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Gary Lineker scored 5 hat-tricks in international matches

Football player Gary Lineker

Gary Winston Lineker

Gary Lineker

Born on 30 November 1960 (age 64)

National team appearances of Gary Lineker

Team	Period	Caps	Capt.	Sub. in	Sub. off	Goals	Pen.	Goals/ Caps
England	1984 - 1992	80	18	6	17	48	4	0.600
Total:		80	18	6	17	48	4	0.600

Player stats by club

Clubs of footballer	Period	Caps	Capt.	Sub. in	Sub. off	Goals	Pen.	Goals/ Caps
Leicester City FC, Leicester	26 May 1984 - 16 Jun 1985	7		4	1	3		0.429
Everton FC, Liverpool	11 Sep 1985 - 22 Jun 1986	11			4	9		0.818
FC Barcelona, Barcelona	15 Oct 1986 - 07 Jun 1989	24			4	17		0.708
Tottenham Hotspur FC, London	06 Sep 1989 - 17 Jun 1992	38	18	2	8	19	4	0.500

Player stats by competition

Competition

Played

Capt.

Sub. in

Sub. off

Goals

Pen.

Goals/ Caps

British Championship (BC)

European Championship final tournament (EC)

European Championship qualifiers (QE)

0.583

World Cup qualifiers (QW)

0.500

World Cup final tournament (WC)

0.833

Friendly matches and other tournaments

0.667

Total:

0.600

Career highlights

Match date	Opponent team	Event	Age
26 May 1984	Scotland	debut	23 years 5 months 26 days
26 Mar 1985	Rep. of Ireland	first goal	24 years 3 months 24 days
16 Oct 1985	Turkey	first hat-trick	24 years 10 months 16 days
22 May 1990	Uruguay	50th cap	29 years 5 months 22 days
7 Jul 1990	Italy	World Cup 3rd place match	29 years 7 months 7 days
12 Sep 1990	Hungary	first cap as captain	29 years 9 months 13 days
12 Jun 1991	Malaysia	5th hat-trick	30 years 6 months 13 days
17 Jun 1992	Sweden	last appearance	31 years 6 months 18 days

Record of Gary Lineker's goals by opponent team

Opponent team	Goals	Pen.	Matches with goals	Matches by goals in a match				Goals/Matches with goals	Caps	Goals/Caps
Opponent team	Goals	Pen.	Matches with goals	1	2	3	>3	Goals/Matches with goals	Caps	Goals/Caps
Poland	6	1	4	3		1		1.500	5	1.200
Turkey	6		2			2		3.000	5	1.200
Malaysia	4		1				1	4.000	1	4.000
Spain	4		1				1	4.000	1	4.000
Cameroon	4	3	2		2			2.000	2	2.000
United States	2		1		1			2.000	1	2.000
Paraguay	2		1		1			2.000	1	2.000
Argentina	2		2	2				1.000	2	1.000
Brazil	2		2	2				1.000	3	0.667
Denmark	2		2	2				1.000	3	0.667
Northern Ireland	2		1		1			2.000	3	0.667
West Germany	2		2	2				1.000	4	0.500
Rep. of Ireland	2		2	2				1.000	5	0.400
Colombia	1		1	1				1.000	1	1.000
Switzerland	1		1	1				1.000	1	1.000
New Zealand	1		1	1				1.000	1	1.000
Albania	1		1	1				1.000	2	0.500
France	1		1	1				1.000	2	0.500
Hungary	1		1	1				1.000	3	0.333
Netherlands	1		1	1				1.000	3	0.333
C.I.S.	1		1	1				1.000	3	0.333
(+) other teams									28
Total:	48	4	31	21	5	3	2	1.548	80	0.600

Record of national team matches played by Gary Lineker

National team	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	Goals For	Goals Against	Winning Percentage
England national team	80	39	29	12	124	57	66.9

Gary Lineker's international caps

as player of Leicester City FC, Leicester:

debut age - 23 years 5 months 26 days

26 May 1984 15:00 (+1:00)

Glasgow, Hampden Park

1-1

Scotland vs England

British Championship 1983-1984

age when scoring first goal - 24 years 3 months 24 days

26 Mar 1985 19:45

London, British Empire Exhibition Stadium (Wembley)

2-1

England vs Rep. of Ireland

Friendly International

1х

01 May 1985 18:00 (+3:00)

Bucharest, Stadionul 23 August

0-0

Romania vs England

1986 FIFA World Cup Qualification, Group 3

25 May 1985 15:00 (+1:00)

Glasgow, Hampden Park

1-0

Scotland vs England

1985 Rous Cup

06 Jun 1985 14:00 (+6:00)

Mexico City, Estadio Azteca

1-2

England vs Italy

Copa Ciudad de México 1985

12 Jun 1985 14:00 (+6:00)

Mexico City, Estadio Azteca

3-0

England vs West Germany

Azteca 2000 Tournament

16 Jun 1985 17:00 (+7:00)

Los Angeles, Memorial Coliseum

0-5

United States vs England

Friendly International

2х

as player of Everton FC, Liverpool:

11 Sep 1985 19:45 (+1:00)

London, British Empire Exhibition Stadium (Wembley)

1-1

England vs Romania

1986 FIFA World Cup Qualification, Group 3

16 Oct 1985 19:45 (+1:00)

London, British Empire Exhibition Stadium (Wembley)

5-0

England vs Turkey

1986 FIFA World Cup Qualification, Group 3

3х

13 Nov 1985 19:00

London, British Empire Exhibition Stadium (Wembley)

0-0

England vs Northern Ireland

1986 FIFA World Cup Qualification, Group 3

29 Jan 1986 15:00 (+2:00)

Cairo, Cairo International Stadium

0-4

Egypt vs England

Friendly International

26 Mar 1986 18:00 (+4:00)

Tbilisi, Dinamo Stadium

0-1

Soviet Union vs England

Friendly International

24 May 1986 11:00 (+7:00)

Burnaby, Swangard Stadium

0-1

Canada vs England

Friendly International

03 Jun 1986 16:00 (+6:00)

Monterrey, Estadio Tecnológico

0-1

England vs Portugal

1986 FIFA World Cup Final Tournament, Group F

06 Jun 1986 16:00 (+6:00)

Monterrey, Estadio Tecnológico

0-0

Morocco vs England

1986 FIFA World Cup Final Tournament, Group F

11 Jun 1986 16:00 (+6:00)

San Nicolás de los Garza, Estadio Universitario

3-0

England vs Poland

1986 FIFA World Cup Final Tournament, Group F

3х

18 Jun 1986 12:00 (+6:00)

Mexico City, Estadio Azteca

0-3

Paraguay vs England

1986 FIFA World Cup Final Tournament, Round of 16

2х

22 Jun 1986 12:00 (+6:00)

Mexico City, Estadio Azteca

2-1

Argentina vs England

1986 FIFA World Cup Final Tournament, Quarterfinal

1х

as player of FC Barcelona, Barcelona:

15 Oct 1986 19:45 (+1:00)

London, British Empire Exhibition Stadium (Wembley)

3-0

England vs Northern Ireland

UEFA Euro 1988 Qualifying, Group 4

2х

12 Nov 1986 19:45

London, British Empire Exhibition Stadium (Wembley)

2-0

England vs Yugoslavia

UEFA Euro 1988 Qualifying, Group 4

18 Feb 1987 20:30 (+1:00)

Madrid, Estadio Santiago Bernabéu

2-4

Spain vs England

Friendly International

4х

01 Apr 1987 20:00 (+1:00)

Belfast, Windsor Park

0-2

Northern Ireland vs England

UEFA Euro 1988 Qualifying, Group 4

29 Apr 1987 18:00 (+3:00)

Izmir, İzmir Atatürk Stadyumu

0-0

Turkey vs England

UEFA Euro 1988 Qualifying, Group 4

19 May 1987 20:00 (+1:00)

London, British Empire Exhibition Stadium (Wembley)

1-1

England vs Brazil

1987 Rous Cup

1х

09 Sep 1987 20:15 (+2:00)

Dusseldorf, Rheinstadion

3-1

West Germany vs England

Friendly International

1х

14 Oct 1987 20:00 (+1:00)

London, British Empire Exhibition Stadium (Wembley)

8-0

England vs Turkey

UEFA Euro 1988 Qualifying, Group 4

3х

11 Nov 1987 14:30 (+1:00)

Belgrade, Stadion Crvene Zvezde

1-4

Yugoslavia vs England

UEFA Euro 1988 Qualifying, Group 4

23 Mar 1988 20:00

London, British Empire Exhibition Stadium (Wembley)

2-2

England vs Netherlands

Friendly International

1х

27 Apr 1988 17:00 (+2:00)

Budapest, Népstadion

0-0

Hungary vs England

Friendly International

21 May 1988 15:00 (+1:00)

London, British Empire Exhibition Stadium (Wembley)

1-0

England vs Scotland

1988 Rous Cup

24 May 1988 20:00 (+1:00)

London, British Empire Exhibition Stadium (Wembley)

1-1

England vs Colombia

1988 Rous Cup

1х

28 May 1988 17:15 (+2:00)

Lausanne, Stade Olympique de La Pontaise

0-1

Switzerland vs England

Friendly International

1х

12 Jun 1988 15:30 (+2:00)

Stuttgart, Neckarstadion

0-1

England vs Rep. of Ireland

1988 UEFA European Championship, Group B

15 Jun 1988 17:15 (+2:00)

Dusseldorf, Rheinstadion

1-3

England vs Netherlands

1988 UEFA European Championship, Group B

18 Jun 1988 15:30 (+2:00)

Frankfurt am Main, Waldstadion

1-3

England vs Soviet Union

1988 UEFA European Championship, Group B

19 Oct 1988 20:00 (+1:00)

London, British Empire Exhibition Stadium (Wembley)

0-0

England vs Sweden

1990 FIFA World Cup Qualification, Group 2

16 Nov 1988 19:00 (+3:00)

Riyadh, King Fahd International Stadium

1-1

Saudi Arabia vs England

Friendly International

08 Feb 1989 15:00 (+2:00)

Marousi, Olympic Stadium of Athens "Spyros Louis"

1-2

Greece vs England

Friendly International

08 Mar 1989 15:00 (+1:00)

Tirana, Stadiumi Kombëtar Qemal Stafa

0-2

Albania vs England

1990 FIFA World Cup Qualification, Group 2

26 Apr 1989 20:00 (+1:00)

London, British Empire Exhibition Stadium (Wembley)

5-0

England vs Albania

1990 FIFA World Cup Qualification, Group 2

1х

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