Tony Kane

Anthony Michael "Tony" Kane ( born August 29, 1987 in Belfast ) is a Northern Irish footballer who plays for Blackburn Rovers in the English Premier League. He also owns the Irish nationality.

Playing career

National

Tony Kane came in 2004 as a youth player at Blackburn Rovers, where he played in the U19 and reserve team in his first two years an important role. While he is in the squad since the summer of 2006 the first team, but he was allowed in the Premier League still deny no match for the Rovers.

In 2006, he was briefly loaned out to Stockport County. In early 2007, Kane made ​​with strong performances as Players out on loan to the Belgian first division side Cercle Brugge attention to himself and was already in his first game of his own fans for ' Man of the Match "award.

Internationally

Tony Kane has already played for the Under-18 and Under-19 national team of Northern Ireland in 2006 before he decided that he wants to play in the U21 for Ireland. There he came in five friendly matches is used. Since 2007, he now plays yet again for the U21 Northern Ireland and has also been appointed to the senior team.