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Harry Edward Kane is an English professional footballer who plays as a striker for Bundesliga club Bayern Munich and captains the England national team. He is regarded as one of the best players in the world, one of the best strikers of his generation, and one of England's greatest ever players. Kane has scored over 500 career goals for club and country, being Tottenham Hotspur's all-time top goalscorer (280), England's all-time top goalscorer (85), and the highest-scoring English player in the UEFA Champions League (54). He is also the Premier League's second-highest all-time goalscorer (213) and the seventh-highest goalscorer for Bayern Munich (146).
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Born 28 July 1993 · Q969725
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I was 18, we were in a relegation battle and it turned me into a man. I played in difficult, high-pressure games and I managed to come out of it positively. I had a great time at the club and it will be interesting to play them again. A lot has changed since I left but I’m looking forward to it.
“I was 18, we were in a relegation battle and it turned me into a man. I played in difficult, high-pressure games and I managed to come out of it positively. I had a great time at the club and it will be interesting to play them again. A lot has changed since I left but I’m looking forward to it.”
“Of course, with England, there”
“My wife actually named the other one Wilson. People just assumed it was for Russell Wilson. But it was just a coincidence.”
“Most of my family were Spurs fans and I grew up 15 minutes from the ground, so I was always going to be a Spurs fan”
Bavarian Football Works: Pundit says ‘it’s going to be tough’ for Harry Kane to win Champions League with Bayern Munich
bundesliga.com: Harry Kane, Michael Olise and Dayot Upamecano all return to Bayern Munich training
OneFootball: Vertragspoker mit Harry Kane - eine Sache muss der FC Bayern noch klären
Fichajes.com: Las últimas dudas para la firma de Harry Kane
Bavarian Football Works: Harry Kane collects yet another trophy to conclude a record-setting season
Yahoo Sports: Jonathan Tah praises “special” Harry Kane
Full Fact rated the claim “Harry Kane has confirmed that he will not wear the LGBT rainbow symbol in upcoming matches, saying football should not be about political or social movements.” False. There is no evidence that Harry Kane ever made these comments, and the English Football Association (FA) has confirmed that the quote is fake..
Shown as reported and rated by a fact checker, not as an established fact.
annie lab rated the claim “Harry Kane compared Mexico fans outside the team hotel to UK closing-time pub crowds, and said it is "quite comforting." The post also features a screenshot showing Kane addressing the media in front of a stadium backdrop.” There is no record of the England captain ever making the remark about Mexico fans outside the team hotel. The accompanying viral image is AI-generated. The post originated from a social media account that describes itself as a satire and parody content creator..
Shown as reported and rated by a fact checker, not as an established fact.
Lead Stories rated the claim “After witch doctor's "curse," England soccer star Harry Kane said he lost control of his body during Ghana match.” Never Said.
Shown as reported and rated by a fact checker, not as an established fact.
Won award: kicker Bundesliga Team of the Season (2025–26).
Won award: Bundesliga top scorer (2025–26).
Won award: VDV Bundesliga Team of the Season (2025–26).
Won award: UEFA Champions League Team of the Season (2025–26).
Won: Bundesliga with Bayern Munich (2025–26).
Won award: Bundesliga Player of the Month (February 2026).
Won award: European Golden Shoe (2025–26).
Won award: Bundesliga Team of the Season (2025–26).
Won: DFB-Pokal with Bayern Munich (2025–26).
Third place: FIFA World Cup with England (2026).
Won award: DFB-Pokal top scorer (2025–26).
Kane is a fan of country music and attended an Ella Langley concert with England teammates Dan Burn and Jason Steele in Independence, Missouri while in the US during the 2026 World Cup.
Won award: Bundesliga Player of the Month (December 2025).
Won award: Bundesliga top scorer (2024–25).
Won: Bundesliga with Bayern Munich (2024–25).
Won award: Bundesliga Player of the Season (2024–25).
Won award: kicker Bundesliga Team of the Season (2024–25).
Won award: Bundesliga Player of the Month (September 2025).
Won: Franz Beckenbauer Supercup with Bayern Munich (2025).
Won award: Bundesliga Team of the Season (2024–25).
Won award: VDV Bundesliga Team of the Season (2024–25).
Won the European Golden Shoe with Bayern Munich (2023-2024).
Won award: Bundesliga Goal of the Month (February 2024).
Won award: UEFA Champions League Team of the Season (2023–24).
Won award: UEFA European Championship top scorer (2024).
Runner-up: UEFA European Championship with England (2024).
Won award: kicker Bundesliga Team of the Season (2023–24).
Won award: European Golden Shoe (2023–24).
Won award: Bundesliga top scorer (2023–24).
Won award: Bundesliga Team of the Season (2023–24).
Won award: ESM Team of the Year (2023–24).
Won award: Gerd Müller Trophy (2024).
Won award: Bundesliga Player of the Month (October 2024).
Won award: VDV Bundesliga Team of the Season (2023–24).
Won award: Bundesliga Goal of the Month (April 2024).
Won award: Bundesliga Goal of the Season (2023–24).
Won award: UEFA Champions League top scorer (2023–24).
AFP Fact Check rated the claim “Maradona told Harry Kane to leave Spurs and give captaincy to Son Heung-min” False.
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Won award: Tottenham Hotspur Player of the Year (2022–23).
Won award: IFFHS World's Best Top Division Goal Scorer (2023).
Won award: PFA Premier League Team of the Year (2022–23).
Won award: Bundesliga Goal of the Month (December 2023).
Won award: Bundesliga Goal of the Month (November 2023).
Won award: Freedom of the City of London (2023).
Won award: Bundesliga Goal of the Month (October 2023).
Won award: IFFHS Men's World Team (2023).
A mural of Kane outside the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium was unveiled in May 2023 in celebration of Kane becoming Tottenham's record goalscorer.
Played for FC Bayern Munich (2023) — 94 appearances, 98 goals.
Finished second to Erling Haaland, with 30 goals, becoming the first player to score 30 times in two separate 38-game Premier League seasons
Won award: Premier League Player of the Month (March 2022).
Sam McGuire of Opta Sports identified him as "the most creative number 9 in the world
On 10 October 2022, Kane launched the Harry Kane Foundation, which "seeks to change perceptions of mental health by normalising conversations and promoting positive habits to end stigma around the subject".
Won the English Premier League Golden Boot with Tottenham (2020-2021).
Won award: Premier League Golden Boot (2020–21).
Won award: PFA Premier League Team of the Year (2020–21).
Won award: Premier League Playmaker of the Season (2020–21).
Won award: London Football Awards Premier League Player of the Year (2021).
Won award: Tottenham Hotspur Player of the Year (2020–21).
Runner-up: Football League/EFL Cup with Tottenham Hotspur (2020–21).
Runner-up: UEFA European Championship with England (2020).
Though a permanent location was debated for years, leaving the statue in storage until November 2024, when the statue was unveiled at the Peter May Sports Centre in Walthamstow
Kane started to be criticised about a perceived tactic of backing into defenders jumping for headers, causing the players to fall backwards onto the pitch, potentially risking serious injury
A statue of Kane commissioned by Waltham Forest Council in 2020, though a permanent location was debated for years, leaving the statue in storage until November 2024, when the statue was unveiled at the Peter May Sports Centre in Walthamstow.
Their first son was born in December 2020, followed by their second son in August 2023.
Won award: Member of the Order of the British Empire (2019).
Third place: UEFA Nations League with England (2018–19).
Runner-up: UEFA Champions League with Tottenham Hotspur (2018–19).
Kane was appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2019 New Year Honours for services to football.
In 2019, Kane expressed an interest in becoming a kicker in the NFL "in 10 to 12 years".
Kane expressed an interest in becoming a kicker in the NFL "in 10 to 12 years"
Won award: PFA Premier League Team of the Year (2017–18).
Won award: England Player of the Year Award (2018).
Won award: London Football Awards Premier League Player of the Year (2018).
Won award: FIFA World Cup Golden Boot (2018).
Won award: FIFA World Cup Dream Team (2018).
Their second daughter was born in August 2018.
Featured in a Nike commercial, "Nothing Beats a Londoner", along with other sports stars based in the city, including quadruple Olympic champion Mo Farah and Chelsea playmaker Eden Hazard, highlighting London's divers
Finished as the joint top scorer at Euro 2024, and became England's all-time leading World Cup goalscorer with 14 goals
“Best International Male Solo Artist”
Won the English Premier League Golden Boot with Tottenham (2016-2017).
Won award: Premier League Player of the Month (December 2017).
Won award: England Player of the Year Award (2017).
Won award: IFFHS World's Best Top Goal Scorer (2017).
Won award: Football Supporters' Federation Player of the Year (2017).
Won award: PFA Premier League Team of the Year (2016–17).
Won award: Premier League Player of the Month (September 2017).
Won award: Premier League Golden Boot (2016–17).
Won award: Premier League Player of the Month (February 2017).
Won award: PFA Fans' Player of the Year (2016–17).
Kane abstains from alcohol during the football season, and starting from 2017, he hired a full-time chef to optimise his nutrition.
Kane and Goodland announced the birth of their first child, a daughter, in January 2017.
I think she's even been in the papers a couple of times, taking the dogs out." On 1 July 2017, Kane announced their engagement on his Twitter account, and said in June 2019 that they had married.
Won the English Premier League Golden Boot with Tottenham (2015-2016).
Won award: Premier League Golden Boot (2015–16).
Won award: PFA Premier League Team of the Year (2015–16).
Won award: Premier League Player of the Month (March 2016).
Won the English PFA Young Players Player of the Year with Tottenham (2014-2015).
Won award: Tottenham Hotspur Player of the Year (2014–15).
Won award: Premier League Player of the Month (January 2015).
Won award: PFA Young Player of the Year (2014–15).
Won award: PFA Premier League Team of the Year (2014–15).
Won award: Premier League Player of the Month (February 2015).
Runner-up: Football League/EFL Cup with Tottenham Hotspur (2014–15).
UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification
Played for England men's national association football team (2015) — 121 appearances, 85 goals.
In an interview published in February 2015, Kane stated that he was in a relationship with Katie Goodland, whom he had known since childhood.
Being named PFA Young Player of the Year in the 2014–15 season
Played for Leicester City F.C. (2013–2013) — 13 appearances, 2 goals.
Played for England national under-20 association football team (2013–2013) — 3 appearances, 1 goals.
Played for England national under-21 association football team (2013–2015) — 14 appearances, 8 goals.
Joined Leicester in 2013.
Won award: Millwall Young Player of the Year (2011–12).
Played for Millwall F.C. (2012–2012) — 22 appearances, 7 goals.
Joined Norwich in 2012.
Played for Norwich City F.C. (2012–2013) — 3 appearances, 0 goals.
Joined Millwall in 2012.
Joined Leyton Orient in 2011.
Played for Leyton Orient F.C. (2011–2011) — 18 appearances, 5 goals.
And the first to miss the target since Peter Crouch in 2006
Played for England national under-19 association football team (2010–2012) — 14 appearances, 6 goals.
Played for England national under-17 association football team (2010–2010) — 6 appearances, 2 goals.
Kane had loan spells out to clubs across the English football pyramid, including Leyton Orient, Millwall, Leicester City, and Norwich City
Played for Tottenham Hotspur F.C. (2009–2023) — 317 appearances, 213 goals.
Joined Tottenham in 2004.
At the age 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
When he was six, and joined the Arsenal youth academy when he was eight years old
Born 1993-07-28.
Awarded Member of the Order of the British Empire.
Won European Golden Shoe.
Career landmark: Participated in 2026 FIFA World Cup (tournament / event).
Studied at Chingford Foundation School.
Career landmark: Participated in UEFA Euro 2024 (tournament / event).
Career landmark: Participated in 2018 FIFA World Cup (tournament / event).
Career landmark: Participated in UEFA Euro 2020 (tournament / event).
Career landmark: Participated in 2022 FIFA World Cup (tournament / event).
Career landmark: Participated in UEFA Euro 2016 (tournament / event).