List of Premier Soccer League hat-tricks

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.

Hat-tricks

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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 ZambiaKaizer Chiefs4–1Dynamos*2004
Collins Mbesuma ZambiaMoroka Swallows*4–3Mamelodi Sundowns F.C.*2005
James Chamanga5 ZambiaMoroka Swallows*6–2Platinum Stars9 December 2007[2]
Thulasizwe Mbuyane South AfricaOrlando Pirates*4–0Jomo Cosmos29 August 2009[3]
Ayanda Dlamini South AfricaAmaZulu4–0Moroka Swallows*16 December 2009[4]
Bradley Grobler South AfricaPlatinum Stars*3–1Mpumalanga Black Aces2 February 2011[5]
Lennox Bacela South AfricaBloemfontein Celtic*5–0SuperSport United27 February 2011[6]
Anthony Laffor LiberiaSuperSport United*5–2Santos FC16 April 2011[7]
Bryce Moon South AfricaGolden Arrows*3–2AmaZulu7 May 2011[8]
Nyasha Mushekwi ZimbabweMamelodi Sundowns*3–1Bloemfontein Celtic21 May 2011[9]
Siyabonga Nomvethe South AfricaMoroka Swallows*3–2Golden Arrows29 April 2012[10]
Bernard Parker4 South AfricaKaizer Chiefs6–0AmaZulu*11 August 2012[11]
Aubrey Ngoma4 South AfricaUniversity of Pretoria5–1Ajax Cape Town*29 September 2012[12]
Edward Manqele South AfricaMoroka Swallows*3–2Mpumalanga Black Aces30 August 2013[13]
Sibusiso Vilakazi South AfricaBidvest Wits*3–2SuperSport United25 February 2014[14]
Richard Henyekane South AfricaFree State Stars3–1Bidvest Wits*15 March 2014[15]
Reginald Mlaba South AfricaMpumalanga Black Aces*5–2Moroka Swallows15 March 2014[16]
Eleazar Rodgers South AfricaPlatinum Stars*4–2AmaZulu22 November 2014[17]
Sibusiso Vilakazi South AfricaBidvest Wits*4–2Ajax Cape Town10 December 2014[18]
Mogakolodi Ngele BotswanaPlatinum Stars3–3Orlando Pirates*8 April 2015[19]
Thobani Mncwango4 South AfricaPolokwane City*4–1SuperSport United16 January 2016[20]
James Keene EnglandBidvest Wits*5–0Polokwane City22 January 2016[21]
Jeremy Brockie New ZealandSuperSport United4–2Jomo Cosmos*27 February 2016[22]
Lerato Manzini South AfricaChippa United*4–1Platinum Stars27 April 2016[23]
Gabadinho Mhango4† MalawiGolden Arrows4–2Mpumalanga Black Aces*27 April 2016[24]
Anthony Laffor LiberiaMamelodi Sundowns3–0University of Pretoria*4 May 2016[25]
Tendai Ndoro ZimbabweOrlando Pirates*3–1Golden Arrows24 August 2016[26]
Bhongolwethu Jayiya South AfricaCape Town City*4–1Chippa United3 April 2017[27]
Rhulani Manzini† South AfricaChippa United*3–0SuperSport United17 May 2017[28]
Mwape Musonda ZambiaBlack Leopards*3–2Chippa United10 March 2019[29]
Charlton Mashumba ZimbabwePolokwane City3–5Cape Town City*6 November 2019[30]
Samir Nurković SerbiaKaizer Chiefs*5–3Bloemfontein Celtic7 December 2019[31]
Gabadinho Mhango MalawiOrlando Pirates4–1Polokwane City*7 January 2020[32]
Fagrie Lakay South AfricaCape Town City4–1Golden Arrows*29 August 2020[33]
Lebohang Maboe South AfricaMamelodi Sundowns*3–0Black Leopards5 September 2020[34]
Bienvenu Eva Nga CameroonChippa United*3–1Maritzburg United3 November 2020[35]
Themba Zwane South AfricaMamelodi Sundowns*4–3Amazulu23 November 2020[36]
Lebogang Manyama South AfricaKaizer Chiefs*3–2Golden Arrows2 June 2021[37]
Peter Shalulile NamibiaMamelodi Sundowns4–2Moroka Swallows*6 April 2022[38]
Peter Shalulile NamibiaMamelodi Sundowns*6–0Golden Arrows12 April 2022[39]
Bonfils-Caleb Bimenyimana BurundiKaizer Chiefs3–1Stellenbosch F.C.*9 October 2022
Monnapule Saleng South AfricaOrlando Pirates4–1Swallows F.C.*3 March 2023
Ranga Chivaviro South AfricaMarumo Gallants F.C.*3–1Chippa United12 April 2023
Augustine Chidi Kwem NigeriaAmaZulu F.C.*3–1Lamontville Golden Arrows F.C.12 November 2023
Lucas Ribeiro Costa BrazilMamelodi Sundowns F.C.*3–0AmaZulu F.C.27 February 2024
Tshegofatso Mabasa South AfricaOrlando Pirates*7–1Golden Arrows F.C.6 April 2024
Iqraam Rayners5 South AfricaStellenbosch F.C.*5–0Polokwane City F.C.27 April 2024
Tshegofatso Mabasa South AfricaOrlando Pirates*8–1Marumo Gallants24 December 2024
Andy Boyeli Democratic Republic of the CongoSuperSport United F.C.0–3Sekhukhune United F.C.*12 January 2025

Multiple hat-tricks

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
South Africa Tshegofatso Mabasa
Malawi Gabadinho Mhango
Namibia Peter Shalulile
South Africa Sibusiso Vilakazi

Hat-tricks by clubs

Rank Club Hat-tricks
1 Mamelodi Sundowns 7
2 Orlando Pirates 6
3 Kaizer Chiefs 5
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

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
Democratic Republic of Congo
England
New Zealand
Nigeria
Serbia

References

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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...
  7. ↑ "Laffor's hat-trick siezes [sic] victory". Sport24. 16 April 2011.
  8. ↑ "Moon hits bulls eye for Arrows". Independent Online. 8 May 2011.
  9. ↑ "Mushekwi hat-trick downs Celtic". Kick Off. 21 May 2011.
  10. ↑ "Nomvete hat-trick sinks Arrows". Kick Off. 29 April 2012.
  11. ↑ "Parker shines as Chiefs thrash Amazulu". Independent Online. 12 August 2012.
  12. ↑ "Ajax self-destruct against Tuks". Kick Off. 29 September 2012. Ngoma continued to run in front of goal and completed his hat-trick...
  13. ↑ "Manqele hat-trick shoots downs Aces". Kick Off. 30 August 2013.
  14. ↑ "Vilakazi Hat-trick Sinks SuperSport". Soccer Laduma. 25 February 2014.
  15. ↑ "Stars outwit Wits". Sport24. 15 March 2014.
  16. ↑ "Mpumalanga Black Aces - Moroka Swallows 5:2". World Football. 15 March 2014.
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  19. ↑ "Ngele slams hat-trick in pulsating draw". The Citizen. 8 April 2015.
  20. ↑ "Mncwango hammers SuperSport". Kick Off. 16 January 2016. It's the first time a player has netted four times in a match since...
  21. ↑ "Keene hat-trick buries Polokwane". Kick Off. 15 March 2016. The English striker netted a hat-trick...
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  25. ↑ "Sundowns ride on Laffor hattrick". The Independent. 6 May 2016.
  26. ↑ "Tendai Ndoro scores hat-trick as Orlando Pirates cruise to victory". The Chronicle. 25 August 2016.
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  30. ↑ Said, Nick (6 November 2019). "Cape Town City beat Polokwane City in eight-goal thriller". The Times. Striker Charlton Mashumba scored a hat-trick for the visitors...
  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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