Kane set for 100th cap - the numbers behind his success

Captain Harry Kane volition go conscionable the 10th antheral to marque 100 England appearances erstwhile the Three Lions look Finland successful the Nations League astatine Wembley connected Tuesday.

The 31-year-old made his debut successful 2015 and is his country's all-time apical scorer with 66 goals successful 99 games.

BBC Sport takes a look astatine immoderate of his numbers connected his travel towards the landmark.

Bayern Munich striker Kane volition go the archetypal idiosyncratic since Wayne Rooney successful November 2014 to gain a 100th headdress for England.

Rooney went connected to gain 120 caps, putting him 2nd connected the all-time quality database down erstwhile goalkeeper Peter Shilton (125).

The others to person surpassed the period of appearances are David Beckham (115), Steven Gerrard (114), Bobby Moore (108), Ashley Cole (107), Bobby Charlton (106), Frank Lampard (106) and Billy Wright (105).

"When you look astatine the database [of players with 100 caps] it is simply a database of immoderate our top players," Kane said.

"I'm definite erstwhile I'm retired I'll look backmost connected this with immense pride."

It each started for Kane with a extremity conscionable 79 seconds into his debut.

Starting connected the seat successful a Euro 2016 qualifier against Lithuania successful March 2015, a 21-year-old Kane came connected with the Three Lions 3-0 up and headed successful his archetypal extremity for his country.

Since past helium has scored 46 much goals than immoderate different England player. He has besides provided much assists than immoderate different subordinate successful that clip with 17.

Of his 99 caps, 29 person travel astatine large tournaments for England (11 astatine the World Cup, 18 astatine the Euros), much than immoderate different player.

As good arsenic being England's grounds scorer, helium besides has the astir goals for England astatine large tournaments, with 15.

Kane has scored 5 hat-tricks for England - against Panama, Bulgaria, Montenegro, Albania and San Marino. Only Jimmy Greaves has scored much with six.

His 99 caps person travel nether 4 antithetic managers. He made his debut with Roy Hodgson arsenic brag and played 16 times for him, scoring 5 goals.

Kane played successful Sam Allardyce’s lone crippled successful 2016 earlier making 81 appearances and scoring 61 goals nether Gareth Southgate.

He past started connected Saturday successful Lee Carsley’s archetypal crippled successful complaint against the Republic of Ireland.

Asked astir what has been the astir hard happening to beryllium capable to support playing astatine the highest level, Kane told BBC Radio 5 live: "I deliberation to beryllium capable to support producing large numbers, support producing large moments is astir apt the hardest happening to do, due to the fact that determination are galore players who are trying to instrumentality your spot and to instrumentality your place.

"It is steadfast to person that but to beryllium capable to get my 100th headdress successful 9 years, fundamentally shows large consistency."

Last week, Portugal large Cristiano Ronaldo reached the landmark of 900 vocation goals for nine and state astatine the property of 39.

Kane is 8 years younger than Ronaldo and the Bayern Munich striker says helium sees the erstwhile Manchester United and Real Madrid guardant arsenic inspiration for however agelong his ain vocation tin go.

"I consciousness successful truly bully shape, some physically and mentally, astatine a highest successful my career," helium said.

"Watching different players, Ronaldo scoring his 901st extremity [against Scotland connected Sunday], seeing him vie astatine 39 years aged inspires maine to play for arsenic agelong arsenic possible.

"I emotion this game, I emotion representing England much than thing and I don't privation it to extremity immoderate clip soon. For me, personally, present it's astir continuing to amended and being accordant some successful an England garment and astatine nine level.

"I'm bare for more. I'm determined to support pushing the boundaries."

Former Premier League striker Chris Sutton believes Kane tin proceed playing for England for galore much years.

"I tin spot him going precise agelong for a fig of reasons," Sutton said connected BBC Radio 5 live's Monday Night Club.

"Look astatine England astatine the moment, who volition instrumentality his place?

"He doesn't person large gait but helium is simply a ruthless extremity scorer and a superb footballer. He creates and scores. He is truthful bully astatine both. He tin spell connected for years and years.

"With his quality and the mode helium plays I deliberation helium volition beryllium astir for a agelong clip yet."

On Tuesday, Finland volition go the 45th antithetic state Kane has faced with England.

He has scored oregon assisted against each but 10 of the 44 countries helium has played against, scoring the astir against Germany with 4 goals successful 4 appearances.

Kane has played against Italy the most, facing them six times and scoring 3 goals against them.

Should helium people against Finland past helium volition go conscionable the 3rd subordinate to people connected his 100th England appearance, aft Wayne Rooney (versus Slovenia successful 2014) and Bobby Charlton (against Northern Ireland successful 1970).

"We instrumentality vantage of him a small but with however bully helium is," Conor Coady, who has played alongside Kane for England, said connected the Monday Night Club.

"He is ever retired determination for England. He is the archetypal subordinate to study for England, the archetypal connected grooming pitch

"Being capable to bid with him, spot the prime helium brings. I tin spot him going for plentifulness of years.

"I don't deliberation helium volition discontinue - oregon volition privation to [retire] - until England to triumph something. He is specified an important subordinate for our country."