A goalkeeper once scored a hat-trick.
On November 29, 1999, Vélez Sarsfield goalkeeper José Luis Chilavert scored three penalties against Ferro Carril Oeste in a 6-1 win — the first hat-trick by a goalkeeper in professional football history. Chilavert, Paraguay's keeper, took his team's penalties and free kicks and finished his career with 67 goals.
Goalkeepers are not supposed to score at all. This one scored three in a single game.
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Source: Wikipedia, José Luis Chilavert. Wikipedia records the 1999 hat-trick (three penalties vs Ferro Carril Oeste) and 67 career goals; BBC Sport's goal-records roundup calls Chilavert the only keeper to have scored a hat-trick.
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A goalkeeper once scored a hat-trick?
On November 29, 1999, Vélez Sarsfield goalkeeper José Luis Chilavert scored three penalties against Ferro Carril Oeste in a 6-1 win — the first hat-trick by a goalkeeper in professional football history. Chilavert, Paraguay's keeper, took his team's penalties and free kicks and finished his career with 67 goals. Goalkeepers are not supposed to score at all. This one scored three in a single game. Source: Wikipedia, José Luis Chilavert. Wikipedia records the 1999 hat-trick (three penalties vs Ferro Carril Oeste) and 67 career goals; BBC Sport's goal-records roundup calls Chilavert the only keeper to have scored a hat-trick.