Shining in Dortmund’s win over Bochum, striker Niclas Fullkrug equaled the hat-trick achievements of Erling Haaland and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang in the Bundesliga.
In the match against Bochum in round 19 of the Bundesliga last night, Dortmund won 3-1. On his shining day, Niclas Fullkrug scored all three goals for Die Borussen, including two successful penalty kicks.
Overcoming Bochum, Dortmund extended their winning streak from the beginning of the new year 2024 to 3. Previously, coach Edin Terzic’s team had a total of 3 draws and 3 losses in 6 matches in the Bundesliga, German National Cup and German National Cup. Champions League at the end of 2023.
Thanks to 9 absolute points won in the first 3 rounds this year and RB Leipzig’s 3 consecutive stumbles (losing 3 matches), Dortmund overcame this opponent to climb to fourth place in the rankings. Currently, Die Borussen has 3 points more than RB Leipzig (36 compared to 33) and 13 points behind top team Leverkusen (36 compared to 49).
In Dortmund’s recent impressive series of matches, Niclas Fullkrug was the most prominent player. The German striker has scored 4 goals in the last 3 matches.
Particularly in the victory over Bochum, three goals against this opponent helped Niclas Fullkrug equal Erling Haaland and Aubameyang’s record of scoring hat-tricks in the Bundesliga. Specifically, Niclas Fullkrug has scored hat-tricks three times in his career in the German National Championship, similar to two former Dortmund strikers, Erling Haaland and Aubameyang.
In addition, Niclas Fullkrug also became the third player in history to score hat-tricks in the Bundesliga for 3 different clubs, after Miroslav Klose and Mario Gomez. Before scoring a hat-trick at Dortmund, the German international did the same thing in Hannover and Bremen.
Niclas Fullkrug moved to Dortmund in last summer’s transfer window. Up to this point, the 30-year-old striker has scored 11 goals and had 6 assists in 27 matches in all competitions, including 9 goals in the Bundesliga.