List of Premier Soccer League hat-tricks

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Aubrey Ngoma (pictured here during his time with Cape Town City) is one of the players to score a hat-trick of more than three goals.

The first hat-trick in the Premier Soccer League was scored in 1996, and there have been over 150 hat-tricks scored since then. Pollen Ndlanya is the player with most hat-tricks, having scored six. The fastest hat-trick was scored by James Chamanga, between the 20th and 25th minute for Moroka Swallows in December 2007. Richard Henyekane is the player with most hat-tricks in a season for Golden Arrows, having scored three in 2008–09 season. Peter Shalulile is the first player with back to back hat-trick in 2021–22 season. Bonfils-Caleb Bimenyimana is the first player to score hat-trick with only penalties 2022–23 season.[citation needed]

Hat-tricks[edit]

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Key
4 Player scored four goals
5 Player scored five goals
Player scored hat-trick as a substitute
* The home team
Note: The results column shows the scorer's team score first
Player Nationality For Result Against Date Ref
Collins Mbesuma  Zambia Kaizer Chiefs 4–1 Dynamos* 2004
Collins Mbesuma  Zambia Moroka Swallows* 4–3 Mamelodi Sundowns F.C.* 2005
James Chamanga5  Zambia Moroka Swallows* 6–2 Platinum Stars 9 December 2007 [2]
Thulasizwe Mbuyane  South Africa Orlando Pirates* 4–0 Jomo Cosmos 29 August 2009 [3]
Ayanda Dlamini  South Africa AmaZulu 4–0 Moroka Swallows* 16 December 2009 [4]
Bradley Grobler  South Africa Platinum Stars* 3–1 Mpumalanga Black Aces 2 February 2011 [5]
Lennox Bacela  South Africa Bloemfontein Celtic* 5–0 SuperSport United 27 February 2011 [6]
Anthony Laffor  Liberia SuperSport United* 5–2 Santos FC 16 April 2011 [7]
Bryce Moon  South Africa Golden Arrows* 3–2 AmaZulu 7 May 2011 [8]
Nyasha Mushekwi  Zimbabwe Mamelodi Sundowns* 3–1 Bloemfontein Celtic 21 May 2011 [9]
Siyabonga Nomvethe  South Africa Moroka Swallows* 3–2 Golden Arrows 29 April 2012 [10]
Bernard Parker4  South Africa Kaizer Chiefs 6–0 AmaZulu* 11 August 2012 [11]
Aubrey Ngoma4  South Africa University of Pretoria 5–1 Ajax Cape Town* 29 September 2012 [12]
Edward Manqele  South Africa Moroka Swallows* 3–2 Mpumalanga Black Aces 30 August 2013 [13]
Sibusiso Vilakazi  South Africa Bidvest Wits* 3–2 SuperSport United 25 February 2014 [14]
Richard Henyekane  South Africa Free State Stars 3–1 Bidvest Wits* 15 March 2014 [15]
Reginald Mlaba  South Africa Mpumalanga Black Aces* 5–2 Moroka Swallows 15 March 2014 [16]
Eleazar Rodgers  South Africa Platinum Stars* 4–2 AmaZulu 22 November 2014 [17]
Sibusiso Vilakazi  South Africa Bidvest Wits* 4–2 Ajax Cape Town 10 December 2014 [18]
Mogakolodi Ngele  Botswana Platinum Stars 3–3 Orlando Pirates* 8 April 2015 [19]
Thobani Mncwango4  South Africa Polokwane City* 4–1 SuperSport United 16 January 2016 [20]
James Keene  England Bidvest Wits* 5–0 Polokwane City 22 January 2016 [21]
Jeremy Brockie  New Zealand SuperSport United 4–2 Jomo Cosmos* 27 February 2016 [22]
Lerato Manzini  South Africa Chippa United* 4–1 Platinum Stars 27 April 2016 [23]
Gabadinho Mhango4  Malawi Golden Arrows 4–2 Mpumalanga Black Aces* 27 April 2016 [24]
Anthony Laffor  Liberia Mamelodi Sundowns 3–0 University of Pretoria* 4 May 2016 [25]
Tendai Ndoro  Zimbabwe Orlando Pirates* 3–1 Golden Arrows 24 August 2016 [26]
Bhongolwethu Jayiya  South Africa Cape Town City* 4–1 Chippa United 3 April 2017 [27]
Rhulani Manzini  South Africa Chippa United* 3–0 SuperSport United 17 May 2017 [28]
Mwape Musonda  Zambia Black Leopards* 3–2 Chippa United 10 March 2019 [29]
Charlton Mashumba  Zimbabwe Polokwane City 3–5 Cape Town City* 6 November 2019 [30]
Samir Nurković  Serbia Kaizer Chiefs* 5–3 Bloemfontein Celtic 7 December 2019 [31]
Gabadinho Mhango  Malawi Orlando Pirates 4–1 Polokwane City* 7 January 2020 [32]
Fagrie Lakay  South Africa Cape Town City 4–1 Golden Arrows* 29 August 2020 [33]
Lebohang Maboe  South Africa Mamelodi Sundowns* 3–0 Black Leopards 5 September 2020 [34]
Bienvenu Eva Nga  Cameroon Chippa United* 3–1 Maritzburg United 3 November 2020 [35]
Themba Zwane  South Africa Mamelodi Sundowns* 4–3 Amazulu 23 November 2020 [36]
Lebogang Manyama  South Africa Kaizer Chiefs* 3–2 Golden Arrows 2 June 2021 [37]
Peter Shalulile  Namibia Mamelodi Sundowns 4–2 Moroka Swallows* 6 April 2022 [38]
Peter Shalulile  Namibia Mamelodi Sundowns* 6–0 Golden Arrows 12 April 2022 [39]
Bonfils-Caleb Bimenyimana  Burundi Kaizer Chiefs 3–1 Stellenbosch F.C.* 9 October 2022
Monnapule Saleng  South Africa Orlando Pirates 4–1 Swallows F.C.* 3 March 2023
Ranga Chivaviro  South Africa Marumo Gallants F.C.* 3–1 Chippa United 12 April 2023
Augustine Chidi Kwem  Nigeria AmaZulu F.C.* 3–1 Lamontville Golden Arrows F.C. 12 November 2023
Lucas Ribeiro Costa  Brazil Mamelodi Sundowns F.C.* 3–0 AmaZulu F.C. 27 February 2024
Tshegofatso Mabasa  South Africa Orlando Pirates* 7–1 Golden Arrows F.C. 6 April 2024
Iqraam Rayners5  South Africa Stellenbosch F.C.* 5–0 Polokwane City F.C. 27 April 2024

Multiple hat-tricks[edit]

The following table lists the number of hat-tricks scored by players who have scored two or more hat-tricks.

Rank Player Hat-tricks
1 Liberia Anthony Laffor 2
Malawi Gabadinho Mhango
Namibia Peter Shalulile
South Africa Sibusiso Vilakazi

Hat-tricks by clubs[edit]

Rank Club Hat-tricks
1 Mamelodi Sundowns 7
2 Orlando Pirates 5
3 Kaizer Chiefs 4
4 Moroka Swallows 3
Platinum Stars
6 Lamontville Golden Arrows 2
SuperSport United
AmaZulu F.C.
9 Bloemfontein Celtic 1
Marumo Gallants F.C.
Stellenbosch F.C.

Hat-tricks by nationality[edit]

The following table lists the number of hat-tricks scored by players from a single nation.

Rank Nation Hat-tricks
1  South Africa 25
2  Zimbabwe 3
3  Liberia 2
 Malawi
 Namibia
 Zambia
7  Botswana 1
 Brazil
 Burundi
 Cameroon
 England
 New Zealand
 Nigeria
 Serbia


NB: The social media account @OptaJabu can be followed for PSL stats

References[edit]

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  2. ^ "Chamanga demolishes Stars". Kick Off. 9 December 2007.
  3. ^ "Pirates show their class with 4-0 win". Cape Argus. 31 August 2009. Pirates overwhelmed Cosmos with a hat-trick from Thulasizwe Mbuyane and a late strike from Thembinkosi "Terror" Fanteni.
  4. ^ "Swallows embarrassed by AmaZulu". Independent Online. 16 December 2009. Dlamini put the final nail into the Swallows' coffin in the 85th minute to complete his hat-trick.
  5. ^ "Grobler guides Stars to victory". Independent Online. 3 February 2011. Platinum Stars climbed to the top half of the table after a Bradley Grobler hat-trick...
  6. ^ "Five-star Celtic thrash SuperSport". Independent Online. 27 February 2011. Bacela completed his hatrick in the 84th minute...
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  12. ^ "Ajax self-destruct against Tuks". Kick Off. 29 September 2012. Ngoma continued to run in front of goal and completed his hat-trick...
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  31. ^ "Chiefs sink Celtic in 8-goal thriller". Kick Off. 7 December 2019. Nurkovic continued haunting the visitors 12 minutes later as the Serbian bagged his first hat-trick in the Absa Premiership...
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