5 players who scored hat-tricks for 3 different Premier League clubs
The Premier League has been home to some of the greatest goalscorers in Europe over the past several decades. Scoring in such a combative and physical league is hard, let alone bagging three goals in a game.
Hat-tricks are entertaining to watch and the PL has always delivered in that regard. Seven hat-tricks have been scored this season alone.
Over the years, several players have achieved this feat in the Premier League, but only five have managed to score hat-tricks for three different clubs. Their names are now etched in the Premier League history books.
Without further ado, here are the five players that scored hat-tricks for three different PL clubs.
#5 Yakubu: Portsmouth, Everton, Blackburn
Nigerian forward Yakubu joined the Premier League in January 2003. He signed for Portsmouth on a loan deal. The Nigerian striker scored seven goals in 14 appearances to help the Pompey avoid relegation and was soon signed permanently.
Yakubu scored hat-tricks in back-to-back games for the Pompey. The first came in the final match of the 2003-04 season against Middlesbrough. The second came on the opening weekend in a 4-3 win over Fulham.
He joined Middlesbrough the following season. After spending three seasons with them, Yakubu moved to Everton. Fulham were once again on the receiving end of another Yakubu hat-trick in the 2007-08 season.
He later left Everton to join Blackburn Rovers after that. His Rovers hat-trick came against Swansea City in the 2011-12 season. He scored three goals in a 4-2 win.
#4 Kevin Campbell: Arsenal, Everton, and Nottingham Forest
Kevin Campbell began his career with Arsenal by coming through their youth ranks. He was third in the pecking order behind Ian Wright and Paul Merson. However, Campbell was a more than reliable player for the Gunners.
He got his first hat-trick against Ipswich Town in the 1993-94 season. He scored another hat-trick for the Gunners against Swindown Town in the same season. Campbell left Arsenal in 1995 to join Nottingham Forest after notching up 52 strikes in 193 appearances for the north London side.
Campbell had a poor outing at Forest but did manage to score a hat-trick against Coventry City. He scored all three goals in Forest's win on the opening day of the 1996-97 season.
Campbell left England to join Turkish side Trabzonspor. He returned to England after joining Everton in 1999. He scored a hat-trick for the Toffees in the 1999-00 season against West Ham United.