By If you’ve played against Harry Kane in the Bundesliga, then he’s scored against you.
The England captain’s goal against St Pauli on Saturday is significant. He has now scored against all 19 clubs he has faced in the league in Germany.
Only Miroslav Klose is Germany’s all-time top scorer. He has faced more clubs in the Bundesliga and scored against them all (28).
It comes after Kane achieved the same feat in England. The former Tottenham striker scored against all 32 clubs he faced in the Premier League.
His latest Bundesliga strike ended his mini-drought of five games. This means he remains the league’s top scorer. It increased his tally to 22 goals.
It helped Bayern to a 3-2 victory. It moved Kane a step closer to winning his first major trophy. Bayern is six points clear at the top of the Bundesliga.
How many goals has Kane scored for Bayern?
Kane moved to Bayern from Tottenham in August 2023 and has now scored 58 goals in 57 Bundesliga games.
That is more than any other player in that time. The nearest challenger is Real Madrid’s Kylian Mbappe. He has scored 49 goals in 56 league appearances since the start of the 2023-24 season.
Manchester City’s Erling Haaland, meanwhile, has 48 league goals in 59 appearances.
Expanding it to all competitions, no player has scored more goals than Kane in Europe’s top five leagues. His 77 goals are on par with Mbappe.
Kane’s scoring prowess is evident. He has the best minutes-per-goal ratio of any player in Europe’s top five leagues. This is among players who have hit 20 or more goals since the start of last season.
How soon could Kane finally win a trophy?
Kane is 31 years old. Time is against him as he pursues ending his long wait for a trophy.
Thirteen years at Tottenham did not yield silverware. His first full season at Bayern ended with them uncharacteristically failing to win anything.
But finally, he is on course to lift at least one trophy this term. Bayern is closing in on the Bundesliga title.
Bayern are six points clear of Bayer Leverkusen at the top of the table with seven games remaining.
If Vincent Kompany’s side win and their rivals lose, the earliest point for gaining an unassailable advantage is 19 April. They would need to beat Heidenheim on that date.
That scenario is, however, unlikely. In its simplest terms, Bayern will win the title if they collect five wins from their remaining seven games. This stands regardless of what anyone else does.
Kane could in fact end the season with two trophies. Bayern are in the quarter-finals of the Champions League. They will face Inter Milan there.
A title you don’t want to have?
If Bayern wins a trophy this season, Kane will happily leave the club. No one wants to have a trophyless career.
There are many famous players with that unfortunate record.
During the 1990s, Matt le Tissier was widely regarded as one of the most gifted attackers of his generation. However, he never won a trophy.
He spent his entire career at Southampton and was capped eight times by England.
Antonio di Natale was capped 42 times for Italy and played in the final of Euro 2012.
At club level, he mainly played for Udinese. He was twice top scorer in Serie A. However, he finished his career without a major trophy.
Meanwhile, Yildiray Basturk won 49 caps for Turkey. He played the majority of his career in the Bundesliga. However, he never won significant silverware. He came closest when Bayer Leverkusen finished runners-up in 2001-02.
Take Shearer’s record? What next for Kane?
Should Kane win a trophy this season he may feel ready for a new challenge.
The striker has been linked with a return to the Premier League, with reported interest from Liverpool., external
Kane is contracted to Bayern until 2027 and has indicated he remains very happy at the club.
But there is one record he might like to chase down – the all-time top scorer in the Premier League.
Former Blackburn and Newcastle striker Alan Shearer has long held the record with 260 goals. Kane is second in the standings with 213.
If he replicates his current scoring rate in the Bundesliga, then he could well surpass Shearer’s total within two seasons.
That could prove too tempting a challenge to overlook.
