Super Eagles striker, Gift Orban in a post on Instagram shares with his fans, his exciting state of mind concerning his love for hat-tricks.
21 years old, Gift Orban has engraved his name in the annals of European club football history by clinching two records in 2023.
The Nigerian forward has emerged as a standout revelation of the year.
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Gift Orban: Record Hatricks and Sharing A Record with Ronaldo
On March 15, Orban notched a historic achievement by scoring the fastest hat trick in the history of major European club tournaments while playing for Gent.
A mere 3 minutes and 25 seconds were all it took to cement his name in the record books.
His record eclipses the landmarks set in the UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League.
Salah came off the bench to score the fastest Champions League treble in six minutes and 12 seconds.
In the Europa League, Patson Daka holds the record for the quickest hat-trick in the 2021/22 group stage.
Scoring three times between the 45th and 54th minutes for Leicester in nine minutes and 34 seconds.
Orban’s stellar performance continued on August 9, where he secured his second hat-trick in the Europa Conference League during Gent’s dominating 5-0 victory over Pogon Szczecin.
Orban is now on par with Ronaldo as the only player in history to score three hat-tricks in European club tournaments within a calendar year.
The latest occurred on November 9 during a Conference League clash against Breidablik, which Gent won 3-2.
Similarly, Cristiano Ronaldo reached the milestone in the 2015/16 UEFA Champions League season.
Remarkably, Orban boasts of five hat-tricks across all competitions in 2023, a feat unparalleled in world football.
However, it’s worth noting that, until 2023, Gift didn’t score a single hat-trick in senior football.
Furthermore, Orban eyes the opportunity to set a new world record with two remaining Conference League matches.
Potentially, he could surpass the world record set by Rico in 2008.