| Chris Kane | |
| Fullname: | Christopher Kane[1] |
| Birth Date: | 31 May 1993 |
| Birth Place: | Edinburgh, Scotland |
| Position: | Defender, midfielder |
| Youthyears1: | 2005–2012 |
| Youthclubs1: | Heart of Midlothian |
| Years1: | 2011–2012 |
| Caps1: | 0 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Clubs1: | Heart of Midlothian |
| Years2: | 2012–2014 |
| Caps2: | 23 |
| Goals2: | 1 |
| Clubs2: | Dunfermline Athletic |
| Years3: | 2014–2016 |
| Caps3: | 57 |
| Goals3: | 2 |
| Clubs3: | Cowdenbeath |
| Years4: | 2016–2019 |
| Caps4: | 77 |
| Goals4: | 5 |
| Clubs4: | East Fife |
| Years5: | 2019–2020 |
| Caps5: | 25 |
| Goals5: | 1 |
| Clubs5: | Edinburgh City |
| Years6: | 2020–2021 |
| Caps6: | 7 |
| Goals6: | 0 |
| Clubs6: | Stenhousemuir |
| Years7: | 2021–2022 |
| Caps7: | 13 |
| Goals7: | 0 |
| Clubs7: | Edinburgh City |
| Years8: | 2022–2023 |
| Caps8: | 2 |
| Goals8: | 0 |
| Clubs8: | Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic |
| Club-Update: | 02:32, 26 November 2022 (UTC) |
Christopher Kane (born 31 May 1993)[2] is a Scottish professional footballer who used to play as a defender for Scottish League Two side Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic.
Kane signed for Hearts in 2005[3] from Edinburgh rivals Hibernian,[4] where he progressed through the youth ranks and went on to captain the Hearts under-19 squad.[5] [6] On 17 December 2011, he was promoted to the first team being named a substitute against Dunfermline,[7] after the late withdrawal of Andy Driver.[8]
On 31 May 2012, it was announced that Kane had signed a two-year contract with Scottish First Division side Dunfermline Athletic.[9] He made his first team debut as a substitute on 28 July 2012 in a Challenge Cup match against Forfar Athletic.[10] He made his league debut on 1 September, coming on as an 80th-minute substitute replacing Stephen Husband in a 3–1 win over Raith Rovers.[11]
On 18 January 2014, Kane joined Cowdenbeath after leaving Dunfermline Athletic. After two and a half years at Cowdenbeath, Kane signed for Fife rivals East Fife in May 2016.[12]
After a season at Edinburgh City, Kane joined Stenhousemuir in August 2020.[13] He rejoined Edinburgh City during the 2021 close season. On 14 January 2022, Edinburgh City confirmed that Kane had left the club following the expiration of his contract.[14]
On 4 November 2022, Kane signed for Scottish League Two side Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic.[15]
| Club | Season | League | Scottish Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Dunfermline Athletic | 2012–13 | Scottish First Division | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4[16] | 0 | 18 | 1 | |
| 2013–14 | Scottish League One | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1[17] | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Total | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 23 | 1 | |||
| Cowdenbeath | 2013–14 | Scottish Championship | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[18] | 0 | 12 | 0 | |
| 2014–15 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 0 | |||
| 2015–16 | Scottish League One | 21 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3[19] | 0 | 27 | 2 | ||
| Total | 47 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 57 | 2 | |||
| East Fife | 2016–17 | Scottish League One | 34 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 43 | 4 | |
| 2017–18 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |||
| Total | 38 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 48 | 4 | |||
| Career total | 102 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 128 | 7 | |||