# List of Denmark national football team hat-tricks

This page is a list of the hat-tricks scored for the Denmark national football team. Since Denmark's first international football match in 1908, there have been 56 occasions when a Danish player has scored three or more goals (a hat-trick) in a game. The first hat-trick was scored by Vilhelm Wolfhagen against France B in the team's first-ever game on 19 October 1908. Poul Nielsen holds the record for the most hat-tricks scored by a Danish player with eight, five of which came against Norway. The record for the most goals scored in an international game by a Danish player is ten, which has been achieved on just one occasion: by Sophus Nielsen against France in the 1908 Summer Olympics semi-finals of the 1908 Summer Olympics, which was also a world record until it was broken by Archie Thompson broke it when he scored 13 goals in a 31–0 victory over American Samoa in 2001.
Preben Elkjær are the only Danish players to have scored a hat-trick at the FIFA World Cup finals.

## Hat-tricks scored by Denmark

| No. | Player | Opponent | Goals | Score | Venue | !Competition | !Date |
| 1 | Vilhelm Wolfhagen | France B | 4 – (15', 17', 67', 72') | 9–0 | White City Stadium, London | 1908 Summer Olympics First round | 19 October 1908 |
| 2 | Sophus Nielsen | France | 10 – (3', 4', 6', 39', 46', 48', 52', 64', 66', 76') | 17–1 | White City Stadium, London | 1908 Summer Olympics semi-finals | 22 October 1908 |
| 3 | Vilhelm Wolfhagen (2) | France | 4 – (60', 72', 82', 89') | 17–1 | White City Stadium, London | 1908 Summer Olympics semi-finals | 22 October 1908 |
| 4 | Anthon Olsen | Norway | 3 – (4', 70', 88') | 7–0 | Tranebergs Idrottsplats, Stockholm | 1912 Summer Olympics quarter-finals | 30 June 1912 |
| 5 | Kristian Gyldenstein | Sweden | 3 – (17', 56', 61') | 8–0 | Idrætsparken, Copenhagen | Friendly | 25 May 1913 |
| 6 | Poul Nielsen | Sweden | 6 – (5', 10', 29', 47', 50', 53') | 10–0 | Idrætsparken, Copenhagen | Friendly | 5 October 1913 |
| 7 | Poul Nielsen (2) | Germany | 4 – (5', 7', 42', 87') | 4–1 | Hamburg, Stadion Hoheluft | Friendly | 26 October 1913 |
| 8 | Poul Nielsen (3) | Norway | 3 – (20', 63', 69') | 4–3 | Københavns Idrætspark, Copenhagen | Friendly | 17 May 1914 |
| 9 | Poul Nielsen (4) | Norway | 3 – (23', 37', 71' | 8–1 | Københavns Idrætspark, Copenhagen | Friendly | 19 September 1915 |
| 10 | Anthon Olsen (2) | Norway | 3 – (28', 65', 77') | 8–1 | Københavns Idrætspark, Copenhagen | Friendly | 19 September 1915 |
| 11 | Poul Nielsen (5) | Norway | 4 – (25', 40', 47', 70') | 8–0 | Københavns Idrætspark, Copenhagen | Friendly | 15 October 1916 |
| 12 | Michael Rohde | Norway | 3 – (2', 10', 57') | 8–0 | Københavns Idrætspark, Copenhagen | Friendly | 15 October 1916 |
| 13 | Victor Klein | Norway | 3 – (9', 13', 25') | 12–0 | Københavns Idrætspark, Copenhagen | Friendly | 7 October 1917 |
| 14 | Poul Nielsen (6) | Norway | 5 – (71', 75', 77', 78', 81') | 6–2 | Københavns Idrætspark, Copenhagen | Friendly | 7 October 1917 |
| 15 | Poul Nielsen (7) | Norway | 3 – (24', 42', 59') | 4–1 | Københavns Idrætspark, Copenhagen | Friendly | 12 June 1919 |
| 16 | Poul Nielsen (8) | Norway | 3 – (7', 51', 75') | 3–1 | Københavns Idrætspark, Copenhagen | Friendly | 2 October 1921 |
| 17 | Viggo Jørgensen | Netherlands | 3 – (44', 58', 84') | 4–1 | Københavns Idrætspark, Copenhagen | Friendly | 13 June 1926 |
| 18 | Pauli Jørgensen | Finland | 3 – (17', 41', 85') | 8–0 | Københavns Idrætspark, Copenhagen | 1929–32 Nordic Football Championship | 13 October 1929 |
| 19 | Pauli Jørgensen (2) | Sweden | 3 – (17', 65', 88') | 6–1 | Københavns Idrætspark, Copenhagen | 1929–32 Nordic Football Championship | 22 June 1930 |
| 20 | Pauli Jørgensen (3) | Germany | 3 – (13', 58', 90' | 6–3 | Københavns Idrætspark, Copenhagen | Friendly | 7 September 1930 |
| 21 | Pauli Jørgensen (4) | Norway | 3 – (3', 54', 80') | 6–3 | Københavns Idrætspark, Copenhagen | Dansk Boldspil-Union 50th Anniversary Tournament | 18 June 1939 |
| 22 | Oskar Theisen | Finland | 3 – (39', 57', 89') | 8–1 | Københavns Idrætspark, Copenhagen | 1937–47 Nordic Football Championship | 17 September 1939 |
| 23 | Kaj Hansen | Sweden | 3 – (23', 37', 41') | 3–3 | Københavns Idrætspark, Copenhagen | Friendly | 20 October 1940 |
| 24 | Karl Aage Hansen | Norway | 5 – (20', 52', 78', 89') | 7–1 | Københavns Idrætspark, Copenhagen | Friendly | 20 October 1946 |
| 25 | Carl Aage Præst | Poland | 3 – (39', 73', 88') | 8–0 | Københavns Idrætspark, Copenhagen | Friendly | 26 June 1948 |
| 26 | John Hansen | Italy | 3 – (31', 55', 75', 81') | 5–3 | Highbury, London | 1948 Olympic Games | 5 August 1948 |
| 27 | Egon Jensen | Italy | 3 – (5', 41', 80') | 6–2 | Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavík | Knattspyrnusamband Íslands 10th Anniversary Tournament | 10 July 1957 |
| 28 | Harald Nielsen | Finland | 3 – (20', 22', 53') | 4–0 | Københavns Idrætspark, Copenhagen | 1956–59 Nordic Football Championship | 4 October 1959 |
| 29 | Harald Nielsen (2) | Greece | 3 – (16', 47', 86') | 7–2 | Københavns Idrætspark, Copenhagen | Friendly | 3 July 1960 |
| 30 | Henning Enoksen | Greece | 3 – (34', 51', 90') | 7–2 | Københavns Idrætspark, Copenhagen | Friendly | 3 July 1960 |
| 31 | Jørn Sørensen | Finland | 3 – (7', 52', 85') | 9–1 | Københavns Idrætspark, Copenhagen | 1960–63 Nordic Football Championship | 15 October 1961 |
| 32 | Ole Madsen | Norway | 3 – (31', 44', 87') | 6–1 | Københavns Idrætspark, Copenhagen | 1960–63 Nordic Football Championship | 11 June 1962 |
| 33 | Ole Madsen (2) | Malta | 3 – (9', 14', 49') | 6–1 | Københavns Idrætspark, Copenhagen | 1964 Euro qualifying | 28 June 1962 |
| 34 | Ole Madsen (3) | Luxembourg | 3 – (10', 32', 46') | 3–3 | Stade Municipal, Luxembourg City | 1964 Euro qualifying | 4 December 1963 |
| 35 | Ulrik Le Fevre | Iceland | 3 – (57', 62', 67') | 14–2 | Københavns Idrætspark, Copenhagen | Friendly | 23 August 1967 |
| 36 | Finn Laudrup | Iceland | 3 – (7', 28', 85') | 14–2 | Københavns Idrætspark, Copenhagen | Friendly | 23 August 1967 |
| 37 | Kresten Bjerre | Iceland | 3 – (13'(pen.), 71', 76'(pen.)) | 14–2 | Københavns Idrætspark, Copenhagen | Friendly | 23 August 1967 |
| 38 | Erik Dyreborg | Norway | 5 – (40', 41', 57', 60', 63') | 5–0 | Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo | 1964–67 Nordic Football Championship | 24 September 1967 |
| 39 | Tommy Troelsen | Norway | 3 – (22', 24', 77'(pen.)) | 5–1 | Københavns Idrætspark, Copenhagen | 1968–71 Nordic Football Championship | 23 June 1968 |
| 40 | Finn Wiberg | Luxembourg | 3 – (15'(pen.), 35', 70'(pen.)) | 5–1 | Københavns Idrætspark, Copenhagen | Friendly | 20 November 1968 |
| 41 | Bent Jensen | Bermuda | 3 – (12', 38', 85') | 5–1 | Bermuda National Stadium, Hamilton | Friendly | 12 January 1969 |
| 42 | Bent Jensen (2) | Bermuda | 3 – (37'(pen.), 68', 77') | 6–0 | Aalborg Stadium, Aalborg | Friendly | 1 July 1969 |
| 43 | Bent Jensen (3) | Finland | 3 – (12', 14', 43') | 5–2 | Københavns Idrætspark, Copenhagen | 1968–71 Nordic Football Championship | 10 September 1969 |
| 44 | Kristen Nygaard | Mexico | 3 – (37', 47', 65'(pen.)) | 3–0 | Københavns Idrætspark, Copenhagen | Friendly | 16 August 1972 |
| 45 | Henning Jensen | Indonesia | 3 – (17', 35', 76') | 9–0 | Københavns Idrætspark, Copenhagen | Friendly | 3 September 1974 |
| 46 | Niels-Christian Holmstrøm | Indonesia | 3 – (15', 41', 71') | 9–0 | Københavns Idrætspark, Copenhagen | Friendly | 3 September 1974 |
| 47 | Preben Elkjær | Northern Ireland | 3 – (30', 33', 83') | 4–0 | Københavns Idrætspark, Copenhagen | UEFA Euro 1980 qualifying | 6 June 1979 |
| 48 | Michael Laudrup | Luxembourg | 3 – (17', 24', 70') | 6–0 | Københavns Idrætspark, Copenhagen | UEFA Euro 1984 qualifying | 12 October 1983 |
| 49 | Preben Elkjær (2) | Uruguay | 3 – (11', 68', 80') | 6–1 | Estadio Neza 86, Ciudad Nezahualcóyotl | 1986 FIFA World Cup Group stage | 8 June 1986 |
| 50 | Ebbe Sand | Malta | 3 – (8', 64', 79') | 4–1 | Balgarska Armia Stadium, Sofia | 2002 FIFA World Cup Qualifying | 24 March 2001 |
| 51 | Claus Jensen | Egypt | 3 – (31', 68', 70') | 4–1 | Cairo International Stadium, Cairo | Friendly | 12 February 2003 |
| 52 | Peter Madsen | Poland | 3 – (23', 30', 90+1') | 5–1 | Stadion Poznań, Poznań | Friendly | 18 August 2004 |
| 53 | Nicklas Bendtner | United States | 3 – (33', 83', 90+1') | 3–2 | Aarhus Stadium, Aarhus | Friendly | 25 March 2015 |
| 54 | Christian Eriksen | Bulgaria | 3 – (72', 74', 82') | 4–0 | Suita City Football Stadium, Suita | 2006 Kirin Cup Soccer Third place play-off | 7 June 2016 |
| 55 | Thomas Delaney | Armenia | 3 – (16', 81', 90+3') | 4–1 | Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium, Yerevan | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification | 4 September 2017 |
| 56 | Christian Eriksen (2) | Republic of Ireland | 3 – (32', 63', 73') | 5–1 | Aviva Stadium, Dublin | 2018 FIFA World Cup play-offs | 14 November 2017 |
| 57 | Rasmus Højlund | Finland | 3 - (21', 82', 90+3') | 3–1 | Parken Stadium, Copenhagen | UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying | 23 March 2023 |

## Statistics

Multiple hat-tricks :
| Rank | Player | Hat-tricks |
| 1 | Poul Nielsen | 8 |
| 2 | Pauli Jørgensen | 4 |
| 3 | Ole Madsen | 3 |
| 3 | Bent Jensen | 3 |
| 5 | Vilhelm Wolfhagen | 2 |
| 5 | Anthon Olsen | 2 |
| 5 | Harald Nielsen | 2 |
| 5 | Preben Elkjær | 2 |
| 5 | Christian Eriksen | 2 |
Hat-tricks by competition :
| Competition | Hat-tricks |
| Friendlies | 31 |
| Nordic Football Championship | 9 |
| UEFA Euro qualifying | 4 |
| UEFA Euro | 0 |
| Summer Olympics | 5 |
| FIFA World Cup qualification | 3 |
| FIFA World Cup | 1 |
| Others | 3 |
| Total | 56 |
Hat-tricks by opponent :
| Rank | Opponent | Hat-tricks |
| 1 | Norway | 15 |
| 2 | Finland | 6 |
| 3 | Sweden | 4 |
| 4 | France | 3 |
| 4 | Iceland | 3 |
| 4 | Luxembourg | 3 |
| 7 | Poland | 2 |
| 7 | Bermuda | 2 |
| 7 | Greece | 2 |
| 7 | Germany | 2 |
| 7 | Indonesia | 2 |
| 7 | Italy | 2 |
| 7 | Malta | 2 |
| 14 | Armenia | 1 |
| 14 | Bulgaria | 1 |
| 14 | Egypt | 1 |
| 14 | Mexico | 1 |
| 14 | Netherlands | 1 |
| 14 | Northern Ireland | 1 |
| 14 | Republic of Ireland | 1 |
| 14 | United States | 1 |
| 14 | Uruguay | 1 |
| Total | | 57 |