England striker Harry Kane has become the national team’s record holder for the number of appearances. He surpassed the previous record set by the legendary goalkeeper Peter Shilton.

The UEFA Nations League group-stage match against Croatia, played on home soil during the fifth round, marked Kane’s 126th appearance for England. Before that game, he had been level with Peter Shilton in the number of appearances for the national team.

The 33-year-old forward has been playing for German club Bayern Munich since the summer of 2023. During his time with the club, he has won the German league title twice, the German Super Cup twice and the German Cup once.

Kane won the European Golden Boot in the 2024/2025 and 2025/2026 seasons as the top scorer across Europe’s domestic leagues. In October this year, he also received the Ballon d’Or, awarded by France Football magazine to the best footballer of the season.

With 91 goals for England, Harry Kane is also the national team’s all-time leading scorer. He won silver medals at the 2021 and 2024 European Championships. In 2019, he helped England finish third in the inaugural UEFA Nations League, while in 2026 he contributed to the team’s bronze-medal finish at the World Cup.

Kane is also among the top five goalscorers in the history of the FIFA World Cup, with 14 goals to his name. At the 2018 tournament in Russia, he scored six goals and finished as the competition’s top scorer.

Peter Shilton, the former record holder for appearances for England, is now 77 years old. He played professional football from 1966 to 1997 and spent his entire career with English clubs.

As a player for Nottingham Forest, Shilton won the English league title in 1978. With the club, he also lifted the European Cup in 1979 and 1980, the UEFA Super Cup and the English League Cup in 1979, as well as the English Super Cup in 1978.

In addition, while playing for Leicester City, the goalkeeper won the English Second Division title in 1971 and also claimed the country’s Super Cup.

Peter Shilton represented England at the 1982, 1986 and 1990 FIFA World Cups. At the 1990 tournament in Italy, the English team finished fourth.