Kane joined Blackburn Rovers as a youth in November 2004 and was subsequently a member of the squad that won the Premier Academy League in 2004–05.
[7] In February 2011, having been released by Carlisle United, he signed for Belfast club Cliftonville,[8] for whom he scored 11 minutes into his debut – a 2–0 away win over Newry City.
Following an impressive pre-season, he joined Ballymena United in July 2011 and made his debut against Lisburn Distillery in August 2011 but was sent-off late in the game.
[19] During the 2006–07 season Kane also made five friendly appearances for the Republic of Ireland U21s, making his debut on 18 October 2006 in a 2–0 win against Luxembourg.
[22] On 27 March, he played in a 1–0 defeat against the Netherlands[23] before making his final appearance for the Republic U-21s on 21 August 2007 in 2–2 draw with Germany.