Tim Cahill

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Timothy Filiga Cahill (Samoan: [fiˈli.ŋa]; ; 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". Cahill has scored 50 goals in 108 caps between 2004 and 2018 and is the all time top goalscorer for the Australia national team. He is regarded as one of the greatest Australian soccer players of all time. 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 Premier League club 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. After leaving Everton in 2012, Cahill played for the New York Red Bulls in Major League Soccer and Chinese Super League sides Shanghai Shenhua and Hangzhou Greentown, before returning to Australia to play for Melbourne City in the A-League. After a brief spell at former club Millwall, he ended his career in the Indian Super League with Jamshedpur. Cahill was the first Australian to score at a FIFA World Cup, scored in three World Cups (2006, 2010, and 2014) and has scored the most goals by any Australian in the men's World Cup with five goals. 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.

Career

1. 1979
   Born
2. 1994
   Joined Samoa men's national football team
3. 1998
   Joined Millwall F.C.
4. 2004
   Joined Everton F.C.
5. 2004
   Joined Australia national under-23 soccer team
6. 2004
   Joined Australia men's national soccer team
7. 2012
   Joined Red Bull New York
8. 2015
   Joined Shanghai Shenhua F.C.
9. 2016
   Joined Zhejiang Professional F.C.
10. 2016
    Joined Melbourne City FC
11. 2018
    Joined Millwall F.C.
12. 2018
    Joined Jamshedpur FC
13. 2021
    Won Officer of the Order of Australia

Trivia

• •Place of birth: Sydney
• •Citizenship: Australia, Samoa
• •Known as: association football player, screenwriter, writer, association football coach
• •Sport: association football