Full name Paul Kane 1982–1990 Hibernian Position Midfielder Years Team Height 1.75 m | Playing position Role Footballer Name Paul Kane | |
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Date of birth (1965-06-20) 20 June 1965 (age 50) | ||
Place of birth Edinburgh, Scotland | ||
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Paul James Kane (born 20 June 1965 in Edinburgh) is a Scottish former professional footballer.
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Career
A midfielder, Kane began his career with Hibernian in 1982. In eight years at Easter Road, he made 247 league appearances and scored 33 goals. In January 1991 he joined Oldham Athletic and went on to make 21 appearances for the Boundary Park club.
His next move, in November 1991, was to Aberdeen. In four years with the Dons he made 118 appearances, finding the net on eleven occasions. After a loan spell at Barnsley, Kane joined Norwegian club Viking in 1996 under the Bosman ruling. Kane became the first British footballer to move under freedom of contract without incurring a transfer fee.
In 1997, he returned to Scotland to join St Johnstone, playing in the Scottish Premier League until the age of 36. In five years with the Saints, he made 138 appearances and scored six goals. His final club was Clyde, who he played for from 2002 until his retirement twelve months later.
Since retiring from football, Kane has been running a pub business, while attending Hibernian games regularly.