List of Prva HNL hat-tricks
Since the inception of the Croatian association football league competition, the Prva HNL, in 1992, more than 90 players have scored three goals (a hat-trick) or more in a single match. The first player to achieve the feat was Dean Ljubančić, who scored three times for Rijeka in a 3–0 victory over Istra. Thirteen players have scored more than three goals in a match. Marijo Dodik holds the record for most goals in a match, netting six times against Varteks.[1][2] In 1994, both Goran Vlaović and Igor Cvitanović scored hat-tricks for Croatia Zagreb twice in a week, against Dubrovnik in an 8–2 victory and a week later against Osijek in a 7–1 win. In 2008, Rijeka's Radomir Đalović and Zadar's Želimir Terkeš both scored hat-tricks in a match that Rijeka won 5–3.[3] The fixture between Rijeka and Lokomotiva at Kantrida in 2009 saw brothers Ahmad and Anas Sharbini score a hat-trick for the home team.[4]
Four players have scored three or more goals six times in the Prva HNL: Igor Cvitanović, Igor Pamić, Goran Vlaović and Davor Vugrinec. Four players have each scored hat-tricks for at least three different clubs: Igor Pamić (Istra, Pazinka, Osijek), Davor Vugrinec (Varteks, Rijeka, Dinamo Zagreb, NK Zagreb), Zoran Zekić (Zadar, Kamen Ingrad, Cibalia) and Ivan Krstanović (NK Zagreb, Rijeka, Zadar).
Hat-tricks
| Key | |
|---|---|
| 4 | Player scored four goals |
| 5 | Player scored five goals |
| 6 | Player scored six goals |
| * | Hat-trick scorer's team first in result |
Multiple hat-tricks
The following table lists the number of hat-tricks scored by players who have scored three or more hat-tricks. Bold denotes players still playing in the Prva HNL, italics denotes players still playing professional football.
| Rank | Player | Hat-tricks |
|---|---|---|
| 1st |  Igor Cvitanović |
6 |
| Igor Pamić |
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| Goran Vlaović |
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| Davor Vugrinec |
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| 5th | Tomislav Erceg |
4 |
| Ahmad Sharbini |
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| 7th | Duje Čop |
3 |
 Marijo Dodik |
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 Ángelo Henríquez |
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| Andrej Kramarić |
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| Ivan Krstanović |
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| Alen Peternac |
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| Joško Popović |
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| Eduardo da Silva |
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| Zoran Zekić |
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