Soccer star gets dog despite no hat-trick

American soccer player Eric Lichaj got his dog after all.

The Nottingham Forest defender was promised a pet pooch by his wife if he scored a hat-trick during a game in 2018.

Lichaj scored the opening two goals against Arsenal on Sunday but was denied opportunities to take two penalties to seal a hat-trick as Forest eliminated the FA Cup holder with a 4-2 victory.

Lichaj promoted the "getericadog" hashtag on Monday and his campaign on Twitter was backed by teammates at his second-tier central England club.

It worked.

Alongside a picture of him looking down at a black dog, Lichaj tweeted on Tuesday to show off "the newest member of the Lichaj family.... Gunner."

The Gunners is the nickname for Arsenal.

Lichaj tweeted: "Thank you everyone for pushing (his wife Kathryn) in the right direction! #erichasadog".