At 29 years old Harry Kane He continued to expand his legend in 2023. On February 5, he became the top scorer in Tottenham’s history with a goal to beat Manchester City in a Premier League match (1-0). The Spurs captain surpassed the 266 goals officially counted against the legendary Jimmy Greaves and has already scored 271 with the team in his lifetime.
Kane also surpassed another legend, Wayne Rooney as the all-time top scorer for the English team. In particular, it was on Thursday when, by scoring a penalty in the victory against Italy in Naples in the qualifying phase for Euro 2024, when the Tottenham gunner surpassed the record of 53 goals achieved by Rooney with ‘ pross’ shirt .
Kane reached 55 on Sunday by also scoring his 82nd cap, England-Ukraine (2-0), and it never stops. He wants more. To the point of state of that “Getting to 100 will be difficult, but I never give up on anything.”
Step by step
right It shows your self-confidence. “I’m still young, I’m 29, I’m still fit and strong. I want to play for England as long as I can. I’ll show up at every game to try to play,” he says, even without pressure. “Let’s go step by step. The next step is to try to reach sixty. One hundred is not out of the question. It will be very difficult, but we will have to see how the next years go.”
Kane is the leading scorer for the English team of all time, although his average score (1.5 per game) is lower than Jimmy Greaves, who kept 44 goals in 57 games, an average of 1.3 per game.
Top scorers for the England team
The six exceeded 40 goals
Harry Kane (since 2015): 55 goals in 82 games
Wayne Rooney (2003-2018): 53 goals in 120 games
Bobby Charlton (1958-1970): 49 goals in 106 games
Gary Lineker (1984-1992): 48 goals in 80 games
Jimmy Greaves (1959-1967): 44 goals in 57 games
Michael Owen (1998-2008): 40 goals in 89 games
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Source: La Verdad
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