Chris Cahill

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Chris Cahill
Personal information
Full name Christopher Uli Cahill
Date of birth (1984-12-25) 25 December 1984
Place of birth Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Playing position Midfielder
Youth career
Marconi-Fairfield
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2004–2005 Dulwich Hill 4 (0)
2006–2012 St. George Saints
National team‡
2007 Samoa 3 (2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of January 2014

Christopher Cahill (born 25 December 1984) is a retired Samoan footballer.

Club career

Cahill was born on 25 December 1984 in Sydney, Australia to an English 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

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

He is the brother of Australian international Tim Cahill, who plays for Jamshedpur, and cousin of Ben Roberts (New Zealand Kiwis), Joe Stanley (New Zealand All Blacks), and Jeremy Stanley (New Zealand All Blacks).[2]

Career statistics

International appearances

#DateVenueOpponentResultCompetition
1.25 August 2007National Soccer Stadium, Apia, Samoa Vanuatu0–42010 FIFA World Cup Qual.
2.27 August 2007National Soccer Stadium, Apia, Samoa American Samoa7–02010 FIFA World Cup Qual.
3.29 August 2007National Soccer Stadium, Apia, Samoa Tonga2–12010 FIFA World Cup Qual.
Correct as of 31 December 2007

International goals

Samoa score listed first, score column indicates score after each Cahill goal.
International goals by date, venue, cap, opponent, score, result and competition
No. Date Venue Cap Opponent Score Result Competition
1 7 August 2007National Soccer Stadium, Apia, Samoa2 American Samoa2–07–02010 FIFA World Cup Qual.
2 6–0

References

  1. ↑ "Australian Player Database".
  2. 1 2 Tim Cahill, Football (soccer) Archived 6 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine.
  3. ↑ Barclay, Simon (2010). "SECTION 6 - Oceanic Zone". The 2010 World Cup. Lulu.com. p. 181. ISBN 9781446160008.
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