5 players who scored hat-tricks for 3 different Premier League clubs

#3 Les Ferdinand: QPR, Newcastle United, and Tottenham Hotspur

Prolific goalscorer Les Ferdinand was a boyhood Tottenham fan (Image courtesy: premierleague.com)

Les Ferdinand burst on to the English football scene along with other honed strikers like Alan Shearer, Ian Wright, Robbie Fowler and Teddy Sheringham. The Englishman was a sharp shooter and a smart negotiator inside the box.

He scored two hat-tricks in his debut season in 1992-93. The first came against Nottingham Forest and the next against Everton. He became the first player to score two hat-tricks in two consecutive games in PL. He ended the season with 20 goals and was the second highest-scorer in the Premier League that season.

He left Queens Park Rangers and joined Newcastle United in the summer of 1995. He scored 25 goals for the Magpies in his debut season, which included one hat-trick against Wimbledon. Alan Shearer took over the duties of the first-team striker soon after.

Tottenham Hotspur signed Ferdinand in the summer of 1997. He spent six years with the north London club, scoring 38 goals for them. It included a hat-trick against Leicester City.

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#2 Teddy Sheringham: Tottenham, Manchester United, Portsmouth

Teddy Sheringham had an illustrious Premier League career

Manchester United fans will remember Teddy Sheringham with a lot of fondness. He was one of the deadliest strikers in the Premier League. The centre-forward played over 400 games in the league and scored 146 goals for five different clubs.

He joined Tottenham Hotspur in the summer of 1992. He scored his first Spurs hat-trick against Leeds United in the 1992-93 season. He scored his second hat-trick for Tottenham against Newcastle in the 4-2 win in the 1994-95 season.

He joined the Red Devils in the 1997-98 season. He only scored the one hat-trick for them in the 5-0 thrashing of Southampton in the 2000-01 season.

After four years at Old Trafford, he rejoined Spurs before switching to Portsmouth. Sheringham became the oldest player to net a Premier League hat-trick when he struck thrice against Bolton Wanderers at the age of 37 in the 2003-04 season.

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#1 Nicolas Anelka: Arsenal, Man City, and Chelsea

Nicolas Anelka has played for some of the biggest clubs across Europe

Nicolas Anelka has played for various clubs around the world. He joined Arsenal at the age of 17. He had a memorable debut season, scoring 17 goals to help the Gunners win the Premier League title. He scored a hat-trick in their 5-0 win over Leicester City that season (1996-97).

Anelka then moved to Real Madrid, PSG and Liverpool before joining Manchester City in 2002. The French forward scored his first City hat-trick in their 4-1 win over Aston Villa in the 2003-04 season.

Anelka left City to join Fenerbahce in search of Champions League football. He returned to England after signing for Bolton Wanderers in 2006. Anelka then joined Chelsea in 2008.

The Frrenchman had a decent 2008-09 season, where he scored 19 goals, including a hat-trick in Chelsea's 5-0 win over Sunderland.