Kane breaks Rooney’s record to become England all-time top scorer

The striker scored just before halftime to reach 54 all-time England goals

Harry Kane has made history.

Kane scored a 44th-minute penalty in a Euro 2024 qualifier against Italy on Thursday, becoming the England men’s national team’s all-time leading scorer with his 54th career goal, breaking Wayne Rooney’s record.

The Tottenham star tied the record in the World Cup quarterfinal against France with a penalty. He had the chance to break the record later in the game, but skied a second penalty over the bar as the Three Lions were eliminated from the tournament with a 2-1 defeat.

But Kane would make no such mistake at the Stadio Diego Armando Maradona in Naples, giving England a 2-0 lead in its first game after the World Cup.

The striker broke Rooney’s record in his 81st cap and, at age 29, looks likely to add plenty more to the new record before all is said and done.

Even before Thursday, Kane already owned plenty of England scoring records.

Kane scored his first England goal on his first cap, a March 2015 match against Lithuania.

Watch Kane’s record-breaking goal

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