Harry Kane took his Champions League tally to 55 goals after heading home in the 61st minute of Bayern Munich’s 5-0 win over Bodø/Glimt on Thursday evening, in the team’s opening league-phase match. The England forward reached the mark in 71 appearances, making him the third-fastest player to score 55 goals in the competition’s history, behind Erling Haaland and Ruud van Nistelrooy.
Kane matches Ronaldo and Lewandowski achievement
Harry Kane, English forward and Bayern player. 2014-15: Tottenham breakthrough; 21 league goals and young player award. Six seasons with 20+ league goals; three scoring titles. 2020-21: 14 assists and playmaker award. 2023: Bayern move; 44 goals in 45 matches, then 26.
English forward and Bayern Munich player
- 2014-2015
Tottenham breakthrough
Kane began his career with loan spells at Norwich City and Leicester City before establishing himself at Tottenham. The 2014-2015 season was his breakthrough, as he scored 21 Premier League goals and won the Professional Footballers’ Association Young Player of the Year award. During his Tottenham career, he scored at least 20 league goals in six seasons and finished as the competition’s top scorer three times.
- 2020-2021
Playmaker award
He also provided 14 assists in the 2020-2021 season and won the Playmaker of the Year award. In February 2023, he surpassed Jimmy Greaves to become the club’s all-time leading scorer. Kane moved to Bayern Munich in 2023, scoring 44 goals in 45 matches in all competitions in his first season, then adding 26 goals the following season.
- 2025-2026
Record-scoring season
In the 2025-2026 season, he scored 61 goals in 51 matches, at a rate of one goal every 66.3 minutes, while his total for club and country reached 527 goals.
During the 2026 Ballon d’Or assessment season, Kane scored 73 goals in 65 matches and provided eight assists, helping Bayern win the German league, German Cup and German Super Cup. He also scored for England at the 2026 World Cup, taking his goals tally in the tournament’s finals to 14.
