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Mitrović, Šeško share Nations League scoring record

 

Serbia forward Aleksandar Mitrović and Slovenia striker Benjamin Šeško hold the UEFA Nations League’s longest scoring streak, after finding the net in five consecutive matches, according to UEFA.

Mitrović achieved the feat from June 5, 2022 to October 12, 2024, while Šeško matched the record between June 12, 2022 and September 9, 2024.

Both forwards also recorded hat-tricks during their respective runs.

Mitrović scored three goals against Sweden on September 24, 2022, while Šeško netted a treble against Kazakhstan on September 9, 2024.

UEFA also said in a Saturday release that 18 players have scored hat-tricks in the Nations League, with Finland forward Joel Pohjanpalo the latest after his three-goal haul in a 7-0 win over San Marino in September 2026.

Portugal captain Cristiano Ronaldo remains the only player to score a hat-trick in the Nations League Finals, achieving the feat against Switzerland in the 2019 semi-final.

Norway forward Erling Haaland and Spain’s Ferran Torres are the youngest players to score Nations League hat-tricks, at 20 years and 82 days and 20 years and 262 days respectively.

Nations League players with hat-tricks

  • Yura Movsisyan (Armenia) — vs Gibraltar, November 16, 2018*
  • Haris Seferović (Switzerland) — vs Belgium, November 18, 2018
  • James Forrest (Scotland) — vs Israel, November 20, 2018
  • Arber Zeneli (Kosovo) — vs Azerbaijan, November 20, 2018
  • Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal) — vs Switzerland, June 5, 2019
  • Erling Haaland (Norway) — vs Romania, October 11, 2020
  • Eran Zahavi (Israel) — vs Slovakia, October 14, 2020
  • Haris Vučkić (Slovenia) — vs Moldova, October 14, 2020
  • Ferran Torres (Spain) — vs Germany, November 17, 2020
  • Stefan Mugoša (Montenegro) — vs Romania, June 14, 2022
  • Aleksandar Mitrović (Serbia) — vs Sweden, September 24, 2022
  • Benjamin Šeško (Slovenia) — vs Kazakhstan, September 9, 2024
  • Kerem Aktürkoğlu (Türkiye) — vs Iceland, September 9, 2024
  • Isaac Price (Northern Ireland) — vs Bulgaria, October 15, 2024
  • Erling Haaland (Norway) — vs Kazakhstan, November 17, 2024
  • Viktor Gyökeres (Sweden) — vs Azerbaijan, November 19, 2024*
  • Nikola Krstović (Montenegro) — vs Türkiye, November 19, 2024
  • Vedat Muriqi (Kosovo) — vs Iceland, March 23, 2025
  • Joel Pohjanpalo (Finland) — vs San Marino, September 26, 2026

*UEFA records Movsisyan and Gyökeres as scoring four goals in those matches.

Longest successive scoring runs

5 matches

  • Aleksandar Mitrović (Serbia) — June 5, 2022 to October 12, 2024
  • Benjamin Šeško (Slovenia) — June 12, 2022 to September 9, 2024

4 matches

  • Răzvan Marin (Romania) — September 6, 2024 to October 15, 2024
  • Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (Georgia) — October 14, 2020 to June 9, 2022
  • Georges Mikautadze (Georgia) — November 16, 2024 to September 25, 2026
  • Viktor Gyökeres (Sweden) — October 14, 2024 to present

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