Chris Kane (footballer, born 1993)

Chris Kane (born 31 May 1993)[2] is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a defender for Stenhousemuir.

Chris Kane
Personal information
Full name Christopher Kane[1]
Date of birth (1993-05-31) 31 May 1993
Place of birth Edinburgh, Scotland
Position(s) Defender
Club information
Current team
 Stenhousemuir
Youth career
2005–2012 Heart of Midlothian
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2012 Heart of Midlothian 0 (0)
2012–2014 Dunfermline Athletic 17 (1)
2014–2016 Cowdenbeath 47 (2)
2016–2019 East Fife 38 (3)
2019–2020 Edinburgh City 20 (1)
2020- Stenhousemuir 0 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16:08, 3 August 2020 (UTC)

Career

Hearts

Kane signed for Hearts in 2005[3] from Edinburgh rivals Hibernian,[4] where he progressed through the youth ranks and went on to captain the Hearts under-19 squad.[5][6] On 17 December 2011, he was promoted to the first team being named a substitute against Dunfermline,[7] after the late withdrawal of Andy Driver.[8]

Dunfermline

On 31 May 2012, it was announced that Kane had signed a two-year contract with Scottish First Division side Dunfermline Athletic.[9] He made his first team debut as a substitute on 28 July 2012 in a Challenge Cup match against Forfar Athletic.[10] 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.[11]

Cowdenbeath

On 18 January 2014, Kane joined Cowdenbeath after leaving Dunfermline Athletic.

East Fife

After two and a half years at Cowdenbeath, Kane signed for Fife rivals East Fife in May 2016.[12]

Stenhousemuir

After a season at Edinburgh City,Kane joined Stenhousemuir.[13]

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
DivisionAppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals
Dunfermline Athletic 2012–13[14] Scottish First Division 14100004[lower-alpha 1]0181
2013–14[15] League One 3000101[lower-alpha 2]050
Total 171001050231
Cowdenbeath 2013–14[15] Championship 10000002[lower-alpha 3]0120
2014–15[16] 16000101[lower-alpha 2]0180
2015–16[17] League One 21220103[lower-alpha 4]0272
Total 472202060572
East Fife 2016–17[18] League One 34341302[lower-alpha 2]0434
2017–18[19] 4000100050
Total 383414020484
Career total 102661701301287
  1. One appearance in the Scottish Challenge Cup and three in the First Division play-offs
  2. 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 Stats". Soccerway. Retrieved 9 January 2012.
  2. "Chris Kane". BBC Sport. BBC. Retrieved 9 August 2012.
  3. "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.
  4. "Hearts under 19 team". Heart of Midlothian F.C. Archived from the original on 1 September 2011. Retrieved 9 January 2012.
  5. "Hearts U19s seal victory". Edinburgh Reporter. 23 October 2011. Retrieved 9 January 2012.
  6. "Winter of discontent is kept at bay ... for now". Herald Scotland. 19 December 2011. Retrieved 4 June 2012.
  7. "Hearts 4 – 0 Dunfermline". BBC Sport. BBC. 17 December 2011. Retrieved 9 January 2012.
  8. "manager banishes Andrew Driver from squad and condemns his attitude". The Scotsman. 18 December 2011. Retrieved 9 January 2012.
  9. "Ex-Hearts youth Kane joins Pars and old boss". The Scotsman. Johnston Press. 31 May 2012. Retrieved 4 June 2012.
  10. "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.
  11. "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.
  12. "New Players". East Fife FC. 20 May 2016. Archived from the original on 2 June 2016. Retrieved 24 May 2016.
  13. "Warriors add Tapping". spfl.co.uk. SPFL. 3 August 2020. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
  14. "Games played by Chris Kane in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 4 November 2017.
  15. "Games played by Chris Kane in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 4 November 2017.
  16. "Games played by Chris Kane in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 4 November 2017.
  17. "Games played by Chris Kane in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 4 November 2017.
  18. "Games played by Chris Kane in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 4 November 2017.
  19. "Games played by Chris Kane in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 4 November 2017.
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