Harry Kane may still be waiting to win that elusive first piece of team silverware, but the individual accolades continue to stack up for the 29-year-old, who can now proudly boast to be Tottenham Hotspur's greatest-ever goalscorer.
The England captain equalled the record of the late, great Jimmy Greaves against Fulham last month, firing home his 266th goal for the club to go level with his countryman before illness robbed him of the chance to break the record against Preston North End in the FA Cup.
However, Kane would have undoubtedly preferred to hit that landmark goal in front of his own fans, and he did exactly that when Manchester City paid a visit to the ground that has bedevilled them consistently in years gone by.
Firing home the only strike in that 1-0 win, Kane brought up goal number 267 and cemented his place at the top of Tottenham's all-time scoring charts, receiving congratulations from Greaves's family, Antonio Conte, teammates and fans alike.
Here, Sports Mole takes a look at some of the key numbers behind Kane's record-breaking Tottenham goal tally as the Three Lions skipper edges closer to the 300 mark.
FIRST GOAL - SHAMROCK ROVERS - DECEMBER 15, 2011
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Between his loan spells with Leyton Orient and Millwall in 2011 and 2012, an 18-year-old Kane enjoyed a six-month period in and around the first team, who quickly became a regular in the Europa League.
Having tried and failed to open his account from the penalty spot against Hearts in the qualifying rounds, Kane had to wait until December to make the net ripple for the first time in Tottenham colours, doing so in a 4-0 win away to Shamrock Rovers.
Danny Rose's delivery to the back post met Andros Townsend, who headed the ball down for Kane to fire home from close range, but his first-ever Spurs goal was in vain as Tottenham suffered an early exit from Europe that year.
100TH GOAL - EVERTON - SEPTEMBER 9, 2017
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Nearly six years and three loan spells followed Kane's first goal before the striker brought up his 100th in Tottenham colours, but even he admitted that he did not mean for it to happen in the sensational way that it did.
During a trip to Everton in the early weeks of the 2017-18 season, Ben Davies's overhit corner from the left found its way to Kieran Trippier, who passed to Kane before continuing his overlapping run.
Rather than play in the right-back, Kane whipped the ball back into the box, and his cross-cum-shot flew over the futile reach of Jordan Pickford into the back of the net for goal number 100, before he also netted his 101st in a comprehensive 3-0 win at Goodison Park.
200TH GOAL - LUDOGORETS - NOVEMBER 5, 2020
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A double landmark day arrived for Kane during a Europa League clash with Ludogorets in November 2020, as the striker brought up 300 appearances for Tottenham and marked the occasion with a 200th Lilywhites goal.
Playing behind closed doors as coronavirus ravaged through Europe, Kane met Lucas Moura's corner with 13 minutes on the clock and powered home a header to make it a double century for himself in Tottenham colours.
Kane would then turn provider for Lucas in a comfortable 3-1 victory for Spurs, and then-manager Jose Mourinho insisted that it would only be a matter of time before the striker would become the club's highest scorer of all time.
267TH GOAL - MANCHESTER CITY - FEBRUARY 5, 2023
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A goal that was celebrated by both the white and red halves of North London, the script had already been written for Kane on Sunday night, as Man City travelled to a stadium that has been their unhappiest hunting ground in recent memory.
Seeking to inflict a fifth successive defeat on the champions at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, Spurs kept Pep Guardiola's men quiet before yet another Citizens defensive error presented Kane with a gift.
Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg intercepted Rodri's pass to Rico Lewis before setting up Kane, who duly converted into the bottom corner to leave Greaves in his wake with a 267th Tottenham goal, and it would prove to be the only one of the match - boosting Spurs' Champions League hopes while simultaneously giving Arsenal a helping hand in the title race.
PREMIER LEAGUE - 200
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It comes as little shock to see the bulk of Kane's goals arrive in England's top flight, and his record-breaking Spurs effort against Man City also saw the 29-year-old join an exclusive club of Premier League goalscorers.
By slotting home past Ederson in the 15th minute of the match, Kane made it 200 goals for himself in the Premier League, becoming only the third player to hit that landmark after Alan Shearer (260) and Wayne Rooney (208).
Furthermore, Kane - who is the only player to score 100 Premier League away goals - reached the 200 milestone quicker than both of his compatriots, doing so in 304 games, while Shearer took 306 and Rooney 462 to do so.
One can envisage Kane quickly surpassing Rooney, and Shearer's record will be firmly in his sights should he continue his career in the top flight amid reported interest from Bayern Munich.
CHAMPIONS LEAGUE/EUROPA LEAGUE/EUROPA CONFERENCE LEAGUE - 45
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As mentioned, Kane's very first goal for Tottenham came in the Europa League over 11 years ago, and the Three Lions skipper has since struck 44 more against continental opposition across the three separate competitions.
Out of his 45 European goals, 21 have come in the Champions League, 18 across various stages of the Europa League and a further six in the Conference League, achieving the latter throughout the 2021-22 season before Tottenham's COVID-enforced exit.
The 2017-18 Champions League and 2014-15 Europa League represent Kane's best individual campaigns in Europe with seven goals apiece, and he netted five times en route to the 2018-19 Champions League final, which ended in heartbreak at the hands of Liverpool.
FA CUP/EFL CUP - 22
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Kane's runs in the EFL Cup and FA Cup have been largely unenjoyable affairs as Tottenham remain without silverware since winning the former in 2008, but the forward can still boast a respectable 22 goals from matches in England's two premier cup competitions.
Fifteen of those strikes have come in the FA Cup, where Kane scored eight goals in seven games across the 2016-17 and 2017-18 campaigns, while a further seven have arrived in the EFL Cup.
With second-string players often given a chance to strut their stuff in the knockouts, Kane has only scored multiple EFL Cup goals for Spurs in one season - netting three in the 2014-15 season - and he played the full 90 without making an impact in the 2021 final against Manchester City.
FAVOURITE OPPONENT - LEICESTER CITY - 19
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Kane will no doubt have a soft spot for Leicester City after spending the second half of the 2012-13 season on loan there, but the Foxes have since become the striker's favourite opponent to play against.
Kane - who only scored twice in 15 games for Leicester - has since netted 19 times in 18 matches for Tottenham against the Foxes, and that tally increases to 20 in 19 encounters including his loan spell at Millwall.
The Tottenham talisman has remarkably scored 18 goals in 15 Premier League meetings with Leicester - netting four in one game at the King Power in 2016-17 - and each of Spurs' last four Premier League contests with Brendan Rodgers's side has ended with a goal for Kane.
NORTH LONDON DERBIES - 14
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If Kane was not already adored enough by the Tottenham faithful, his affinity for North London derby goals only increases his standing with those in white, netting 14 times against the Gunners down the years, all of which have come in the Premier League.
A teenage Kane was actually on the bench for Leyton Orient when they memorably held the Gunners to a draw in the 2010-11 FA Cup, and his North London derby debut could have hardly gone any better, scoring a brace to defeat Arsene Wenger's men at White Hart Lane in February 2015.
The 29-year-old is unsurprisingly the top goalscorer in North London derby history, and Gooners continue to dread the sight of Kane stepping up to the penalty spot, as has been customary in the two teams' fierce battles down the years.
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