Harry Kane age: World Cup fans can't get over how young England footballer is
Tottenham Hotspur striker Harry Kane helped England progress to the quarter-finals of the tournament last night. He scored a penalty against Colombia before scoring again in England’s first World Cup shootout victory. Fans expressed their simultaneous awe and disbelief on Twitter at Kane’s achievements and skills at such a young age. One fan tweeted: “If Harry Kane lifts the World Cup, I don’t think anyone that young in age will ever win it again.”
Another posted: “Harry Kane has today cemented his legacy as a world class striker, something Wayne Rooney could never do, all at the age of 24.” Who is Harry Kane? Harry Edward Kane was born in Walthamstow, on July 28, 1993 - making him currently 24-years-old. He started playing football while attending Chingford Foundation School.
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Kane then played for Ridgeway Rovers at the age of eight, the same club at which David Beckham also started his career. Harry was given the opportunity to meet his idol when he was 13 after he attended the launch of the Beckham Academy in Greenwich, in 2005. He was soon scouted by Arsenal and spent a year at the club’s academy. Harry Kane had an unsuccessful period at Watford in 2004, when he joined the academy for a brief trial.
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When he was 16, he signed a scholarship contract with Tottenham in 2009. Kane also spent time on loan at clubs including Leyton Orient, Millwall and Leicester. During the 2014/2015 season, he scored his first Premier League goal for Tottenham against Aston Villa and finally got his breakthrough - scoring 21 goals in total. The next season, he finished as the Golden Boot winner after beating Sergio Aguero and Jame Vardy with 25 goals.
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Harry Kane named England captain for World Cup 2018 – Everyone makes the same joke Tue, May 22, 2018 England fans have all made the same joke on Twitter after Harry Kane was named captain ahead of the 2018 World Cup Play slideshow 1 of 14