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HARRY KANE now has the seventh most hat-tricks in soccer history after scoring his twelfth career treble on Thursday night.
The 27-year-old Tottenham star scored three times when his team booked their Europa League spot in a 7-2 beating of Maccabi Haifa.
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It was Kane’s twelfth hat-trick in his career, an incredible feat for a player just entering his prime.
In fact, Kane now has so many hat-tricks, coach José Mourinho joked: “He has scored so many hat-tricks that I don’t even think he will keep all the balls at home.”
And his latest treble lifted him up the ranks of the most hat-tricked players of all time, behind a host of superstar forwards.
We take a look at the top seven, in reverse order …
= 7. RADAMEL FALCAO
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Hat tricks: 12
actual club: Galatasaray
The Colombian striker was prolific early in his career during his spells at Porto, Atlético de Madrid and Monaco.
But Falcao struggled during his spells at Manchester United and Chelsea and now plays for Galatasaray, where he has yet to add to his hat-trick account.
= 7. HARRY KANE
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Hat tricks: 12
actual club: Tottenham
THE England star was something of a slow starter at Spurs, but has exploded since his big season in 2014-15.
Arguably Kane has his best years ahead of him and he could keep climbing this list before hanging up his boots.
6. EDINSON CAVANI
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Hat tricks: fifteen
actual club: Free agent
In SOME WAY still as a free agent after being released by Paris Saint-Germain this summer, Cavani is being hunted by a host of clubs, including Atlético de Madrid.
And it’s easy to see why, as the prolific Uruguayan scored 15 career 3s, the most recent of which came in a 9-0 beating of Guingamp in January 2019.
5. SERGIO AGUERO
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Hat tricks: 17
actual club: City man
THE Argentine legend has battled injuries in recent seasons, but he still has a chance to climb the rankings.
The Man City icon has scored 17 career 3s, the last of which came on January 6-1 against Aston Villa.
4. ROBERT LEWANDOWSKI
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Hat tricks: 22
actual club: Bayern Munich
DISCUSSIBLY the best striker on the planet right now, Lewandowski has been on fire the last few seasons.
The Polish star scored three hat-tricks for the club and the national team last season, including FOUR in the 6-0 Champions League victory over Red Star Belgrade.
3. LUIS SUAREZ
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Hat tricks: 29
actual club: Atletico Madrid
The former Liverpool player nearly scored a hat-trick in just 20 minutes off the bench during his Atleti debut, scoring two goals and adding an assist to show that Barcelona manager Ronald Koeman still has it on his side. 33 years.
Suarez’s numbers are somewhat warped thanks to his love of playing Norwich, scoring three hat-tricks in just six games against Canarias.
His most recent hat-trick came in a 5-1 win at El Clásico in October 2018.
2. LIONEL MESSI
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Hat tricks: 53
actual club: Barcelona
SINCE Suárez’s 29, there’s a monstrous leap to Messi in second place, with 53 hat-tricks.
Messi scored three triples last season alone, still miles from his record of EIGHT in a single LaLiga campaign.
1. CRISTIANO RONALDO
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Hat tricks: 54
actual club: Juventus
ONLY one ahead of his rival GOAT is Ronaldo, with 54 3-pointers in his career.
The now Juventus star joined Messi to revel in the 3-pointers in LaLiga during his career.
Since joining Juve in 2018, Ronaldo has added five trios for the club and the country, the most recent of which came in a 4-0 Serie A win over Cagliari.
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