Harry Kane CF9: The Awe-Inspiring Prolific Striker and England’s Captain
Harry Kane, England Captain and Tottenham Hotspur striker
Harry Kane is an English professional football player who plays as a striker for EPL club Tottenham Hotspur and is England’s national team captain. Kane is a prolific goal scorer and one of the world’s best players. He has scored the most goals for Tottenham Hotspur and England and is the third-highest scorer in Premier League history. You can learn more about the biography, age, club career, net worth, style of play, and personal life of Harry Kane, the English-born Tottenham striker.
Early Life and family background of Harry Kane
Harry Edward Kane was born in Walthamstow, London, on July 28, 1993. His father is from Galway, Ireland, so he has Irish heritage. His parents, Kim (nee Hogg) and Patrick Kane, have an older son named Charlie.
Kane went to Larkswood Primary Academy until 2004, when they moved to Chingford. After that, he attended Chingford Foundation School, which David Beckham attended. Harry started playing football at a young age. When he was six, he joined a neighborhood team called the Ridgeway Rovers.
Kane’s athletic genes come from his mother’s side of the family, though this is a hotly debated topic in the Kane home. Kane’s great-grandfather, Eric, on his mother’s side, was a good player who played at a decent level.
Most of Kane’s family were Spurs fans, so it was obvious that he would always be a Spurs fan. Teddy Sheringham, a former striker for Spurs, was his youth hero. He saw him as a “great finisher” and a role model for his ability to get into the box and score goals.
CLUB CAREER
Youth Career
Kane started out playing for a neighborhood club called Ridgeway Rovers. When he was eight years old, he joined the Arsenal youth school. Liam Brady was in charge of Arsenal’s academy then, said he was let go after one season because he was “a bit chubby” and “not very athletic.” In November 2015, manager Arsène Wenger said he was sad that Arsenal let Kane go. He also tried out for Tottenham Hotspur, but at first, it didn’t work out, so he returned to his old team, Ridgeway Rovers.
Kane started as a midfielder at Tottenham, first in a holding role and then as an attacking midfielder. In 2004, when he was 11, he joined the Watford school for a four- to six-week trial. And after an impressive performance, he was given another chance at Tottenham.
Kane didn’t stand out as a player when he first started at Tottenham because he wasn’t very big or fast, but those who worked with him noticed that he was always trying to get better at different parts of his game.
During the 2008–09 season, he played for the under-16 team in the Copa Chivas tournament in Mexico and the Bellinzona tournament in Switzerland, where he scored three goals. On his sixteenth birthday, in July 2009, he signed a scholarship deal with Tottenham. Kane played 22 games for Tottenham’s under-18 team in 2009–10, hitting 18 goals.
From loan Spell to Professional Contract to Failed Transfer(To Manchester City)
Harry Kane signed a deal with Tottenham in July 2010 to begin his professional career. Kane joined Leyton Orient on loan on January 7, 2011, and stayed there until the end of the 2010–11 season. He played his first game for Orient’s first team on January 15, when he replaced Scott McGleish in the 73rd minute of a match that ended in a 1-1 draw at Rochdale. Kane scored his first goal for the first team against Sheffield Wednesday a week later. He scored five goals in 18 games to end the season.
He played his first game for Tottenham on August 25, 2011, and on December 29, 2011, Kane and his Tottenham partner Ryan Mason decided to join Millwall on loan from January 1, 2012, until the end of the season. He scored seven goals in the last 14 games of the season. Kane got nine goals in 27 matches, which made him Millwall’s Young Player of the Year for 2011–12.
Kane returned to Tottenham and was with the team in preparation for the 2012–13 season. He played his first game in the Premier League on August 18 against Newcastle United.
Kane joined Norwich City on loan for a season on August 31, 2012. He debuted as a substitute against West Ham United. But since Tottenham couldn’t sign a new striker during the January transfer window, they decided to bring Kane back on February 1, 2013, four months before he was supposed to return to the club.
Twenty days after returning to Tottenham, Kane joined Leicester City to help them win the Premier League and avoid relegation to the Championship.
There was a disagreement before the 2021–22 season because Kane wanted to leave Tottenham and said he had a deal with chairman Daniel Levy that let him go in the summer. The agreement wasn’t kept, and Levy turned down Manchester City’s interest in Kane, which included a £127 million trade bid. Kane announced on August 25 that he wanted to stay at Tottenham after the move to Manchester City fell through. He said, “I will stay at Tottenham this summer and put all my energy into helping the team win.”
Kane did not attend preseason training or play in the season’s first two games. His goal against Brighton on March 16 earned him 95 Premier League goals away from home, breaking Wayne Rooney’s record for most goals scored away from home in the Premier League.
Kane scored in a London derby against Chelsea to bring his total number of Premier League goals scored for Tottenham to 184, tying Sergio Agüero’s record for most goals scored for a single Premier League club. Kane broke the record in the next game when he scored the only goal against Wolverhampton Wanderers. He became the first player to record an impressive 185 goals in the English Premier League for a single club.
On February 5, 2023, Tottenham announced that Kane had become their all-time top scorer. Kane got his 269th and 270th goals in a 3-1 win over Nottingham Forest on March 11, 2023, making him the all-time leader.
International Career
Kane was selected to play for England’s under-17 squad in the Algarve Tournament in Portugal in January 2010. Due to sickness, Kane couldn’t participate in the 2010 UEFA European Under-17 Championship, which England ultimately won without him. Later, on October 8, 2010, he played for the under-19 team and scored twice in a 6-1 victory over Albania.
On May 28, 2013, Kane was called to join Peter Taylor’s team for the 2013 FIFA U-20 World Cup.
Kane received a spot on the England under-21 team for the 2015 UEFA European Under-21 Championship in the Czech Republic, although his club boss, Mauricio Pochettino, didn’t want him to go.
Kane was also qualified to play for the Republic of Ireland because his father was born in Galway, but in August 2014, he decided to play for England because he dreamt of playing for the England senior team.
His dream became a reality when he got called up to the England team by manager Roy Hodgson on March 19, 2015, to play against Lithuania in a UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying match and Italy in a friendly. Kane had been in good form with Tottenham and was the third-leading scorer in the Premier League with 16 goals. He made his England debut at Wembley Stadium against Lithuania when he replaced Wayne Rooney in the second half.
Style of play
Kane is a strong striker, and his style of play has been compared to former Tottenham player Jürgen Klinsmann. In February 2015, Kane said that the comparison was complimentary. Early in his career, he was criticized for not being very good in the air and not being very fast. However, as he progressed in his career, he got better with his head.
David Pleat, who used to be the boss of Tottenham, called Kane an “old-fashioned traditional center-forward.” Clive Allen, who coached him at Tottenham, said, “One thing I’d say about him that you wouldn’t know about many young players is that he loved the game. He loves football, playing it, and making goals.
Personal Life
In February 2015, Kane was dating his longtime girlfriend, Katie Goodland, whom he had known since childhood. Kane confirmed his engagement to Goodland on Twitter on July 1, 2017, and they married in June 2019.
On January 8, 2017, Kane and Katie Goodland reported the birth of their first child, Ivy Jane Kane. Their second girl, Vivienne Jane Kane, was born on August 8, 2018. Their first boy, Louis Harry Kane, was born on December 29, 2020. On March 29, 2023, the couple revealed they were expecting their fourth child.
Kane and Goodland have two Labrador retrievers, Brady and Wilson. They were named after NFL players Tom Brady and Russell Wilson. Kane has said that the Brady documentary The Brady 6 was a significant influence on his growth. Kane said in 2019 that he would like to be a kicker in the NFL “in 10 to 12 years.”
Kane dislikes taking alcohol during the football season, and he also plays golf in his spare time.
Kane established the Harry Kane Foundation on October 10, 2022.
Net Worth
Harry Kane’s net worth is estimated at around $40 million as of 2023.
Kane also has a marketing deal with sportswear and kit maker Nike. He wears Nike Hypervenom football boots.
In February 2018, after Harry scored his 100th goal in the Premier League, Nike released the special-edition Hypervenom 3 HK. In 2018, he was in a Nike commercial called “Nothing Beats a Londoner” with four-time Olympic winner Mo Farah and Chelsea player Eden Hazard to show how diverse London is.
Interesting Facts About Harry Kane
Harry Kane was released from the Arsenal Academy because he was too chubby.
Harry Kane comes from a family of Tottenham supporters.
The Tottenham striker began his career as a midfielder.
Kane was also qualified to play for the Republic of Ireland because his father was born in Galway.
In 2017, he hired a full-time chef to help him get the best diet.
Harry Kane wanted to leave Tottenham for Manchester City in the 2021–22 season. But the agreement was not honored, and Tottenham turned down the offer.
Awards and Achievements
Harry Kane received most of his awards, titles, and recognitions as a Tottenham player. Below is a list of his career achievements:
Tottenham Hotspur
He was part of the Tottenham team that finished runners-up in the 2016–17 Premier League.
Harry helped Tottenham finish runner-up in the 2014-15 and 2020-21 Football League/EFL Cup editions.
The England captain was part of the Tottenham squad that finished as UEFA Champions League runners-up in 2018-19.
England
Harry Kane played for the England national team when they finished runners-up in the 16th edition of the UEFA European Championship in 2020.
He played a significant role in helping England win a bronze medal in the 2018–19 UEFA Nations League.
Individual
The 28-year-old Tottenham player won the Millwall Young Player of the Year award for the 2011–12 season.
He is a seven-time winner of the Premier League Player of the Month award: January 2015, February 2015, March 2016, February 2017, September 2017, December 2017, and March 2022.
Harry Kane has made it to the PFA Premier League Team of the Year in five seasons: 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18, and 2020–21.
Harry Kane won the PFA Young Player of the Year in 2014-15.
Selected as Tottenham Hotspur Player of the Year for the 2014–15 and 2020–21 seasons
He won the Premier League Golden Boot in 2015-16, 2016-17, and 2020-21.
He received the Premier League Playmaker of the Season award for 2020-21.
He was voted PFA Fans’ Player of the Year for 2016–17
The England captain got nominated for the Football Supporters’ Federation Player of the Year 2017.
He was also voted the England Player of the Year Award for 2017 and 2018.
FIFA World Cup Golden Boot: 2018
He got added to the 2018 FIFA World Cup Dream Team.
Named the IFFHS World’s Best Top Goal Scorer for 2017
Two-time winner of the London Football Awards Premier League Player of the Year for 2018 and 2021
Kane got ordained as a member of the “Order of the British Empire” (MBE) in 2019 during New Year’s Honours in recognition of his contribution to football.
