Faster than Messi! Lamine Yamal scores his first hat trick at 18. When did other football stars achieve this feat?
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Álvaro Hernández
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Yesterday, in the La Liga clash against Villarreal (4-1), Lamine Yamal netted his first career hat trick.
Details: The Touchline decided to check the ages at which other football stars scored their first hat tricks, comparing them to Yamal's achievement of finding the net three times in a single match at just 18.
Barcelona icon Lionel Messi bagged his first hat trick at 19, while Neymar—who enjoyed his best years at Barça—managed the feat at 18, just like Yamal.
The current record among modern stars belongs to Real Madrid striker Kylian Mbappé, who scored his first hat trick at just 17.
See also: History is being written before our eyes. Yamal scores first career hat-trick
