A lot has changed since Harry Kane made his first-team debut for Tottenham in a Europa League qualifier against Hearts in August 2011.
Kane had spent the second half of the previous season on loan at Leyton Orient, and he did enough to impress Spurs manager Harry Redknapp.
Tottenham’s progression to the Europa League group stage was all but secure following a 5-0 victory in the first leg in Edinburgh.
The first leg win gave Redknapp a perfect opportunity to offer the Spurs academy graduate a chance to shine in the senior set-up.
Kane played the full match on home soil, but he wasted a golden opportunity to mark his first-team bow in style – the forward saw his penalty saved in the first half as the encounter ended goalless.
Banging in goal after goal in the seasons since for the club, it’s fair to say Kane’s misfortune on his big day as a teenage prospect wasn’t a sign of things to come.
We’ve taken a look at the players who featured alongside Spurs’ talisman in the stalemate in August 2011 to see what they’re up to now.
GK – Carlo Cudicini
The goalkeeper joined Tottenham in 2009 following a trophy-laden stay with London rivals Chelsea and spent three seasons at White Hart Lane.
Due to the presence of Heurelho Gomes, Brad Friedel and Hugo Lloris, Cudicini played second-fiddle, making just 37 appearances for the club before linking up with former Spurs team-mate Robbie Keane at LA Galaxy in January 2012.
After hanging up his gloves in 2014, he returned to Chelsea as a club ambassador before working as an assistant under both Antonio Conte and Maurizio Sarri.
In the summer of 2019, the 48-year-old changed roles to become their loan player technical coach and that job definitely keeps him very busy.
RB – Ryan Fredericks (Niko Kranjcar, ’61)
Fredericks came through the Tottenham academy alongside Kane and was also making his first-team debut for the club in that 0-0 draw with Hearts.
“Harry has surprised a lot of people with the career he…