Tim Cahill

Tim Cahill

Cahill with the New York Red Bulls in 2014
Personal information
Full name	Timothy Filiga Cahill
Date of birth	(1979-12-06) 6 December 1979 (age 37)
Place of birth	Sydney, Australia
Height	178 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Playing position	Forward / Attacking midfielder
Club information
Current team	Melbourne City
Number	17
Youth career
1995–1997	Sydney Olympic
1997	Sydney United
1997–1998	Millwall
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1998–2004	Millwall	217	(52)
2004–2012	Everton	226	(56)
2012–2014	New York Red Bulls	62	(14)
2015–2016	Shanghai Shenhua	28	(11)
2016	Hangzhou Greentown	17	(4)
2016–	Melbourne City	14	(7)
National team‡
1994	Samoa U20	2	(0)
2004	Australia U23	3	(1)
2004–	Australia	96	(48)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19 January 2017. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 28 March 2017

Timothy Filiga "Tim" Cahill (born 6 December 1979) is an Australian professional footballer, who plays for Australian club Melbourne City in the A-League. He currently plays for the Australia national football team, where he is the all-time top goal scorer. Prior to joining Melbourne City, he played for Millwall, Everton, the New York Red Bulls, Shanghai Shenhua, and Hangzhou Greentown. Cahill plays as an attacking midfielder, but has also played as a forward on several occasions. A box-to-box midfielder, Cahill has become recognised for "his aggressive and powerful approach and his ability to head the ball in the penalty area."

Cahill has become one of the highest profile footballers in the Asian Football Confederation (AFC), earning over 90 caps and scoring 48 goals for his country. He was the first Australian to score at a FIFA World Cup. Cahill has scored in three World Cups (2006, 2010, 2014) and has scored the most goals by any Australian in the 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.

Cahill was born in Sydney to an English father of Irish descent and a Samoan mother. He was encouraged to play football as a child, although he grew up in a very Samoan rugby league-playing family. In his youth, Cahill played football for the Balmain Police Boys Club, Marrickville Football Club, and Plumpton/Oakhurst Soccer Club. He attended Bexley North Public School, Annandale North Public School, Tempe High School, and Kingsgrove North High School.