Another landmark - but when could Kane win first trophy?

The World Voice    02-Apr-2025
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Harry Kane

 
If you've played against Harry Kane in the Bundesliga, then he's scored against you.The England captain's goal against St Pauli on Saturday means he has now scored against all 19 clubs he has faced in the league in Germany. Only Miroslav Klose - Germany's all-time top scorer - has faced more clubs in the Bundesliga and scored against them all (28). It comes after Kane achieved the same feat in England, with the former Tottenham striker scoring against all 32 clubs he faced in the Premier League.

His latest Bundesliga strike ended his mini-drought of five games and means he remains the league's top scorer, increasing his tally to 22 goals. It helped Bayern to a 3-2 victory and moved Kane a step closer to winning his first major trophy, with Bayern six points clear at the top of the Bundesliga.

Kane moved to Bayern from Tottenham in August 2023 and has now scored 58 goals in 57 Bundesliga games. That is more than any other player in that time, with the nearest challenger being Real Madrid's Kylian Mbappe, who has scored 49 goals in 56 league appearances since the start of the 2023-24 season.

Manchester City's Erling Haaland, meanwhile, has 48 league goals in 59 appearances. Expanding it to all competitions, no player has scored more goals than Kane in Europe's top five leagues, with his 77 level with Mbappe. Kane's scoring prowess means he also has the best minutes-per-goal ratio of any player in Europe's top five leagues to have hit 20 or more goals since the start of last season. Kane is 31 years old, so time is against him in his pursuit of ending his long wait for a trophy.Thirteen years at Tottenham did not yield silverware, and even his first full season at Bayern ended with them uncharacteristically failing to win anything.

But finally, he is on course to lift at least one trophy this term, with Bayern closing in on the Bundesliga title.