Timothy Filiga "Tim" Cahill (born 6 December 1979) is an Australian football (soccer) player who plays for Everton and the Australian national football team. Cahill plays as an attacking midfielder, but has also played as a striker on several occasions and captains Everton in Phil Neville's absence. Cahill has become one of the highest profile footballers in the Asian Football Confederation. Cahill scored the first goal by an Australian at a FIFA World Cup, and has also scored the most goals by any Australian in the World Cup. In 2007, he also became the first Australian player to score at an Asian Cup. Cahill is known for his adept heading ability, remarkable leap despite being average height and scoring the majority of his goals with his head.
Early life
Cahill was born in Sydney, Australia to a Samoan mother and an English father of Irish descent and was encouraged to play football as a child. As a youngster Cahill played football for Balmain Police Boys Club and the Marrickville Red Devils Soccer Football Club. He attended Bexley North Primary school, Tempe High School and Kingsgrove North High School, where he ended his high school years.
His brother, Chris Cahill, is also a professional footballer. He has three cousins who are professional rugby players; Ben Roberts (New Zealand Rugby League), Joe Stanley, Jeremy Stanley (New Zealand Rugby Union) along with 2 nephews who are also professional rugby league players, Chase Stanley, Kyle Stanley and Benson Stanley who plays Rugby union
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Honours
Club
Millwall
* Football League Second Division (1): 2000–01
Individual
* Oceania Footballer of the Year (1): 2004
* Australian Professional Football Association Player of the Year: (1) 2008–09
* PFA First Division Team of the Year (1): 2003–04
* Everton Player of the Season (1): 2004–05
* Everton Players' Player of the Season (1): 2004–05
Achievements
* Nominated for Ballon d'Or 2006
* Nominated for Asian Footballer of the Year 2010
* First Australian to score at the World Cup Finals
* First Australian to score at the Asian Cup Finals
* Most Goals by an Australian at the World Cup Finals
* First Everton player since Dixie Dean in 1931 to score in three separate Merseyside derbies at Anfield
* Has scored more post-war league goals against Liverpool than any other player
Football academy
Cahill became involved with two football academies in 2009, one based in Wollongong, Australia in partnership with Wollongong Police and Community Youth Club, and another in partnership with 'Elite Sporting Academy' in Dubai.
Personal information
Full name: Timothy Filiga Cahill
Date of birth: 6 December 1979 (1979-12-06)
Place of birth: Sydney, Australia
Height: 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing position: Attacking Midfielder, Striker
Club information
Current club: Everton
Number: 17
Youth career
1991–1996 Plumpton/Oakhurst
1996–1997 Sydney United
1997–1998 Millwall
Senior career*
1998–2004 Millwall 217 (52)
2004– Everton 188 (54)
National team‡
1993 Samoa U-17 1 (0)
2004– Australia 52 (23)
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