Harry Kane

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Lore & Background

Beginning his senior career with Tottenham Hotspur in 2009, Kane had loan spells out to clubs across the English football pyramid, including Leyton Orient, Millwall, Leicester City, and Norwich City. Kane's involvement at Tottenham increased after Mauricio Pochettino became head coach in 2014, being named PFA Young Player of the Year in the 2014–15 season. 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 Premier League runners-up and was named the PFA Fans' Player of the Year. In the 2018–19 season, Kane finished as Champions League runner-up. He ended the 2020–21 season as the Premier League's top goalscorer (23) and top assist provider (14). After 14 years at Tottenham, Kane became the most expensive signing in Bundesliga history as he joined Bayern Munich in a transfer worth €110 million in 2023. In his debut season, he scored 36 league goals, winning the European Golden Shoe. In the following season, he won the Bundesliga title, his first major trophy, and was awarded the Bundesliga Player of the Season. In the 2025–26 season, Kane helped Bayern win the domestic double, scoring a hat trick in the 2026 DFB-Pokal final. During the season, he scored over 70 goals for Bayern and England, the second highest tally in a single season ever.

In Their Own Story

In the 2009–10 season, Kane played 22 times for Tottenham's under-18s, scoring 18 goals. He appeared on the first-team bench twice during the 2009–10 season: one the League Cup fixture against Everton on 27 October 2009, and the other in the FA Cup fourth-round replay against Bolton Wanderers on 24 February 2010. He signed his first professional contract with Tottenham in July 2010. On 25 August 2011, Kane made his first appearance for Tottenham, starting in the second leg of their UEFA Europa League qualification round against Hearts. His debut was a goalless match, although he won a penalty after being fouled by goalkeeper Jamie MacDonald, who then saved the penalty which Kane took himself. He went on to make six appearances in the Europa League that season, scoring his first Tottenham goal in the 4–0 win away to Shamrock Rovers on 15 December 2011. On 18 August 2012, he made his Premier League debut, against Newcastle United, coming as an 86th-minute substitute for Sandro as Tottenham lost 2–1.

Reader's Guide

Kane appeared more than 30 times at youth international level and made a goalscoring debut with the senior team in March 2015, at age 21. Since making his debut for England, Kane has been central to one of the nation's most successful periods in international football, helping them reach the semi-finals of the 2018 FIFA World Cup, finish as runners-up at UEFA Euro 2020 and Euro 2024, and achieve a third place finish at the 2026 World Cup — their highest since 1966. During this period, he won the World Cup Golden Boot in 2018, finished as the joint top scorer at Euro 2024, and became England's all-time leading World Cup goalscorer with 14 goals.

Did You Know?

• Kane was born on 28 July 1993 at Whipps Cross University Hospital in Leytonstone, London.
• He has Irish ancestry through his father, who was born in Galway.
• Kane was released by the Arsenal youth academy after one season for being 'a bit chubby' and not 'very athletic'.
• He scored his first Tottenham goal in a 4–0 win away to Shamrock Rovers on 15 December 2011.
• Kane was named Millwall's Young Player of the Year for 2011–12 after scoring nine goals in 27 matches.