Harry Kane is renowned for his clinical finishing around the world and when it comes to penalties there are few players ahead of him you would want with the ball in their hands.
The striker became both Tottenham and England’s leading goalscorer during the 2022/23 season and a fair number of those strikes have come from 12 yards.
However, there have been a few occasions when his ability to handle pressure has been called into question, most notably at the 2022 World Cup in Qatar. Here’s how the Three Lions captain has fared from the spot throughout his career.
During England’s 2022 World Cup quarter final defeat to France in Qatar, Kane took his 20th and 21st penalties for the Three Lions, discounting one taken at Under-21 level.
His first of the night saw the striker equal Rooney’s record 53 strikes for the country with his 17th successful spot kick in England colours – three of which came at the 2018 World Cup in Russia – before missing with his second effort.
It was the second time Kane has beaten France skipper Hugo Lloris from 12 yards, having bagged a penalty against his Spurs colleague in England’s 3-2 friendly defeat to the French in 2017.
It was the outcome of his second spot kick on the night that he’ll remember, however, missing from the spot for England for the first time in over a year. The last time he did so came in the Euro 2020 semi-final victory over Denmark – that time, though, his on-target effort was parried back into his path by Kasper Schmeichel, allowing him to tuck home from the rebound.
It was a penalty which took Kane past Rooney as England’s all-time leading goalscorer, netting what proved to be the winner in a 2-1 victory over Italy in a Euro 2024 qualifier.
Harry Kane penalties scored for England
Date |
Game |
Competition |
---|---|---|
13/05/2017 |
France 3-2 England |
International friendly |
08/10/2017 |
Lithuania 0-1 England |
2018 World Cup qualification |
24/06/2018 |
England 6-1 Panama |
2018 World Cup |
24/06/2018 |
England 6-1 Panama |
2018 World Cup |
03/07/2018 |
Colombia 1-1 England (4-5p) |
2018 World Cup |
22/03/2019 |
England 5-0 Czech Republic |
Euro 2020 qualification |
07/09/2019 |
England 4-0 Bulgaria |
Euro 2020 qualification |
07/09/2019 |
England 4-0 Bulgaria |
Euro 2020 qualification |
11/10/2019 |
Czech Republic 2-1 England |
Euro 2020 qualification |
31/03/2021 |
England 2-1 Poland |
2022 World Cup qualification |
05/09/2021 |
England 4-0 Romania |
2022 World Cup qualification |
15/11/2021 |
San Marino 0-10 England |
2022 World Cup qualification |
15/11/2021 |
San Marino 0-10 England |
2022 World Cup qualification |
26/03/2022 |
England 2-1 Switzerland |
International friendly |
07/06/2022 |
Germany 1-1 England |
UEFA Nations League |
26/09/2022 |
England 3-3 Germany |
UEFA Nations League |
10/12/2022 |
England 1-2 France |
2022 World Cup |
23/03/2023 |
Italy 1-2 England |
Euro 2024 qualification |
Harry Kane penalties missed for England
Date |
Game |
Competition |
---|---|---|
22/05/2016 |
England 2-1 Turkey |
International friendly |
10/09/2019 |
England 5-3 Kosovo |
Euro 2020 qualification |
07/07/2021 |
England 2-1 Denmark (AET) |
Euro 2020 |
10/12/2022 |
England 1-2 France |
2022 World Cup |
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Kane’s record at club level isn’t too dissimilar at all. For Tottenham, the striker boasts a success rate of 88% from the spot. Discounting a spot kick scored in the Premier League 2 back in 2013, the England skipper has scored 39 penalties and missed seven for Spurs.
Kane has missed twice this campaign already for his club, failing to beat Dean Henderson in a 2-0 Premier League win over Nottingham Forest in August before sending one over the bar (after having netted his first effort from the spot that day, like against France) in a 3-2 win over Eintracht Frankfurt in the Champions League in October. That aforementioned successful spot kick, however, is one of three he’s scored for Spurs so far this season – all coming in October.
In total, Kane has scored 31 Premier League goals from the spot and missed four penalties in the competition.
In the Champions League, he’s netted four penalties and missed just once, while missing both spot kicks he’s taken in the Europa League.
Elsewhere, the striker has been successful in domestic cup competitions, scoring two in the FA Cup and one in the League Cup.
Harry Kane penalties scored for Tottenham
Date |
Game |
Competition |
---|---|---|
31/01/2015 |
West Brom 0-3 Tottenham |
Premier League |
21/03/2015 |
Tottenham 4-3 Leicester |
Premier League |
25/10/2015 |
Bournemouth 1-5 Tottenham |
Premier League |
26/12/2015 |
Tottenham 3-0 Norwich |
Premier League |
10/01/2016 |
Tottenham 2-2 Leicester |
FA Cup |
16/01/2016 |
Tottenham 4-1 Sunderland |
Premier League |
02/02/2016 |
Norwich 0-3 Tottenham |
Premier League |
14/02/2016 |
Manchester City 1-2 Tottenham |
Premier League |
06/11/2016 |
Arsenal 1-1 Tottenham |
Premier League |
19/11/2016 |
Tottenham 3-2 West Ham |
Premier League |
22/11/2016 |
Monaco 2-1 Tottenham |
Champions League |
03/12/2016 |
Tottenham 5-0 Swansea |
Premier League |
04/02/2017 |
Tottenham 1-0 Middlesbrough |
Premier League |
30/04/2017 |
Tottenham 2-0 Arsenal |
Premier League |
23/12/2017 |
Burnley 0-3 Tottenham |
Premier League |
04/02/2018 |
Liverpool 2-2 Tottenham |
Premier League |
18/02/2018 |
Rochdale 2-2 Tottenham |
FA Cup |
22/09/2018 |
Brighton 1-2 Tottenham |
Premier League |
29/09/2018 |
Huddersfield 0-2 Tottenham |
Premier League |
02/12/2018 |
Arsenal 4-2 Tottenham |
Premier League |
08/01/2019 |
Tottenham 1-0 Chelsea |
Carabao Cup |
02/03/2019 |
Tottenham 1-1 Arsenal |
Premier League |
01/09/2019 |
Arsenal 2-2 Tottenham |
Premier League |
18/09/2019 |
Olympiacos 2-2 Tottenham |
Champions League |
01/10/2019 |
Tottenham 2-7 Bayern Munich |
Champions League |
28/12/2019 |
Norwich 2-2 Tottenham |
Premier League |
17/09/2020 |
Lokomotiv Plovdiv 1-2 Tottenham |
Europa League qualifying |
01/10/2020 |
Tottenham 7-2 Maccabi Haifa |
Europa League qualifying |
04/10/2020 |
Manchester United 1-6 Tottenham |
Premier League |
01/11/2020 |
Tottenham 2-1 Brighton |
Premier League |
02/01/2021 |
Tottenham 3-0 Leeds |
Premier League |
21/03/2021 |
Aston Villa 0-2 Tottenham |
Premier League |
28/11/2021 |
Southampton 1-1 Tottenham |
Premier League |
12/03/2022 |
Manchester United 3-2 Tottenham |
Premier League |
12/05/2022 |
Tottenham 3-0 Arsenal |
Premier League |
15/05/2022 |
Tottenham 1-0 Burnley |
Premier League |
01/10/2022 |
Arsenal 3-1 Tottenham |
Premier League |
12/10/2022 |
Tottenham 3-2 Eintracht Frankfurt |
Champions League |
15/10/2022 |
Tottenham 2-0 Everton |
Premier League |
11/03/2023 |
Tottenham 3-1 Nottingham Forest |
Premier League |
Harry Kane penalties missed for Tottenham
Date |
Game |
Competition |
---|---|---|
25/08/2011 |
Tottenham 0-0 Hearts |
Europa League |
28/08/2014 |
Tottenham 3-0 AEL Limassol |
Europa League |
22/02/2015 |
Tottenham 2-2 West Ham |
Premier League |
28/12/2016 |
Southampton 1-4 Tottenham |
Premier League |
04/02/2018 |
Liverpool 2-2 Tottenham |
Premier League |
28/08/2022 |
Nottingham Forest 0-2 Tottenham |
Premier League |
12/10/2022 |
Tottenham 3-2 Eintracht Frankfurt |
Champions League |