List of Uruguay national football team hat-tricks

Since Uruguay's first official international football match in 1902, there have been 33 occasions when a Uruguayan player has scored three or more goals (a hat-trick) in a game. The first hat-trick was scored by José Piendibene against Argentina in 1919. The record for most goals scored in an international match by a Uruguayan player is five, which has been achieved by Héctor Scarone against Bolivia in 1926.

José Piendibene, first player to score a hat-trick for Uruguay.

With three hat-tricks, Pedro Petrone and Javier Ambrois shares the record for most international hat-tricks scored by a Uruguayan player. Petrone is also the only Uruguayan to score a hat-trick in Olympics. Pedro Cea (1930), Óscar Míguez (1950) and Carlos Borges (1954) are the only three Uruguayan players to score a hat-trick in a FIFA World Cup match. Last player to score a hat-trick for Uruguay is Darwin Núñez, who found the net three times in a friendly match against Mexico.[1]

Uruguay have conceded 21 hat-tricks in their history, 10 of them in matches against Argentina. Last player to score a hat-trick against Uruguay is Brazilian midfielder Paulinho.[2]

Note: Whenever scores and results are mentioned in this article, Uruguay's goal tally is given first.

Hat-tricks for Uruguay

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Pedro Petrone (in picture), along with Javier Ambrois holds the record for most international hat-tricks scored by a Uruguayan player.
 
Luis Suárez, one among five players to score multiple hat-tricks for Uruguay.
Date Player Goals Opponent Venue Result Competition Ref(s)
7 December 1919 José Piendibene
3
  Argentina Parque Pereira, Montevideo 4–2 Friendly [3]
2 November 1921 Felipe Buffoni [de]
3
  Paraguay Estadio Gran Parque Central, Montevideo 4–2 Friendly [4]
19 October 1924 Pedro Petrone
3
  Chile Estadio Gran Parque Central, Montevideo 5–0 1924 South American Championship [5]
28 October 1926 Héctor Scarone
5
  Bolivia Estadio Campos de Sports de Ñuñoa, Santiago 6–0 1926 South American Championship [6]
1 November 1926 Héctor Castro
4
  Paraguay Estadio Campos de Sports de Ñuñoa, Santiago 6–1 1926 South American Championship [7]
6 November 1927 Roberto Figueroa
3
  Bolivia Estadio Nacional, Lima 9–0 1927 South American Championship [8]
6 November 1927 Pedro Petrone
3
  Bolivia Estadio Nacional, Lima 9–0 1927 South American Championship [8]
3 June 1928 Pedro Petrone
3
  Germany Olympic Stadium, Amsterdam 4–1 1928 Summer Olympics [9]
11 November 1929 Lorenzo Fernández
3
  Peru Estadio Alvear y Tagle, Buenos Aires 4–1 1929 South American Championship [10]
27 July 1930 Pedro Cea
3
  Yugoslavia Estadio Centenario, Montevideo 6–1 1930 FIFA World Cup [11]
22 January 1939 Severino Varela
3
  Ecuador Estadio Nacional, Lima 6–0 1939 South American Championship [12]
9 February 1941 Ismael Rivero [es]
3
  Ecuador Estadio Nacional, Santiago 6–0 1941 South American Championship [13]
18 January 1942 Severino Varela
3
  Ecuador Estadio Centenario, Montevideo 7–0 1942 South American Championship [14]
24 January 1945 Atilio García
3
  Ecuador Estadio Nacional, Santiago 5–1 1945 South American Championship [15]
29 January 1946 José María Medina
4
  Bolivia Estadio de Independiente, Avellaneda 5–0 1946 South American Championship [16]
2 July 1950 Óscar Míguez
3
  Bolivia Estádio Independência, Belo Horizonte 8–0 1950 FIFA World Cup [17]
30 March 1952 Óscar Míguez
3
  Peru Estadio Nacional, Santiago 5–2 Friendly [18]
6 April 1952 Julio Abbadie
3
  Panama Estadio Nacional, Santiago 6–1 Friendly [19]
5 June 1954 Javier Ambrois
3
  Saarland Ludwigsparkstadion, Saarbrücken 7–1 Friendly [20]
19 June 1954 Carlos Borges
3
  Scotland St. Jakob Stadium, Basel 7–0 1954 FIFA World Cup [21]
7 March 1957 Javier Ambrois
4
  Ecuador Estadio Nacional, Lima 5–2 1957 South American Championship [22]
23 March 1957 Javier Ambrois
4
  Peru Estadio Nacional, Lima 5–3 1957 South American Championship [23]
23 May 1965 Héctor Silva
3
  Venezuela Estadio Centenario, Montevideo 5–0 1966 FIFA World Cup qualification [24]
18 December 1980 Rubén Paz
3
  Switzerland Estadio Luis Tróccoli, Montevideo 4–0 Friendly [25]
10 February 1985 Amaro Nadal
3
  Paraguay Estadio Defensores del Chaco, Asunción 3–1 Friendly [26]
15 August 2003 Martín Ligüera
3
  Iraq Azadi Stadium, Tehran 5–2 Friendly [27]
4 September 2005 Marcelo Zalayeta
3
  Colombia Estadio Centenario, Montevideo 3–2 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification [28]
17 June 2008 Diego Forlán
3
  Peru Estadio Centenario, Montevideo 6–0 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification [29]
8 October 2010 Luis Suárez
3
  Indonesia Gelora Bung Karno Stadium, Jakarta 7–1 Friendly [30]
8 October 2010 Edinson Cavani
3
  Indonesia Gelora Bung Karno Stadium, Jakarta 7–1 Friendly [30]
11 November 2011 Luis Suárez
4
  Chile Estadio Centenario, Montevideo 4–0 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification [31]
23 June 2013 Abel Hernández
4
  Tahiti Arena Pernambuco, Recife 8–0 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup [32]
5 June 2024 Darwin Núñez
3
  Mexico Empower Field at Mile High, Denver 4–0 Friendly [33]

Hat-tricks conceded by Uruguay

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Danish striker Preben Elkjær is the only player to score a World Cup hat-trick against Uruguay.
Date Player Goals Opponent Venue Result Competition Ref(s)
13 July 1913 Carlos Guidi
3
  Argentina Estadio Gran Parque Central, Montevideo 5–4 Friendly [34]
15 August 1913 Maximiliano Susán
4
  Argentina Estadio Racing Club, Avellaneda 0–4 Friendly [35]
1 October 1916 Marius Hiller
3
  Argentina Estadio Racing Club, Avellaneda 2–7 Friendly [36]
19 October 1919 Julio Libonatti
3
  Argentina Estadio G.E.B.A., Buenos Aires 1–6 Friendly [37]
5 February 1933 Roberto Cherro
4
  Argentina Estadio de Independiente, Avellaneda 1–4 Friendly [38]
11 November 1937 Herminio Masantonio
3
  Argentina Estadio de Independiente, Avellaneda 1–5 Friendly [39]
29 January 1944 René Pontoni
3
  Argentina Estadio Gasómetro, Buenos Aires 2–6 Friendly [40]
18 May 1944 Jair da Rosa Pinto
3
  Brazil Pacaembu Stadium, São Paulo 0–4 Friendly [41]
1 March 1953 Francisco Molina
3
  Chile Estadio Nacional, Lima 2–3 1953 South American Championship [42]
27 March 1955 Ángel Labruna
3
  Argentina Estadio Nacional, Santiago 1–6 1955 South American Championship [43]
14 July 1957 Florencio Amarilla
3
  Paraguay Estadio Defensores del Chaco, Asunción 0–5 FIFA World Cup qualifiers [44]
14 March 1959 Miguel Ángel Loayza
3
  Peru El Monumental, Buenos Aires 3–5 1959 South American Championship (Argentina) [45]
26 March 1959 Paulo Valentim
3
  Brazil El Monumental, Buenos Aires 1–3 1959 South American Championship (Argentina) [46]
17 August 1960 José Sanfilippo
3
  Argentina El Monumental, Buenos Aires 0–4 Friendly [47]
27 April 1962 Aleksei Mamykin
3
  Soviet Union Central Lenin Stadium, Moscow 0–5 Friendly [48]
26 June 1966 José Torres
3
  Portugal Estádio Nacional, Oeiras 0–3 Friendly [49]
8 June 1986 Preben Elkjær
3
  Denmark Estadio Neza 86, Nezahualcóyotl 1–6 1986 FIFA World Cup [50]
16 November 1997 Ariel Graziani
3
  Ecuador Estadio Domingo Burgueño, Maldonado 5–3 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification [51]
10 September 2003 José Cardozo
3
  Paraguay Estadio Defensores del Chaco, Asunción 1–4 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification [52]
16 October 2012 Carlos Saucedo
3
  Bolivia Estadio Hernando Siles, La Paz 1–4 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification [53]
23 March 2017 Paulinho
3
  Brazil Estadio Centenario, Montevideo 1–4 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification [54]

References

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