How Harry Kane has scored his record-breaking Tottenham purpose tally

There is not any secret or shortcut to the valuable, extremely coveted artwork of scoring objectives.

Some strikers even declare unconsciousness, inadvertently clearing their minds when eye-to-eye with the white posts.

Harry Kane, who has scored extra objectives within the colors of Tottenham Hotspur than anybody else, did his finest to impart some knowledge. “When you get a transparent sight of purpose, purpose low and onerous throughout the goalkeeper,” he provided. “These are essentially the most troublesome pictures to avoid wasting.”

Kane makes it sound as straightforward as he makes it look. Yet, nobody within the grand outdated historical past of Spurs can higher his record-breaking 267 purpose haul. Here’s when, the place and the way Kane scrawled his identify into the historical past books.

166 objectives together with his proper foot. 50 together with his left. Another 50 together with his head. And one off the correct shoulder.

Away to Stoke City in 2018, the ball nestled within the web and Kane wheeled away in celebration. Yet, his teammates did not know whether or not to run to their talisman or the person who delivered the goal-bound cross, Christian Eriksen.

“No, it’s my purpose for positive. It simply flicked off my shoulder and went in,” Kane adamantly declared post-game.

When Eriksen joked it may very well be handball, Kane visibly flinched, operating by the results of admitting that, earlier than leaving the interview with a traditional striker’s line: “I don’t care, it’s my purpose.”

Kane and Son Heung-min have mixed for extra Premier League objectives than every other pair within the competitors’s historical past. However, the South Korean is vying for the crown of Kane’s most prolific supplier with Eriksen.

Assuming Kane was the truth is telling the reality about grazing Eriksen’s cross towards Stoke – he did swear on his daughter’s life – then the Dane has teed up 27 objectives for the frontman throughout all competitions, the identical tally as Son.

Dele Alli is an oft-forgotten provider for Kane. Across 204 appearances collectively for Tottenham, Alli teed up 21 Kane objectives.

Kane isn’t shy of taking purpose from vary, rattling off nearly 400 pictures from outdoors the field throughout his Premier League profession. However, the prolific poacher has been restricted to simply 24 top-flight objectives past the 18-yard line.

176 of Kane’s strikes have been saved for throughout the confines of the field – 45 of which have come inside purpose zone that’s the six-yard space.

Kane has missed extra penalties for England’s males’s senior aspect than every other participant within the nation’s historical past (4), together with one he might by no means be capable of neglect.

However, between 2018 and 2022, Kane transformed 21 successive spot kicks for Spurs. His tally stands at 39 scored throughout all competitions at membership stage (and one rebound).

From outdoors the 18-yard field, Kane’s set piece proficiency falls off a cliff. Across his total Tottenham profession, Kane has scored only one direct free kick. Mauricio Pochettino described the closely deflected floating effort towards Aston Villa as his ‘favorite’ Kane purpose. It might have snatched three late factors for Spurs early on in Pochettino’s reign nevertheless it additionally inspired Kane to proceed taking set items.

Kane has failed to attain from his subsequent 55 free-kick makes an attempt within the competitors.

In a outstanding present of consistency, Kane has scored not less than as soon as towards each Premier League opponent he has ever confronted. Leicester have acquired the brunt of Kane’s ire through the years, delivery a whopping 19 objectives towards their former loanee. Unsurprisingly, Leicester’s long-serving Kasper Schmeichel has let in additional Harry Kane objectives than every other goalkeeper (15).

Everton have conceded 15 to Kane and the Prince of north London holds the report for 14 objectives within the derby towards Arsenal.

Across all competitions, Kane has scored towards 62 completely different groups from 20 nations, netting his first-ever senior purpose in a Tottenham shirt towards the Republic of Ireland’s Shamrock Rovers in 2011.