Jürgen Locadia

Locadia became the first player to score a hat-Trick in his Eredivisie debut since Harald Berg scored three goals in his debut game on 10 August 1969.

He scored his first goal of the season, having come on as a 72nd-minute substitute, in a 2–0 win against Zulte Waregem in the third round qualifying round of the UEFA Champions League, in a 2–0 win.

In the return leg, PSV Eindhoven progressed to the next round after winning 3–0.

Jürgen Leonardo Locadia (born 7 November 1993) is a professional footballer who last played as a striker or winger for Segunda División side, Amorebieta.

Born in the Netherlands, he plays for the Curaçao national team.

Locadia, who is of Curaçaoan descent, was born in Emmen, Netherlands, and began playing football with the club VV Bargeres, before being discovered by the youth team of FC Emmen.

He later stated his passion of football began from his uncle, Jerry, who's also played football, and took him to street football and attend FC Emmen's matches.

When Locadia was offered to play for Willem II, he and his whole family settled in Tilburg.

His time at Willem II last a year when Locadia joined PSV Eindhoven on 11 June 2010, signing a two–year contract.

Soon after joining the club, Locadia was assigned to the Jong PSV squad and quickly made an impact in his first season with the Jong's team winning the Beloften Eredivisie and.

Amid to being in the first team squad in the 2011–12 season, Locadia continued to remain in the Jong PSV squad and maintain his goal scoring form for the Jong's team.

Dutch media Voetbal International reported that he agreed to sign a three–year professional contract with the club.

On 21 September 2011, he made his first appearance for PSV in a KNVB Cup match against VVSB, coming on as a substitute for Tim Matavž in the 72nd minute, and scored the club's sixth goal in the 80th minute, winning 8–0.

After the match, Manager Rutten said he would call up Locadia and teammate Memphis Depay to the first team, as long as, they perform well.

Locadia made his first start for PSV in the following round against FC Lisse on 27 October 2011, as the club won 3–0.

At the end of the 2011–12 season, he went on to make two appearances and scoring once in all competitions.

On 27 January 2012, it was confirmed that Locadia signed a contract with PSV Eindhoven.

At the start of the 2012–13 season, Locadia started well in the Jong PSV when he scored eleven times in the first six matches for the Jong side, including two braces and a hat–trick.

With his first team opportunities coming from the substitute bench, Locadia returned to Jong PSV on 26 November 2012 against Feyenoord U21 and scored twice, in a 5–4 win.

Ahead of the 2012–13 season, Locadia was included in the PSV Eindhoven's pre–season tour in Poland after being called up Manager Dick Advocaat and helped the club win the Polish Masters.

He was also handed the shirt number 19 for the first team.

It was reported in August 2012 that Manager Advocaat was planning to loan out the player to get more playing time, but PSV Eindhoven's technical manager Marcel Brands decided to keep him.

Locadia made his first appearance of the season as a starter in a KNVB Cup match against Achilles '29 on 27 September 2012 and he scored the second goal in the 3–0 win over the third-tier team.

Three days later on 30 September 2012, Locadia made his Eredivisie debut against VVV-Venlo, entering the pitch in Venlo as a substitute in the 68th minute, and with only 22 minutes left in the game, he managed to score three goals in the 6–0 win over VVV-Venlo.

Locadia made his UEFA Europa League debut, coming on as a 65th-minute substitute, in a 1–0 loss against AIK on 8 November 2012.

He then scored his fourth goal of the season, in a 6–1 win against NAC Breda on 22 December 2012.

At the end of the 2012–13 season, Locadia went on to make twenty–two appearances and scoring eleven times in all competitions.

He later scored five more goals for the Jong side, including a hat–trick against Jong NEC Nijmegen on 19 February 2013.

Following his performance in the Otten Cup tournament, Manager Fred Rutten praised his performance, saying: "Locadia is a goal-scoring machine. He has surprised us in a positive way. He is very fast."

Meanwhile, PSV Eindhoven's technical manager Marcel Brands hinted of calling up Locadia into the first team.

His next goal came on 2 February 2013 against ADO Den Haag when Locadia scored PSV Eindhoven's fifth goal of the game, in a 7–0 win.

Three weeks later on 27 February 2013, he scored three goals in a 3–0 win over PEC Zwolle in the KNVB Cup semi-final.

However, Locadia suffered a with tonsils problems while on international duty and was sidelined for a month after undergoing a surgery.

He didn't make his return to the first team against NEC Nijmegen on 5 May 2013 and scored his fifth goal of the season, in a 4–2 win, helping the club finish second place in the league.

Four days later in the final of the KNVB Beker against AZ Alkmaar on 9 May 2013, Locadia scored his sixth goal of the season, in a 2–1 loss.

Ahead of the 2013–14 season, Locadia switched number shirt from nineteen to eleven following the departure of Jeremain Lens.

Three days later on 10 August 2013, Locadia provided a hat–trick assist, in a 5–0 win against NEC Nijmegen.

Since the start of the 2013–14 season, he established himself in the first team as the club's first choice striker, which saw him competing with Tim Matavž.

A week after his debut hat-Trick, Locadia was promoted to the first team and signed a new five-year contract with PSV which will keep him at the club until 2017.

His performance led Manager Advocaat praising his attitude, saying: "Locadia is very confident. He is not easily fooled."