pWotD Episode 3347: Harry Kane Welcome to popular Wiki of the Day, spotlighting Wikipedia's most visited pages, giving you a peek into what the world is curious about today. With 367,545 views on Wednesday, 1 July 2026 our article of the day is Harry Kane. Harry Edward Kane (born 28 July 1993) is an English professional footballer who plays as a striker for Bundesliga club Bayern Munich and captains the England national team. Regarded as one of the best strikers in the world, he has scored over 500 career goals for club and country. Beginning his senior career with Tottenham Hotspur in 2009, Kane had loan spells out to clubs across the English football pyramid, including Leyton Orient, Millwall, Leicester City, and Norwich City. Kane's involvement at Tottenham increased after Mauricio Pochettino became head coach in 2014, being named PFA Young Player of the Year in the 2014–15 season. In the 2015–16 and 2016–17 seasons, Kane finished as the league's top goalscorer. In the latter campaign, he helped Tottenham finish as Premier League runners-up and was named PFA Fans' Player of the Year. In the 2018–19 season, Kane finished as UEFA Champions League runner-up and ended the 2020–21 season as the Premier League's top goalscorer (23) and top assist provider (14). In 2023, Kane became the most expensive signing in Bundesliga history as he joined Bayern Munich in a transfer worth €110 million. In his debut season, he scored 36 league goals, winning the European Golden Shoe, and in the following season, he earned his first major trophy, winning the Bundesliga. In the 2025-26 season, Kane scored 70 goals for Bayern Munich and England, the second highest tally in a single season ever. Kane has scored 84 goals in 118 appearances for England, making him their all-time top goalscorer. He appeared more than 30 times at youth international level and made a goalscoring debut with the senior team in March 2015, at age 21. Kane featured and scored during England's successful UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying campaign, and represented the country at the tournament. He was named England captain just before the 2018 FIFA World Cup, in which he finished as the competition's top goalscorer, winning the Golden Boot, leading England to fourth place, their highest finish since 1990. He led England to the runner-up position at UEFA Euro 2020, marking their first appearance in the final at the tournament and their first major final since 1966. At UEFA Euro 2024, Kane finished as the tournament's joint-top scorer as he again captained England to the final. Kane is Tottenham Hotspur's all-time top goalscorer (280), England's all-time top goalscorer (82), and the highest-scoring English player in the Champions League (54). He is also the Premier League's second-highest all-time goalscorer (213) and the seventh-highest goalscorer for Bayern Munich (146). This recording reflects the Wikipedia text as of 02:22 UTC on Thursday, 2 July 2026. For the full current version of the article, see Harry Kane on Wikipedia. This podcast uses content from Wikipedia under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Visit our archives at wikioftheday.com and subscribe to stay updated on new episodes. Follow us on Mastodon at @wikioftheday@masto.ai. Also check out Curmudgeon's Corner, a current events podcast. Until next time, I'm neural Ruth.
