Harry Kane celebrates scoring against Augsburg(Image: Photo by LUKAS BARTH-TUTTAS/AFP via Getty Images)

Tottenham legend Harry Kane sets incredible new Bundesliga record even Erling Haaland can't match

by · football.london

Former Tottenham Hotspur captain Harry Kane has become the quickest player to score a half-century in the Bundesliga after his hat-trick for Bayern Munich on Friday night.

The 31-year-old, who swapped North London for Bavaria in an £86m deal last summer, notched his fourth hat-trick of the season by firing three second-half goals against Augsburg to extend Vincent Kompany's side's lead at the top of the table to eight points.

The England international beat Nediljko Labrovic from the penalty spot twice before sealing his hat-trick with a header from close range after a sublime touch to control Leon Goretzka's cross.

Kane scored 36 Bundesliga goals for Bayern Munich last term; however, that wasn't enough for Thomas Tuchel's side to claim a 12th league title in a row as Bayer Leverkusen, mastermind by Xabi Alonso, pipped the Allianz Arena outfit to the title.

But Kane's 14 league goals this term have Bayern standing firm in the Bundesliga and eight points clear of the nearest challengers, RB Leipzig.

It means Kane surpassed the 50-goal mark in 43 games. By comparison, it took Manchester City's Erling Haaland 50 games to achieve the same feat back in 2021.

Asked about Kane's performance after the game, Kompany said: “It was somehow typical Harry Kane. It was close in the first half, close, close, close, and then it happens, I think three goals in 15 minutes.

"Of course, he can do that. But for such a player, I have to say, he had a lot of chances that he could maybe make more of. Then, in an instant, everything is perfect and he can score many goals.”


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