Nigerian Striker, Sadiq Umar Becomes Second Professional Player To Score Hat-Trick In 2021
Nigerian striker, Sadiq Umar, has started 2021 with a flyer after netting a superb 27-minute first-half hat-trick in Almeria’s 3-1 win over Ponferradina.
The 23-year-old had enjoyed a successful 2020, scoring 13 goals and supplying 10 assists for his teammates, and has begun the new year in similar fashion by netting his first senior career hat-trick.
The only other time he has executed a similar feat was in November 2015 for Roma’s Youth team in a UEFA Youth League trouncing of Bayer Leverkusen.
He also become the second player on earth to score a hat-trick in the new year, just hours behind Inter Milan's Lautaro Martinez who had netted thrice in the 12:30 fixture against Simy's Crotone.
All three of Sadiq’s strikes were clinical dispatches that emphasised his growing pr...