Chris Kane

Chris Kane made 26 Championship appearances for Dunfermline Athletic in 2025-26, but only seven were starts, which framed him as a rotation striker rather than a fixed first-choice option. His six league goals gave Dunfermline useful output from limited starts, while two Scottish Cup goals and one in the Premiership play-offs showed his role carried beyond the league.

Kane’s season rating profile was steady rather than standout, with a 6.75 average across his Championship appearances. A high of 7.45 and a low of 6.02 suggests he had productive peaks without establishing consistent dominance.

Kane’s career has been built across four Scottish clubs, with St Johnstone the main long-term base before his move to Dunfermline. The pattern was one of loans earlier in his career, then a later shift into a more regular scoring role at Championship level, where he reached 11 league goals in 2024-25 before dropping to six in 2025-26.

The transfer record points to low-risk movement rather than fee-driven recruitment: loans to Dumbarton, Queen of the South and Dunfermline, followed by a free transfer from St Johnstone to Dunfermline in July 2024. That final move suggested a step away from St Johnstone’s Premiership squad structure into a clearer Championship role.