Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 5 September 1994 | ||
Place of birth | Edinburgh, Scotland | ||
Position(s) | Striker | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Dunfermline Athletic | ||
Number | 20 | ||
Youth career | |||
Bonnyrigg Rose | |||
2009–2014 | St Johnstone | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2012–2024 | St Johnstone | 180 | (24) |
2014 | → Dumbarton (loan) | 18 | (10) |
2014–2015 | → Dumbarton (loan) | 10 | (5) |
2017–2018 | → Queen of the South (loan) | 16 | (4) |
2024 | → Dunfermline Athletic (loan) | 10 | (5) |
2024– | Dunfermline Athletic | 9 | (3) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13:25, 30 October 2024 (UTC) |
Christopher Kane (born 5 September 1994) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a striker for Scottish Championship club Dunfermline Athletic.
Kane made his debut for St Johnstone against Kilmarnock on 9 November 2013. [1] In January 2014, Kane signed for Scottish Championship club Dumbarton on a one-month loan deal, [2] scoring on his debut as the Sons defeated Greenock Morton 2–0 on 4 January 2014. [3] On 31 January 2014, his loan was extended until the end of that season. [4] On 29 August 2014, Kane returned to Dumbarton on loan once again, agreeing a deal until January 2015. [5] Kane scored the winner on his second debut for the Sons versus Livingston. [6] 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. [7]
On 10 August 2017, Kane along with his teammate Jason Kerr joined Scottish Championship club Queen of the South on loan until 31 January 2018. [8] On 14 January 2018, Kane was recalled to the Perth club when his loan spell in Dumfries with the Doonhamers ended. [9] On 29 January 2018, Kane scored a hat-trick in a 4–0 away win versus Albion Rovers in the Scottish Cup fourth round at Cliftonhill. [10]
Kane was one of three St Johnstone players to sign a short term six-month contract extension in May 2020, as the club formulated plans amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. [11] He was a regular player as St Johnstone won both cup competitions during the 2020–21 season. [12]
He missed most of the 2022–23 season due to injury, but made a comeback near the end of the season and signed a new one-year contract with St Johnstone in June 2023. [13]
He moved on loan to Dunfermline Athletic in February 2024 and then joined the club on permanent contract after leaving St Johnstone in May 2024 at the end of the season. [14]
Club | Season | League | Scottish Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
St Johnstone | 2013–14 | Scottish Premiership | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
2014–15 | Scottish Premiership | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 [lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 17 | 1 | |
2015–16 | Scottish Premiership | 29 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 [lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 33 | 5 | |
2016–17 | Scottish Premiership | 25 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 6 | |
2017–18 | Scottish Premiership | 12 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 [lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 17 | 6 | |
2018–19 | Scottish Premiership | 30 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 3 | |
2019–20 | Scottish Premiership | 23 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 2 | |
2020–21 | Scottish Premiership | 28 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 8 | |
2021–22 | Scottish Premiership | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 [lower-alpha 1] | 1 | 22 | 4 | |
2022–23 | Scottish Premiership | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |
2023–24 | Scottish Premiership | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 1 | |
St Johnstone Total | 197 | 26 | 15 | 5 | 21 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 242 | 37 | ||
Dumbarton (loan) | 2013–14 | Scottish Championship | 18 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 10 |
Dumbarton (loan) | 2014–15 | Scottish Championship | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 5 |
Queen of the South (loan) | 2017–18 | Scottish Championship | 16 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 [lower-alpha 2] | 1 | 20 | 5 |
Dunfermline Athletic (loan) | 2023–24 | Scottish Championship | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 5 |
Dunfermline Athletic | 2024–25 | Scottish Championship | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 [lower-alpha 3] | 1 | 12 | 4 |
Dunfermline Total | 19 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 9 | ||
Career total | 260 | 53 | 17 | 5 | 22 | 5 | 15 | 3 | 314 | 66 |
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