Harry Kane continues to set a new record by becoming the fastest player to reach 20 goals in Bundesliga history after Bayern Munich's big win over Stuttgart in round 15.
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| Harry Kane (No. 9) played excellently for Bayern Munich. (Source: AP) |
Harry Kane scored again to contribute greatly to Bayern Munich's big win over Stuttgart with a score of 3-0 in the highlight match of round 15 of the Bundesliga.
The English star scored a double against Stuttgart in the 2nd and 55th minutes, thereby ending a streak of 3 consecutive matches without a goal.
This achievement helps Harry Kane officially reach the 20-goal mark in the Bundesliga in his first season participating, setting a new record in this arena.
According to Opta statistics, Harry Kane became the fastest player to score his first 20 goals in Bundesliga history (after 14 matches).
Previously, Uwe Seeler held the record when he scored 20 goals in 21 matches in the 1963/64 season. Norwegian striker Erling Haaland took 22 matches to score his first 20 goals in the Bundesliga.
This is also not the first time Harry Kane has set a record since joining Bayern Munich in the summer transfer window of 2023.
Previously, Harry Kane was the first player in Bayern Munich history to score more than 6 goals in the first 5 matches in the Bundesliga.
Most recently, Harry Kane set a record by becoming the first player in history to score 15 goals in his first 10 Bundesliga games, surpassing the 13-goal mark set by Klaus Matischak (when playing for Schalke in the 1963-64 season).
The achievement helps the striker born in 1993 maintain the leading position in the Bundesliga Golden Boot race with 20 goals scored after 14 matches, 4 goals more than the next person, Serhou Guirassy (Stuttgart).
The English star's impressive performance contributed greatly to Bayern Munich's victory in their final home match of 2023, thereby continuing to chase Bayer Leverkusen in the Bundesliga rankings.
Coach Thomas Tuchel's team currently has 35 points after 14 matches, 4 points behind the top team Bayer Leverkusen but has played one match less.
In last night's match, coach Xabi Alonso's Bayer Leverkusen continued to extend their unbeaten streak since the start of the 2023/24 season with a 3-0 victory over Eintracht Frankfurt.
Victor Boniface, Jeremie Frimpong and Florian Wirtz all scored to give Bayer Leverkusen the win.
With a gap of 4 points, more than Bayern Munich, Bayer Leverkusen is sure to end 2023 in the No. 1 position in the Bundesliga.
In the final Bundesliga match of 2023 (December 21), Bayern Munich will have to play away at Wolfsburg, while Bayer Leverkusen will continue to play at home to welcome Bochum.
After this round, the Bundesliga will go through a 3-week winter break and will return on January 13, 2024.
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