Kane has 125 caps and 91 England goals. On 26 October he can become the first English Ballon d'Or winner since 2001.
Harry Kane took his England record to 91 goals in a record-equalling 125th cap, and on 26 October he can become the first English winner of the Ballon d'Or since 2001.
Harry Kane won his 125th England cap on 6 October, in a 3-0 Nations League win over Czechia at Wembley. 1
He marked it with two goals: a first-time finish from Morgan Rogers' cross, then a 57th-minute header from a Lewis Hall corner. 1
The cap made him England's joint most-capped men's player, level with the goalkeeper Peter Shilton. The goals took him to 91. 1
"To join [Shilton] on 125 is an extreme privilege," Kane said. 1
The records he already owns
Kane's 91 are England's record by 38: Wayne Rooney, second on the list, scored 53. 2
He also leads England's scoring at major tournaments, with 21 goals in 36 appearances across six of them. Gary Lineker is next on that list, with 10 in 18. 2
He has 13 goals in 13 England games in 2026, and scored 79 seconds into his debut against Lithuania in March 2015. 2
The season underneath it
Kane is 33. Last season he scored 73 goals for club and country — 61 for Bayern Munich in 51 matches, 12 for England. 3
No player at a top-five-league club has scored more in a single season except Lionel Messi, with 82 in 2011-12. 3
Bayern won the Bundesliga and the DFB-Pokal, Germany's domestic cup. England finished third at the World Cup. 3
The one gap
Kane has never won a major international trophy. 2
He has lost two World Cup semi-finals (2018 and 2026) and two European Championship finals (2020 and 2024). 2
What comes next
He is nine goals short of 100. 1 England play Croatia at Wembley on 12 November (7.45pm local) and Spain in Madrid on 15 November (8.45pm local); both kick off at 2.45pm ET / 11.45am PT. 4
The nearer date is 26 October, when the Ballon d'Or is awarded in London. The bookmakers have Kane favourite, and the Guardian's ranking puts him first, ahead of Rodri. 5 He has never finished higher than 10th. 3
Only four Englishmen have won it: Stanley Matthews, Bobby Charlton, Kevin Keegan and Michael Owen, the last of them in 2001. 3
Quote of the Day
"The 100 goals is maybe a more exclusive club and being a striker I think could be an incredible club to be a part of. … I'm getting closer to the 100 now and I try not to think about it too much." — Harry Kane 1
References
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- 5Men's Ballon d'Or 2026 power rankings | The Guardian
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