There has never been a better debut in the 108-year-old history of the Germany national team: Serge Gnabry struck a hat-trick during Germany’s 8-0 World Cup qualifier victory in San Marino. The SV Werder Bremen forward shares this honour with five other players, who also scored three goals on their national team debut.
However, the Olympic silver medal winner is the first player to do so in over 40 years. The last to bag a hat-trick on his debut was Dieter Müller on June 17th 1976 in a 4-2 victory over Yugoslavia in a European Championship semi-final.
Fritz Walter also with a hat-trick on his debut
The first player to score three goals on his debut was Otto Dumke on June 18th 1911 in a 4-2 win over Sweden. Josef Pöttinger followed suit on April 18th 1926 during a 4-2 victory over the Netherlands.
Legend Fritz Walter also holds the honour of having scored a hat-trick on his debut. On July 14th 1940 he fired home three times during a 9-3 win over Romania. Heinz Strehl completes the short list of players with three goals in their first game for Die Mannschaft, having bagged a hat-trick on September 30th 1962 in a 3-2 triumph over Yugoslavia.
There has never been a better debut in the 108-year-old history of the Germany national team: Serge Gnabry struck a hat-trick during Germany’s 8-0 World Cup qualifier victory in San Marino. The SV Werder Bremen forward shares this honour with five other players, who also scored three goals on their national team debut.
However, the Olympic silver medal winner is the first player to do so in over 40 years. The last to bag a hat-trick on his debut was Dieter Müller on June 17th 1976 in a 4-2 victory over Yugoslavia in a European Championship semi-final.
Fritz Walter also with a hat-trick on his debut
The first player to score three goals on his debut was Otto Dumke on June 18th 1911 in a 4-2 win over Sweden. Josef Pöttinger followed suit on April 18th 1926 during a 4-2 victory over the Netherlands.
Legend Fritz Walter also holds the honour of having scored a hat-trick on his debut. On July 14th 1940 he fired home three times during a 9-3 win over Romania. Heinz Strehl completes the short list of players with three goals in their first game for Die Mannschaft, having bagged a hat-trick on September 30th 1962 in a 3-2 triumph over Yugoslavia.
