KANE FERDINAND is cousins with three players who made over 1000 Premier League appearances between them.
The Maidenhead United footballer has an illustrious family tree and is the cousin of Rio, Anton and Les Ferdinand.
Anton, Rio and Les were Premier League stalwarts that made 1,073 Premier League appearances in total.
And Rio, 45, was the most successful of them all – winning six Premier League titles during his time at Sir Alex Ferguson’s Manchester United.
Unlike Rio and Anton, who were both centre-backs, and “Sir Les” who played as a forward, Kane, 31, came through at Southend United as a midfielder.
His game as a midfielder is more attacking than combative, and he dons the number 10 shirt for Maidenhead owing to his flair and eye for a pass.
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Born in London in 1992, Kane opted to represent Ireland at youth level owing to his mother’s Irish heritage.
He represented Ireland at the U18, U19 and U21 levels but never received a call up to the Republic of Ireland’s first team.
His career has seen him play at League One and League Two level for the majority, where he represented the likes of Southend, Peterborough, Northampton, Cheltenham and Dagenham and Redbridge.
His National League career kicked off with a move to Woking in 2015, where he spent five years with the club.
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He then made the switch to Maidenhead, where he has made 105 appearances and captains the side.
Maidenhead are currently 15th in the National League, and looking to stay in the division after a topsy turvy season.
They are six points off the drop zone after a 3-1 win over Altrincham yesterday.
The victory ended a run of four consecutive defeats in the league.
Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
