 Kane 's squad number was changed from 18 to 10 , previously worn by Emmanuel Adebayor . In an interview to The Daily Telegraph , he said that he changed the number " to become a club legend " . With Adebayor and Roberto Soldado having been put up for sale , he began the season as the club 's only forward , and the third @-@ choice captain behind Lloris and Jan Vertonghen . After a 748 @-@ minute drought , he scored his first goal of the season on 26 September 2015 as Tottenham came from behind to defeat leaders Manchester City 4 – 1 . Eight days later , he scored an own goal from Jonjo Shelvey 's corner kick away to Swansea City , but Tottenham fought back to a 2 – 2 draw . 
