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{{short description|Irish footballer}}
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1987|8|29|df=y}}
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1987|8|29|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Belfast]], Northern Ireland
| birth_place = [[Belfast]], Northern Ireland
| height =
| height = 1.83 m
| currentclub = [[Ballymena United FC|Ballymena United]]
| currentclub =
| clubnumber = 2
| clubnumber =
| position = [[Defender (association football)|Full back]], [[midfielder]]
| position = [[Defender (association football)|Full back]], [[midfielder]]
| years1 = 2004–2009
| years1 = 2004–2009
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| years7 = 2009
| years7 = 2009
| years8 = 2011
| years8 = 2011
| years9 = 2011–
| years9 = 2011–2021
| years10 = 2021–2023
| clubs1 = [[Blackburn Rovers F.C.|Blackburn Rovers]]
| clubs1 = [[Blackburn Rovers F.C.|Blackburn Rovers]]
| clubs2 = → [[Stockport County F.C.|Stockport County]] (loan)
| clubs2 = → [[Stockport County F.C.|Stockport County]] (loan)
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| clubs7 = → [[Darlington F.C.|Darlington]] (loan)
| clubs7 = → [[Darlington F.C.|Darlington]] (loan)
| clubs8 = [[Cliftonville F.C.|Cliftonville]]
| clubs8 = [[Cliftonville F.C.|Cliftonville]]
| clubs9 = [[Ballymena United]]
| clubs9 = [[Ballymena United]]
| clubs10 = [[Dundela F.C.|Dundela]]
| caps1 = 0
| caps1 = 0
| goals1 = 0
| goals1 = 0
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| caps8 = 8
| caps8 = 8
| goals8 = 1
| goals8 = 1
| caps9 = 186
| caps9 = 259
| goals9 = 26
| goals9 = 32
| caps10 = 65
| goals10 = 4
| totalcaps = 367
| totalgoals = 37
| nationalyears1 = 2006–2007
| nationalyears1 = 2006–2007
| nationalyears2 = 2007–2008
| nationalyears2 = 2007–2008
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| nationalcaps2 = 5
| nationalcaps2 = 5
| nationalgoals2 = 0
| nationalgoals2 = 0
| club-update = 28 December 2016
| club-update = 7 October 2023
| ntupdate = 28 December 2016
| ntupdate = 7 October 2023
}}
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'''Anthony Michael "Tony" Kane''' (born 29 August 1987) is a Northern Irish [[association football|footballer]] who plays for [[Ballymena United FC|Ballymena United]]. As an international, Kane has represented both the [[Republic of Ireland national under-21 football team|Republic of Ireland]] and [[Northern Ireland national under-21 football team|Northern Ireland]] at under-21 level.
'''Anthony Michael Kane''' (born 29 August 1987) is a Northern Irish former [[association football|footballer]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/67022169|title=Dundela defender Tony Kane to step away from football after health scare|date=5 October 2023|publisher=BBC Sport NI|access-date=7 October 2023}}</ref> Kane was best known for his time at [[Ballymena United F.C.|Ballymena United]] where he made over 250 appearances for the Sky Blues. As an international, Kane has represented both the [[Republic of Ireland national under-21 football team|Republic of Ireland]] and [[Northern Ireland national under-21 football team|Northern Ireland]] at under-21 level.


==Club career==
==Club career==
Kane joined [[Blackburn Rovers F.C.|Blackburn Rovers]] as a youth in November 2004 and was subsequently a member of the squad that won the [[Premier Academy League]] in 2004–05. He then became a regular member of the Rovers [[reserve team]] before signing a two-year contract in 2006. In November 2006 he had a brief loan spell at [[Stockport County F.C.|Stockport County]] before joining [[Cercle Brugge K.S.V.|Cercle Brugge]] on another loan deal in January 2007.<ref>[http://www.rovers.premiumtv.co.uk/page/ProfilesDetail/0,,10303~36335,00.html Blackburn Rovers bio]</ref><ref>[http://nifootball.blogspot.com/2007/11/tony-kane.html Northern Ireland's Footballing Greats]</ref> In his first appearance for Cercle, Kane was voted man of the match by fans after a strong debut in a 2–0 win a debut against [[S.V. Zulte Waregem|Zulte Waregem]].<ref name="Cercle Brugge K.S.V. - S.V. Zulte-Waregem 2-0">{{cite news
Kane joined [[Blackburn Rovers F.C.|Blackburn Rovers]] as a youth in November 2004 and was subsequently a member of the squad that won the [[Premier Academy League]] in 2004–05. He then became a regular member of the Rovers [[reserve team]] before signing a two-year contract in 2006. In November 2006 he had a brief loan spell at [[Stockport County F.C.|Stockport County]] before joining [[Cercle Brugge K.S.V.|Cercle Brugge]] on another loan deal in January 2007.<ref>[http://www.rovers.premiumtv.co.uk/page/ProfilesDetail/0,,10303~36335,00.html Blackburn Rovers bio]</ref><ref>[http://nifootball.blogspot.com/2007/11/tony-kane.html Northern Ireland's Footballing Greats]</ref> In his first appearance for Cercle, Kane was voted man of the match by fans after a strong debut in a 2–0 win a debut against [[S.V. Zulte Waregem|Zulte Waregem]].<ref name="Cercle Brugge K.S.V. – S.V. Zulte-Waregem 2-0">{{cite news
| title = Cercle Brugge K.S.V. - S.V. Zulte-Waregem 2-0
| title = Cercle Brugge K.S.V. – S.V. Zulte-Waregem 2–0
| url = http://www.cerclebrugge.be/index.php?catnr1=10&catnr2=100&catnr3=100&catnr4=100&wedstrijd=2266&tab=motm}}</ref><ref>[http://home.scarlet.be/~tsd51501/KANE%20TONY.htm www.cerclemuseum.be]</ref> On 10 February 2009, Kane signed a loan deal which took him to [[Carlisle United F.C.|Carlisle United]] until the [[Football League 2008-09|end of the season]]. On 22 May 2009, it was announced by Carlisle United manager [[Greg Abbott]] that a deal had been verbally agreed between Carlisle United and [[Premier League]] side [[Blackburn Rovers F.C.|Blackburn Rovers]] to make the loan move a permanent one. Kane will be signing a two-year-deal with the [[Cumbria]] based team.<ref>[http://www.carlisleunited.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10361~1664609,00.html Kane joins Carlisle United FC]</ref> On 17 September 2009 Carlisle United agreed to send Kane to [[Darlington F.C.|Darlington]] on a monthlong loan deal.<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/d/darlington/8262300.stm Kane joins Darlington FC on loan]</ref> In February 2011, having been released by Carlisle United, he signed for Belfast club [[Cliftonville F.C.|Cliftonville]],<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cliftonville-fc.net/ |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2011-02-07 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080114024637/http://www.cliftonville-fc.net/ |archivedate=14 January 2008 |df=dmy-all }}</ref> for whom he scored 11 minutes into his debut - a 2–0 away win over [[Newry City F.C.|Newry City]].
| url = http://www.cerclebrugge.be/index.php?catnr1=10&catnr2=100&catnr3=100&catnr4=100&wedstrijd=2266&tab=motm}}</ref><ref>[http://home.scarlet.be/~tsd51501/KANE%20TONY.htm www.cerclemuseum.be]</ref> On 10 February 2009, Kane signed a loan deal which took him to [[Carlisle United F.C.|Carlisle United]] until the [[Football League 2008-09|end of the season]]. On 22 May 2009, it was announced by Carlisle United manager [[Greg Abbott]] that a deal had been verbally agreed between Carlisle United and [[Premier League]] side [[Blackburn Rovers F.C.|Blackburn Rovers]] to make the loan move a permanent one. Kane will be signing a two-year deal with the [[Cumbria]] based team.<ref>[http://www.carlisleunited.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10361~1664609,00.html Kane joins Carlisle United FC]</ref> On 17 September 2009 Carlisle United agreed to send Kane to [[Darlington F.C.|Darlington]] on a monthlong loan deal.<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/d/darlington/8262300.stm Kane joins Darlington FC on loan]</ref> In February 2011, having been released by Carlisle United, he signed for Belfast club [[Cliftonville F.C.|Cliftonville]],<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cliftonville-fc.net/ |title=Cliftonville-fc.net |accessdate=2011-02-07 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080114024637/http://www.cliftonville-fc.net/ |archivedate=14 January 2008 }}</ref> for whom he scored 11 minutes into his debut – a 2–0 away win over [[Newry City F.C.|Newry City]].


Following an impressive pre-season, he joined [[Ballymena United FC|Ballymena United]] in July 2011 and made his debut against [[Lisburn Distillery F.C.|Lisburn Distillery]] in August 2011 but was sent-off late in the game.<ref>[http://www.ballymenaunitedfc.com/matchcentre/report_2011_08_07_Distillery.htm Lisburn Distillery 1-4 Ballymena United] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120426010954/http://www.ballymenaunitedfc.com/matchcentre/report_2011_08_07_Distillery.htm |date=26 April 2012 }}</ref> He scored his first goal for the Sky Blues against his former club, Cliftonville, in September at Solitude.<ref>[http://www.ballymenaunitedfc.com/matchcentre/report_2011_09_10_Cliftonville.htm Cliftonville 3-4 Ballymena United] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110916134411/http://www.ballymenaunitedfc.com/matchcentre/report_2011_09_10_Cliftonville.htm |date=16 September 2011 }}</ref>
Following an impressive pre-season, he joined [[Ballymena United FC|Ballymena United]] in July 2011 and made his debut against [[Lisburn Distillery F.C.|Lisburn Distillery]] in August 2011 but was sent-off late in the game.<ref>[http://www.ballymenaunitedfc.com/matchcentre/report_2011_08_07_Distillery.htm Lisburn Distillery 1-4 Ballymena United] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120426010954/http://www.ballymenaunitedfc.com/matchcentre/report_2011_08_07_Distillery.htm |date=26 April 2012 }}</ref> He scored his first goal for the Sky Blues against his former club, Cliftonville, in September at Solitude.<ref>[http://www.ballymenaunitedfc.com/matchcentre/report_2011_09_10_Cliftonville.htm Cliftonville 3-4 Ballymena United] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110916134411/http://www.ballymenaunitedfc.com/matchcentre/report_2011_09_10_Cliftonville.htm |date=16 September 2011 }}</ref>

After making over 250 league appearances in 10 years, Kane was released by Ballymena United in the summer of 2021. On 8 July 2021, it was announced that Kane had signed for [[NIFL Championship]] side [[Dundela F.C.|Dundela]]. Following a health scare during a game for Dundela, on 5 October 2023 it would be announced that Kane would be stepping back from football.


==International career==
==International career==
Together with [[Michael O'Connor (footballer born 1987)|Michael O'Connor]], [[Marc Wilson (Irish footballer)|Marc Wilson]] and [[Darron Gibson]], Kane is one of several footballers born in Northern Ireland, who were involved in a dispute between the [[Irish Football Association]] (IFA), which organizes football in Northern Ireland, and the [[Football Association of Ireland]] (FAI), which organizes football in the Republic of Ireland, over international eligibility. A test case was taken by the IFA to the [[Court of Arbitration for Sport]], which found that FIFA was correctly applying its player eligibility regulations in allowing such players to represent the FAI.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.tas-cas.org/d2wfiles/document/4385/5048/0/Award%202071.pdf |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2011-03-25 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110721053357/http://www.tas-cas.org/d2wfiles/document/4385/5048/0/Award%202071.pdf |archivedate=21 July 2011 |df=dmy-all }}</ref>
Together with [[Michael O'Connor (footballer born 1987)|Michael O'Connor]], [[Marc Wilson (Irish footballer)|Marc Wilson]] and [[Darron Gibson]], Kane is one of several footballers born in Northern Ireland, who were involved in a dispute between the [[Irish Football Association]] (IFA), which organizes football in Northern Ireland, and the [[Football Association of Ireland]] (FAI), which organizes football in the Republic of Ireland, over international eligibility. A test case was taken by the IFA to the [[Court of Arbitration for Sport]], which found that FIFA was correctly applying its player eligibility regulations in allowing such players to represent the FAI.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.tas-cas.org/d2wfiles/document/4385/5048/0/Award%202071.pdf |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2011-03-25 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110721053357/http://www.tas-cas.org/d2wfiles/document/4385/5048/0/Award%202071.pdf |archivedate=21 July 2011 }}</ref>


===Northern Ireland===
===Northern Ireland===
Kane initially represented Northern Ireland at both under-18 and under-19 levels,<ref>[http://www.uefa.com/Competitions/Under19/Teams/Team=63/kindstatic=16/ www.uefa.com]</ref> before playing for the [[Republic of Ireland national under-21 football team|Republic of Ireland U21s]] during the 2006–07 season. He subsequently switched allegiances back to Northern Ireland and in November 2007 was called up for the [[Northern Ireland national football team|senior team]].<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/internationals/6974998.stm senior Northern Ireland call up]</ref> He has also played for [[Northern Ireland national under-21 football team|Northern Ireland U21s]],<ref>[http://www.irishfa.com/squad-profiles/87/under-21/tony-kane-defender www.irishfa.com]</ref> becoming a regular member of the squad during the qualifying rounds for the [[2009 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship Qualification Group 9|2009 European Under-21 Championship]]. To date he has played twice against [[Israel national under-21 football team|Israel]]<ref>[http://www.uefa.com/competitions/under21/fixturesresults/round=15084/match=300208/report=lu.html Northern Ireland U-21 v Israel]</ref><ref>[http://www.uefa.com/competitions/under21/fixturesresults/round=15084/match=300210/report=lu.html Northern Ireland U-21 v Israel]</ref> and in games against [[Luxembourg national under-21 football team|Luxembourg]]<ref>[http://www.uefa.com/competitions/under21/fixturesresults/round=15084/match=300214/report=lu.html Northern Ireland U-21 v Luxembourg]</ref> and [[Moldova national football team|Moldova]].<ref>.[http://www.uefa.com/competitions/under21/fixturesresults/round=15084/match=300198/report=lu.html Northern Ireland U-21 v Moldova]</ref> On 26 March 2008 he also played in a 3-1 friendly defeat against [[Romania national under-21 football team|Romania]].<ref>[http://www.irishfa.com/international-matches/match-reports/210/northern-ireland-u21-v-romania-nationwide-international Northern Ireland U-21 v Romania]</ref>
Kane initially represented Northern Ireland at both under-18 and under-19 levels,<ref>[http://www.uefa.com/Competitions/Under19/Teams/Team=63/kindstatic=16/ www.uefa.com]</ref> before playing for the [[Republic of Ireland national under-21 football team|Republic of Ireland U21s]] during the 2006–07 season. He subsequently switched allegiances back to Northern Ireland and in November 2007 was called up for the [[Northern Ireland national football team|senior team]].<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/internationals/6974998.stm senior Northern Ireland call up]</ref> He has also played for [[Northern Ireland national under-21 football team|Northern Ireland U21s]],<ref>[http://www.irishfa.com/squad-profiles/87/under-21/tony-kane-defender www.irishfa.com]</ref> becoming a regular member of the squad during the qualifying rounds for the [[2009 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship Qualification Group 9|2009 European Under-21 Championship]]. To date he has played twice against [[Israel national under-21 football team|Israel]]<ref>[http://www.uefa.com/competitions/under21/fixturesresults/round=15084/match=300208/report=lu.html Northern Ireland U-21 v Israel]</ref><ref>[http://www.uefa.com/competitions/under21/fixturesresults/round=15084/match=300210/report=lu.html Northern Ireland U-21 v Israel]</ref> and in games against [[Luxembourg national under-21 football team|Luxembourg]]<ref>[http://www.uefa.com/competitions/under21/fixturesresults/round=15084/match=300214/report=lu.html Northern Ireland U-21 v Luxembourg]</ref> and [[Moldova national football team|Moldova]].<ref>.[http://www.uefa.com/competitions/under21/fixturesresults/round=15084/match=300198/report=lu.html Northern Ireland U-21 v Moldova]</ref> On 26 March 2008 he also played in a 3-1 friendly defeat against [[Romania national under-21 football team|Romania]].<ref>[http://www.irishfa.com/international-matches/match-reports/210/northern-ireland-u21-v-romania-nationwide-international Northern Ireland U-21 v Romania]</ref>


===Republic of Ireland===
===Republic of Ireland===
During the 2006–07 season Kane also made five friendly appearances for the [[Republic of Ireland national under-21 football team|Republic of Ireland U21s]], making his debut on 18 October 2006 in a 2–0 win against [[Luxembourg national under-21 football team|Luxembourg]].<ref>[http://www.fai.ie/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1297 Republic U-21 v Luxembourg]</ref> Then in February 2007 he was selected for the Republic U-21 squad to play in the Madeira Cup, subsequently playing in two of the three games: a 1–0 win against [[Slovakia national under-21 football team|Slovakia]]<ref>[http://www.fai.ie/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1746 Republic U-21 v Slovakia]</ref> and a 2–2 draw with Madeira.<ref>[http://www.fai.ie/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1749 Republic U-21 v Madeira]</ref> On 27 March, he played in a 1–0 defeat against the [[Netherlands national under-21 football team|Netherlands]]<ref>[http://www.fai.ie/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1883 Republic U-21 v Netherlands]</ref> before making his final appearance for the Republic U-21s on 21 August 2007 in 2–2 draw with [[Germany national under-21 football team|Germany]].<ref>[http://www.fai.ie/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2306 Republic U-21 v Germany]</ref>
During the 2006–07 season Kane also made five friendly appearances for the [[Republic of Ireland national under-21 football team|Republic of Ireland U21s]], making his debut on 18 October 2006 in a 2–0 win against [[Luxembourg national under-21 football team|Luxembourg]].<ref>[http://www.fai.ie/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1297 Republic U-21 v Luxembourg]</ref> Then in February 2007 he was selected for the Republic U-21 squad to play in the Madeira Cup, subsequently playing in two of the three games: a 1–0 win against [[Slovakia national under-21 football team|Slovakia]]<ref>[http://www.fai.ie/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1746 Republic U-21 v Slovakia]</ref> and a 2–2 draw with Madeira.<ref>[http://www.fai.ie/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1749 Republic U-21 v Madeira]</ref> On 27 March, he played in a 1–0 defeat against the [[Netherlands national under-21 football team|Netherlands]]<ref>[http://www.fai.ie/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1883 Republic U-21 v Netherlands]</ref> before making his final appearance for the Republic U-21s on 21 August 2007 in 2–2 draw with [[Germany national under-21 football team|Germany]].<ref>[http://www.fai.ie/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2306 Republic U-21 v Germany]</ref>

==Honours==
'''Carlisle United'''
*[[Football League Trophy]] runner-up: [[2009–10 Football League Trophy|2009–10]]<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/8583783.stm |title=Carlisle United 1–4 Southampton |last=Shemilt |first=Stephan |website=BBC Sport |date=28 March 2010 |access-date=9 March 2024}}</ref>


==References==
==References==
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A versatile player, Tony can play both in the midfield and defence.
Regarded as one of the worlds best and largely credited with popularising the attacking fullback role. A generational talent, Tony has been approached by both Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland, to represent them at international level.

Latest revision as of 05:58, 21 November 2024

Tony Kane
Personal information
Full name Anthony Michael Kane
Date of birth (1987-08-29) 29 August 1987 (age 37)
Place of birth Belfast, Northern Ireland
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Full back, midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2004–2009 Blackburn Rovers 0 (0)
2006 → Stockport County (loan) 4 (0)
2007 → Cercle Brugge (loan) 11 (0)
2008 → Stockport County (loan) 3 (0)
2009 → Carlisle United (loan) 9 (0)
2009–2011 Carlisle United 5 (0)
2009 → Darlington (loan) 4 (0)
2011 Cliftonville 8 (1)
2011–2021 Ballymena United 259 (32)
2021–2023 Dundela 65 (4)
Total 367 (37)
International career‡
2006–2007 Republic of Ireland U21 5 (0)
2007–2008 Northern Ireland U21 5 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 7 October 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 7 October 2023

Anthony Michael Kane (born 29 August 1987) is a Northern Irish former footballer[1] Kane was best known for his time at Ballymena United where he made over 250 appearances for the Sky Blues. As an international, Kane has represented both the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland at under-21 level.

Club career

[edit]

Kane joined Blackburn Rovers as a youth in November 2004 and was subsequently a member of the squad that won the Premier Academy League in 2004–05. He then became a regular member of the Rovers reserve team before signing a two-year contract in 2006. In November 2006 he had a brief loan spell at Stockport County before joining Cercle Brugge on another loan deal in January 2007.[2][3] In his first appearance for Cercle, Kane was voted man of the match by fans after a strong debut in a 2–0 win a debut against Zulte Waregem.[4][5] On 10 February 2009, Kane signed a loan deal which took him to Carlisle United until the end of the season. On 22 May 2009, it was announced by Carlisle United manager Greg Abbott that a deal had been verbally agreed between Carlisle United and Premier League side Blackburn Rovers to make the loan move a permanent one. Kane will be signing a two-year deal with the Cumbria based team.[6] On 17 September 2009 Carlisle United agreed to send Kane to Darlington on a monthlong loan deal.[7] In February 2011, having been released by Carlisle United, he signed for Belfast club Cliftonville,[8] for whom he scored 11 minutes into his debut – a 2–0 away win over Newry City.

Following an impressive pre-season, he joined Ballymena United in July 2011 and made his debut against Lisburn Distillery in August 2011 but was sent-off late in the game.[9] He scored his first goal for the Sky Blues against his former club, Cliftonville, in September at Solitude.[10]

After making over 250 league appearances in 10 years, Kane was released by Ballymena United in the summer of 2021. On 8 July 2021, it was announced that Kane had signed for NIFL Championship side Dundela. Following a health scare during a game for Dundela, on 5 October 2023 it would be announced that Kane would be stepping back from football.

International career

[edit]

Together with Michael O'Connor, Marc Wilson and Darron Gibson, Kane is one of several footballers born in Northern Ireland, who were involved in a dispute between the Irish Football Association (IFA), which organizes football in Northern Ireland, and the Football Association of Ireland (FAI), which organizes football in the Republic of Ireland, over international eligibility. A test case was taken by the IFA to the Court of Arbitration for Sport, which found that FIFA was correctly applying its player eligibility regulations in allowing such players to represent the FAI.[11]

Northern Ireland

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Kane initially represented Northern Ireland at both under-18 and under-19 levels,[12] before playing for the Republic of Ireland U21s during the 2006–07 season. He subsequently switched allegiances back to Northern Ireland and in November 2007 was called up for the senior team.[13] He has also played for Northern Ireland U21s,[14] becoming a regular member of the squad during the qualifying rounds for the 2009 European Under-21 Championship. To date he has played twice against Israel[15][16] and in games against Luxembourg[17] and Moldova.[18] On 26 March 2008 he also played in a 3-1 friendly defeat against Romania.[19]

Republic of Ireland

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During the 2006–07 season Kane also made five friendly appearances for the Republic of Ireland U21s, making his debut on 18 October 2006 in a 2–0 win against Luxembourg.[20] Then in February 2007 he was selected for the Republic U-21 squad to play in the Madeira Cup, subsequently playing in two of the three games: a 1–0 win against Slovakia[21] and a 2–2 draw with Madeira.[22] On 27 March, he played in a 1–0 defeat against the Netherlands[23] before making his final appearance for the Republic U-21s on 21 August 2007 in 2–2 draw with Germany.[24]

Honours

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Carlisle United

References

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  1. ^ "Dundela defender Tony Kane to step away from football after health scare". BBC Sport NI. 5 October 2023. Retrieved 7 October 2023.
  2. ^ Blackburn Rovers bio
  3. ^ Northern Ireland's Footballing Greats
  4. ^ "Cercle Brugge K.S.V. – S.V. Zulte-Waregem 2–0".
  5. ^ www.cerclemuseum.be
  6. ^ Kane joins Carlisle United FC
  7. ^ Kane joins Darlington FC on loan
  8. ^ "Cliftonville-fc.net". Archived from the original on 14 January 2008. Retrieved 7 February 2011.
  9. ^ Lisburn Distillery 1-4 Ballymena United Archived 26 April 2012 at the Wayback Machine
  10. ^ Cliftonville 3-4 Ballymena United Archived 16 September 2011 at the Wayback Machine
  11. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 July 2011. Retrieved 25 March 2011.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  12. ^ www.uefa.com
  13. ^ senior Northern Ireland call up
  14. ^ www.irishfa.com
  15. ^ Northern Ireland U-21 v Israel
  16. ^ Northern Ireland U-21 v Israel
  17. ^ Northern Ireland U-21 v Luxembourg
  18. ^ .Northern Ireland U-21 v Moldova
  19. ^ Northern Ireland U-21 v Romania
  20. ^ Republic U-21 v Luxembourg
  21. ^ Republic U-21 v Slovakia
  22. ^ Republic U-21 v Madeira
  23. ^ Republic U-21 v Netherlands
  24. ^ Republic U-21 v Germany
  25. ^ Shemilt, Stephan (28 March 2010). "Carlisle United 1–4 Southampton". BBC Sport. Retrieved 9 March 2024.
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