It 's been quite the week for Harry Kane . After his first call-up to the England squad , he scored his first Premier League hat-trick in Tottenham 's thrilling 4-3 win over Leicester on Saturday . The treble took Kane 's goal tally for the season to 29 and , with 19 of those coming in the league , he has soared above Diego Costa and Sergio Aguero to top the English scoring charts . The 21-year-old 's record compares very favourably with his striking colleagues across Europe too , with Kane now fourth on the list of goal-grabbers in the top five leagues . Harry Kane grabs the match ball after his hat-trick in Tottenham 's 4-3 win over Leicester on Saturday . Kane strokes home a penalty during Tottenham 's win at White Hart Lane . The list of leading goalscorers in Europe 's top five leagues . Statistics courtesy of Opta . CLICK HERE TO READ MARTIN SAMUEL 'S INTERVIEW WITH THE SPURS HERO . Taking only league goals into account , Barcelona superstar Lionel Messi leads the way with 32 goals in 27 matches - that equates to a remarkable ratio of a goal every 74.5 minutes . However , Cristiano Ronaldo trumps Messi on those measures , with a minutes per goal ratio of 71.4 minutes and an average of 1.25 goals per game . He has , though , scored just the 30 goals . The only other player to have scored more league goals than Kane is Lyon 's Alexandre Lacazette , with 23 in 26 matches . Kane now has a superior minutes per goal ratio to both Costa at Chelsea and Aguero at Manchester City . He is also outperforming Barcelona 's Brazilian superstar Neymar and PSG 's hero Zlatan Ibrahimovic , who both have 17 league goals this term . Lionel Messi celebrates yet another goal as Barcelona defeat Eibar in La Liga . Cristiano Ronaldo has scored an incredible 30 league goals in 24 matches for Real Madrid this season . Lyon striker Alexandre Lacazette is third on the list of goalscorers with 23 this season . Kane is outperforming the Paris Saint-Germain forward Zlatan Ibrahimovic this season . Alan Shearer says the uncapped striker should start for England in their upcoming games . Former England striker Alan Shearer has backed Kane to make an impression in the England team , starting with this Friday 's Euro 2016 qualifier with Lithuania and the friendly with Italy on March 31 . Shearer said on Match of the Day : 'Well considering he did n't start playing regular Premier league football until November he is now top scorer in the league with 19 goals . I think Roy Hodgson should start him . Yes , he 's in the squad but start him in the team . 'He 's ( Hodgson 's ) watched him enough times this season , he knows what he is all about an he is on fire . 'The form he is in , I think get him in there and he will score goals . He will be a great foil for [ Wayne ] Rooney and I am a big fan of his . '
Kane scored a hat-trick in Tottenham 's 4-3 win over Leicester on Saturday . It came after the 21-year-old received his fourth England call-up . Striker took his tally for the season to 29 , with 19 in Premier League . He moved above Diego Costa and Sergio Aguero in league 's scoring chart . His tally is behind only Messi , Ronaldo and Lacazette in top five divisions . Kane is outperforming Neymar and Zlatan Ibrahimovic .