A few days later, he marked his first senior England cap with a goal just 79 seconds after coming off the bench! His close-range header against Lithuania saw him score the third-fastest goal ever by an England debutant - a record still held by the great Bill Nicholson - and he went on to earn his first senior start for the Three Lions in Italy soon afterwards. He won back-to-back Premier League Player of the Month awards in January and February and followed that up with his first Premier League hat-trick against Leicester City in March, 2015. He grabbed two goals in our spectacular 5-3 home win over eventual champions Chelsea on New Year's Day - the second goal voted Goal of the Month on Match of the Day - and topped that with both goals in a 2-1 home win against Arsenal in February, 2015, in what was his first start in the North London derby. There were some magic moments along the way, too. He hit 21 goals in 34 Premier League outings - matching the totals of Gareth Bale (2012-13) and Teddy Sheringham (1992/93) - and became the first home-grown player to bag 20 league goals in a season since Mark Falco in 1984/85. That earned him a first Spurs start in the Premier League against Stoke City on November 9, and he didn't look back, going on to score 31 goals in 51 appearances in all competitions, thus becoming the first Spur to break the 30-goal barrier since Gary Lineker in 1991/92. In the opening months of the season, Harry had scored eight goals in cup competitions including his first senior hat-trick against Asteras Tripolis - a game that also saw him have a brief stint in goal - before grabbing his first Premier League goal of the season in the form of a last-minute free-kick to take maximum points at Aston Villa on November 2, 2014. It was in 2014/15, however, that he really shot to fame. He was handed his first Premier League start in our colours against Sunderland in April, 2014, and responded with a first top flight goal - the first of three in as many games. Harry was back in the fold for us in 2013/14 and made 19 appearances in all competitions. He made 13 appearances for the Foxes, scoring twice. On his return to fitness, Harry joined Leicester City and helped them reach the Championship play-offs, where they lost over two legs to Watford. He made his Premier League debut for us on the opening day of 2012/13, taking his tally to eight appearances, before joining Norwich City on loan, but a serious ankle injury restricted him to four games at Carrow Road. He then joined Millwall on loan in January, 2012, and scored nine goals in 27 games for the Lions. The following season, 2011/12, saw his initial emergence at Spurs with a debut against Hearts and six appearances in the Europa League, including his first goal in a victory at Shamrock Rovers. He joined Leyton Orient on loan in January, 2011, where he made his Football League debut and scored five goals in 18 games. He entered 2022/23 just 18 goals from levelling Jimmy Greaves' all-time record (266).īorn in Walthamstow, Harry joined our Academy in July, 2009, and signed professional forms a year later. He also delivered when it mattered at the end of the season - two goals in a crucial victory over Arsenal, the only goal of a must-win game against Burnley, on target in our final day win at Norwich City - as we secured fourth place and a return to the UEFA Champions League. In March, 2022, he climbed above Thierry Henry in the all-time Premier League goalscoring list. Later that month, his assist for Heung-Min Son at Leeds made them the deadliest duo in Premier League history. In January, he scored his 250th career goal, in February, his goal in the FA Cup against Brighton was his 300th for Club and country. As always, records continued to tumble and milestones were reached. Harry enjoyed a full season in 2021/22, scoring 27 goals in 50 matches in all competitions. One of our own, Harry Kane has risen from our Academy to establish himself as one of the best strikers in the world.
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