Cristiano Ronaldo scored his 55rd career hat-trick in Portugal's UEFA Nations League semi-final win over Switzerland and is now responsible 30 per cent of the national team's all-time goal total.
The former Manchester United forward has now scored 88 goals for his country after netting the 53rd hat-trick of his career.
The 34-year-old has scored more hat-tricks than any other active player, currently standing two clear of rival Lionel Messi who last scored three for Barcelona against Real Madrid in March.
Few players come close to challenging Ronaldo and Messi. Luis Suarez has registered 29 while Sergio Aguero and Robert Lewandowski have netted 17 each.
Edinson Cavani and Falcao have also scored 15 and 10 respectively.
Ronaldo now has seven international hat-tricks, one more than Messi. Remarkably those seven - scored against Northern Ireland, Sweden, Armenia, Faroe Islands, Spain and Switzerland - account for 30 per cent of Portugal's 23 total hat-tricks.
Second to Ronaldo in the national stakes is Pauleta with three; scored against Poland, Kuwait and Cape Verde between 2002 and 2006.