Harry Kane lived every boy 's childhood dream tonight by scoring on debut for England with just his third touch of the ball . Substituted into the game at the 71st minute , the London-born 21-year-old marked one of the most remarkable debuts in modern English football with a goal scored 80 seconds after taking the field . He also wrote his name into the record books - it was the third fastest goal scored by an England debutant behind John Cock in 1919 and Bill Nicholson , who netted after just 19 seconds on his England debut against Portugal in 1951 to set the record . Scroll down for video . An ecstatic Harry Kane slides to the corner flag as Wembley erupts after he scores on debut with his third touch . Kane nodded in the goal after getting on the end of a cross played in by Raheem Sterling . Here he is pictured celebrating his dream debut as he is crowded by his England team mates . The Wembley crowd erupted with joy when the 21-year-old scored with just his third touch . Kane heads the ball into the back of the net to etch his name into the England record books . It is just the latest step in a Roy of the Rovers-style meteoric rise for the youngster , who had n't figured in Tottenham 's first team plans regularly until the start of the season . Born in Chingford , London , Kane was playing for Ridgeway Rovers in east London - the same youth side David Beckham and Andros Townsend played for - when he was scouted by Gunners spies and joined the club as an eight-year-old . He spent a year in the red half of north London before returning to his amateur childhood side after Arsenal let him leave . From Ridgeway , he joined Watford 's youth set up where he spent two months before being snapped up by Tottenham as an 11-year-old . From there he had loan spells of varying success at clubs that include Millwall and Leicester . Kane spent a year playing for Arsenal as a youngster . Here he is pictured bottom left with his team mates . Kane pictured in action against Southampton during his 2012 loan spell with Championship club Millwall . Former club mates , family and coaches have spoken of him as 'grounded ' , 'level headed ' and a 'good natured ' person who gives his best day-in day-out on the training pitch . Former Spurs manager David Pleat told the BBC : 'His feet are firmly on the ground . He is a very sensible boy , a modest , humble boy . ' And former England striker Clive Allen said he was a 'fine young man ' when he worked with him as a 16-year-old . 'You could see from the day he walked in he had a real desire to improve himself as a footballer and the one thing I 'd say about him , which unfortunately you do n't say about a lot of young footballers , is that he had a passion for the game . ' Last month Kane was pictured in Marbella , Spain , treating his childhood sweetheart Katie Goodland to a romantic Valentine 's Day meal . Kane was clearly enjoying his break in Marbella with girlfriend Katie Goodland when he posted this Instagram photo , captioned : 'Happy Valentines everyone ' Harry Kane 's reaction on social media revealed his delight with his performance . He wrote : 'Wow , words ca n't describe that feeling ' and he described it as the best night of his life . And Kane 's girlfriend wrote on Twitter that she was 'buzzing ' and 'no-one deserves it more ' The pair , who have been dating for three years , dined at La Sala , which is part-owned by former Spurs team-mate and good friend David Bentley , and stayed two nights at the 5-star Puente Romano Hotel . Following tonight ’ s game , Kane told ITV : 'It 's the start I dreamed of , it 's a little bit of a blur at the minute . 'It 's the best moment by far , to represent your country at senior level is the top . 'Hopefully I can keep doing it and it 's the first of many . ' Captain Wayne Rooney , who had scored England 's opener , added : 'It 's fantastic , international football 's different and to score after 80 seconds is incredible for Harry . 'We 're all delighted and hopefully it 's the first of many . ' Last night Harry Kane wrote his name into the record books - his goal was the third fastest goal scored by an England debutant behind John Cock in 1919 and Bill Nicholson , who netted after just 19 seconds on his England debut against Portugal in 1951 to set the record . Bill Nicholson ( pictured left during his managerial career ) holds the record for scoring after just 19 seconds on his England debut in 1951 . His time is followed by Jack Cock ( right ) , who netted after 30 seconds in 1919 .
London-born footballer Harry Kane scored just 80 seconds into his debut . The 21-year-old scored a header in England 's qualifier against Lithuania . Born in Ridgeway , he played for Ridgeway Rovers and Arsenal as a child . He was snapped up by Tottenham at three years and spent time on loan . Former coaches have described him as 'level headed ' and 'humble ' He has been dating childhood sweetheart Katie Goodland for the age of 11 .