Chris Kane (footballer, born 1994)

Chris Kane
Personal information
Full name Christopher Kane
Date of birth (1994-09-05) 5 September 1994
Place of birth Edinburgh, Scotland
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Playing position Striker
Club information
Current team
Queen of the South
(on loan from St Johnstone)
Number 10
Youth career
2009–2014 St Johnstone
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012– St Johnstone 72 (10)
2014Dumbarton (loan) 18 (10)
2014–2015Dumbarton (loan) 10 (5)
2017–Queen of the South (loan) 0 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 13:08, 11 August 2017 (UTC).

Christopher Kane (born 5 September 1994) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a striker for Queen of the South, on loan from St Johnstone.

Born in Edinburgh, Kane grew up in Midlothian attending Beeslack Community High School in Penicuik.

Career

St Johnstone

Kane made his debut for St Johnstone against Kilmarnock on 9 November 2013.[1] On 24 May 2015, Kane scored his first ever goal for St Johnstone, the winner in a 1–0 win over Aberdeen which secured a fourth-placed finish for the Perth club.[2]

Loan moves

In January 2014, Kane signed for Scottish Championship club Dumbarton on a one-month loan deal,[3] scoring on his debut as the Sons defetated Greenock Morton 2–0 on 4 January 2014.[4] On 31 January 2014, his loan was extended until the end of that season.[5] On 29 August 2014, Kane returned to Dumbarton on loan once again, agreeing a deal until January 2015.[6] Kane scored the winner on his second debut for the Sons versus Livingston [7]

On 10 August 2017, Kane, along with St Johnstone teammate Jason Kerr, joined Scottish Championship club Queen of the South on loan until 31 January 2018.[8]

Career statistics

As of 6 August 2017[9][10]
Club Season League Cup League Cup Other Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
St Johnstone 2013–14 2000000020
2014–15 151100010171
2015–16 294101120335
2016–17 255205100326
2017–18 1000002030
Total 72104062508712
Dumbarton (loan) 2013–14 18102000002010
Dumbarton (loan) 2014–15 105000000105
Queen of the South (loan) 2017–18 0000000000
Career total 1002760625011729

References

  1. "Nigel & Stevie the marksmen in win over Killie". St Johnstone F.C. 9 November 2013. Retrieved 29 August 2014.
  2. "Aberdeen 0–1 St Johnstone". BBC Sport. BBC. 24 May 2015. Retrieved 24 May 2015.
  3. Roache, Ian (3 January 2014). "St Johnstone challenge Kane to follow in May’s footsteps". The Courier. Retrieved 29 August 2014.
  4. "Dumbarton 2–0 Morton". BBC Sport. 4 January 2014. Retrieved 29 August 2014.
  5. "Chris Kane extends Dumbarton loan deal". Dumbarton and Vale of Leven Reporter. 31 January 2014. Retrieved 29 August 2014.
  6. Findlay, Alan (29 August 2014). "Striker returns". Dumbarton FC. Retrieved 29 August 2014.
  7. "Dumbarton 1 – 0 Livingston". Livingston FC. 30 August 2014. Retrieved 10 August 2017.
  8. "Two players join". Queen of the South FC. 10 August 2017. Retrieved 10 August 2017.
  9. Chris Kane at Soccerbase
  10. Chris Kane at Soccerway
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