The first hat-trick, a player scoring three goals in a game, in Major League Soccer, was scored by Steve Rammel of D.C. United in their 5âÂÂ2 win at the Columbus Crew on May 15, 1996.
The league's fastest hat-trick was scored in under five minutes by Harut Karapetyan of the LA Galaxy on June 4, 1998, in an 8âÂÂ1 win at the Dallas Burn. The fastest hat-trick from the start of a game was scored by Hany Mukhtar of Nashville SC, who recorded three goals in the opening 16 minutes of a 5âÂÂ1 victory against Chicago Fire FC on July 18, 2021 (the goals all came in a six-minute window). Clint Mathis scored the most goals in a game, when he scored five, on August 26, 2000, in a 6âÂÂ4 MetroStars win over the Burn.
Roy Lassiter scored hat-tricks for the Tampa Bay Mutiny and D.C. United. Dante Washington scored hat-tricks for the Burn and the Crew. Mamadou Diallo scored three hat-tricks for the Mutiny and another for the MetroStars, twice scoring four goals in a game.
The following table lists the number of hat-tricks scored by players who have scored two or more hat-tricks. This list does not include playoff hat-tricks. Players whose names are in bold are still currently active in Major League Soccer. Players whose names are in italics no longer play in the league, but are still active players. As of March 21, 2026.
The following table lists the number of hat-tricks scored by players from a single nation. This list does not include playoff hat-tricks. As of March 21, 2026.
The following table lists the number of hat-tricks scored by the different MLS teams. This list does not include playoff hat-tricks. As of March 21, 2026.
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