Kane set for one hundredth cap - the numbers behind his success

Captain Harry Kane will change into simply the tenth man to make 100 England appearances when the Three Lions face Finland within the Nations League at Wembley on Tuesday.

The 31-year-old made his debut in 2015 and is his nation’s all-time prime scorer with 66 targets in 99 video games.

BBC Sport takes a have a look at a few of his numbers on his journey in direction of the landmark.

Kane joins illustrious listing

Bayern Munich striker Kane will change into the primary individual since Wayne Rooney in November 2014 to earn a one hundredth cap for England.

Rooney went on to earn 120 caps, placing him second on the all-time look listing behind former goalkeeper Peter Shilton (125).

The others to have surpassed the century of appearances are David Beckham (115), Steven Gerrard (114), Bobby Moore (108), Ashley Cole (107), Bobby Charlton (106), Frank Lampard (106) and Billy Wright (105).

“If you have a look at the listing [of players with 100 caps] it’s a listing of some our best gamers,” Kane mentioned.

“I am positive once I’m retired I will look again on this with immense pleasure.”

Kane mentioned he’ll subsequent goal reaching 100 targets after making his one hundredth England look.

“I’ve executed round 15, 16, 17 caps a yr whereas a traditional yr could be 10,” he added.

“The targets had been comparable. I felt I used to be on 30 targets after which I went to 50 after which 60.

“It’s undoubtedly there and undoubtedly attainable. I really feel like I’m in place and these are good targets to attempt to attain.

“Some individuals might even see them as unrealistic however I might somewhat go for one thing unrealistic and never fairly make it somewhat than be snug simply saying I will probably be proud of 70 or 80 targets.”

A debut objective after 79 seconds to get the ball rolling

It began for Kane with a objective simply 79 seconds into his debut.

Beginning on the bench in a Euro 2016 qualifier towards Lithuania in March 2015, a 21-year-old Kane got here on with the Three Lions 3-0 up and headed in his first objective for his nation.

Since then he has scored 46 extra targets than some other England participant. He has additionally supplied extra assists than some other participant in that point with 17.

Of his 99 caps, 29 have come at main tournaments for England (11 on the World Cup, 18 on the Euros), greater than some other participant.

In addition to being England’s file scorer, he additionally has essentially the most targets for England at main tournaments, with 15.

Kane has scored 5 hat-tricks for England – towards Panama, Bulgaria, Montenegro, Albania and San Marino. Solely Jimmy Greaves has scored extra with six.

Scoring success below Southgate

His 99 caps have come below 4 completely different managers. He made his debut with Roy Hodgson as boss and performed 16 instances for him, scoring 5 targets.

Kane performed in Sam Allardyce’s solely recreation in 2016 earlier than making 81 appearances and scoring 61 targets below Gareth Southgate.

He then began on Saturday in Lee Carsley’s first recreation in cost towards the Republic of Eire.

Requested about what has been essentially the most tough factor to have the ability to hold taking part in on the highest degree, Kane instructed BBC Radio 5 reside: “I feel to have the ability to hold producing nice numbers, hold producing nice moments might be the toughest factor to do, as a result of there are a lot of gamers who’re attempting to take your spot and to take your house.

“It’s wholesome to have that however to have the ability to get my one hundredth cap in 9 years, primarily exhibits nice consistency.”

Impressed by Ronaldo – how lengthy can Kane hold going?

Final week, Portugal nice Cristiano Ronaldo reached the landmark of 900 profession targets for membership and nation on the age of 39.

Kane is eight years youthful than Ronaldo and the Bayern Munich striker says he sees the previous Manchester United and Real Madrid ahead as inspiration for a way lengthy his personal profession can go.

“I really feel in actually fine condition, each bodily and mentally, at a peak in my profession,” he mentioned.

“Watching different gamers, Ronaldo scoring his 901st objective [against Scotland on Sunday], seeing him compete at 39 years outdated evokes me to play for so long as attainable.

“I really like this recreation, I really like representing England greater than something and I do not need it to finish any time quickly. For me, personally, now it is about persevering with to enhance and being constant each in an England shirt and at membership degree.

“I am hungry for extra. I am decided to maintain pushing the boundaries.”

Former Premier League striker Chris Sutton believes Kane can proceed taking part in for England for a lot of extra years.

“I can see him going very lengthy for a lot of causes,” Sutton mentioned on BBC Radio 5 reside’s Monday Night time Membership.

“Take a look at England in the intervening time, who will take his place?

“He would not have nice tempo however he’s a ruthless objective scorer and a superb footballer. He creates and scores. He’s so good at each. He can go on for years and years.

“Together with his intelligence and the best way he performs I feel he will probably be round for a very long time but.”

A primary towards Finland?

On Tuesday, Finland will change into the forty fifth completely different nation Kane has confronted with England.

He has scored or assisted towards all however 10 of the 44 nations he has performed towards, scoring essentially the most towards Germany with 4 targets in 4 appearances.

Kane has performed towards Italy essentially the most, going through them six instances and scoring three targets towards them.

Ought to he rating towards Finland then he’ll change into simply the third participant to attain on his one hundredth England look, after Wayne Rooney (versus Slovenia in 2014) and Bobby Charlton (towards Northern Eire in 1970).

“We reap the benefits of him just a little however with how good he’s,” Conor Coady, who has performed alongside Kane for England, mentioned on the Monday Night time Membership.

“He’s all the time on the market for England. He’s the primary participant to report for England, the primary on coaching pitch

“With the ability to prepare with him, see the standard he brings. I can see him going for loads of years.

“I do not assume he’ll retire – or will wish to [retire] – till England win one thing. He’s such an necessary participant for our nation.”