Chris Cahill
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Christopher Uli Cahill | ||
| Date of birth | 25 December 1984 | ||
| Place of birth | Sydney, Australia | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Marconi-Fairfield | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2004–2005 | Dulwich Hill | 10 | (7) |
| 2006–2012 | St. George Saints | ||
| International career‡ | |||
| 2007–2011 | Samoa | 15 | (7) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of January 2014 | |||
Christopher Cahill (born 25 December 1984) is a retired professional footballer. Born in Australia, he represented Samoa at international level.
Club career
[edit]Cahill was born on Christmas Day 1984 in Sydney to a father of Irish descent and a Samoan mother. Cahill played four games for Dulwich Hill FC in 2004.[1] He then moved to St. George Saints, where he played from 2006 to 2012.
International career
[edit]He played for Samoa national football team and was briefly national team captain.[2] He played in the 2010 FIFA World Cup Qualifiers, scoring twice against American Samoa.[3] He did not appear at the 2012 OFC Nations Cup, which was Samoa's first appearance at a major tournament.
Personal life
[edit]He is the brother of Australian international Tim Cahill, and cousin of Ben Roberts (New Zealand Kiwis), Joe Stanley (New Zealand All Blacks), and Jeremy Stanley (New Zealand All Blacks).[2]
References
[edit]- ^ "Australian Player Database".
- ^ a b Tim Cahill, Football (soccer) Archived 6 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Barclay, Simon (2010). "SECTION 6 - Oceanic Zone". The 2010 World Cup. Lulu.com. p. 181. ISBN 9781446160008.
External links
[edit]- Chris Cahill – FIFA competition record (archived)
- Chris Cahill at National-Football-Teams.com
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- 1984 births
- Living people
- Naturalized citizens of Samoa
- Samoan men's footballers
- Men's association football midfielders
- Samoa men's international footballers
- Samoan people of Irish descent
- Soccer players from Sydney
- Australian men's soccer players
- Australian people of Irish descent
- Australian sportspeople of Samoan descent
- Stanley family (rugby)
- Cahill family
- Samoan football biography stubs