Manchester City striker Shaw scores the fastest hat-trick in WSL history

Manchester City striker Khadija Shaw scored the fastest hat-trick in Women’s Super League history in a 5-2 win over Tottenham Hotspur at the Joie Stadium in Manchester on Saturday, March 21 ikmj.

The Jamaican striker completed her treble in just 13 minutes. She opened her account in the eighth minute, leaping from a corner to give City the lead before doubling her tally from another set piece ten minutes later.

She then completed her hat-trick in just 13 minutes with a sharp header from a Kerolin cross. Her goals have taken her total for the season to 18 goals from as many games.

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The record for the fastest hat-trick in WSL history previously belonged to Kelly Smith, who scored one in 16 minutes for Arsenal against Bristol Academy in 2016.

Saturday’s treble further extends Shaw’s record for most hat-tricks in WSL history to eight, and is her fourth in a row against Tottenham. Her Manchester City teammate Vivianne Miedema is second with five hat-tricks.

“I’m just doing my best,” said Shaw, who is in the final four months of her City contract Air sports.

“I love playing with the girls, I have great players around me and I’m just trying to do my best at the top end of the pitch and I think everything will work itself out.

«Keep going, keep our heads down, stay focused. Don’t look at the noise in the market… we just have to keep going.»

Published on March 21, 2026