England captain Harry Kane has set a brand new file for Three Lions dreams in a calendar 12 months via netting his thirteenth of 2021 in opposition to San Marino.
George Hilsdon (in 1908) and Dixie Dean (in 1927) for a long term stood on my own with a benchmark dozen in a unmarried yr before Kane also tallied 12 in England colorings in 2019.
The Tottenham forward reached that mark once more at domestic to Albania on Friday as he netted his fourth global hat-trick.
The five-0 Wembley win meant England needed only a factor at minnows San Marino to qualify for the 2022 World Cup, but Kane became eager to characteristic and upload to his general.
"[Kane] is quick to allow me recognise that he hasn't performed in those games [against Andorra and San Marino]," supervisor Gareth Southgate stated on the weekend.
In an in any other case experimental line-up on Monday, presenting Emile Smith Rowe from the start for the first time, Kane led the road and were given on the scoresheet.
Kane netted the traffic' third from the penalty spot within the 27th minute after Harry Maguire's opener and a Filippo Fabbri own intention.
It turned into England's 45th aim of 2021, also extending a crew document at the give up of a year that started with a 5-zero home success towards San Marino.
