Harry Kane, despite never winning a trophy with the Three Lions, has certainly written his name in England history.

He’s hit milestone after milestone for both club and country, become an icon with Tottenham Hotspur, and looks like he’ll eventually do the same with Bayern Munich.

As Kane strolled out against Finland; armband clad and donning gold boots, he certainly would’ve been reminiscing about the previous 99 appearances for his country, and so were we. After his brace against Finland, we’re taking a look back at some key moments of Harry Kane’s England career so far.

Harry Kane’s First England Game

On the 27th of March 2015, England took on a lack-lustre Lithuania side at Wembley. After much debate online and in the media, a 21-year-old Harry Kane got ready to replace then-captain Wayne Rooney, the man who eventually beat Bobby Charlton’s England goal-record.

It was a four minute wait, as Kane received his final instructions from then manager Roy Hodgson, but it felt like a decade that England fans everywhere wondered if we’d found our next talisman.

Harry Kane let us all exhale, just 79 seconds after entering play. The young striker dispatched a trademark back-post header, picking up on a clever cross from Raheem Sterling. No one knew how often we’d be seeing those two link up.

6 years ago today, Harry Kane made his England debut and scored within just 79 seconds of coming on as a substitute 👏🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 pic.twitter.com/Y0vSu5mNFu

— COYS.com (@COYS_com) March 27, 2021

When Did Harry Kane Become England Captain

Once again, Wayne Rooney passed the torch to Harry Kane.

After a disappointing three years for England, namely a result of crashing out of Euro 2016 to Iceland, there was a newfound positivity amongst fans of the Three Lions in 2018.

Gareth Southgate was set to lead England into his first major tournament, and he was looking to instate a new Captain to replace the retiring Wayne Rooney. A debate amongst fans rang, and the two most mentioned names were Jordan Henderson, and a 24-year-old Harry Kane.

Thankfully, Southgate chose the then-Tottenham star, and he has certainly repaid that trust. Kane has led by example for the last six years, and it doesn’t look like coming to an end too.

BREAKING: Harry Kane has been announced as England's captain for the upcoming FIFA #WorldCup in Russia. pic.twitter.com/AfTgXtCmig

— SuperSport 🏆 (@SuperSportTV) May 22, 2018

Harry Kane’s 2018 World Cup Golden Boot

It turns out that the positivity that England fans held ahead of the World Cup in Russia wasn’t all in vain. You might have heard the phrase “life peaked here” thrown about once or twice…

As England made it to the semi finals of the tournament, the furthest they had reached since victory in the 1966 World Cup, the Three Lion’s travelling support were optimistic about the future after seeing the obvious chemistry Southgate’s side displayed.

No one stood out quite as much as Harry Kane, who managed an impressive tally of six goals as he captained his country, securing the golden boot.

The Golden Boot is coming home!

Harry Kane's 6 goals top the 2018 FIFA World Cup. pic.twitter.com/WJFcA7T8ga

— FOX Soccer (@FOXSoccer) July 15, 2018

The striker was really starting to show his quality for both club and country, and fans were becoming more confident in Kane’s ability to overtake Rooney as England’s all time top scorer.

Harry Kane and the 2020 Euro Final Loss

The first low point we’ve mentioned in Kane’s journey, but it was certainly vital in his development.

In 2021, after the COVID-19 pandemic delayed the European Championships, England set out to win the tournament. With a young side including Bukayo Saka and Phil Foden, eyes were on Kane to lead his young side by example.

Whilst Raheem Sterling arguably was the standout performer of England’s run to the final, Kane did convert the first penalty of England’s shootout heartbreak.

After the tournament, Kane stood up and defended the young players who had missed penalties. Scalding racist trolls, Kane stated that those guilty of the abuse were not true England fans and his side didn’t want them supporting them.

Harry Kane Becomes England’s Leading Goalscorer

The now legendary England striker tied Wayne Rooney’s 53-goal England record in 2022, with a penalty in England’s world cup quarter-final loss to France, but I’d like to gloss over that game…

However, it didn’t take long for Kane to do one better and establish himself as England’s record goalscorer. In England’s first away victory against Italy since 1961, Kane doubled England’s lead in Naples with a composed penalty.

His 54th goal meant Kane beat Rooney’s record in 39 fewer games than the current Plymouth Argyle manager, who took to twitter to applaud Kane’s achievement.

Congratulations to @HKane on becoming @England’s all-time leading goalscorer. I knew it wouldn’t take long but that was quick 🤣. Great man, unbelievable goalscorer and an England legend. Congrats Harry 👏👏👏 pic.twitter.com/mX7M8S8al3

— Wayne Rooney (@WayneRooney) March 23, 2023

After his brace against Finland, Kane has now extended his record to 68 goals in total.