Esperance striker Hamdou Elhouni joined the likes of Cristiano Ronaldo and Luis Suarez in an exclusive group of players after netting a hat-trick at the FIFA Club World Cup on Tuesday.
Click through the gallery above to see the four players who have netted a hat-trick at the Club World Cup!
After being denied a spot in the semi-finals by Al Hilal on Saturday, the CAF Champions League winners finished fifth after thrashing Xavi Hernandez's Al Sadd 6-2.
Anice Badri and Sameh Derbali were also on target for the Tunisian giants, but the night belonged to Elhouni, who became only the fourth player to score a hat-trick at the tournament.
The Libyan attacker joins Luis Suarez, Cristiano Ronaldo and Gareth Bale to achieve that impressive feat at the Club World Cup.
4 - Hamdou Elhouni is only the fourth player in FIFA Club World Cup history to score a hat-trick after Luis Suarez (2015), Cristiano Ronaldo (2016) and ????????????Gareth Bale (2018). Esteemed. pic.twitter.com/fFyzaMF4Ex
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With his three goals on the night, Elhouni equalled the record for the most goals by an African player in a single Club World Cup campaign.
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