Newcastle midfielder Georginio Wijnaldum properly announced himself to the Premier League by scoring four times in his club’s 6-2 victory over Norwich.
It was Newcastle’s first league win of the season and helped lift them off the bottom of the table.
Netherlands international Wijnaldum has taken just nine games to score his first top-flight hat-trick in England, after moving to the North-East from PSV Eindhoven.
But the stunning fourth means he’s conjured up memories of another Dutchman.
Georginio Wijnaldum and Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink are the only Dutchmen with four goals in a Premier League game.
— Paul Carr (@PaulCarr) October 18, 2015
Hasselbaink, who is now managing League One side Burton Albion, hit four of Chelsea’s goals in a 6-1 victory over Coventry City back in October 2000.
A few more Dutchmen have fired home Premier League trebles, and it’s a who’s who of top talent.
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Newcastle fans might just have a new hero.
GINI-OUS 😎😎😎👌💪💯🍪⌚📂
— Jonny Sharples (@JonnyGabriel) October 18, 2015
Gini Wijnaldum's just found a crisp 20 note on the floor
— Smythe (@Chateau_Nouveau) October 18, 2015
Georginio Wijnaldum. I love you #NUFC
— MT (@CoachMeron) October 18, 2015
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