Harry Kane surpasses Messi and Ronaldo with 22 goals in the first 14 matches of the season
Harry Kane scored 22 goals in 14 games for Bayern Munich in the 2025/26 season, the best start of his career according to BeSoccer Pro. He surpassed Ronaldo, Haaland, Messi; Bayern won 14/14 under coach Vincent Kompany.
22 goals in 14 official matches. 1.57 goals/match. Bayern Munich won 14/14. That's the destructive pace that has put Harry Kane ahead of Cristiano Ronaldo, Erling Haaland, Robert Lewandowski, Luis Suarez and Lionel Messi in terms of starting season performance over the past two decades, according to BeSoccer Pro data.
Surpassing Ronaldo, Haaland, Messi: performance standards at the beginning of the season
With 22 goals/14 matches in the 2025/26 season, Kane has surpassed the most outstanding early-season milestones of two decades:
| Player | Season/Club | Goals after 14 matches |
|---|---|---|
| Cristiano Ronaldo | 2014/15 – Real Madrid | 21 |
| Erling Haaland | 2019/20 – RB Salzburg | 21 |
| Robert Lewandowski | 2019/20 – Bayern Munich | 19 |
| Luis Suarez | 2013/14 – Liverpool | 19 |
| Lionel Messi | 2012/13 – Barcelona | 17 |
| Kylian Mbappe | 2025/26 – Real Madrid | 16 |
This is the best start of the 32-year-old striker's career, according to BeSoccer Pro.
Bayern's 1.57 goals/match performance and 14-game winning streak
Kane's goalscoring form has put Bayern Munich on a perfect trajectory: 14 consecutive wins in the 2025/26 season. According to the data source, this is a European record winning streak at the start of a season, and the club's best start since 2000.
| Season | Club | Win after 14 matches |
|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | Bayern Munich | 14 |
| 2023/24 | Bayern Munich | 11 |
| 2024/25 | Bayern Munich | 10 |
| 2017/18 | Tottenham | 10 |
| 2014/15 | Tottenham | 10 |
Under coach Vincent Kompany, Bayern are currently the only team in Europe yet to lose this season.
Role of movement: less playmaking, more finishing
The explosive scoring performance has been accompanied by a marked decline in assists. After 14 games, Kane has just 3 assists – a career low at the same point.
| Season | Club | Assists after 14 matches |
|---|---|---|
| 2020/21 | Tottenham | 10 |
| 2023/24 | Bayern Munich | 7 |
| 2024/25 | Bayern Munich | 6 |
| 2025/26 | Bayern Munich | 3 |
Data shows that Kane is focusing on finishing the ball instead of dropping deep to play the ball like in his peak seasons at Tottenham 2020/21.
Seasonal performance trajectory: new peak in Munich
According to BeSoccer Pro, Kane's number of goals after the first 14 matches of the season through outstanding seasons:
| Season | Club | Goals after 14 matches |
|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | Bayern Munich | 22 |
| 2024/25 | Bayern Munich | 17 |
| 2023/24 | Bayern Munich | 17 |
| 2020/21 | Tottenham | 13 |
| 2017/18 | Tottenham | 13 |
Since leaving Tottenham in the summer of 2023 for a fee of around 100 million euros, Kane has immediately become the centerpiece at Bayern: in the first season he scored 36 goals in the Bundesliga; the next season he won the Golden Boot with 26 goals and won the first national championship of his career with the team.
Key numbers
- 22 goals/14 matches, efficiency 1.57 goals/match (2025/26).
- Bayern won 14/14, a European record for an early-season winning streak; their best start to a season since 2000.
- 3 assists/14 games – career low at the same time.
- Surpassed Ronaldo, Haaland, Lewandowski, Suarez, Messi in goals after the first 14 matches of the season.
- BeSoccer Pro: Kane's best start to his career.
Kane is rewriting the definition of a striker's 'dream start': less background work, more decisive moments – and Bayern Munich are reaping the benefits.
