How many hattricks does Messi have? How many international goals has Messi scored? Also, How many hat-trick has Messi scored without penalties? How many hat-tricks does Messi have in the Champions League? When was Messi first hat-trick? How many hat-tricks does Messi have for Argentina? Find the complete Lionel Messi Hat Trick List in club football, international football, UEFA Champions League with dates. Also read, Will Messi Play 2026 World Cup?
How Many Hat Tricks Has Messi Scored?
Lionel Messi is among the top 10 footballers with most number of hat-tricks in professional football. In fact, he is in the top 2 hat trick scorers among active footballers. As of today, Leo Messi has netted 58 hattricks in professional football. Messi’s first-ever 3-goals came in March 2007. It was against Real Madrid that introduced a potential legend of the game. Messi also shares the record for scoring the most number of hat-tricks (9) in a calendar year (2012). He has double-digit hat-tricks in international football while being joint top hat-trick scorer in the UEFA Champions League (8).
Messi Hat Trick List
| Number | Scored For | Against | Competition | Match Date |
| 58th | Argentina (N.T.) | Bolivia | FIFA WC Qualification | Oct 15th, 2024 |
| 57th | Argentina (N.T.) | Curacao | International Friendly | Mar 28th, 2023 |
| 56th (5G) | Argentina (N.T.) | Estonia | International Friendly | Jun 5th, 2022 |
| 55th | Argentina (N.T.) | Bolivia | FIFA WC Qualification | Sep 9th, 2021 |
| 54th (4G) | FC Barcelona (Club) | Eibar | Spanish La Liga | Feb 22nd, 2020 |
| 53rd | FC Barcelona (Club) | Real Mallorca | Spanish La Liga | Dec 7th, 2019 |
| 52nd | FC Barcelona (Club) | Celta Vigo | Spanish La Liga | Nov 9th, 2019 |
| 51st | FC Barcelona (Club) | Real Betis | Spanish La Liga | Mar 17th, 2019 |
| 50th | FC Barcelona (Club) | Sevilla | Spanish La Liga | Feb 23rd, 2019 |
| 49th | FC Barcelona (Club) | Levante | Spanish La Liga | Dec 16th, 2018 |
| 48th | FC Barcelona (Club) | PSV Eindhoven | UEFA Champions League | Sep 18th, 2018 |
| 47th | Argentina (N.T.) | Haiti | International Friendly | May 29th, 2018 |
| 46th | FC Barcelona (Club) | Deportivo La Coruna | Spanish La Liga | Apr 29th, 2018 |
| 45th | FC Barcelona (Club) | Leganes | Spanish La Liga | Apr 7th, 2018 |
| 44th | Argentina (N.T.) | Ecuador | FIFA WC Qualification | Oct 10th, 2017 |
| 43rd (4G) | FC Barcelona (Club) | Eibar | Spanish La Liga | Sep 19th, 2017 |
| 42nd | FC Barcelona (Club) | Espanyol | Spanish La Liga | Sep 9th, 2017 |
| 41st | FC Barcelona (Club) | Man City | UEFA Champions League | Oct 19th, 2016 |
| 40th | FC Barcelona (Club) | Celtic | UEFA Champions League | Sep 13th, 2016 |
| 39th | Argentina (N.T.) | Panama | Copa América Centenario | Jun 10th, 2016 |
| 38th | FC Barcelona (Club) | Rayo Vallecano | Spanish La Liga | Mar 3rd, 2016 |
| 37th | FC Barcelona (Club) | Valencia | Copa del Rey | Feb 3rd, 2016 |
| 36th | FC Barcelona (Club) | Granada | Spanish La Liga | Jan 9th, 2016 |
| 35th | FC Barcelona (Club) | Rayo Vallecano | Spanish La Liga | Mar 15th, 2015 |
| 34th | FC Barcelona (Club) | Levante | Spanish La Liga | Feb 15th, 2015 |
| 33rd | FC Barcelona (Club) | Deportivo La Coruna | Spanish La Liga | Jan 18th, 2015 |
| 32nd | FC Barcelona (Club) | Espanyol | Spanish La Liga | Dec 7th, 2014 |
| 31st | FC Barcelona (Club) | APOEL FC | UEFA Champions League | Nov 25th, 2014 |
| 30th | FC Barcelona (Club) | Sevilla | Spanish La Liga | Nov 22nd, 2014 |
| 29th | FC Barcelona (Club) | Real Madrid | Spanish La Liga | Mar 23rd, 2014 |
| 28th | FC Barcelona (Club) | Osasuna | Spanish La Liga | Mar 16th, 2014 |
| 27th | FC Barcelona (Club) | Ajax | UEFA Champions League | Sep 18th, 2013 |
| 26th | FC Barcelona (Club) | Valencia | Spanish La Liga | Sep 1st, 2013 |
| 25th | Argentina (N.T.) | Guatemala | International Friendly | Jun 14th, 2013 |
| 24th (4G) | FC Barcelona (Club) | Osasuna | Spanish La Liga | Jan 27th, 2013 |
| 23rd | FC Barcelona (Club) | Deportivo La Coruna | Spanish La Liga | Oct 20th, 2012 |
| 22nd | Argentina (N.T.) | Brazil | International Friendly | Jun 9th, 2012 |
| 21st | FC Barcelona (Club) | Malaga | Spanish La Liga | May 5th, 2012 |
| 20th | FC Barcelona (Club) | Granada | Spanish La Liga | May 2nd, 2012 |
| 19th (4G) | FC Barcelona (Club) | Espanyol | Spanish La Liga | Mar 20th, 2012 |
| 18th (5G) | FC Barcelona (Club) | Bayer Leverkusen | UEFA Champions League | Mar 7th, 2012 |
| 17th | Argentina (N.T.) | Switzerland | International Friendly | Feb 29th, 2012 |
| 16th (4G) | FC Barcelona (Club) | Valencia | Spanish La Liga | Feb 19th, 2012 |
| 15th | FC Barcelona (Club) | Malaga | Spanish La Liga | Jan 22nd, 2012 |
| 14th | FC Barcelona (Club) | Viktoria Plzeň | UEFA Champions League | Nov 1st, 2011 |
| 13th | FC Barcelona (Club) | Mallorca | Spanish La Liga | Oct 29th, 2011 |
| 12th | FC Barcelona (Club) | Atletico Madrid | Spanish La Liga | Sep 24th, 2011 |
| 11th | FC Barcelona (Club) | Osasuna | Spanish La Liga | Sep 17th, 2011 |
| 10th | FC Barcelona (Club) | Atletico Madrid | Spanish La Liga | Feb 5th, 2011 |
| 9th | FC Barcelona (Club) | Real Betis | Copa del Rey | Jan 12th, 2011 |
| 8th | FC Barcelona (Club) | Almeria | Spanish La Liga | Nov 20th, 2010 |
| 7th | FC Barcelona (Club) | Sevilla | Supercopa de España | Aug 21st, 2010 |
| 6th (4G) | FC Barcelona (Club) | Arsenal | UEFA Champions League | Apr 6th, 2010 |
| 5th | FC Barcelona (Club) | Zaragoza | Spanish La Liga | Mar 21st, 2010 |
| 4th | FC Barcelona (Club) | Valencia | Spanish La Liga | Mar 14th, 2010 |
| 3rd | FC Barcelona (Club) | Tenerife | Spanish La Liga | Jan 10th, 2010 |
| 2nd | FC Barcelona (Club) | Atletico Madrid | Copa del Rey | Jan 6th, 2009 |
| 1st | FC Barcelona (Club) | Real Madrid | Spanish La Liga | Mar 10th, 2007 |
Messi Hat-Trick List International
Leo scored his maiden international hat trick for Argentina on the Leap Year’s Day in 2012. It was a friendly fixture against Switzerland. Then came one of his memorable hat-tricks in an international game against Brazil (June 2012) in the Super Clasico. Leo netted his first competitive hat trick in international football in June 2016. It was against Panama in a Copa América Centenario fixture.
Leo hasn’t scored a FIFA World Cup mainstage hat-trick yet but has 3 of those in the qualifying rounds. Probably his biggest and most influential one in Argentina shirt against Ecuador in a do-or-die game that handed Albicelestes the ticket for Russia. He scored his latest 2 competitive international hat-tricks against Bolivia, both in the qualifiers. Meanwhile, he has scored 5 goals in an international game against Estonia (Friendly, June 2022). It’s the only time he has scored more than 4 in the Argentina shirt. Last but not least, Leo Messi has 10 international hat-tricks.
Messi Champions League Hat Tricks
Leo holds the record for the most number of hat-tricks in the UCL along with Ronaldo. He netted 8 of those in the biggest club competition in Europe. In April 2010, Messi’s maiden UCL hat-trick came against Arsenal. In that game, Leo netted 4 times. Messi produced one of the top forward performances in UCL history in the game against Bayer Leverkusen. On March 7th, 2012, the German side suffered devastation as the left-footed magician made children’s play with them scoring 5. Messi’s other UCL hat-tricks came against Viktoria Plzeň, Ajax, APOEL FC, Celtic, etc.
However, he may remember his UCL hat-trick scored on October 19th, 2016 for a long long time. Because it came against Man City, a rising power of European football during that time. No doubt, the best of the lots were the 2 against Leverkusen and Arsenal. By the way, Messi’s last ever UCL 3 goals came on September 18th, 2018 against Dutch side PSV Eindhoven. All 8 netted wearing Barca shirts.
Messi Hat Trick Without Penalties
Among Messi’s 58 hat-tricks, 44 came without penalties! That’s more than 3/4th. Ronaldo’s without penalty hat-trick is only in the 20s. Only 14 times Leo registered hat-tricks with the help of a penalty goal. In fact, he sacrificed many chances to convert his braces to hattricks but let his teammates take the spot kicks when the game was ensured.
When did Messi Last Score a Hat-Trick?
Lionel Messi registered his last hat-trick on October 15th, 2024 against Bolivia. It was a World Cup Qualifier game. Moreover, his last 3-goals in a Barca shirt came on Feb 22nd, 2020 against Eibar in the Spanish La Liga. In the UCL, Messi’s last hat-trick was against PSV in September 2018. Also see, Best Messi Moments World Cup 2022.