.jpg) Cahill in 2024 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Personal information | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Timothy Filiga Cahill[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 6 December 1979[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Attacking midfielder, forward | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1995–1997 | Sydney Olympic FC | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1997 | Sydney United | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1997–1998 | Millwall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1998–2004 | Millwall | 217 | (52) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2004–2012 | Everton | 226 | (56) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2012–2015 | New York Red Bulls | 62 | (14) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2015–2016 | Shanghai Shenhua | 28 | (11) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2016 | Hangzhou Greentown | 17 | (4) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2016–2017 | Melbourne City | 27 | (11) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018 | Millwall | 10 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018–2019 | Jamshedpur | 12 | (2) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | 599 | (150) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| International career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1994 | Western Samoa U20 | 2 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2004 | Australia Olympic (O.P.) | 4 | (3) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2004–2018 | Australia | 108 | (50) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Timothy Filiga Cahill AO (/ˈkeɪhɪl/; born 6 December 1979) is an Australian former professional soccer player who played as an attacking midfielder but also played as a striker on many occasions. A box-to-box midfielder, Cahill became recognised for "his aggressive and powerful approach and his ability to head the ball in the penalty area".[3] Cahill has scored 50 goals in 108 caps between 2004 and 2018 and is regarded as one of the greatest Australian soccer players of all time.[4][5][6][7] He currently works as a pundit for BBC Sport and Sky Sports.
In 1997, Cahill left Sydney for England to play professionally; there he was signed by Millwall on a free transfer from Sydney United. He was part of the Millwall side that won the Football League Second Division title in the 2000–01 season, and was also a central part of Millwall's run to the 2004 FA Cup Final. Before the start of the 2004–05 season, Cahill was transferred to Everton. He was named both Everton Player of the Season and Everton Players' Player of the Season in his debut season, and in the following year he was named as one of 50 nominees for the Ballon d'Or, becoming the first Everton player in 11 years to be nominated. He was also part of the Everton side that reached the final of the 2008–09 FA Cup. Since leaving Everton in 2012, Cahill has played for the New York Red Bulls, Shanghai Shenhua, Hangzhou Greentown and Melbourne City. After a brief spell at former club Millwall, he ended his career at Jamshedpur.
Cahill was the first Australian to score at a FIFA World Cup, scored in three World Cups (2006, 2010, 2014) and has scored the most goals by any Australian in the men's World Cup with five goals.[8] In 2007, he became the first Australian player to score at an AFC Asian Cup. Cahill is known for his adept heading ability and high vertical leap, having scored many of his goals with his head. He is famous for his regular goal celebration of shadow boxing around the corner flag.[9][10]
- ^ a b "FIFA World Cup Russia 2018: List of Players: Australia" (PDF). FIFA. 15 July 2018. p. 3. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 June 2019.
- ^ "Tim Cahill | Socceroos". Archived from the original on 24 March 2019. Retrieved 11 June 2019.
- ^ McCarthy, Kyle. "McCarthy's Musings: Tim Cahill, New York seal move in short order to bolster Red Bulls' MLS Cup hopes". Goal.com. Archived from the original on 22 October 2013. Retrieved 31 July 2012.
- ^ "10 Best Australian Football Players of All Time". Soccer Mavericks. Retrieved 26 December 2023.
- ^ "Tim Cahill retires as the greatest of all the Socceroos". The Guardian. 18 July 2018. Retrieved 1 January 2022.
- ^ "The greatest Socceroo: Cahill leaves the game as an icon of sport". Sydney Morning Herald. 19 November 2018. Retrieved 1 January 2022.
- ^ "Harry Kewell named greatest footballer". The Age. 13 July 2012. Retrieved 1 January 2022.
- ^ "Tim Cahill's World Cup goal for the ages". 19 June 2014. Retrieved 19 June 2014.
- ^ "Tim Cahill fights corner flag". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 9 October 2018.
- ^ "Football's best and worst goal celebrations". The Telegraph. Archived from the original on 12 January 2022. Retrieved 10 October 2018.