Harry Kane scores 54th England goal to break Wayne Rooney’s record in 2-1 win against Italy | Football News

Harry Kane smashed the all-time England goal record after changing a penalty in the 2-1 win against Italy on Thursday – however how did he attain the milestone?

The 29-year-old prolonged his worldwide haul to 54 targets to edge previous Wayne Rooney in the record record – reaching the milestone in 39 fewer video games than the present DC United supervisor.

Kane hit the landmark after simply 81 appearances for England, in contrast with Rooney’s 120 run-outs at worldwide stage – equating to a goal return of 0.67 and 0.44 targets per look, respectively.

Speaking after the sport, Kane stated: “I was on the pitch when Wayne broke the record and I know what it meant to him and how proud I was. When I presented him the boot for breaking the record, he said he’d be giving it back to me one day. He’s a special guy, and England legend.”

Last yr, Kane scored solely 5 targets on the worldwide stage – having improved his annual hauls in 4 of the earlier 5 years – bar 2020, when Covid-19 wreaked havoc on schedules.

Kane has netted an equal share of targets on residence soil and on opposition turf, whereas scoring one other 12 on impartial territory. Despite being renown for speculative and spectacular efforts, Kane has scored 52 of his haul from contained in the field – with solely two pictures from vary discovering the again of the web.

The Tottenham striker has netted extra targets together with his head (9) than together with his left boot (six) – having scored the overwhelming majority (39) together with his favoured proper foot.

The graphic beneath reveals the placement of each single goal and divulges a balanced unfold of profitable strikes – virtually completely fired from the central third of the opposition field.

Of course, Kane is England’s first-choice penalty-taker and 18 of his record-breaking returns have come from 12 yards, having missed solely 4 spot-kicks throughout his complete senior worldwide profession – which incorporates his wild effort in the course of the 2-1 defeat to France in the 2022 World Cup quarter-finals.

The map beneath reveals his tendency to purpose penalties to the goalkeeper’s right-hand facet or down the center – however Kane fired to Gianluigi Donnarumma’s left on Thursday to hit his milestone.

Kane’s favorite opponents are San Marino – ranked rock-bottom in the FIFA world rankings at No 211, having netted 5 targets against the European minnows – with 4 of these coming in the course of the 10-0 thrashing in 2021.

That recreation helped contribute to his 17 targets in the European World Cup Qualifiers, however Kane is now merely one goal shy of that whole in Euro Championship Qualifiers and has scored one other eight targets on the final word stage, on the World Cup.

Kane has additionally collected a unusual, full assortment of targets from every single day of the week, netting the bulk on a Saturday (11 from 15 video games). By ratio, his most prolific days are Thursdays and Mondays.

You can use the interactive desk beneath to filter or search by means of all of Kane’s 54 targets, going all the best way again to his very first in an England shirt against Lithuania in the European Championship Qualifiers again in 2015.