List of Copa América hat-tricks
This is a list of all hat-tricks scored during Copa Américas; that is, the occasions when a footballer has scored three or more goals in a single football Copa América match. Scoring a hat-trick in a Copa América is a relatively rare event: only 63 hat-tricks have been scored in 725 matches in the 44 editions of the Copa América tournament. As CONMEBOL is the governing body of football (soccer), official hat-tricks are only noted when CONMEBOL recognises that at least three goals were scored by one player in the one match.
The first hat-trick was scored by Arthur Friedenreich of Brazil, playing against Chile in the 1919 South American Championship; the most recent was by Paolo Guerrero of Peru, playing against Bolivia in the 2015 Copa América.
The only editions not to have at least one hat-trick scored was 1916, 1917, 1920, 1921, 1922, 1937, 1956, 1979, 1983, 1989, 1991, 1993, 1995, 1997, 1999 and 2001. The record number of hat-tricks in a single Copa América tournament is five, which occurred during the following tournaments: 1926 South American Championship in Chile, 1942 South American Championship in Uruguay, 1945 South American Championship in Chile, and 1957 South American Championship in Peru.
Notable Copa América hat-tricks
- Arthur Friedenreich was the first player to score a hat-trick in a Copa América match, on 11 May 1919 against Chile.
- Ten players have scored two hat-tricks in Copa América matches: Ademir (1945 and 1949), Javier Ambrois (1957), David Arellano (1926), Teodoro Fernández (1939 and 1941), Herminio Masantonio (1935 and 1942), Pedro Petrone (1924 and 1927), Sylvio Pirillo (1942), José Sanfilippo (1959 (Ecuador)), Severino Varela (1939 and 1942) and Paolo Guerrero (2011 and 2015).
- Héctor Scarone, Juan Marvezzi, José Manuel Moreno and Evaristo are the only player in World Cup history to have scored five goals in a single match.
- There have been three occasions when two hat-tricks have been scored in the same match; when Uruguay defeated Bolivia in 1927, Pedro Petrone and Roberto Figueroa, both playing for Uruguay, scored three goals. Another occurred during the 1942 South American Championship: when Argentina defeated Ecuador, José Manuel Moreno scored five goals and Herminio Masantonio scored four, both for Argentina.
- The quickest hat-trick to be completed is José Manuel Moreno's three goals during the 1942 edition. He scored his third in the 22nd minute, after scoring his first goal in the 12th minute and his second in the 16th.
- No player has scored a hat-trick against Argentina neither a Bolivian, Ecuatorian or Venezuelan footballer has signed three or more goals in a match.
Sequence |
Player | No. of goals |
Time of goals | Representing | Final score |
Opponent |
Tournament | Round | Date |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1. | Arthur Friedenreich | 3 | 19', 38', 76' | 23x15px Brazil | 6–0 | ![]() |
1919, Brazil | — | May 11, 1919 |
2. | Edwin Clarcke | 3 | 10', 23', 62' | ![]() |
4–1 | ![]() |
1919, Brazil | — | May 22, 1919 |
3. | Valdino Aguirre | 3 | 58', 77', 86' | ![]() |
4–3 | ![]() |
1923, Uruguay | — | October 29, 1923 |
4. | Pedro Petrone | 3 | 40', 53', 88' | ![]() |
5–0 | ![]() |
1924, Uruguay | — | October 19, 1924 |
5. | Manuel Seoane | 3 | 41', 48', 74' | ![]() |
4–1 | ![]() |
1925, Argentina | — | December 13, 1925 |
6. | David Arellano | 4 | 15', 41', 80', 84' | ![]() |
7–1 | ![]() |
1926, Chile | — | October 12, 1926 |
7. | Gabino Sosa | 4 | 11', 32', 59', 87' | ![]() |
8–0 | ![]() |
1926, Chile | — | October 20, 1926 |
8. | Héctor Scarone | 5 | 9', 12', 28', 39', 81' | ![]() |
6–0 | ![]() |
1926, Chile | — | October 28, 1926 |
9. | Héctor Castro | 4 | 16', 23', 32', 72' | ![]() |
6–1 | ![]() |
1926, Chile | — | November 1, 1926 |
10. | David Arellano | 3 | 21', 64', 71' | ![]() |
5–1 | ![]() |
1926, Chile | — | November 3, 1926 |
11. | Pedro Petrone | 3 | 18', 65', 81' | ![]() |
9–0 | ![]() |
1927, Peru | — | November 6, 1927 |
12. | Roberto Figueroa | 3 | 19', 67', 69' | ![]() |
9–0 | ![]() |
1927, Peru | — | November 6, 1927 |
13. | Lorenzo Fernández | 3 | 21', 29', 43' | ![]() |
4–1 | ![]() |
1929, Argentina | — | November 29, 1929 |
14. | Aurelio González | 3 | 55', 63', 69' | ![]() |
5–0 | ![]() |
1929, Argentina | — | November 16, 1929 |
15. | Herminio Masantonio | 3 | 10', 61', 81' | ![]() |
4–1 | ![]() |
1935, Peru | — | January 20, 1935 |
16. | Teodoro Fernández | 3 | 6', 34', 77' | ![]() |
5–2 | ![]() |
1939, Peru | — | January 15, 1939 |
17. | Severino Varela | 3 | 53', 55', 81' | ![]() |
6–0 | ![]() |
1939, Peru | — | January 22, 1939 |
18. | Ismael Rivero | 3 | 9', 23', 87' | ![]() |
6–0 | ![]() |
1941, Chile | — | February 9, 1941 |
19. | Juan Marvezzi | 5 | 3', 17', 28', 39', 59' | ![]() |
6–1 | ![]() |
1941, Chile | — | February 16, 1941 |
20. | Teodoro Fernández | 3 | 25', 32', 48' | ![]() |
4–0 | ![]() |
1941, Chile | — | February 23, 1941 |
21. | Sylvio Pirillo | 3 | 23', 63', 86' | 23x15px Brazil | 6–1 | ![]() |
1942, Uruguay | — | January 14, 1942 |
22. | Severino Varela | 3 | 16', 24', 29' | ![]() |
7–0 | ![]() |
1942, Uruguay | — | January 18, 1942 |
23. | José Manuel Moreno | 5 | 12', 16', 22', 32', 89' | ![]() |
12–0 | ![]() |
1942, Uruguay | — | January 22, 1942 |
24. | Herminio Masantonio | 4 | 54', 55', 68', 70' | ![]() |
12–0 | ![]() |
1942, Uruguay | — | January 22, 1942 |
25. | Sylvio Pirillo | 3 | 12', 29', 76' | 23x15px Brazil | 5–1 | ![]() |
1942, Uruguay | — | January 31, 1942 |
26. | Juan Alcántara | 3 | 28', 59', 81' | ![]() |
6–3 | ![]() |
1945, Chile | — | January 14, 1945 |
27. | Guillermo Clavero | 3 | 13', 27', 39' | ![]() |
5–0 | ![]() |
1945, Chile | — | January 21, 1945 |
28. | Atilio García | 3 | 1', 50', 83' | ![]() |
5–1 | ![]() |
1945, Chile | — | January 24, 1945 |
29. | Norberto Doroteo Méndez | 3 | 14', 20', 40' | ![]() |
3–1 | 23x15px Brazil | 1945, Chile | — | February 15, 1945 |
30. | Ademir | 3 | 3', 10', 75' | ![]() |
9–2 | ![]() |
1945, Chile | — | February 21, 1945 |
31. | José María Medina | 4 | 1', 25', 30', 78' | ![]() |
5–0 | ![]() |
1946, Argentina | — | January 29, 1946 |
32. | Zizinho | 4 | 18', 65', 81', 81' | ![]() |
5–1 | ![]() |
1946, Argentina | — | February 2, 1946 |
33. | René Pontoni | 3 | 40', 50', 82' | ![]() |
6–0 | ![]() |
1947, Ecuador | — | December 2, 1947 |
34. | Alfredo di Stéfano | 3 | 30', 62', 75' | ![]() |
6–0 | ![]() |
1947, Ecuador | — | December 18, 1947 |
35. | Nininho | 3 | 16', 39', 86' | ![]() |
10–1 | ![]() |
1949, Brazil | — | April 10, 1949 |
36. | Ademir | 3 | 17', 27', 48' | ![]() |
7–0 | ![]() |
1949, Brazil | — | May 11, 1949 |
37. | Molina | 3 | 5', 55', 67' | ![]() |
8–1 | ![]() |
1953, Peru | — | January 3, 1953 |
38. | Julinho | 4 | 18', 20', 42', 52' | ![]() |
8–1 | ![]() |
1953, Peru | — | January 3, 1953 |
39. | Enrique Hormazábal | 3 | 27', 47', 53' | ![]() |
7–1 | ![]() |
1955, Chile | — | February 27, 1955 |
40. | Rodolfo Micheli | 4 | 5', 18', 64', 83' | ![]() |
5–3 | ![]() |
1955, Chile | — | March 2, 1955 |
41. | Ángel Labruna | 3 | 39', 71', 87' | ![]() |
6–1 | ![]() |
1955, Chile | — | March 27, 1955 |
42. | Javier Ambrois | 4 | 27', 47', 53', 53' | ![]() |
5–2 | ![]() |
1957, Peru | — | March 7, 1957 |
43. | Humberto Maschio | 4 | 16', 23', 53', 85' | ![]() |
8–2 | ![]() |
1957, Peru | — | March 13, 1957 |
44. | Didí | 3 | 20', 26', 44' | 23x15px Brazil | 4–2 | ![]() |
1957, Peru | — | March 13, 1957 |
45. | Javier Ambrois | 4 | 22', 48', 60', 75' | ![]() |
5–3 | ![]() |
1957, Peru | — | March 23, 1957 |
46. | Evaristo | 5 | 41', 44', 45', 75', 86' | ![]() |
9–0 | ![]() |
1957, Peru | — | March 24, 1957 |
47. | Miguel Angel Loayza | 3 | 4', 27', 42' | ![]() |
5–3 | ![]() |
1959, Argentina | — | March 14, 1959 |
48. | Cayetano Ré | 3 | 1', 21', 50' | ![]() |
5–0 | ![]() |
1959, Argentina | — | March 15, 1959 |
49. | Paulo Valentim | 3 | 62', 80', 89' | ![]() |
3–1 | ![]() |
1959, Argentina | — | March 26, 1959 |
50. | Pelé | 3 | 25', 60', 63' | ![]() |
4–1 | ![]() |
1959, Argentina | — | March 29, 1959 |
51. | José Sanfilippo | 3 | 8', 57', 89' | ![]() |
4–2 | ![]() |
1959, Ecuador | — | December 9, 1959 |
52. | José Sanfilippo | 3 | 27', 89', 90' | ![]() |
4–1 | ![]() |
1959, Ecuador | — | December 22, 1959 |
53. | Raúl Armando Savoy | 3 | 34', 53', 90' | ![]() |
4–2 | ![]() |
1963, Bolivia | — | March 20, 1963 |
54. | Luis Artime | 3 | 18', 65', 88' | ![]() |
5–1 | ![]() |
1967, Uruguay | — | January 25, 1967 |
55. | Leopoldo Luque | 3 | 12', 34', 66' | ![]() |
5–1 | ![]() |
1975 | First round | August 3, 1975 |
56. | Daniel Killer | 3 | 8', 41', 62' | ![]() |
11–0 | ![]() |
1975 | First round | August 10, 1975 |
57. | Arnoldo Iguarán | 3 | 8', 34', 50' | ![]() |
3–0 | ![]() |
1987, Uruguay | First round | July 5, 1987 |
58. | Javier Saviola | 3 | 64', 75', 79' | ![]() |
6–1 | ![]() |
2004, Perú | First round | July 7, 2004 |
59. | Adriano | 3 | 45', 54', 67' | ![]() |
4–1 | ![]() |
2004, Perú | First round | July 11, 2004 |
60. | Roque Santa Cruz | 3 | 30', 46', 80' | ![]() |
5–0 | ![]() |
2007, Venezuela | First round | June 28, 2007 |
61. | Robinho | 3 | 36', 84', 87' | ![]() |
3–0 | ![]() |
2007, Venezuela | First round | July 1, 2007 |
62. | Paolo Guerrero | 3 | 64', 89', 90' | ![]() |
4–1 | ![]() |
2011, Argentina | Third-place match | July 23, 2011 |
63. | Paolo Guerrero | 3 | 20', 23', 74' | ![]() |
3–1 | ![]() |
2015, Chile | Quarter-finals | June 25, 2015 |