Personal information | |||
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Full name | Todd Arthur Lucien Kane | ||
Date of birth | 17 September 1993 | ||
Place of birth | Huntingdon, England | ||
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
Playing position | Right back | ||
Club information | |||
Current team
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Chelsea | ||
Youth career | |||
2001–2011 | Chelsea | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2011– | Chelsea | 0 | (0) |
2012–2013 | → Preston North End (loan) | 5 | (0) |
2013–2014 | → Blackburn Rovers (loan) | 41 | (2) |
2014–2015 | → Bristol City (loan) | 5 | (0) |
2015 | → Nottingham Forest (loan) | 8 | (1) |
2015–2016 | → NEC Nijmegen (loan) | 31 | (1) |
National team | |||
2011–2012 | England U19 | 8 | (1) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20 April 2016. |
Todd Arthur Lucien Kane (born 17 September 1993) is an English footballer who plays for Chelsea, as a right back, but also has the ability to be used as a right midfielder as well a left back.
Kane joined Chelsea at under-8 level and progressed through the youth system at the club. He signed his first professional contract with the club in July 2011. He was a part of the side that won the 2011–12 FA Youth Cup, beating Blackburn Rovers in the final. He was a back-up substitute for the 2012 UEFA Champions League Final in Munich against Bayern Munich.
On 3 August 2015, Kane signed a new three-year deal at Chelsea, therefore keeping him at the club until 2018. On 23 September 2016, Kane signed another new three-year, extending his stay until 2019.
In November 2012, he joined Football League One side Preston North End on loan until January 2013. He made his professional debut on 24 November 2012, in a 2–0 defeat to Leyton Orient. He made a total of five appearances in all competitions during his time at Deepdale.
On 9 January 2013, he signed for Blackburn Rovers on a one-month loan deal. He made his debut for Rovers on 11 January in a 1–1 draw against Wolverhampton Wanderers. On 15 March 2013, Blackburn re-signed Kane on another month-long loan deal. Kane later extended his contract with Blackburn until the end of the 2012–13 season. On 25 April 2013, Kane signed a new contract with Chelsea which keeps him at the club until 2016.
On 25 June 2013, Kane rejoined Blackburn Rovers on loan for the entire 2013–14 Football League Championship season. He scored his first professional goal against Barnsley on 24 August 2013 in a 5–2 win. He scored his second goal for Blackburn in their 4–2 victory over Birmingham which turned out to be his last game for Blackburn.