Club career
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. 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 againstInternational career
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.Northern Ireland
Kane initially represented Northern Ireland at both under-18 and under-19 levels, 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. He has also played for Northern Ireland U21s, 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 and in games against Luxembourg and Moldova. On 26 March 2008 he also played in a 3-1 friendly defeat against Romania.Republic of Ireland
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. 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 and a 2–2 draw with Madeira. On 27 March, he played in a 1–0 defeat against the Netherlands before making his final appearance for the Republic U-21s on 21 August 2007 in 2–2 draw with Germany.References
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