The forward became just the 17th player to score at least three hat-tricks in Palace’s history on Saturday, scoring a treble against Bournemouth to cap a fine week in which he scored on his full senior debut for France.
Now, ahead of the visit of AEK Larnaca to Selhurst Park – our first home league phase game in this season’s UEFA Conference League, with [limited tickets available for the historic occasion](https://www.cpfc.co.uk/news/tickets/palace-in-europe-conference-league-selhurst-park-ticket-details/) – Mateta has but one goal in mind: keep scoring.
“I'm very proud of myself,” Mateta said of his France call-up. “I'm very happy, and I think I deserve it, because I train very hard, with the gaffer \[Oliver Glasner\] as well and all the team. It's a dream come true, and I hope I will get called up again.
“It's my dream too, to go to the World Cup. I will do everything to go there. But first, you have to do a good job with Crystal Palace – every day, every game.
“I'm a very ambitious guy, and when I think about something, I try to do everything to make it come true.”