Breakdown of Tottenham striker's 100 Premier League goals

He may have needed a second chance from the penalty spot to reach the milestone, but Harry Kane on Sunday became the latest player to join the Premier League’s 100 club. His goal in Tottenham’s 2-2 draw with Liverpool saw the England international reach the landmark on his 141st Premier League appearance, the second quickest to reach the 100 goals in history after Alan Shearer, who required just 124 games. 

With 22 goals to his name this season, Kane has also netted more goals than any other player in Europe’s top five leagues this term. Breaking down his goals, of the 100 Kane has scored, 14 have come from the penalty spot, with the Spurs ace hitting the back of the net with 82.4% of his 17 spot kicks he has taken in the Premier League. 

What’s more, of the 100 goals he has scored, 88 have come from inside the 18-yard box. Indeed, Kane is considered one of the finest goalscorers in football and has developed a statistically calculated WhoScored strength of finishing as a result. Of the 88 goals inside the penalty area, 20 have been inside the six-yard box and with 55 attempts on goal in this area, Kane has a six-yard box conversion rate of 36.4% since the start of the 2013/14 season. 

From outside of the box, however, that number dips considerably, with Kane boasting an outside of the box conversion rate of 6.1% since the start of the 2014/15 Premier League season. Having scored 12 goals from outside of the penalty area from 196 shots in the last three-and-a-half year, Kane remains confident at going for goal from distance, though his return is poor to say the least. 

Meanwhile, 60 of the 100 goals he has scored have been with his right foot, but it’s not to say Kane is significantly stronger with his right than his left foot. Defenders may strive to show him onto his ‘weaker’ side, but Kane has still scored 26 left footed goals in his Premier League career, with the remaining 14 coming via his head. There is no easy way to stopping Kane from scoring once he sets out to hit the back of the net, as his numbers show. 

As the above graphic notes, meanwhile, Kane’s favourite Premier League opponents happen to be Leicester City, a team he spent time on loan with before establishing himself in the Spurs XI. The Foxes couldn’t have foreseen just how far Kane would have come during their promotion push in the tailend of the 2012/13 Championship season with the Spurs star routinely hitting the back of the net when the do face Leicester. 

Stoke follow suit, with Kane netting eight league games against the Potters, while London rivals West Ham (7 goals) and Arsenal (6 goals) also feature as his favourite opponents. While Kane initially missed a penalty that would’ve put Spurs ahead at Liverpool, he will have been relieved to finally move onto 100 Premier League goals and become the latest player to reach the landmark.