Harry Kane surpassed Erling Haaland to become the fastest player to reach 20 goals with Bayern Munich in the Bundesliga.
After a 3-match goal drought, Harry Kane finally found joy with the opening goal for Bayern Munich in the 2nd minute of the match with Stuttgart. After that, the England international doubled the gap for the parent team, before Kim Min-jae sealed a convincing 3-0 victory for the defending Bundesliga champions.
With his double against Stuttgart, Kane became the fastest player to reach 20 goals in the Bundesliga. He achieved this achievement after only 14 appearances, breaking the record of legendary Uwe Seeler when it took him 21 matches to reach this mark, while Erling Haaland needed 22 matches.
Kane’s impressive scoring statistics officially equaled the record of his junior Erling Haaland in the top 5 European national leagues. The Norwegian player moved to the Premier League last season from Borussia Dortmund and quickly reached the mark of the fastest player to score 20 goals in the tournament. Both strikers needed 14 matches to create 20 goals.
The double in this match helped Kane monopolize the top spot in the Bundesliga top scorer race. Bayern’s spearhead is far ahead of the 2nd ranked scorer, Serhou Guirassy of Stuttgart (16 goals).
Kane said that his team played the best match since the beginning of the season. “We overwhelmed Stuttgart, after a stumble against Frankfurt in the previous round. We played with high intensity, did not let the opponent have many opportunities, and Bayern could have scored more goals,” said the former Tottenham Hotspurs star. show.