Relentless Cristiano Ronaldo reaches 50 club hat-tricks - in pictures

Portuguese star's treble helps Manchester United seal crucial win over Norwich in Premier League

Cristiano Ronaldo netted his first club hat-trick for Manchester United against Newcastle United in the Premier League on January 12, 2008. Reuters

Cristiano Ronaldo of Real Madrid celebrates after scoring his fifth club career hat-trick during the Copa del Rey match against Levante on December 22, 2010. Getty

Cristiano Ronaldo scored his 10th club career hat-trick for Real Madrid against Zaragoza on August 28, 2011. AFP

Real Madrid's Cristiano Ronaldo scored his 15th hat-trick in the match against Levante at the Santiago Bernabeu on February 12, 2012. Getty

Cristiano Ronaldo's 20th hat-trick was for Real Madrid against Getafe on January 27, 2013. Reuters

Cristiano Ronaldo of Real Madrid netted a hat-trick against Deportivo La Coruna on September 20, 2014. It was his 25th treble. Getty

Real Madrid's Cristiano Ronaldo scored a hat-trick against Sevilla on May 2, 2015 - his 30th club career treble. Reuters

Cristiano Ronaldo's 35th club career hat-trick was for Real Madrid against Malmo on December 8, 2015. Getty

Real Madrid's forward Cristiano Ronaldo celebrates after scoring his third goal against Atletico Madrid on November 19, 2016. It was his 40th club hat-trick. AFP

Cristiano Ronaldo scored his 45th treble in Real Madrid's match against Girona on March 18, 2018. Getty

Manchester United striker Cristiano Ronaldo celebrates his 50th club career hat-trick against Norwich City at Old Trafford on April 16, 2022. AFP

Manchester United's Portuguese star Cristiano Ronaldo made another addition to his illustrious list of records on Saturday as his 50th club career hat-trick and second Premier League treble of the season earned a 3-2 victory over Norwich City.

Ronaldo's strikes not only bagged under-fire United an important win, it also boosted their Champions League qualification hopes. United moved past Arsenal into fifth place, three points behind Tottenham in the table.

Ronaldo's double put the home team in command, but goals either side of half-time from Kieran Dowell and Teemu Pukki drew Norwich level.

David de Gea then needed to make a brilliant save to deny Pukki putting Norwich in front before Ronaldo completed his hat-trick from a free-kick.

"The results elsewhere were good. But it doesn't make sense to look to other results. We need to raise our game," said United's interim manager Ralf Rangnick.

Rangnick's comments were understandable as the ease with which the Red Devils were opened up by the lowest scoring side in the league does not bode well for their next match against title-chasing Liverpool on Tuesday.

Even so, the spotlight is now back on Ronaldo and his incredible record, which can be seen below.

Cristiano Ronaldo's hat-tricks at club level

1. Manchester United v Newcastle in Premier League on January 12, 2008. (Result 6-0).

2. Real Madrid v Mallorca in La Liga, May 5, 2010 (4-1)

3. Real Madrid v Racing Santander, La Liga, October 23, 2010 (6-1)

4. Real Madrid v Athletic Club, La Liga, November 22, 2010 (5-1)

5. Real Madrid v Levante, Copa del Rey, December 22, 2010 (8-0)

6. Real Madrid v Villareal, La Liga, January 9, 2011 (4-2)

7. Real Madrid v Malaga, La Liga, March 3, 2011 (7-0)

8. Real Madrid v Sevilla, La Liga, May 7, 2011 (6-2)

9. Real Madrid v Getafe, La Liga, May 12, 2011 (4-0)

10. Real Madrid v Real Zaragoza, La Liga, August 28, 2011 (6-0)

11. Real Madrid v Rayo Vallecano, La Liga, September 24, 2011 (6-2)

12. Real Madrid v Malaga, La Liga, October 22, 2011 (4-0)

13. Real Madrid v Osasuna, La Liga, November 6, 2011 (7-1)

14. Real Madrid v Sevilla, La Liga, December 17, 2011 (6-2)

15. Real Madrid v Levante, La Liga, February 12, 2012 (4-2)

16. Real Madrid v Atletico Madrid, La Liga, April 11, 2012 (4-1)

17. Real Madrid v Deportivo La Coruna, La Liga, September 30, 2012 (5-1)

18. Real Madrid v Ajax, Champions League, October 3, 2012 (4-1)

19. Real Madrid v Celta Vigo, Copa Del Rey, January 9, 2013 (4-0)

20. Real Madrid v Getafe, La Liga, January 27, 2013 (4-0)

21. Real Madrid v Sevilla, La Liga, February 9, 2013 (4-1)

22. Real Madrid v Galatasaray, Champions League, September 17, 2013 (6-1)

23. Real Madrid v Sevilla, La Liga, October 30, 2013 (7-3)

24. Real Madrid v Real Sociedad, La Liga, November 9, 2013 (5-1)

25. Real Madrid v Deportivo La Coruna, La Liga, September 20, 2014 (8-2)

26. Real Madrid v Elche, La Liga, September 23, 2014 (5-1)

27. Real Madrid v Athletic Bilbao, La Liga, October 5, 2014 (5-0)

28. Real Madrid v Celta Vigo, La Liga, December 6, 2014 (3-0)

29. Real Madrid v Granada, La Liga, April 5, 2015 (9-1)

30. Real Madrid v Sevilla, La Liga, May 2, 2015 (3-2)

31. Real Madrid v Espanyol, La Liga, May 17, 2015 (4-1)

32. Real Madrid v Getafe, La Liga, May 23, 2015 (7-3)

33. Real Madrid v Espanyol, La Liga, September 12, 2015 (6-0)

34. Real Madrid Shakhtar Donetsk, Champions League, September 15, 2015 (4-0)

35. Real Madrid v Malmo, Champions League, December 8, 2015 (8-0)

36. Real Madrid v Espanyol, La Liga, January 31, 2016 (6-0)

37. Real Madrid v Celta Vigo, La Liga, March 5, 2016 (7-1)

38. Real Madrid v Wolfsburg, Champions League, April 12, 2016 (3-0)

39. Real Madrid v Alaves, La Liga, October 29, 2016 (4-1)

40. Real Madrid v Atletico Madrid, La Liga, November 19, 2016 (3-0)

41. Real Madrid v Kashima Antlers, Clubs World Cup, December 18, 2016 (4-2)

42. Real Madrid v Bayern Munich, Champions League, April 18, 2017 (4-2)

43. Real Madrid v Atletico Madrid, Champions League, May 2, 2017 (3-0)

44. Real Madrid v Real Sociedad, La Liga, February 10, 2018 (5-2)

45. Real Madrid v Girona, La Liga, March 18, 2018 (6-3)

46. Juventus v Atletico Madrid, Champions League, March 12, 2019 (3-0)

47. Juventus v Cagliari, Serie A, January 6, 2020 (4-0)

48. Juventus v Cagliari, Serie A, March 14, 2021 (3-1)

49. Manchester United v Tottenham, Premier League, March 12, 2022 (3-2)

50. Manchester United v Norwich, Premier League, April 16, 2022 (3-2)