Benfica Wonderkid scores a hat-trick at the age of 19 years

DBasia.news –  Joao Felix, Benfica’s young striker, showed a brilliant performance that entertained European football lovers against Eintracht Frankfurt in the Europa League quarter-final first leg on Friday (12/4) early morning Western Indonesian Time.

Just 19 years old, Felix showed how special he was, with his natural talent, through a hat-trick that brought Benfica to a 4-2 win against Frankfurt at the Estadio Da Luz.

Felix scored the hat-trick in the 21st minute (penalty), 43rd, and 54th, which added goals from Ruben Dias in the 50th minute. While Frankfurt’s two away goals were scored by Luka Jovic (40 ‘) and Goncalo Paciencia (72’). The match was also marked by a red card from Evan N’Dicka, a Frankfurt player, in the 20th minute.

Among Felix’s three goals, the second goal was fantastic and reminded the public of goals identical to those of Cristiano Ronaldo. Felix kicks off from outside the penalty box without being able to be anticipated by Kevin Trapp, the Frankfurt goalkeeper.

Joao Felix, quoted from FIFA, is now the youngest player to score a hat-trick at the age of 19, 152 days. He is on the list of players with Marko Pjaca, Paco Alcacer, Harry Kane and Romelu Lukaku. Amazingly, Felix recorded his first goal in Europe against Frankfurt

Not only scored the first goal, but Felix also perfected it with two other additional goals. “Joao Felix, remember his name,” said Warganet who was also amazed by the appearance of the player who was considered the best talent Portugal after Ronaldo.

Summarizing Joao Felix’s journey with Benfica’s first team this season, he has played 36 matches, scored 15 goals, given six assists, scored in the Portuguese League, the Portuguese Cup, and is now a hat-trick in the Europa League. The purchase clause at Benfica reaches 120 million euros.

The night in Europe was even more perfect for the citizens of Portugal because in another match, another Portuguese youngster, Goncalo Guedes, also starred in Valencia’s 3-1 victory over Villarreal with two goals scored. Guedes is only 22 years old.