Tony Kane
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| Tony Kane | ||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Full name | Anthony Michael Kane | |
| Date of birth | August 29, 1987 | |
| Place of birth | Belfast, Northern Ireland | |
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | |
| Playing position | Defender | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | Blackburn Rovers | |
| Number | 28 | |
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 2004-200? 2006 2007 |
Blackburn Rovers → Stockport County (loan) → Cercle Brugge (loan) |
0 (0) 4 (0) 11 (0) |
| National team2 | ||
| 200x-200x 200x-200x 2006-2007 2007-2008 |
 Northern Ireland U18s Northern Ireland U19s Republic of Ireland U21s Northern Ireland U21s |
5 (0) 5 (0) |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Anthony Michael Kane (born August 29, 1987), commonly referred to as Tony Kane, is an Irish footballer who plays as a full-back for Blackburn Rovers. As an international, Kane has played for both for the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland at under-21 level.
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[edit] Club Career
[edit] Blackburn Rovers
Kane joined Blackburn Rovers as a youth in November 2004 and was subsequently a member of the squad that won the Premier Academy League in 2004-05. He then became a regular member of the Rovers reserve team before signing a two year contract in 2006. In November 2006 he had a brief loan spell at Stockport County before joining Cercle Brugge on another loan deal in January 2007 [1][2]. In his first appearance for Cercle, Kane was voted man of the match by fans after a strong debut in a 2-0 win a debut against Zulte Waregem[3][4].
[edit] Irish international
Kane, together with Michael O'Connor, Marc Wilson and Darron Gibson, is one of several Northern Irish footballers, involved in an on going dispute between the (Northern) Irish Football Association and the Football Association of (the Republic of) Ireland over international eligibility. The dispute emerged after the Good Friday Agreement allowed people born in Northern Ireland to claim either Republic of Ireland and/or United Kingdom nationality. As a result Kane has been selected to represent both Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland at international level [5]
[edit] Northern Ireland
Kane initially represented Northern Ireland at both under-18 and under-19 levels [6] before playing for the Republic of Ireland U21s during the 2006-07 season. He subsequently switched allegiances back to Northern Ireland and in November 2007 was called up for the senior team[7]. He has also played for Northern Ireland U21s[8], becoming a regular member of the squad during the qualifying rounds for the 2009 European Under-21 Championship. To date he has played twice against Israel[9][10] and in games against Luxembourg[11] and Moldova[12]. On March 26 2008 he also played in a 3-1 friendly defeat against Romania[13]
[edit] Republic of Ireland
During the 2006-07 season Kane also made 5 friendly appearances for the Republic of Ireland U21s, making his debut on October 18 2006 in a 2-0 win against Luxembourg[14]. Then in February 2007 he was selected for the Republic U-21 squad to play in the Madeira Cup, subsequently playing in two of the three games - a 1-0 win against Slovakia[15] and a 2-2 draw with Madeira[16]. On March 27 he played in a 1-0 defeat against the Netherlands[17] before making his final appearance for the Republic U-21s on August 21 2007 in 2-2 draw with Germany[18].
[edit] References
- ^ Blackburn Rovers bio
- ^ Northern Ireland’s Footballing Greats
- ^ "Cercle Brugge K.S.V. - S.V. Zulte-Waregem 2-0".
- ^ www.cerclemuseum.be
- ^ FAI responds over NI defections
- ^ www.uefa.com
- ^ senior Northern Ireland call up
- ^ www.irishfa.com
- ^ Northern Ireland U-21 v Israel
- ^ Northern Ireland U-21 v Israel
- ^ Northern Ireland U-21 v Luxembourg
- ^ Northern Ireland U-21 v Moldova
- ^ Northern Ireland U-21 v Romania
- ^ Republic U-21 v Luxembourg
- ^ Republic U-21 v Slovakia
- ^ Republic U-21 v Madeira
- ^ Republic U-21 v Netherlands
- ^ Republic U-21 v Germany
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