Tottenham striker Harry Kane has now scored 56 goals and he surpasses Leo Messi's 54 goals in all games in European top 5 leagues in 2017.
Harry Kane broke the record for goals scored in the Premier League in a calendar year with his effort against Southampton.
The 24-year-old took his tally for 2017 to 36 with his hat-trick in the 3-0 win over Burnley on Saturday, drawing level with the record set by Alan Shearer for Blackburn Rovers in 1995.
And Kanes close-range header after 22 minutes against the Saints on Boxing Day saw him surpass the tally set by the Rovers, Newcastle United and England great to claim a personal slice of Premier League history.
Kane also scored a second goal and this helped him surpass Lionel Messi as Europes top scorer since January, with 56 goals for club and country.
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