For other people named Harry Kane, see Harry Kane ( disambiguation ) english association football player

Harry Edward Kane ( wear 28 July 1993 ) is an english professional football player who plays as a hitter for Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur and captains the England national team. Regarded as one of the best strikers in the world, Kane is known for his prolific goalscoring commemorate and ability to link turn. [ 4 ] [ 5 ]

Born and raised in the London borough of Waltham Forest, Kane began his career at Tottenham Hotspur, where, after fast progression through the team ‘s youth academy, he was promoted to the aged team in 2009, at long time 16. He did not initially sport for the side, and was loaned out respective times to clubs across the English football pyramid, including Leyton Orient, Millwall, Leicester City, and Norwich City. Kane ‘s participation at Tottenham began to increase following the arrival of Mauricio Pochettino as fountainhead coach in 2014. In his first entire season at the baseball club, Kane scored 31 goals across all competitions, was the Premier League ‘s second-highest goalscorer, and was named PFA Young Player of the year. In the 2015–16 and 2016–17 seasons, Kane finished as the league ‘s top goalscorer. In the latter campaign, he helped Tottenham finish as the competition ‘s runner-up and won the PFA Fans ‘ Player of the Year prize. Kane registered his best campaign statistically to date in the 2017–18 season, with 41 goals scored in 48 games across all competitions, and in the trace season, he finished as a runner-up in the UEFA Champions League. In February 2021, he became Tottenham ‘s second-highest all-time goalscorer in official competitions. He ended the 2020–21 season as the top goalscorer and top aid provider in the league. Kane has scored 48 goals in 67 games for England. He appeared and scored at every youth flat, and made a goalscoring debut with the senior team in March 2015, aged 21. Kane featured and scored during England ‘s successful UEFA Euro 2016 stipulate, and represented the country at the tournament itself. He was made the police squad ‘s master from May 2018, before the 2018 FIFA World Cup. In that tournament Kane finished as the World Cup ‘s top goalscorer, winning the Golden Boot, leading England to fourthly position, their highest finish since 1990. [ 6 ] He besides led England to second place at UEFA Euro 2020, marking their first appearance in a final examination at the tournament and their first major final since 1966. [ 7 ]

early life sentence

Kane was born in Walthamstow, London to Kim ( née Hogg ) and Patrick Kane and has one older brother, Charlie. [ 8 ] [ 9 ] [ 10 ] He has irish lineage through his founder, who is from Galway. [ 11 ] [ 12 ] The family moved to Chingford where Kane attended Larkswood Primary Academy until 2004, [ 13 ] [ 14 ] followed by Chingford Foundation School ( besides attended by David Beckham ). [ 15 ] He played football from a young age, joining a local club, Ridgeway Rovers, when he was six in 1999. [ 16 ] Kane talked about footballing in the family :

I think the sporting genes come from my Mum ‘s side of the class although the subject is a hot argue in the Kane family. Dad probably wo n’t like me saying that, but I think my grandfather Eric on my Mum ‘s side was quite a good football player, and played at a properly flat. [ 17 ]

Kane besides said : “ Most of my kin were Spurs fans and I grew up 15 minutes from the grind, so I was always going to be a Spurs fan ”. [ 17 ] He named former Spurs striker Teddy Sheringham his childhood paragon, and saw him as a “ great finisher ” and a character model in his ability to get in the box and score goals. [ 18 ] other childhood sporting influences he cited admit David Beckham and Jermain Defoe. [ 19 ] Kane has besides spoken of his admiration for the early Brazil advancing Ronaldo, adding that he loved to watch footage of him on YouTube : “ He was one of the foremost ones I looked at and thought, ‘Wow. He ‘s a goalscorer, I want to be a goalscorer. ‘ ” [ 20 ]

Club career

Tottenham Hotspur

2004–10 : youth career

Kane first played for a local club, Ridgeway Rovers, and joined the Arsenal young academy when he was eight years old. He was released after one season for being “ a bit chubby ” and not “ very athletic ”, according to Liam Brady who was then in commission of Arsenal ‘s academy. [ 21 ] Manager Arsène Wenger stated in November 2015 that he was disappointed that Arsenal chose to release Kane. [ 22 ] He besides had a trial at Tottenham Hotspur but was not initially successful, [ 23 ] and he returned to his previous club Ridgeway Rovers. In 2004, at the senesce of eleven, he joined Watford academy for a four to six-week trial, and was then given another chance at Tottenham after he impressed playing for Watford against Tottenham. [ 24 ] [ 25 ] He first played at Tottenham as a midfielder – initially in a holding position, then as an attacking midfielder. [ 23 ] In his early days at Tottenham, Kane did not stand out as a player as he was neither boastful nor was he particularly immediate, but those who worked with him noted his changeless desire to improve assorted aspects of his game. [ 9 ] A match of years after join, he had a big emergence spurt that made him tall and physically stronger. [ 26 ] In the 2008–09 season, he played in the under-16s side that competed in the Copa Chivas tournament in Mexico, and the Bellinzona tournament in Switzerland, scoring three goals. [ 27 ] In July 2009, on his 16th birthday, he signed a scholarship contract with Tottenham. [ 28 ] In the 2009–10 season, Kane played 22 times for Tottenham ‘s under-18s, scoring 18 goals. [ 29 ] Kane appeared on the first-team bench twice during the 2009–10 season. [ 30 ] Both matches were in home domestic cup victories : one the League Cup regular against Everton on 27 October 2009 [ 31 ] and the other in the FA Cup fourth-round replay against Bolton Wanderers on 24 February 2010. [ 32 ]

2010–14 : loan spells across England

He signed his first professional narrow with the club in July 2010. [ 33 ] On 7 January 2011, Kane moved to Leyton Orient on loanword until the end of the 2010–11 season. [ 34 ] Manager Russell Slade was “ felicitous ” at his arrival and said, “ I ‘m sure he will have an impingement with us over the come months ”. [ 35 ] He made his first-team debut for Orient on 15 January, coming on as a ersatz for Scott McGleish in the 73rd moment of a 1–1 pull away to Rochdale. [ 36 ] A workweek late, Kane scored his beginning first-team goal against Sheffield Wednesday ; making his first-ever start, “ overlooked ” Kane scored from a Dean Cox freekick in the 57th infinitesimal as Orient finally won 4–0. [ 37 ] [ 38 ] Slade said that he was “ beguiled ” that Kane scored a goal on his beginning league originate. [ 35 ] On 12 February, he scored doubly in a 4–1 acquire over Bristol Rovers, after coming on as a substitute for McGleish in the seventieth minute. [ 39 ] He ended the season scoring five goals in 18 matches. [ 40 ] On 25 August 2011, Kane made his first appearance for Tottenham, starting in the second leg of their UEFA Europa League qualification round of golf against Hearts, with Tottenham making changes after winning the beginning leg 5–0. His debut was a scoreless meet, although he won a penalty after being fouled by goalkeeper Jamie MacDonald, who then saved the punishment which Kane took himself. [ 41 ] He went on to make six appearances in the Europa League that season, scoring his first Tottenham finish in the 4–0 acquire away to Shamrock Rovers on 15 December 2011. [ 42 ] On 29 December 2011, Kane and Tottenham teammate Ryan Mason agreed to join Championship clubhouse Millwall on lend from 1 January 2012 until the end of the season. [ 43 ] After making his debut against Bristol City, coach Kenny Jackett said that he had “ very good debut ” but was “ unlucky not to score ”. He besides said that Kane would “ be a good summation ” for the cabaret in the second half of the season. He went on to score seven goals in the concluding 14 matches of the season. [ 35 ] Kane scored nine goals in 27 matches which resulted in him being named Millwall ‘s Young Player of the year for 2011–12. [ 44 ] His carry of goals scored towards the end of the season has been credited with helping to raise Millwall in the table away from the threat of relegation that season. [ 45 ] Kane spent pre-season 2012–13 season with Tottenham, scoring a hat-trick in a 6–0 away win against Southend United on 10 August 2012. [ 46 ] On 18 August, he made his Premier League debut, against Newcastle United. [ 47 ] Coming as an 86th-minute alternate for Sandro, Tottenham lost 2–1. [ 35 ] On 31 August 2012, Kane joined Premier League team Norwich City on a season-long loanword, [ 48 ] making his debut as a utility against West Ham United. [ 49 ] Kane suffered an injury, breaking a metatarsal bone, in the League Cup tie against Doncaster Rovers in only his second appearance. [ 50 ] The 19-year-old undergo his rehabilitation at Tottenham but returned to action for Norwich on 29 December 2012, coming off the workbench at half time as Norwich lost 3–4 to Manchester City. [ 51 ] however, with Tottenham having been ineffective to add to their attack options during the January transmit window, they opted to recall Kane on 1 February 2013, four months before he was ascribable to return. [ 52 ] Twenty days after he was recalled to Tottenham, Kane joined Leicester City for the end of the season to aid in the club ‘s energy for automatic pistol forwarding from the Championship. [ 53 ] He marked his home plate debut with a finish against Blackburn Rovers, in a 3–0 win on 26 February 2013. [ 54 ] He made 13 appearances for the East Midlands baseball club, eight from the bench, and they reached the play-off semi-final before being eliminated by Watford. [ 55 ] Kane scored his first Tottenham finish of the 2013–14 season at White Hart Lane in a League Cup affiliation against Hull City, scoring the equalizer in extra clock time, the match finished 2–2. [ 56 ] Tottenham won 8–7 on penalties, with Kane taking and converting the one-fifth of the nine sets of spot-kicks. [ 56 ] On 7 April 2014, Kane was given his first Premier League startle for Tottenham, in a 5–1 gain against Sunderland, and scored his first Premier League goal in the 59th minute. [ 57 ] He besides scored in the following match, helping Tottenham to recover from a 3–0 deficit against West Bromwich Albion before finally drawing 3–3. [ 58 ] He scored for the third catch in a row on 19 April, this time helping Tottenham to a 3–1 London bowler hat win at base over Fulham. [ 59 ]

2014–15 season : PFA Young Player of the year

[60] Kane ( left ) playing for Tottenham Hotspur against Chelsea in 2015. Kane scored twice in a 5–3 Spurs winnings. Kane made his first appearance of the 2014–15 season as a utility against West Ham on the open day of the Premier League season, providing an serve for the match-winning finish by Eric Dier. [ 61 ] He scored in both matches against Cypriot opposition AEL Limassol in Tottenham ‘s UEFA Europa League play-offs, scoring an 80th-minute achiever in the first leg, and opening the score in the 3–0 second leg victory after missing a penalty. [ 62 ] He scored a late goal against Nottingham Forest in the League Cup to secure a 3–1 victory for Tottenham on 24 September 2014. [ 63 ] On 23 October 2014, Kane scored his first base professional hat-trick for Tottenham in a 5–1 acquire over Asteras Tripoli in the group stage of the UEFA Europa League. [ 64 ] Kane was forced to play in goal for the final three minutes, after Hugo Lloris had been sent off with no substitutions remaining, and conceded a finish when he dropped a free-kick from Jerónimo Barrales. [ 64 ] On 2 November 2014, Kane came on as a second-half alternate in Tottenham ‘s 2–1 win over Aston Villa and scored his beginning Premier League goal of the season to win the match in the 90th moment. [ 65 ] A week late, Kane was selected in Spurs ‘ starting line-up for the first time in the Premier League season, as the team lost 2–1 at home to Stoke City. [ 66 ] He retained his home in the first eleven for Spurs ‘ 2–1 win away to Hull City on 23 November, scoring the team ‘s equalising goal. [ 67 ] Between 14 and 26 December, Kane scored in three back-to-back 2–1 wins for Tottenham, against Swansea City, [ 68 ] Burnley [ 69 ] and Leicester City [ 70 ] respectively. On 1 January 2015, Kane scored twice and won a penalty as Tottenham defeated rivals and league leaders Chelsea 5–3, [ 60 ] and he scored a further two in a 3–0 away win against West Bromwich Albion on 31 January, including one from a penalty. [ 71 ] Kane set up christian Eriksen ‘s late counterweight against Sheffield United on 28 January 2015, a goal which put Tottenham into the 2015 League Cup Final. [ 72 ] His performances led to him being named as the Premier League Player of the Month for January 2015. [ 3 ] On 2 February 2015, Kane signed a newly five-and-a-half-year contract with the club. [ 73 ] Five days late, he scored both of Tottenham ‘s goals as they came from behind to defeat Arsenal in the North London bowler hat, his 21st and 22nd goals of the season across all competitions. [ 74 ] After scoring against Arsenal, Liverpool and West Ham United, Kane was again named as the Premier League Player of the Month for February 2015, [ 3 ] becoming lone the one-fourth player to win the award in consecutive months. [ 75 ] Tottenham lost the League Cup Final 2–0 to rivals Chelsea on 1 March 2015, [ 76 ] which Kane described as the “ worst feeling in the world ”. [ 77 ] Twenty days former, he scored his first Premier League hat-trick in a 4–3 family succeed over his erstwhile loan baseball club Leicester ; [ 78 ] this brought him to 19 league goals in the season, making him the division ‘s top scorer. [ 79 ] On 5 April, Kane captained Tottenham for the beginning clock in a 0–0 draw with Burnley at Turf Moor. [ 80 ] Two weeks later, he scored his thirtieth goal of the season in a 3–1 succeed against Newcastle United at St James ‘ Park, making him the first base Tottenham musician to reach that milestone since Gary Lineker in 1991–92. [ 81 ] Later that month, he was included as one of two forwards in the PFA Team of the Year, alongside Chelsea ‘s Diego Costa. [ 82 ] He was besides voted the PFA Young Player of the Year. [ 83 ] On 24 May 2015, he headed in an Eric Dier crabbed for the only finish of an away acquire over Everton on the concluding day of the temper to confirm fifth position for Tottenham, thus qualifying them to the group stage of the following season ‘s UEFA Europa League. It was his twenty-first goal of the league campaign, equalling a Premier League clubhouse record aboard Teddy Sheringham, Jürgen Klinsmann and Gareth Bale. [ 84 ] At the goal of the season, Kane remarked that he had done more in the single campaign than he had expected to do in his hale career. [ 85 ]

2015–16 season : Premier League top goalscorer

Kane captaining Spurs in 2016. He inherited the count 10 jersey at the get down of the 2015–16 season On Tottenham ‘s pre-season enlistment of Australia, Kane attracted numerous fans while visiting the Westfield Sydney patronize center, resulting in the club sending a minibus to escort him away. [ 85 ] On 29 July 2015, Tottenham were the guests in the 2015 MLS All-Star Game at Dick ‘s Sporting Goods Park in Commerce City, Colorado. They lost 2–1 to the MLS All-Stars, with Kane scoring their consolation goal in the 37th moment after beating a challenge from Omar Gonzalez, and he was former substituted in the 77th hour. [ 86 ] Kane ‘s squad number was changed from 18 to 10, previously worn by Emmanuel Adebayor. In an interview with The Daily Telegraph, he said that he changed the number “ to become a club caption ”. [ 87 ] With Adebayor and Roberto Soldado having been put up for sale, he began the temper as the club ‘s alone ahead, and the third-choice captain behind Hugo Lloris and Jan Vertonghen. [ 85 ] After a 748-minute drought, he scored his beginning goal of the season on 26 September 2015 as Tottenham came from behind to defeat leaders Manchester City 4–1. [ 88 ] Eight days later, he scored an own goal from Jonjo Shelvey ‘s corner kick off to Swansea City, but Tottenham fought binding to a 2–2 draw. [ 89 ] On 25 October 2015, Kane scored a hat-trick, including a penalty which he won himself, as Tottenham came from conceding a first-minute goal to triumph 5–1 away to Bournemouth at Dean Court. [ 90 ] Eight days late, he recorded his one-fifth finish of the season with the concluding goal in a 3–1 gain at home to Aston Villa. [ 91 ] On 8 November 2015, he gave Tottenham a half-time lead against Arsenal at the Emirates Stadium, albeit in a 1–1 draw ; [ 92 ] this goal past Petr Čech was from his first touch of Danny Rose ‘s long pass. [ 93 ] Eighteen days after that, he recorded his ninth goal in six matches, the only one of an off pit against Qarabağ FK, qualifying Tottenham to the hard stages of the season ‘s UEFA Europa League. [ 94 ] On 19 December 2015, Kane made his hundredth appearance for the club in a 2–0 gain away to Southampton, and scored his tenth goal in his last 10 matches. [ 95 ] A week subsequently, he added two more in a 3–0 winnings over former loanword employers Norwich, putting him on 27 Premier League goals for the year 2015, breaking Sheringham ‘s club record. [ 96 ] On 10 January 2016, he scored his fiftieth goal for Tottenham in a 2–2 guide against Leicester in the third round off of the FA Cup. [ 97 ] Kane was Premier League Player of the Month for the one-third time in March 2016, after scoring five goals in four games, including an angled strickle from the corner of the 18-yard box in the North London bowler hat which Kane called “ one of my best goals technically ”. [ 3 ] [ 98 ] After scoring his 22nd league goal of the season in a 1–1 draw against Liverpool at Anfield on 2 April, Kane became the club ‘s highest goalscorer in a single Premier League temper, with six games of the season remaining. [ 99 ] Kane ended the season winning the Premier League Golden Boot, finishing one goal ahead of Sergio Agüero and Jamie Vardy with 25 goals. [ 100 ] He was named in the PFA Team of the year for the second consecutive season, [ 101 ] as he helped Tottenham to a third-place finish, and UEFA Champions League qualification. [ 102 ]

2016–17 temper : League runner-up and second Golden boot

Kane ( center ) with his Spurs teammates before a Premier League bet on against Manchester United at Old Trafford in December 2016 In the absence of Hugo Lloris, Kane captained Tottenham in their open family match of the 2016–17 season, assisting Victor Wanyama ‘s winning finish as Spurs beat Crystal Palace 1–0 in a London bowler hat at White Hart Lane. [ 103 ] He opened his scoring account in the fourth matchday of the Premier League season, providing the final goal in a 4–0 acquire aside to Stoke City. [ 104 ] On 14 September 2016, Kane made his UEFA Champions League debut in Spurs ‘ 2–1 loss to Monaco at Wembley Stadium. [ 105 ] Four days by and by, he scored the winning goal against Sunderland in the Premier League, but had to be helped off the field after twisting his right ankle attempting a tackle of Papy Djilobodji. [ 106 ] Reports indicated that the ligaments in Kane ‘s ankle were damaged, ruling him out for six-to-eight weeks. [ 107 ] After missing five league matches and three in the Champions League group phase, Kane made his return at rivals Arsenal on 6 November, scoring from the punishment topographic point to equalise in a 1–1 draw. [ 108 ] On 22 November, he scored his first Champions League goal in the return repair against Monaco at the Stade Louis II, a game which saw Spurs eliminated from the competition with a 2–1 loss. [ 109 ] On 1 December 2016, Kane signed a new contract with Tottenham, keeping him at the club until 2022. [ 110 ] On 1 January 2017, made his hundredth Premier League appearance, [ 111 ] scoring the first Premier League finish of the new year against Watford on the 27-minute mark, which he extended to a stimulate after scoring again in the 33rd minute. [ 112 ] In his first gear match after the birth of his daughter, Kane scored a hat-trick in a 4–0 gain against West Brom on 14 January. [ 113 ] In the fifth round of the 2016–17 FA Cup on 19 February 2017, Kane scored all three goals as Tottenham beat Fulham 3–0. This meant his fifth career hat-trick, and his second in 2017. [ 114 ] On 26 February 2017, Kane once again scored a hat-trick as Tottenham beat Stoke 4–0, his third hat-trick in nine games, and his moment in consecutive domestic games. [ 115 ] The first of these goals was his hundredth in club football. [ 116 ] He was named Player of the Month for the one-fourth time in his career in February 2017. [ 3 ] In March 2017, he injured his ankle in an FA Cup pit against erstwhile loanword clubhouse Millwall. [ 117 ] On 15 April, Kane scored his twentieth Premier League goal of the season against Bournemouth on his beginning start in a month after returning from wound. This made him the fourth player in Premier League history to achieve 20 goals in three straight seasons, after Alan Shearer, Thierry Henry and Ruud avant-garde Nistelrooy. [ 118 ] On 20 April, Kane was named in the PFA Team of the class for the third back-to-back season. [ 119 ] He was besides included in the six player shortlists for the PFA Players ‘ Player of the class and PFA Young Player of the class awards. [ 120 ] [ 121 ] Two days late, he scored in Tottenham ‘s 4–2 FA Cup semi-final passing to rivals Chelsea at Wembley Stadium. [ 122 ] In the last match at White Hart Lane on 14 May, Harry Kane scored the 2–0 finish as Tottenham beat Manchester United 2–1. [ 123 ] With two games remaining of the season, Kane stood on 22 goals, two fewer than Romelu Lukaku. With a compound seven goals in the final two fixtures however, a 6–1 winnings over reigning champions Leicester City [ 124 ] and a 7–1 win against Hull City, [ 125 ] Kane finished as the top scorer of the Premier League on 29 goals, and frankincense won his second back-to-back Golden Boot, becoming only the one-fifth player to do thus. [ 126 ]

2017–18 season : commemorate break year

Kane during a pre-season plot for Spurs at Nissan Stadium in Nashville, Tennessee, July 2017 After not finding the back of the web in Tottenham ‘s first three games, Kane scored a stimulate in three of his following four appearances for the baseball club across all competitions. [ 127 ] [ 128 ] [ 129 ] His opening goal against Everton on 9 September was his hundredth overall for the club, coming in his 169th appearance. [ 130 ] On 26 September, Kane scored his beginning UEFA Champions League hat-trick in a 3–0 group stagecoach succeed against Cypriot champions APOEL. [ 131 ] He was awarded Premier League Player of the Month for the fifth time, and named September 2017 – in which he scored 13 goals in 10 golf club and external games – as the best month of his career. [ 132 ]

I think he is in that flush, with Batistuta, I would put Harry Kane in with Batistuta. Yes, yes, yes, yes – Batistuta was a killer. And very potent brain, very strong fritter, capital professional, I think yes, you can compare .

— Pochettino compares Kane with Gabriel Batistuta, September 2017. [ 133 ]
On 23 December, Kane equalled Alan Shearer ‘s record of 36 Premier League goals in a calendar year, having scored a hat-trick in a 0–3 away win to Burnley. [ 134 ] He surpassed Shearer ‘s commemorate the postdate game with another hat-trick in the 5–2 home win against Southampton, ending the year with 39 Premier League goals. [ 135 ] The hat-trick, his one-sixth of the year in the Premier League ( eighth in all competitions ), besides made him the beginning actor in Premier League history to score six hat-tricks in a class. [ 136 ] With a total of 56 goals scored in all competitions for the class, he besides became Europe ‘s top goal scorer of 2017, breaking the seven-year authority of Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo as Europe ‘s peak goalscorer in a calendar class. [ 137 ] In January 2018, he scored doubly in the 4–0 family win against Everton, and became Tottenham ‘s top goalscorer in the Premier League earned run average, breaking Teddy Sheringham ‘s criminal record of 97 Premier League goals for the club. [ 138 ] On 4 February, Kane scored an added-time penalty to equalise in a 2–2 pull back with Liverpool at Anfield for his 100th Premier League goal ; he achieved the century of league goals in 141 games, beaten alone by Alan Shearer ‘s 124. [ 139 ] He was named in the PFA Team of the year for the fourth back-to-back temper in April 2018, aboard companion forwards Mohamed Salah and Sergio Agüero. [ 140 ] On 8 June, Kane signed a new contract to keep him at the clubhouse until 2024. [ 141 ]

2018–19 season : UEFA Champions League runner-up

Kane started the season opener against Newcastle United without scoring, before opening his report against Fulham the following weekend. In doing so he ended his hoodoo of failing to score a Premier League goal in the month of August. [ 142 ] He besides scored for the beginning time at Old Trafford in the postdate game as Tottenham won 3–0 in what was lone their third gear away win against Manchester United since 1992, a well as the biggest away win against the baseball club in 46 years. [ 143 ] [ 144 ] He scored the hatchway goal against Cardiff on 1 January 2019, and with that finish, he became the first player to have scored a goal against every Premier League team he has faced. [ 145 ] On 13 January 2019, in a match against Manchester United, Kane injured his ankle ligaments belated in the game, thereby missing some crucial games including the Champions League last-16 home game. [ 146 ]

He returned to the foremost team squad on 23 February 2019, in a match against Burnley, and was immediately placed in the depart eleven. He scored the equalizing goal in the sixty-fifth moment to tie the score 1–1, although the equal ended a 2–1 defeat. [ 147 ] He scored the merely goal in the Champions League last-16 away tie against Borussia Dortmund to ensure a 4–0 acquire on aggregate and progress to the club ‘s second gear quarter-final in the Champions League. The goal besides made him the cabaret ‘s top goalscorer in european competitions with 24 goals scored. [ 148 ] During the foremost leg of the quarter-final in the Champions League on 9 April 2019 against Manchester City, he again suffered an ankle injury, which ended his season domestically in the Premier League. [ 149 ] He did, however, render for the Champions League final on 1 June 2019, although his selection after his injury became a subject of debate as Tottenham lost 2–0 to Liverpool. [ 150 ] [ 151 ]

2019–20 season : injury struggles

Kane started Tottenham ‘s inaugural game of the 2019–20 season, scoring doubly in a 3–1 home acquire against Aston Villa. Kane ‘s foremost goal of the game was his first at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. [ 152 ] On 1 January 2020, in the away match against Southampton that ended in a 1–0 defeat, Kane suffered a hamstring injury. [ 153 ] The damage to his hamstring required an operation which would see him out of action for a few months. [ 154 ] Due to the COVID-19 pandemic which resulted in the suspension of League matches, he did not play any farther matches until 19 June. [ 155 ] On 23 June, in his 200th Premier League appearance for Tottenham, he scored his first goal of 2020 against West Ham, sealing a 2–0 win. [ 156 ] [ 157 ]

2020–21 season : third Golden Boot and Playmaker of the Season

Kane scored his first goal of the season in the Europa League match against Lokomotiv Plovdiv, helping the team to win 2–1 after Plovdiv had two players sent off late in the moment half. [ 158 ] His first league goal of the 2020–21 season came in the second league match following a spree of four goals which were all scored by Son Heung-min and assisted by Kane, giving Spurs a 5–2 win over Southampton. This is the first gear fourth dimension in Premier League history a musician has provided four assists to the like teammate in a equal and Kane became just the sixth player in Premier League history to assist four goals in a single match, and the first English player to do so. [ 159 ] Kane scored a hat-trick against Maccabi Haifa in the UEFA Europa League play-off round on 1 October, securing qualification for the group stage. [ 160 ] On 4 October, he scored a stimulate in a 6–1 away win against Manchester United, which is the biggest win for Tottenham at Old Trafford and their best consequence against United since a home winnings in 1932. [ 161 ] [ 162 ] He scored his two-hundredth finish for Tottenham in his three-hundredth appearance for the club in the 3–1 gain over Ludogorets in the group stage of the Europa League. [ 163 ] Kane scored in Tottenham ‘s 2–0 victory over rivals Arsenal making him the criminal record highest goalscorer in the history of the North London Derby with 11 goals. [ 164 ] It was besides Kane ‘s hundredth family goal for Tottenham in all competitions, and his 250th career finish for club and state. [ 165 ] On 2 January 2021, Kane converted a punishment to open the score and late provided an aid during Tottenham ‘s 3–0 home victory over Leeds United. This brought both Kane ‘s goal and assist tally in the league to 10, making him the first player in Europe ‘s top five leagues to reach double digits for goals and assists in the 2020–21 season. [ 166 ] On 7 March, he scored a brace against Crystal Palace in a 4–1 win ; the last goal was assisted by Son Heung-min, and this, their 14th combined finish attempt whereby one assisted another, set a record for the most finish combinations in a Premier League season. [ 167 ] On 23 May, he scored a finish in a 4–2 winnings over Leicester City, to reach his 23rd goal of the season and to win the third Golden Boot award in his career. [ 168 ] He besides won the Premier League Playmaker of the Season award for most assists in a temper, becoming lone the third gear player to have won both the Golden Boot and Playmaker awards in the lapp temper in the history of Premier League. [ 169 ]

2021–22 season

The 2021–22 season was preceded by a dispute over a desire by Kane to leave Tottenham, saying that he had a valet ‘s agreement with chair Daniel Levy that would allow him to leave in the summer. [ 170 ] The move was denied by Levy who rejected the interest expressed by Manchester City for Kane ‘s serve. [ 171 ] [ 172 ] Kane failed to turn up for pre-season train, [ 173 ] and did not play the first two games of the season. [ 174 ] [ 175 ] He only came on as a substitute in his inaugural crippled of the season against Wolverhampton Wanderers. [ 176 ] Kane indicated that he would stay at Tottenham on 25 August, [ 177 ] and the follow sidereal day he made his first startle in the Europa Conference League match against Paços de Ferreira. He scored doubly in a 3–0 succeed to secure the team ‘s build up to the group stage of the 2021–22 Conference League. [ 178 ] On 30 September, in the moment couple of the group stage, he scored a hat-trick in 20 minutes against Mura after coming on a substitute in the second half to win 5–1. [ 179 ] On 17 October 2021, Kane scored his first Premier League goal of the season in a 3–2 winnings against Newcastle United. [ 180 ] He did not score another League goal until 19 December, when he scored his first base goal of the season in a dramatic match against Liverpool that ended in a 2–2 string. [ 181 ]

International career

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In January 2010, Kane was called up to play for the England under-17 team for the Algarve Tournament in Portugal. [ 182 ] Kane missed the 2010 UEFA european Under-17 Championship due to illness, with England going on to win the tournament in his absence. [ 183 ] He belated moved astir to the under-19s and score doubly in a 6–1 victory over Albania on 8 October 2010. [ 184 ] Kane played a bombastic role in the England under-19s progression to the semi-finals of the 2012 UEFA european Under-19 Championship in Estonia. Kane scored the achiever against France in the final group stage match to ensure the team a safe passage through to the semi-finals. [ 185 ] In total Kane appeared 14 times for England U19s and contributed 6 goals during that period. [ 186 ] On 28 May 2013, he was named in director Peter Taylor ‘s 21-man team for the 2013 FIFA U-20 World Cup. [ 187 ] He made his debut on 16 June, in a 3–0 winnings in a warm-up match against Uruguay. [ 188 ] He assisted Luke Williams ‘ finish in the open group-stage equal on 23 June 2013 against Iraq. [ 189 ] He then scored in the take after meet against Chile, collecting a pass after ferment by Ross Barkley and firing in from the edge of the penalty area. [ 190 ] On 13 August 2013, Kane made his debut for the under-21s against Scotland. [ 186 ] In that match, he came on as a substitute in the 58th minute, and England won 6–0. [ 191 ] On 10 October, he scored a hat-trick for England under-21s against San Marino during 2015 UEFA european Under-21 Championship reservation. [ 192 ] He continued to score prolifically, with his brace against France marking 13 goals in 12 matches for the under-21s. [ 192 ] Kane was named in the England under-21 police squad for the 2015 UEFA european Under-21 Championship in the Czech Republic, despite resistance from his club director Mauricio Pochettino. [ 193 ] He played every moment of England ‘s crusade at the tournament, which ended with them eliminated in last place in their group. [ 194 ] [ 195 ] [ 196 ]

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To go out at Wembley and score is what you dream about as a kid. I ‘ve had thus many good moments this class that it ‘s hard to choose a darling, but I think that tops them all .

— Kane speaking about his England debut. [ 197 ]
Kane was besides eligible for the Republic of Ireland through his father, who was born in Galway, [ 12 ] but in August 2014 he ruled out switching commitment, saying that he wanted to break into the England senior team. [ 198 ] After a well tend of form with Tottenham and being the third top goal scorer in the Premier League with 16 goals, on 19 March 2015 Kane was named by director Roy Hodgson in the England police squad to face Lithuania in a UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying meet and Italy in a friendly. [ 199 ] He made his international introduction at Wembley Stadium, replacing Wayne Rooney in the irregular half against Lithuania, and scored just 80 seconds late with a header from a Raheem Sterling cross. [ 200 ] On 30 March 2015, the day before the Italy match, Hodgson announced that Kane would start alongside Rooney, [ 201 ] and he played the full 90 minutes of the 1–1 draw at Juventus Stadium. [ 202 ]
Kane ( in white ) play for England in 2015. He wears the numeral 9 jersey for the home team. In his future appearance on 5 September 2015, alternate Kane scored the fifth of England ‘s six goals in a succeed over San Marino which qualified them for UEFA Euro 2016. [ 203 ] Kane scored his third base England goal against Switzerland in another qualifier three days by and by, which they won 2–0. [ 204 ] On 12 October 2015, as England finished their qualification crusade with a tenth gain from 10 matches, Kane ‘s shoot hit the post for an own goal by lithuanian goalkeeper Giedrius Arlauskis in a 3–0 away victory. [ 205 ] On 22 May 2016, Kane opened the grade in a 2–1 friendly win over Turkey at the City of Manchester Stadium, but by and by missed a penalty. He was the first England actor to fail to score from the penalty position during a game since Frank Lampard in 2010, and the first to miss the target since Peter Crouch in 2006. [ 206 ] At the european Championship in France that June, Kane was assigned to take corner kicks, a tactic which was criticised by pundits, [ 207 ] but defended by Hodgson, who said that Kane was the best for the role. [ 208 ] On 10 June 2017, Kane captained England for the first fourth dimension in their 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifier with Scotland at Hampden Park, scoring an added-time equalizer to rescue a 2–2 trace. [ 209 ] On 5 October, he scored an added-time achiever against Slovenia which confirmed England ‘s qualification to the 2018 FIFA World Cup. [ 210 ]
Kane was named in the 23-man England police squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup and was made captain. [ 211 ] [ 212 ] On 18 June, Kane scored both of England ‘s goals in a 2–1 winnings over Tunisia, his winning goal coming deep in injury prison term, in the team ‘s opening group game of the World Cup. [ 213 ] In the adjacent group game on 24 June, Kane scored a hat-trick in England ‘s 6–1 winnings over Panama, which was England ‘s largest ever World Cup victory. [ 214 ] [ 215 ] With his three goals against Panama, Kane became the third gear England player to score a hat-trick in a World Cup match, after Geoff Hurst against West Germany in the 1966 final examination and Gary Lineker against Poland in 1986. [ 216 ]
Kane scored his sixth goal of the finals as England overcame Colombia in the Round of 16. Scoring a punishment in a match that finished 1–1 after 120 minutes, besides scoring in the punishment shoot-out as England prevailed 4–3 ; this was the first fourth dimension that England had managed to win a penalty shoot-out at the World Cup. [ 217 ] Kane did n’t score again for the rest of the tournament as England finished in fourth rate after losing 2–0 Belgium in the one-third place playoff. [ 218 ] however, his six goals in the tournament earned him the Golden Boot as the top goalscorer of the World Cup, the first England musician to win the award since Gary Lineker became the first to do so in the 1986 tournament. [ 219 ] [ 220 ] The September International Break saw the introduction of the UEFA Nations League. England ‘s beginning couple was on 8 September 2018 against Spain, which Kane captained for the full 90 minutes in a game which saw England lose 2–1. [ 221 ] On 15 October, England played Spain for the irregular clock in the group, this fourth dimension running out 3–2 winners with Kane assisting two of the three goals. [ 222 ] On 14 November, before a friendly against the United States ( US ), Kane presented Wayne Rooney with England ‘s Golden Boot in recognition of Rooney ‘s 53 England goals, a record that makes him England ‘s all-time top goal scorer. In an interview following the equal, which ended in a 3–0 gain for England, Rooney revealed that he wanted Harry Kane to present him the prize as he believed that Kane will one day beat it. [ 223 ] Three days after the US match, Kane captained England in their final examination Nations League group match against Croatia as the Three Lions won 2–1. Kane first base assisted Jesse Lingard ‘s equalizer then scored the victorious finish which saw England top the group and qualify for the finals in June 2019. [ 224 ] In the qualifying circle of UEFA Euro 2020, Kane captained the 1,000th match played by England, and scored a hat-trick against Montenegro. This brought his match to 31, which placed him 6th in the all-time list of England ‘s top goalscorers, but besides made him the highest-ever scoring England captain. [ 225 ] The 7–0 gain besides secured England ‘s reservation to UEFA Euro 2020. [ 226 ] Kane was in all right form throughout the qualify summons, becoming the beginning Englishman to score in every game in a qualify campaign, registering a sum of twelve goals – the joint-most for an England player in a single year. [ 227 ] In the polish of 16 match on 29 June 2021, Kane scored the second goal against Germany. This was his first goal of the tournament. The match resulted in a 2–0 victory for England. [ 228 ] He scored a far two goals in the quarter-finals match against Ukraine on 3 July. [ 229 ] In the semi-finals against Denmark, Kane scored the winning goal in a 2–1 wallow that secured England ‘s place in the Euro 2020 Final, the area ‘s first concluding in a major rival since 1966, [ 230 ] which they subsequently lost to Italy on penalties after a 1–1 pull in regular prison term. [ 231 ] In the final two 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifiers against Albania and San Marino, Kane scored back-to-back first-half hat-tricks ( including a “ perfect hat-trick “ against the former and a poker against the latter ) to help secure England ‘s qualification to the 2022 FIFA World Cup reservation. [ 232 ]

style of maneuver

Development

I played in different positions as a kyd and it helped me learn different parts of the game. Playing entirely up presence means you have to be good at so much more than taking chances. I know, in a game, I am going to receive the ball with my back to finish, and that the team will need me to link up and bring others into looseness .

— Kane on his footballing education, 2016 [ 233 ]
Kane ‘s early youth coach Alex Inglethorpe has said of him :

When he first came into the under-18s as a 15 class old, he stood out in the feel he looked a bit gangling. He moved slightly awkwardly, he was a bit awkward. But look closer, he had a set of ability, a bang-up technique. I think he surprised people how estimable he was. tactically he was very flexible. He frequently played in midfield. I remember seeing him once playing as a holding midfielder. [ 9 ]

While a adolescent, Kane initially struggled in Tottenham ‘s academy, as partially ascribable to his date of birth in July, he was not as physically developed as early players, nor was he as quick. however, he gained the esteem of coaches with his proficiency and hope for self-improvement. [ 9 ] When profiling Kane in February 2013, Talksport said that he was well as a second striker, despite besides having ability as a kernel forth or in a wide position. [ 234 ] They wrote that he preferred to place his shots, although he could besides score from distance. [ 234 ] The report besides noted that he had good pace, but was watery in the air and had not scored on his loanword at Norwich. [ 234 ] initially a back-up to £26 million spanish import Roberto Soldado and frequently loaned out, Kane was finally made Tottenham ‘s starting fore by director Mauricio Pochettino. [ 9 ] Under Pochettino, Kane said that his game has improved through the bully trail techniques instituted by the coach. [ 235 ] He besides strives to achieve bare gain in orderliness to maximise his potential by tweaking versatile aspects of his trail and preparations a well as nutrition. [ 236 ]

analysis

He seems to have that natural ability to get goals. He ‘s besides young, fresh and his attitude appears to be very, very good. What I like about him, is that he is will to run in behind defenders, american samoa well as go short. When he gets opportunities he inveariably [ sic ] takes them. He wants to get his shot away identical cursorily, which is dear to see. It looks as if he could have a identical good future in the crippled .

— Alan Shearer, the Premier League ‘s all-time top scorer, on Kane in March 2015 [ 237 ]
Former Tottenham director David Pleat described Kane as an “ antique traditional centre-forward ”. [ 238 ] Clive Allen, who coached him at Tottenham, stated that “ one thing I ‘d say about him, which unfortunately you do n’t say about a distribute of young footballers, is that he had a love for the game. He loves football, he loves play, he loves scoring goals ”. [ 238 ] His former Tottenham under-21 passenger car Les Ferdinand likened Kane ‘s movement to their early forward Teddy Sheringham, and the ability and accuracy of his shots to Alan Shearer. [ 9 ] A grandiloquent and forcible striker, [ 239 ] [ 240 ] Kane ‘s style of play has been compared to that of erstwhile Tottenham forward Jürgen Klinsmann, a comparison Kane called flattering in February 2015. [ 241 ] In March 2015, Football Association chair Greg Dyke named Kane as the benchmark for clubs producing young english players. [ 85 ] Shearer said that month that the three best strikers playing in the league were Kane, Diego Costa and Sergio Agüero. [ 237 ] Although he was initially criticised for his limited aeriform game in his early career, angstrom well as his miss of significant pace, [ 242 ] he became more fecund with his head as his career progressed. [ 243 ] After Tottenham ‘s victory over Chelsea in January 2015, blogger Chris Miller wrote, “ cipher thought he was the guy who was going to give that performance against Chelsea ”. [ 9 ] In February 2015, BBC Sport wrote that Kane was best as a lone striker, with his “ hold-up play and close control ” making him apt in other positions as well. [ 238 ] besides that month, Match of the Day initiate Danny Murphy said that the England team should be built around Kane, express, “ I ‘m struggling to see a failing in the cub ‘s game ”. [ 244 ] ESPN reporter Michael Cox stated that “ Kane was initially considered a pure goal scorer, he ‘s actually a good all-around player, often playing as an attacking midfielder ”, pointing out that during the 2018 FIFA World Cup “ Kane ‘s contributions in bass positions were outstanding, his back-to-goal study equally impressive as always ”. [ 233 ] indeed, although Kane is predominantly known for his clinical coating and fecund goalscoring ability as an absolute striker, he is besides known for his vision, technique, link-up play, and passing ability, which enables him to drop deep, bring his teammates into play, and create chances for other players ; as such he is besides capable of playing in a more creative function as a false 9 or even as a act 10. [ 245 ] [ 246 ] [ 247 ] [ 248 ] additionally, he is besides known for his defensive work-rate, [ 249 ] and is an accurate penalty taker. [ 250 ] [ 251 ]

criticism

Beginning in 2020, Kane started to be criticised about a sensed tactic of backing into defenders jumping for headers, causing the players to fall backwards onto the pitch, potentially risking unplayful injury. [ 252 ] After doing so to Brighton player Adam Lallana and winning a penalty, Kane was criticised by ex- Arsenal musician Martin Keown who said, “ He looks at his opponent, knows what he is going to do and makes a back for him. I think it is dangerous play from Harry Kane and he knows what he is doing and I do n’t even think it is a penalty. ” [ 253 ] however, this tactic has been defended by Crystal Palace defender Gary Cahill who said, “ I think that ‘s equitable separate of football. I think an element of that is being clever and feel and knowing when you can maybe draw a afoul in. ” [ 254 ]

Kane has a sponsorship deal with sportswear and equipment supplier nike : he wears Nike Hypervenom football boots. [ 255 ] Following his 100th Premier League finish in February 2018 Nike launched the special-edition Hypervenom 3 HK. [ 255 ] In 2018 he featured in a Nike commercial, ‘Nothing Beats A Londoner ‘, along with early sports stars based in the city, including quadruple Olympic champion Mo Farah and Chelsea playmaker Eden Hazard, highlighting London ‘s diverseness. [ 256 ] Ahead of UEFA Euro 2016, Kane featured in advertisements for Mars Bars and Beats by Dr. Dre headphones, the latter aboard Antoine Griezmann, Mario Götze and Cesc Fàbregas. [ 257 ] Kane features in EA Sports ‘ FIFA television game serial : he was named in the team of the class in FIFA 18, joining Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo in attack. [ 258 ] Kane and Camila Cabello announced the winner of the “ Best International Male Solo Artist ” award at the 2018 Brit Awards at the O2 Arena on 21 February, namely Kendrick Lamar. [ 259 ] On 14 May 2020, Kane announced that he will sponsor Leyton Orient ‘s shirts for the adjacent season to help support the first club he played for professionally through the COVID-19 pandemic. [ 260 ] The unusual sponsorship batch, the first of its kind in English football, has the approval of Premier League, English Football League and Football Association, and the sponsorship has been donated to charities which will receive 10 % of the proceeds of the respective shirt sales – the home shirt shows a thank you message to the NHS frontline workers tackling the pandemic, the away shirt sporting a logo of Haven House Children ‘s Hospice while the third gear kit out features the mental health charity Mind. [ 261 ] [ 262 ]

personal life sentence

In an interview given in February 2015, Kane said that he was in a relationship with Katie Goodland, whom he has known since childhood. [ 263 ] He told Esquire, “ We went to school together, so she ‘s seen my whole career. Of course, she ‘s finding it a small crazy. I think she ‘s even been in the papers a couple of times taking the dogs out. ” [ 197 ] On 1 July 2017, Kane announced his engagement to Goodland on his Twitter account, [ 264 ] and said in June 2019 that they had married. [ 265 ] Kane and Goodland announced the birth of their first child, Ivy Jane Kane, on 8 January 2017. [ 266 ] The give birth of their second daughter, Vivienne Jane Kane, was announced on 8 August 2018. [ 267 ] Their first son, Louis Harry Kane, was born on 29 December 2020. [ 268 ] Kane and Goodland have two Labrador retrievers, Brady and Wilson, named after Tom Brady and Russell Wilson, quarterbacks of the NFL ‘s Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Seattle Seahawks, respectively. [ 269 ] Kane has cited The Brady 6, a documentary about Brady, as an inhalation for his development. [ 270 ] In 2019, Kane expressed an matter to in becoming a kicker in the NFL “ in 10 to 12 years ”. [ 271 ] Kane abstains from alcohol during the football season, and starting from 2017, he hired a full-time chef to optimise his nutrition. [ 272 ] He plays golf in his loose time. [ 197 ] Kane was appointed a Member of the Order of the british Empire ( MBE ) in the 2019 New Year Honours for services to football. [ 273 ]

career statistics

club

As of match played 28 December 2021

International

As of match played 15 November 2021[286]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
England 2015 8 3
2016 9 2
2017 6 7
2018 12 8
2019 10 12
2020 6 0
2021 16 16
Total 67 48
As of match played 15 November 2021
England score listed first, score column indicates score after each Kane goal[286]

Honours

Tottenham Hotspur
England
Individual
Orders

See besides

References