Justin Kluivert has at all times had huge footwear to fill as an expert footballer, being the son of Netherlands legend and Champions League winner Patrick.
However the 25-year-old has achieved one thing his father – who had a season at Newcastle – by no means did, a Premier League report for scoring a hat-trick of penalties in the identical match.
His treble, which helped at Molineux on Saturday, was a masterclass in the way to take a spot-kick.
Not solely was it the primary hat-trick of penalties within the Premier League period, but additionally the primary within the English high flight since Ken Barnes scored three for Manchester Metropolis in a 6-2 victory in opposition to Everton at Maine Street on 7 December, 1957.
After being instructed no one else within the Premier League period had managed the feat, Justin replied: “That sounds stunning.
“To go within the historical past books – that is wonderful. I am tremendous pleased with it.”
How Kluivert stored his cool on the spot
Penalty primary (3 minutes)
Kluivert solely needed to wait three minutes earlier than he bought his first probability to attain from 12 yards.
There was controversy in regards to the resolution as Wolves boss Gary O’Neil thought Evanilson had dealt with the ball earlier than he raced into the penalty space, solely to be introduced down by Toti Gomes.
The incident went to the video assistant referee (VAR), however the resolution was allowed to face.
Kluivert stored watching residence goalkeeper Jose Sa, earlier than sending the goalkeeper the flawed method, with the ball going to Sa’s left and into the underside nook.
“The primary one I cease and take a look at the keeper, what’s he doing?” stated the frontman.
Penalty quantity two (18 minutes)
Kluivert’s subsequent penalty got here a frantic quarter-hour later with the rating at that time 2-1 to Bournemouth.
VAR once more performed its half, telling on-pitch official Peter Bankes to look at it on a pitchside monitor to see Sa had kicked Evanilson’s ankle after a heavy first contact from the goalkeeper.
This time Kluivert “switched it up” – to make use of his phrases – by blasting the ball the alternative method, to Sa’s proper.
Penalty quantity three (74 minutes)
With two penalties already transformed, Bournemouth boss Andoni Iraola admitted he was undecided Kluivert ought to take the Cherries’ third of the sport, once more awarded after a foul by Sa.
“For the third one I assumed possibly he’s not the one to take it, however I did not wish to be the one to inform him,” stated Iraola, who had seen Kluivert rating first hand for Valencia in opposition to his Rayo Vallecano aspect again in April 2023.
“Each time you’re taking one other penalty it turns into harder. I wasn’t utterly positive we must always enable him to attain the third one, however it was tough to take it off him. I suffered in opposition to him in Spain, I keep in mind this.
“The primary penalty offers a bit of knowledge to the goalkeeper, Justin has two totally different approaches within the first two and within the third one he was excellent, he was filled with confidence.”
Kluivert struck his third spot-kick previous Sa as Bournemouth took the three factors, shifting as much as eleventh within the desk.
“He would not know what I will do, I waited and he selected for me,” stated Kluivert. “Straightforward as that.”
‘Phenomenal’ Evanilson additionally achieves landmark feat
Whereas Kluivert scored 3 times, Evanilson additionally gained a little bit of Premier League historical past by changing into the primary participant to win three penalties in the identical match.
Though not on the scoresheet, Iraola was fast to reward the Brazilian’s efforts too as he added: “I am more than happy with the efficiency and the win. We would have liked the win and the efficiency. Within the first half we have been very harmful and the press was working properly. We deserved this.
“We try to place stress on them, do not allow them to really feel snug. Evanilson has made the distinction. He has been combating with the centre-backs and the keeper. He was phenomenal.
“Evanilson did not rating, however he’s why we gained. He has gained 5 penalties this season and we’ve got scored 4.
“It is vitally tough to attain three penalties in a single sport. Justin is somebody who offers us so much, additionally with out the ball. He’s somebody who understands we’d like his work-rate. He’s giving the workforce so much.”
Following in his father’s footsteps
Soccer was at all times going to be a significant factor in Justin Kluivert’s life.
His grandfather Kenneth performed worldwide soccer for Suriname and Patrick turned a Dutch hero, scoring 40 occasions in 79 internationals for the Netherlands.
Throughout his membership profession, Patrick famously got here off the bench to web Ajax’s Eighty fifth-minute winner within the 1995 Champions League closing in opposition to AC Milan and set a report because the youngest participant to attain within the competitors’s closing at 18 years and 327 days.
He additionally gained the Dutch title 3 times – twice with Ajax and as soon as with PSV Eindhoven – and the Uefa Tremendous Cup with Ajax.
Patrick additionally lifted the La Liga championship with Barcelona, earlier than he left the Spanish aspect for Newcastle in 2004, the place he struck 13 occasions in 37 appearances.
He scored 11 profession penalties, with two in a sport for Barcelona as soon as and missed two spot-kicks for the Netherlands, together with the Euro 2000 semi-final in opposition to Italy – though he did convert within the sport’s subsequent shootout, just for the Italians to succeed in the ultimate.
Justin’s profession is following on properly from his father’s.
He has already performed internationally for the Netherlands and was at Ajax and Roma, with mortgage spells at RB Leipzig, Good and Valencia, earlier than becoming a member of Bournemouth in a £9.6m deal from Roma in June 2023.
He hopes this hat-trick can assist encourage one other technology of the Kluivert household.
Requested the place he’ll put the hat-trick match ball, Justin replied: “I’ll put it in my daughter’s room, ready for her to return in February.
“And she will see how I did it.”