Harry Kane has explained his shirt number evolution, which has taken him from 18 to 9, and why he took certain jerseys.
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Started out as No.37 at TottenhamBecame Spurs' all-time leading scorerTalismanic presence for club & countryFollow GOAL on WhatsApp! 🟢📱WHAT HAPPENED?
Kane’s first squad number was actually 37, having been handed that spot when making his way out of Tottenham’s academy system. A number of loan spells were taken in before finally making a senior breakthrough in north London.
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There was to be no stopping him from there, with the No.18 shirt being inherited from fellow frontman Jermain Defoe. Kane became Spurs' No.10 in 2015-16 and would go on to become the club’s all-time leading goalscorer.
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A move to Bayern Munich was made in 2023, where he followed in Robert Lewandowski's footsteps as a prolific No.9, with the same jersey being donned while captaining England.
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Kane has told his channel on : “Each number had a different meeting. Eighteen was given to me by Jermain Defoe when he left Tottenham. I loved watching him play, he was a fantastic goalscorer – he wanted me to have it because he knew I would go on and score plenty of goals.
“Then I wanted to be No.10 because of the history of the No.10 at Tottenham. And then No.9, I see myself as a striker and a goalscorer and I think No.9 is the main number for that.
“Obviously when I went to Bayern, it was an important number to take over. Same with England. Being the England No.9 as well, has a special ring to it.”
