THE WORLD'S BEST ONE MATCH GOAL SCORER 2021
Picture : Henri Anier scored 8 goals in Estonian Cup !
The World’s Best One-Match Goal-scorer 2021: Henri Anier
Estonian forward Henri Anier has scored most goals in a single match in the world football in 2021 (considering only top-level games).
He netted 8 times in the game of Estonian Cup (round of 16) for Paide against Flora II on October 23. The game finished with 14:0 result, and 30-year old Anier delivered his goals on the minutes 19, 41, 46, 57, 60, 61, 63, 68. So, the last 5 his goals fit in just 11-minute span, last 6 – in 22-minute span.
In total, 7 players have scored 5+ goal in a single match. In two cases (Frey and Olunga), the players have scored all 5 goals of their teams in the game.
Michael Frey is the only player in 2021 to score 5 goals in an away game.
Michael Olunga has scored all 5 goals in the 2nd halftime, from 56th to 85th minute.
Jamie Maclaren’s penta-trick happened in a Melbourne derby in Australian league.
Yuya Osako is the only player with a penta-trick scored for a national team.
| WORLD's BEST | ONE-MATCH | GOAL-SCORERS | 2021 | |||
| Goal-scorer | Country | Goals | Date | Team | Game | Tourn. |
| Henri Anier | Estonia | 8 | 23.10.2021 | Paide | Flora II (14:0) | NC |
| Myrto Uzuni | Albania | 6 | 19.09.2021 | Ferencvaros (Hungary) | Hatvan (9:0) | NC |
| Jamie Maclaren | Australia | 5 | 17.04.2021 | Melbourne City | Melbourne Victory (5:0) | NL |
| Yuya Osako | Japan | 5 | 28.05.2021 | Japan | Myanmar (10:0) | WCQ |
| Luis Toomey | New Zealand | 5 | 26.06.2021 | Lower Hutt City | Wainuiomata (12:1) | RL |
| Michael Frey | Switzerland | 5 | 08.08.2021 | Standard (Belgium) | Antwerp (5:2) | NL |
| Michael Olunga | Kenya | 5 | 26.09.2021 | Al-Duhail (Qatar) | Al Sailiya (5:0) | NL |
Abbreviatures:
NL – National League, NC – National Cup, RL – Regional League, WCQ – World Cup Qualifying