Harry Edward Kane born 28 July is an English professional footballer who plays as a striker for Bundesliga club Bayern Munich and captains the England national team. Regarded as one of the greatest strikers of his generation, [ 2 ] [ 3 ] [ 4 ] he is both Tottenham Hotspur 's and England's all-time highest goalscorer, as well as being the second-highest all-time goalscorer in the Premier League.
Beginning his senior career with Tottenham Hotspur in , 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 , and in his first full season at the club he was named PFA Young Player of the Year.
In the β16 and β17 seasons, Kane finished as the league's top goalscorer. Kane registered his best campaign statistically to date in the β18 season , with 41 goals scored in 48 games across all competitions, and in the following season , he finished as a runner-up in the UEFA Champions League. He ended the β21 season as the league's top goalscorer and top assist provider. In his debut season, he scored 36 goals in the Bundesliga, clinching his first European Golden Shoe.
Kane has scored 69 goals in appearances for England. He appeared more than 30 times at youth international level and made a goalscoring debut with the senior team in March , at age Kane featured and scored during England's successful UEFA Euro qualifying campaign, and represented the country at the tournament.
He was named England captain just before the FIFA World Cup , in which he finished as the competition's top goalscorer, winning the Golden Boot , leading England to fourth place, their highest finish since He led England to the runner-up position at UEFA Euro , marking their first appearance in a final at the tournament and their first major final since At Euro , Kane finished as the tournament's joint-top scorer as he again captained England to the final.
