Chris Cahill
Australian-Samoan footballer
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Christopher Cahill (born 25 December 1984) is a retired professional footballer. Born in Australia, he represented Samoa at international level.
| 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 | 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 as of January 2014 | |||
Club career
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
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, and cousin of Ben Roberts (New Zealand Kiwis), Joe Stanley (New Zealand All Blacks), and Jeremy Stanley (New Zealand All Blacks).[2]
