Shinji Kagawa becomes the first Asian to score a hat-trick in the Premier League

Shinji Kagawa, Manchester United forward, is the first ever Asian to score a hat-trick in the English Premier League. The young Japanese footballer has a lot to look forward to after Manchester United’s 4-0 win over Norwich City in yesterday’s Premier League game.

Here’s a list of all the Asian footballers that have played in the Premier League:

Player	Nationality	For
Dong Fangzhuo	China	Manchester United
Li Tie	China	Everton
Li Weifeng	China	Everton
Sun Jihai	China	Manchester City
Zheng Zhi	China	Charlton Athletic
Shinji Kagawa	Japan	Manchester United
Junichi Inamoto	Japan	West Bromwich, Arsenal, Fulham
Ryo Miyaichi	Japan	Wigan Athletic, Arsenal, Bolton Wanderers
Maya Yoshida	Japan	Southampton
Hidetoshi Nakata	Japan	Bolton Wanderers
Kazuyuki Toda	Japan	Tottenham Hotspur
Karim Bagheri	Iran	Charlton Athletic
Andranic Teymourian	Iran	Fullham, Bolton Wanderers
Ashkan Dejagah	Iran	Fulham
Ji Dong-Won	Korea Republic	Sunderland
Cho Won-Hee	Korea Republic	Wigan Athletic
Kim Do-Heon	Korea Republic	West Bromwich
Lee Chung-Yong	Korea Republic	Bolton Wanderers
Lee Dong-Gook	Korea Republic	Middlesbrough
Lee Young-Pyo	Korea Republic	Tottenham Hotspur
Park Chu-Young	Korea Republic	Arsenal
Seol Ki-Hyeon	Korea Republic	Fullham, Reading
Ki Sung-Yueng	Korea Republic	Swansea City
Park Ji-Sung	Korea Republic	Queens Park Rangers, Manchester United
Yoon Suk-Young	Korea Republic	Queens Park Rangers
Ali Al Habsi	Oman	Wigan Athletic, Bolton Wanderers
Zesh Rehman	Pakistan	Fulham