Harry Kane’s incredible start to the 2025/26 season continued on Wednesday night when he scored in Bayern Munich’s 4-0 UEFA Champions League win over Club Brugge.
Kane, who was harshly overlooked in the 2025 Ballon d’Or vote, tapped home from close range in the 14th minute to net his 20th goal of the season for Bayern in only his 12th club appearance this term.
At the age of 32, Kane is in the form of his life. He has started this season better than any other in his illustrious scoring career.
Harry Kane reaches 20 goals faster than Lionel Messi or Cristiano Ronaldo ever have
The remarkable speed at which Kane has reached the 20-goal mark is faster than Lionel Messi or Cristiano Ronaldo have ever managed.
Real Madrid legend Ronaldo’s quickest first 20 club goals in a season came in just 13 games during the 2014/15 campaign.
Meanwhile, Messi has reached 20 goals in his first 17 club games in three different seasons.
Kane, who is said to have an unusual release clause in his contract, took 17 games to reach the magic No 20 for Bayern last season, before finishing the campaign with 41 goals.
The former Tottenham Hotspur frontman has now netted at least 20 goals in 12 consecutive club seasons.
Harry Kane has scored 20 goals in just 12 games for Bayern Munich so far this season
How Harry Kane reached 20 goals in his first 12 Bayern Munich games this season
Harry Kane has only failed to score in one of his first 12 games for Bayern Munich this season. That was a 3-2 away victory over Augsburg in August.
Kane has netted against the likes of Stuttgart, Eintracht Frankfurt and Borussia Dortmund so far this term. He has hit hat-tricks against RB Leipzig and Hoffenheim, while bagging braces against Wehen Wiesbaden, Hamburg, Chelsea, Werder Bremen and Pafos.
Harry Kane’s first 12 Bayern Munich matches this season
| Result | Goals | Comp | Date |
| Stuttgart 1-2 Bayern | 1 | German Super Cup | Aug 16, 2025 |
| Bayern 6-0 RB Leipzig | 3 | Bundesliga | Aug 22, 2025 |
| Wehen Wiesbaden 2-3 Bayern | 2 | German Cup | Aug 27, 2025 |
| Augsburg 2-3 Bayern | 0 | Bundesliga | Aug 30, 2025 |
| Bayern 5-0 Hamburg | 2 | Bundesliga | Sep 13, 2025 |
| Bayern 3-1 Chelsea | 2 | Champions League | Sep 17, 2025 |
| Hoffenheim 1-4 Bayern | 3 | Bundesliga | Sep 20, 2025 |
| Bayern 4-0 Werder Bremen | 2 | Bundesliga | Sep 26, 2025 |
| Pafos 1-5 Bayern | 2 | Champions League | Sep 30, 2025 |
| Frankfurt 0-3 Bayern | 1 | Bundesliga | Oct 4, 2025 |
| Bayern 2-1 Dortmund | 1 | Bundesliga | Oct 18, 2025 |
| Bayern 4-0 Club Brugge | 1 | Champions League | Oct 22, 2025 |
How many goals can Harry Kane score this season?
Harry Kane is currently averaging 1.66 goals per game for Bayern Munich this season. If he maintains that incredible ratio over the full campaign — and stays fit — then he could record some truly obscene numbers.
Kane played 51 matches for Bayern last season. If he plays a similar number this term and keeps scoring at his current rate, he would end the 2025/26 campaign with 84 goals.
Of course, that is a huge if. But for context, Lionel Messi’s most prolific club season saw him score 73 goals in 60 games for Barcelona in 2011/12, while Cristiano Ronaldo’s best was 61 goals in 54 games for Real Madrid in 2014/15.
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