The first player ever to score a hat-trick (three or more goals in a match) for Pakistan in an international football match was Masood Fakhri. He achieved the feat in the 1954 Asian Games held in Manila, Philippines against Singapore on 2 May 1954, at the Rizal Memorial Stadium, where Pakistan won the match by 6–2. He completed the hat-trick in 5 minutes, scoring at the 42nd, 43rd and 47th minutes of the match. The next player to score a hat-trick was Qayyum Changezi a year later at the 1955 Asian Quadrangular Football Tournament, although he scored two goals of the match through penalty.

Muhammad Umer is the first recorded Pakistani footballer to have scored a hat-trick more than once against a full international side. Umer first achieved the feat in a friendly match against Singapore on 17 May 1958, where both teams reportedly fielded their main probable teams as preparation for the 1958 Asian Games. On 9 December 1959 during the 1960 AFC Asian Cup qualification, Umer scored another hat-trick in a 4–1 victory against Iran. The next year, Moosa Ghazi scored thrice in a 7–0 record victory against Thailand at the 1960 Merdeka Tournament. On 18 March 1967, during the opening match of the four-match friendly series against Saudi Arabia in Pakistan, Moosa Ghazi again scored a hat-trick in the eventual 3–1 victory. Inside-left forward Abdul Jabbar scored a hat-trick against Turkey at the 1967 RCD Cup. The striker Muhammad Ali Shah managed to score all three goals against Malaysia in a 3–2 win during the 1981 King's Cup on 13 November 1981. During the 1984 AFC Asian Cup qualification, Sharafat Ali scored thrice in a 4–1 victory against North Yemen.

After the 20th century, Gohar Zaman became first Pakistani footballer to score a hat-trick in a FIFA World Cup qualification match during the 2002 World Cup qualifiers. He completed the hat-trick within 40 minutes against Sri Lanka in a 3–3 draw. After several years, Pakistan tied its previous all-time highest record victory against Thailand in 1960, after Muhammad Qasim scored three times against Guam in a 9–2 win at the 2008 AFC Challenge Cup qualification, where the national team scored the highest number of goals in a match. A year later, Safiullah Khan surpassed the hat-trick number barrier after scoring four goals in a single match against Brunei at the 2010 AFC Challenge Cup qualification on 6 April 2009. The same year, Pakistan earned another record 7–0 victory at the 2009 SAFF Championship, where Arif Mehmood scored three times against Bhutan. This is also the most recent instance of a Pakistani player scoring a hat-trick in an international football match.

As of 26 March 2024, Pakistan have conceded nineteen hat-tricks, the most recent being scored by Musa Al-Taamari in a 0–7 defeat by Jordan at the 2026 World Cup qualification. Masoud Boroumand of Iran was the first player to score a hat-trick against Pakistan, on Pakistan's international debut in 1950.

Hat-tricks for Pakistan , eleven players have scored a hat-trick for the national team and one have scored more than three goals in a single match. Key More than a hat-trick scored * Table

Only FIFA-recognized international matches by the Pakistan national football team have been considered in the following list.

Result in the table lists Pakistan's goal tally first DateGoalsPlayer OpponentVenueCompetitionResult Rizal Memorial Stadium, Manila 1954 Asian Games Dacca Stadium, Dhaka 1955 Asian Quadrangular Football Tournament Jalan Besar Stadium, Kallang Friendly Maharaja's College Stadium, Kochi 1960 AFC Asian Cup qualification Stadium Merdeka, Kuala Lumpur1960 Merdeka Tournament Lyallpur Stadium, Lyallpur, PakistanFriendly Dacca Stadium, Dacca1967 RCD Cup National Stadium, Bangkok1981 King's Cup Salt Lake Stadium, Calcutta 1984 AFC Asian Cup qualification Beirut Municipal Stadium, Beirut 2002 AFC FIFA World Cup qualification Zhongshan Soccer Stadium, Taipei 2008 AFC Challenge Cup qualification Sugathadasa Stadium, Colombo 2010 AFC Challenge Cup qualification Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka 2009 SAFF Championship

Hat-tricks conceded by Pakistan , Pakistan have conceded nineteen hat-tricks in total. Key More than a hat-trick scored * Table Result in the table lists Pakistan's goal tally first

Date Goals Player Opponent Venue Competition Result Amjadieh Stadium, TehranFriendly Calcutta FC Ground, Calcutta1954 Asian Quadrangular Football Tournament Jalan Besar Stadium, KallangFriendly Stadium Merdeka, Kuala Lumpur1960 Merdeka Tournament Tehran, Iran1969 Friendship Cup Amjadieh Stadium, Tehran1974 Asian Games Daegu Stadium, Daegu1986 Asian Games Fengtai Sports Center, Beijing1990 Asian Games Xiannongtan Stadium, Beijing1990 Asian Games Amman International Stadium, Amman1992 Jordan International Tournament Al-Hassan Stadium, Irbid1994 FIFA World Cup qualificationRailway Stadium, Lahore1998 FIFA World Cup qualification Kathmandu1999 South Asian Games Beirut Municipal Stadium, Beirut2002 FIFA World Cup qualification Suphachalasai Stadium, Bangkok2002 FIFA World Cup qualification Punjab Stadium, Lahore2010 FIFA World Cup qualification Chungshan Stadium, Taipei2008 AFC Challenge Cup qualification Sree Kanteerava Stadium, Bangalore2023 SAFF Championship Amman International Stadium, Amman2026 World Cup qualification

See also

Pakistan national football team records and statistics

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