moved past to become the following his first-half penalty in the against Italy.
The goal arrived three months after in the to send England in Qatar.
The 29 year-old has scored goals for the Three Lions at an alarming rate since first pulling on the shirt eight years ago.
But exactly how many goals has Kane scored for and how does he compare to the other top goalscorers in the team’s history?
Here is everything you need to know.
How many England goals has Harry Kane scored?
Kane has scored 54 goals in 81 appearances for England.
His very first goal for England came just minutes into his debut against Lithuania as a second half substitute in March 2015.
Kane only scored two goals at the World Cup last year – against Senegal in the Round of 16 as well as his first penalty against Les Blues in the last eight.
His first World Cup tournament in Russia back in 2018 was far more fruitful, with Kane scoring six goals as England reached the semi-finals to earn himself the golden boot.
Kane became just the second English player in history to win the iconic individual award, following on from at the 1986 World Cup in Mexico.
The striker’s first major tournament in a Three Lions shirt was Euro 2016, but his four appearances in France failed to yield a goal.
Harry Kane's goals for England
- World Cup – 8
- Euros – 4
- World Cup qualifiers – 17
- Euros qualifiers – 16
- Nations League – 3
- Friendlies – 6
Total: 54
His first goals at the European Championships arrived in 2021, with Kane’s four goals seeing England through to the final of Euro 2020.
San Marino are the team to have shipped the most goals against Kane with five, whilst the Spurs man has found the back of the net four times against Germany, Bulgaria, Montenegro and Albania.
Kane became England captain in 2018, taking over from Rooney just before the World Cup.
Kane’s tally includes five hat-tricks, with only Jimmy Greaves having scored more for the Three Lions with six to his name.
Top scorers in England’s history
Kane and Rooney are the only two men to have passed half a century of goals for England, whilst Sir Bobby Charlton, Gary Lineker, Greaves and Michael Owen have all reached at least 40.
Top goalscorers in England history
- Harry Kane – 54
- Wayne Rooney – 53
- Sir Bobby Charlton – 49
- Gary Lineker – 48
- Jimmy Greaves – 44
- Michael Owen – 40
- Nat Lofthouse – 30
- Alan Shearer – 30
- Tom Finney – 30
- Vivian Woodward – 29
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