Hitting a hat-trick is always guaranteed to generate headlines. Doing so as a teenager is therefore a sure-fire way to make the entire footballing world sit up and take notice, as evidenced by the frenzied reaction to Zakaria Bakkali's stunning treble for PSV on Saturday evening.
The 17-year-old's sensational exploits in the 5-0 demolition of NEC at the Philips Stadion saw him become the youngest player to ever hit a hat-trick in the Eredivisie, while at the same time wholly vindicating Belgium boss Marc Wilmots' decision to include him in next week's friendly against France.
Of course, football is littered with tales of players who shone ever so brightly at a young age only to quickly burn out and fade away. However, as you can see from below, it takes a special kind of talent to score a hat-trick aged 18 or under ...