10 players who scored 5 goals in a game in the decade (2010-19)

#6: Carlos Eduardo (Nice)

Carlos Eduardo became the only player to score 5 goals in a Ligue 1 game during the 2010s when the on-loan Brazilian player from Porto did so for Nice in a 7-1 win against Guingamp in the 2014-15 Ligue 1 season.

#5: Luiz Adriano

Luiz Adriano emulated Lionel Messi to score 5 goals in a Champions League game when the Brazilian did so for Shakhtar Donetsk against BATE Borisov in a group-stage game in the 2014-15 edition of the competition. No player has since scored as many in a Champions League game since the Brazilian.

# 4: Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid): TWICE

Ronaldo gestures after scoring 5 in a Liga game against Granada

Ronaldo bagged his first quintuple haul in the Liga when the Portuguese marksman scored 5 in Real Madrid's 9-1 win over Granada in a Liga game of the 2015-16 season. Few months later, Ronaldo became the first player to score multiple quintuples in the Top 5 leagues when the prolific striker netted five past Espanyol in a 6-0 win for Madrid in a 2016-17 as the Spanish capital club went on to win the league that season.

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