Nakayama Masashi, who netted four on the trot in the J-League.
Jesse Jackson Were's hat trick have come against Chemelil, Sofapaka and Thika United from 12th July to 24th July. His total 19 goals in 20 matches means he averages 0.95 goals per-match.
Should he bag another hat-trick in their coming match, Were will earn a right to have his name next to Nakayama Masashi in the Guinness Book of World Records whose four hat-trick were recorded from 15th to 29th April in 1998.
In the golden boot race, Were needs just seven more goals to equal the 39-year standing Kenyan Premier League top scorer record set by Maurice "Sonyi" Ochieng.
Ochieng scored 26 goals in 1976 while featuring for the country’s most successful club, Gor Mahia.
Sonyi was honored on 24th October 2010 by Standard Group sponsored before the kickoff of Gor Mahia vs AFC Leopards derby at the Nyayo stadium.
Real Madrid striker Cristiano Ronaldo is the other striker to have matched Jesse Were's feat bagged his third in a row as Portugal came from behind to beat Armenia in Euro 2016 qualifying Group.
Victor Wanyama's teammate Sadio Mané holds the record for the quickest Premier League hat-trick, netting three times for Southampton against Aston Villa in 2 minutes 56 second on May 2015.
In UK, Alan Shearer's 11 hat-tricks remain the best. Brazilian Pele holds the world’s most hat tricks at 92
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