The 21-year-old Spanish striker of Real Gonzalo Garcia became the fourth youngest author of a hat-trick in the Royal Club in the 21st century.
The Spaniard, aged 21 years and 9 months, scored 3 goals in a La Liga match against Betis.
Only 3 players in the history of “Cream” in this century made a hat-trick at a younger age: Rodrigo (18 years and 9 months), Javier Portillo (20 years and 5 months) and Gonzalo Higuain (20 years and 10 months).
The youngest authors of hat tricks for Real Madrid in all tournaments in the 21st century
- 18 years and 9 months – Rodrigo (Brazil), 2019, Champions League, against Galatasaray
- 20 years and 5 months – Javier Portillo (Spain), 2002, Copa del Rey, against UD San Sebastián de los Reyes
- 20 years and 10 months – Gonzalo Higuain (Argentina), 2008, La Liga, 4 goals against Malaga
- 21 years and 9 months – Gonzalo Garcia (Spain), 2026, La Liga, against Betis
- 21 years and 10 months – Vinicius Junior (Brazil), 2022, La Liga, against Levante
- 22 years and 3 months – Gonzalo Higuain (Argentina), 2010, La Liga, against Valladolid
- 22 years and 11 months – Karim Benzema (France), 2010, Champions League, against Auxerre
- 23 years and 0 months – Karim Benzema (France), 2010, Spanish Cup, against Levante
- 23 years and 3 months – Mariano Díaz (Dominican Republic), 2016, Copa del Rey, v Cultural Leonesa
- 23 years and 4 months – Gonzalo Higuain (Argentina), 2011, La Liga, against Valencia
We will remind that Gonzalo Garcia repeated another achievement of Real Madrid in the 21st century, which belonged to Ruud van Nistelrooy.
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Source: sport.ua