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Harry Kane becomes Tottenham's all-time leading goalscorer

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2023-02-05

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Harry Kane has become Tottenham Hotspur 's all-time top scorer after scoring in the Premier League clash against Manchester City on Sunday.

The England captain scored his 267th goal for the club to surpass the goalscoring feat of Spurs legend Jimmy Greaves.

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He levelled Greaves' record when he scored the winner in a 1-0 victory over Fulham in the league last month

Kane will now set his sights on breaking Alan Shearer's all-time Premier League record of of 260 goals. The 29-year-old has scored 200 times in England's top flight, he is only eight behind second-placed Wayne Rooney who has 208.

The striker scored his first goal for the club in 2011 in a Europa League tie against Shamrock Rovers.

Following several loan spells, Kane finally settled into the Spurs first-team in 2014 and netted his first Premier League goal in a 5-1 victory over Sunderland.

From the start of the 2014-15 campaign to the end of last season, Kane has averaged 23 Premier League goals a season.

In that time, Kane has won the Premier League Golden Boot award three times (2015-16, 2016-17, 2020-21), as well as earning the Playmaker of the Season award for the player with the most assists in 2020-21.

Kane's highest goalscoring tally came in the 2017-18 campaign where he scored 41 goals in all competitions.

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