Chris Kane (footballer, born 1993)

Chris Kane
Personal information
Full name Christopher Kane[1]
Date of birth (1993-05-31) 31 May 1993 (age 31)
Place of birth Edinburgh, Scotland
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)[2]
Position(s) Defender, midfielder
Youth career
2005–2012 Heart of Midlothian
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2012 Heart of Midlothian 0 (0)
2012–2014 Dunfermline Athletic 23 (1)
2014–2016 Cowdenbeath 57 (2)
2016–2019 East Fife 77 (5)
2019–2020 Edinburgh City 25 (1)
2020–2021 Stenhousemuir 7 (0)
2021–2022 Edinburgh City 13 (0)
2022–2023 Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic 8 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 6 May 2023

Christopher Kane (born 31 May 1993)[3] is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a defender.

Career

Kane signed for Hearts in 2005[4] from Edinburgh rivals Hibernian,[5] where he progressed through the youth ranks and went on to captain the Hearts under-19 squad.[6][7] On 17 December 2011, he was promoted to the first team being named a substitute against Dunfermline,[8] after the late withdrawal of Andy Driver.[9]

On 31 May 2012, it was announced that Kane had signed a two-year contract with Scottish First Division side Dunfermline Athletic.[10] He made his first team debut as a substitute on 28 July 2012 in a Challenge Cup match against Forfar Athletic.[11] He made his league debut on 1 September, coming on as an 80th-minute substitute replacing Stephen Husband in a 3–1 win over Raith Rovers.[12]

On 18 January 2014, Kane joined Cowdenbeath after leaving Dunfermline Athletic.[citation needed] After two and a half years at Cowdenbeath, Kane signed for Fife rivals East Fife in May 2016.[13]

After a season at Edinburgh City, Kane joined Stenhousemuir in August 2020.[14] He rejoined Edinburgh City during the 2021 close season. On 14 January 2022, Edinburgh City confirmed that Kane had left the club following the expiration of his contract.[15]

On 4 November 2022, Kane signed for Scottish League Two side Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic.[16]

Career statistics

As of match played 28 October 2017
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Scottish Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Dunfermline Athletic 2012–13[17] Scottish First Division 14 1 0 0 0 0 4[a] 0 18 1
2013–14[18] Scottish League One 3 0 0 0 1 0 1[b] 0 5 0
Total 17 1 0 0 1 0 5 0 23 1
Cowdenbeath 2013–14[18] Scottish Championship 10 0 0 0 0 0 2[c] 0 12 0
2014–15[19] 16 0 0 0 1 0 1[b] 0 18 0
2015–16[20] Scottish League One 21 2 2 0 1 0 3[d] 0 27 2
Total 47 2 2 0 2 0 6 0 57 2
East Fife 2016–17[21] Scottish League One 34 3 4 1 3 0 2[b] 0 43 4
2017–18[22] 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 5 0
Total 38 3 4 1 4 0 2 0 48 4
Career total 102 6 6 1 7 0 13 0 128 7
  1. ^ One appearance in the Scottish Challenge Cup and three in the First Division play-offs
  2. ^ a b c Appearances in the Scottish Challenge Cup
  3. ^ Appearances in the Championship play-offs
  4. ^ Appearances in the League One play-offs

References

  1. ^ Chris Kane at Soccerway
  2. ^ Chris Kane at WorldFootball.net
  3. ^ "Chris Kane". BBC Sport. BBC. Archived from the original on 25 December 2011. Retrieved 9 August 2012.
  4. ^ "A word with... Chris Kane". Heart of Midlothian F.C. 21 October 2011. Archived from the original on 23 October 2011. Retrieved 9 January 2012.
  5. ^ "Hearts under 19 team". Heart of Midlothian F.C. Archived from the original on 1 September 2011. Retrieved 9 January 2012.
  6. ^ "Hearts U19s seal victory". Edinburgh Reporter. 23 October 2011. Retrieved 9 January 2012.
  7. ^ "Winter of discontent is kept at bay ... for now". Herald Scotland. 19 December 2011. Retrieved 4 June 2012.
  8. ^ "Hearts 4 – 0 Dunfermline". BBC Sport. BBC. 17 December 2011. Retrieved 9 January 2012.
  9. ^ "manager banishes Andrew Driver from squad and condemns his attitude". The Scotsman. 18 December 2011. Retrieved 9 January 2012.
  10. ^ "Ex-Hearts youth Kane joins Pars and old boss". The Scotsman. Johnston Press. 31 May 2012. Retrieved 4 June 2012.
  11. ^ "Forfar Athletic 3 – 2 Dunfermline Athletic". scottishfootballleague.com. Scottish Football League. 28 July 2012. Archived from the original on 20 August 2012. Retrieved 9 August 2012.
  12. ^ "Dunfermline Athletic 3 – 1 Raith Rovers". scottishfootballleague.com. Scottish Football League. 1 September 2012. Archived from the original on 1 November 2012. Retrieved 1 September 2012.
  13. ^ "New Players". East Fife FC. 20 May 2016. Archived from the original on 2 June 2016. Retrieved 24 May 2016.
  14. ^ "Warriors add Tapping". spfl.co.uk. SPFL. 3 August 2020. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
  15. ^ @EdinburghCityFC (14 January 2022). "Update: Chris Kane" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  16. ^ "Rose Recruit New Defender". Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic FC. 4 November 2022. Retrieved 26 November 2022.
  17. ^ "Games played by Chris Kane in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 4 November 2017.
  18. ^ a b "Games played by Chris Kane in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 4 November 2017.
  19. ^ "Games played by Chris Kane in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 4 November 2017.
  20. ^ "Games played by Chris Kane in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 4 November 2017.
  21. ^ "Games played by Chris Kane in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 4 November 2017.
  22. ^ "Games played by Chris Kane in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 4 November 2017.