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 5–2 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 8–1 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 5–1 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 6–4 MetroStars win over the Burn. The youngest player to score a hat-trick was Julian Hall, aged 18 years and 50 days old when he scored three for the New York Red Bulls in a 3–2 win against the Columbus Crew on May 13, 2026.
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.
Hat-tricks Key4Player scored four goals5Player scored five goalsPlayer scored hat-trick as a substitute*The home team
1990s
Note: The results column shows the scorer's team score first PlayerNationalityForAgainstResultDateRef.D.C. UnitedColumbus Crew*5–2NY/NJ MetroStars*Colorado Rapids3–0LA GalaxyNY/NJ MetroStars*4–0LA GalaxyColorado Rapids*3–14D.C. UnitedDallas Burn*6–1LA Galaxy*Tampa Bay Mutiny3–4Tampa Bay MutinyColorado Rapids*3–1Columbus Crew*Kansas City Wiz5–14D.C. UnitedColorado Rapids*5–2New England Revolution*NY/NJ MetroStars3–1Dallas Burn*San Jose Clash3–1LA Galaxy*Tampa Bay Mutiny6–1LA GalaxySan Jose Clash*3–2Columbus Crew*Miami Fusion5–1LA Galaxy*Colorado Rapids7–4Tampa Bay MutinyNew England Revolution*3–4Kansas City WizardsNew England Revolution*3–1LA GalaxyColumbus Crew*3–1Columbus Crew*San Jose Clash4–1LA Galaxy*Dallas Burn8–1D.C. United*Chicago Fire4–1LA Galaxy*Colorado Rapids6–1Columbus Crew*Kansas City Wizards5–3LA GalaxyNew England Revolution*5–1Miami Fusion*New England Revolution3–2PrekiKansas City Wizards*San Jose Clash5–1Dallas Burn*New England Revolution4–0Columbus Crew*Miami Fusion4–0Columbus CrewMetroStars*4–2
2000s PlayerNationalityForAgainstResultDateRef.Chicago FireMiami Fusion*3–0D.C. UnitedColorado Rapids*5–2Miami FusionTampa Bay Mutiny*4–1Tampa Bay Mutiny*MetroStars4–35MetroStarsDallas Burn*6–4Tampa Bay MutinyColumbus Crew*4–34Miami Fusion*MetroStars4–1Miami FusionD.C. United*6–2MetroStarsNew England Revolution*3–4MetroStars*Kansas City Wizards4–14D.C. United*New England Revolution5–04Tampa Bay Mutiny*LA Galaxy4–4Miami FusionDallas Burn6–2Columbus Crew*Tampa Bay Mutiny6–1Colorado Rapids*D.C. United3–1Miami Fusion*D.C. United3–1Chicago FireNew England Revolution*3–1Dallas Burn*Colorado Rapids4–14MetroStars*LA Galaxy5–0Colorado Rapids*Chicago Fire3–2LA Galaxy*MetroStars3–0New England Revolution*D.C. United3–0New England Revolution*Chicago Fire5–1San Jose EarthquakesKansas City Wizards*4–1San Jose Earthquakes*Dallas Burn5–2New England Revolution*MetroStars5–2LA GalaxyD.C. United*4–2New England RevolutionKansas City Wizards*3–2Chicago Fire*D.C. United3–0Kansas City Wizards*Dallas Burn5–1Columbus Crew*LA Galaxy3–14Columbus Crew*MetroStars4–2MetroStarsColorado Rapids*3–1Chicago Fire*Chivas USA5–2Colorado RapidsChivas USA*3–1New England Revolution*FC Dallas3–2MetroStars*Chivas USA3–3New England Revolution*Columbus Crew3–14Houston Dynamo*Colorado Rapids5–2New York Red Bulls*Chivas USA5–4New York Red Bulls*Real Salt Lake6–0New York Red Bulls*Kansas City Wizards3–2Kansas City WizardsNew England Revolution*4–3Kansas City Wizards*New York Red Bulls3–2D.C. United*New York Red Bulls4–2Houston Dynamo*Chivas USA4–0Houston Dynamo*Real Salt Lake4–3LA Galaxy*Chivas USA5–2LA GalaxyFC Dallas*5–1LA Galaxy*San Jose Earthquakes3–0D.C. United*New York Red Bulls4–1LA Galaxy*D.C. United5–2Colorado RapidsNew York Red Bulls*5–4Chicago Fire*New York Red Bulls5–2Real Salt Lake*Columbus Crew SC4–1Colorado RapidsLA Galaxy*3–24FC Dallas*Kansas City Wizards6–0Colorado Rapids*Chivas USA4–0New England Revolution*Real Salt Lake3–1
2010s PlayerNationalityForAgainstResultDateRef.Philadelphia Union*D.C. United3–2New England Revolution*Toronto FC4–1Houston Dynamo*Chicago Fire4–3Seattle Sounders FCColumbus Crew SC*4–0San Jose EarthquakesToronto FC*3–2San Jose Earthquakes*Chivas USA3–0Kansas City Wizards*San Jose Earthquakes4–1Houston Dynamo*D.C. United4–1Chivas USANew York Red Bulls*3–2San Jose EarthquakesD.C. United*4–2Colorado Rapids*New York Red Bulls4–1Chivas USA*Houston Dynamo3–0D.C. United*Toronto FC3–3Seattle Sounders FC*Columbus Crew SC6–2D.C. UnitedChivas USA*3–0D.C. United*Real Salt Lake4–1Chicago FireReal Salt Lake*3–0Seattle Sounders FC*Toronto FC3–1New York Red Bulls*Montreal Impact5–2D.C. United*New York Red Bulls4–1Real Salt Lake*Portland Timbers3–0San Jose Earthquakes*Real Salt Lake5–0Seattle Sounders FCChivas USA*6–2Real Salt LakeChivas USA*4–0San Jose EarthquakesColorado Rapids*4–1LA Galaxy*Chicago Fire4–0Montreal Impact*Philadelphia Union5–3LA Galaxy*Seattle Sounders FC4–0Real Salt LakeNew York Red Bulls*3–4LA GalaxyFC Dallas*3–3LA Galaxy*Real Salt Lake4–2Vancouver Whitecaps FCSeattle Sounders FC*4–1Vancouver Whitecaps FC*Colorado Rapids3–0Seattle Sounders FCPortland Timbers*4–4New York Red Bulls*Houston Dynamo4–0Chicago FireNew York Red Bulls*5–4New York Red Bulls*Chicago Fire4–5Real Salt LakeHouston Dynamo*5–2D.C. UnitedMontreal Impact*4–2FC DallasSan Jose Earthquakes*5–0New York Red Bulls*Seattle Sounders FC4–1LA Galaxy*Toronto FC4–0Toronto FCNew York City FC*4–4LA Galaxy*San Jose Earthquakes5–2Orlando City SCNew York City FC*3–5Toronto FC*Orlando City SC4–1Montreal Impact*Chicago Fire4–3Orlando City SCNew York Red Bulls*5–2Columbus Crew SC*Real Salt Lake4–3New York Red Bulls*Toronto FC3–0Philadelphia Union*Chicago Fire4–3Montreal Impact*Philadelphia Union5–1Toronto FC*D.C. United4–1New York City FC*Colorado Rapids5–1Toronto FC*New England Revolution4–1Seattle Sounders FCOrlando City SC*3–1D.C. United*Chicago Fire6–2Houston Dynamo*Portland Timbers3–1Atlanta United FCMinnesota United FC*6–1Houston Dynamo*New York Red Bulls4–1Philadelphia Union*New York Red Bulls3–0Columbus Crew SCMontreal Impact*3–2Sporting Kansas City*Seattle Sounders FC3–0Atlanta United FC*Houston Dynamo4–1FC Dallas*Real Salt Lake6–2Chicago Fire*Orlando City SC4–0New York City FC*New York Red Bulls3–2New England Revolution*Orlando City SC4–0Atlanta United FC*New England Revolution7–0Atlanta United FC*Orlando City SC3–34D.C. United*San Jose Earthquakes4–0Toronto FC*New York Red Bulls4–2Chicago Fire*Philadelphia Union3–2Atlanta United FC*Vancouver Whitecaps FC4–1Colorado Rapids*Philadelphia Union3–0Sporting Kansas City*Vancouver Whitecaps FC6–0Montreal Impact*Los Angeles FC3–5Vancouver Whitecaps FC*New England Revolution3–3Atlanta United FC*Philadelphia Union3–1Los Angeles FC*Philadelphia Union4–1Minnesota United FC*Toronto FC4–3Atlanta United FC*D.C. United3–1FC DallasSporting Kansas City*3–2LA Galaxy*Orlando City SC4–3D.C. United*Orlando City SC3–2Real Salt Lake*LA Galaxy6–2New York Red BullsD.C. United*3–3Columbus Crew SC*Minnesota United FC3–2D.C. United*Real Salt Lake5–0Sporting Kansas City*Montreal Impact7–1Los Angeles FCSan Jose Earthquakes*5–0Los Angeles FCD.C. United*4–04 San Jose Earthquakes* Chicago Fire 4–1 Sporting Kansas City* Seattle Sounders FC 3–2 LA Galaxy* Los Angeles FC 3–2 Colorado Rapids* Montreal Impact 6–3 LA Galaxy* Sporting Kansas City 7–2 New York City FC* Atlanta United FC 4–1 Los Angeles FC* Colorado Rapids 3–1
2020s PlayerNationalityForAgainstResultDateRef. Toronto FC Montreal Impact 4–3 4 Los Angeles FC LA Galaxy 6–2 FC Dallas* Colorado Rapids 4–1 Philadelphia Union* Toronto FC 5–0 New York City FC* New York Red Bulls 5–2 LA Galaxy* New York Red Bulls 3–2 Nashville SC* Chicago Fire FC 5–1 FC Dallas* LA Galaxy 4–0 D.C. United*Chicago Fire FC3–0San Jose Earthquakes*Real Salt Lake3–4 Vancouver Whitecaps FC* San Jose Earthquakes 3–0 Los Angeles FCFC Dallas*3−2Los Angeles FC*Colorado Rapids3−0New York Red BullsToronto FC*4−1FC Dallas*Portland Timbers4−1Inter Miami CF*New England Revolution3−24New York City FC*Real Salt Lake6−0San Jose Earthquakes*Seattle Sounders FC4−3Atlanta United FC*Chicago Fire FC4–1FC Cincinnati*New York City FC4–4D.C. UnitedOrlando City SC*5–3Philadelphia Union*D.C. United7–0Inter Miami CF*FC Cincinnati4–4Colorado Rapids*Minnesota United FC4–3Philadelphia UnionD.C. United*6–0Philadelphia Union*Colorado Rapids6–0Nashville SC*Colorado Rapids4–1Atlanta United FC*Toronto FC4–2FC Cincinnati*San Jose Earthquakes6–0Austin FC*Real Salt Lake3–04Charlotte FC*Philadelphia Union4–0FC CincinnatiD.C. United*5–2Philadelphia Union*Toronto FC4–04Seattle Sounders FCSporting Kansas City*4–1Los Angeles FC*Austin FC3–0Philadelphia Union*Toronto FC4–2Nashville SC*Chicago Fire FC3–0Nashville SC*St. Louis City SC3–1Columbus CrewCF Montréal*4–2Columbus Crew*Chicago Fire FC3–0LA Galaxy*Minnesota United FC4–3D.C. United*New York Red Bulls3–5Los Angeles FC*Minnesota United FC5–14Minnesota United FC*LA Galaxy5–2D.C. United*New England Revolution3–1Atlanta United FC*New England Revolution4–1New York Red Bulls*Inter Miami CF4–0Real Salt Lake*St. Louis City SC3−1Inter Miami CF*New York Red Bulls6–2Nashville SC*CF Montréal4–1D.C. UnitedAtlanta United FC*3–2Toronto FC*CF Montréal5–1New York City FC*San Jose Earthquakes5–1Real Salt Lake*Austin FC5−1FC CincinnatiSan Jose Earthquakes*4–2FC Dallas*Minnesota United FC5–3Colorado RapidsSt. Louis City SC*3–0Columbus Crew*Sporting Kansas City4–0Houston Dynamo FCD.C. United*4–1Los Angeles FC*Colorado Rapids3–0Vancouver Whitecaps FC*St. Louis City SC4–3Philadelphia Union*New England Revolution5–1Philadelphia Union*Nashville SC3–0Seattle Sounders FCColumbus Crew*4–0Columbus Crew*New England Revolution4–0Inter Miami CF*New England Revolution6–2Philadelphia Union*FC Cincinnati4–1San Jose Earthquakes*D.C. United6–14Vancouver Whitecaps FC*Austin FC5–14Nashville SC*Chicago Fire FC7–2Orlando City SC*New England Revolution3–3Chicago Fire FCD.C. United*7–1St. Louis City SC*LA Galaxy3–3Nashville SCNew England Revolution*3–24San Diego FCVancouver Whitecaps FC*5–3New York City FCFC Dallas*4–3Seattle Sounders FC*Sporting Kansas City5–2Charlotte FC*Inter Miami CF3–0Columbus CrewAtlanta United FC*5–4Los Angeles FCSan Jose Earthquakes*4–2Vancouver Whitecaps FC*Philadelphia Union7–0Los Angeles FCReal Salt Lake*4–1Los Angeles FC*Real Salt Lake4–1LA Galaxy*Sporting Kansas City4–1Inter Miami CFNashville SC*5–2FC Dallas*San Diego FC3–3Nashville SC*Orlando City SC5–0Los Angeles FC*Orlando City SC6–0D.C. UnitedNew York Red Bulls*4–4Orlando City SCInter Miami CF*4–3FC CincinnatiChicago Fire FC*3–2New York City FC*Columbus Crew3–0New York Red Bulls*Columbus Crew3–2Nashville SC*Los Angeles FC3–2CF MontréalD.C. United*4–4Philadelphia UnionInter Miami CF*4–6Inter Miami CF*Philadelphia Union6–4New England RevolutionD.C. United*3–04Inter Miami CF*CF Montréal7–1Toronto FC*Chicago Fire FC4–4Portland Timbers*Minnesota United FC5–4Philadelphia Union*FC Cincinnati5–0Philadelphia Union*Orlando City SC4–2
Multiple hat-tricks 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 September 26, 2026.