 2008. Retrieved 25 November 2011.
- ↑ "Odafe scores 6 in Churchill's nine". Calcutta Telegraph. Margao. 21 February 2011. Retrieved 25 November 2011.
- ↑ "JCT 5–1 Shillong Lajong". Soccerway. 4 October 2009. Retrieved 25 November 2011.
- ↑ "Mahindra United 4–1 Salgaocar". Soccerway. 18 October 2009. Retrieved 25 November 2011.
- ↑ "Mahindra United 4–0 Air India". Soccerway. 12 November 2009. Retrieved 25 November 2011.
- ↑ "Churchill Brothers 4–2 Chirag United". Soccerway. 3 March 2010. Retrieved 25 November 2011.
- ↑ "Churchill Brothers 5–1 Mumbai". soccerway. 18 December 2010. Retrieved 25 November 2011.
- ↑ "Churchill Brothers 6–0 Pailan Arrows". goal.com. 3 January 2011. Retrieved 25 November 2011.
- 1 2 Noronha, Anselm (25 May 2011). "Martins Nets Double Hat-trick To Record Their Biggest Victory". goal.com. Margao. Retrieved 25 November 2011.