Historic record in sight: Bayern striker Kane chases Ronaldo’s tally | OneFootball

Harry Kane is simply unstoppable! In FC Bayern's 4-1 victory in Hoffenheim, the Englishman shone with a hat-trick – and once again made Bundesliga history. After just four matchdays, the 32-year-old already has eight goals. Only Gladbach's Peter Meyer scored more at this point in the 1967/68 season (nine goals).

But Kane is setting records in more than just this statistic. With now 70 Bundesliga goals in just 67 games, he is the first player ever to reach this mark so early. He has also already achieved his ninth hat-trick in Germany's top league – a figure that impressively underscores his dominance.

Kane following in the footsteps of Ronaldo and Haaland

After his gala performance in Sinsheim, Kane now has 98 competitive goals for the record champions – scored in 103 matches. This brings him close to a milestone that only two superstars in Europe's top leagues have reached so far: Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid) and Erling Haaland (Manchester City) each needed 105 games to score 100 goals for their club.

Already on Friday evening against Werder Bremen, Kane can match Ronaldo's record with a brace – or even surpass it with another hat-trick. The chance to permanently etch his name in the history books is within reach.

Everyone raves about Kane: "A true leader!"

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For those in charge at FC Bayern, Kane is long more than just a goal scorer. Sports director Max Eberl had clear words after the victory in Hoffenheim: "He is simply outstanding, for over two years now. I'm not saying this because of the three goals, but because of the way he acts as a personality on the pitch. He wants the ball, he supports the guys, he fights, he even goes into tackles defensively – that's a true leader!"

Jonathan Tah also expressed his admiration for the team spirit of the captain of the English national team: "Amazing – how he works. That's what is talked about the least because he scores so many goals. But how much he works for the team, how much he runs back – on the pitch, he's sometimes suddenly the left-back. I've never played with such a striker."

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