Gary Cahill

english association football player

Gary James Cahill ( bear 19 December 1985 ) is an english professional football player who plays as a centre-back for EFL Championship cabaret AFC Bournemouth. Cahill began his career play for the AFC Dronfield youth system in Derbyshire. In 2000, he joined the Aston Villa Academy and continued his development. In 2004, he joined Burnley on a season-long loan, where he performed well ahead returning to make his Aston Villa introduction. belated, he signed for hometown club Sheffield United on a three-month loanword share. On 30 January 2008, he signed for Bolton Wanderers for approximately £5 million. Cahill performed well for Bolton through the years, cementing a place in the first team. He made 130 league appearances and scored 13 league goals for Bolton. In January 2012, Cahill signed for Chelsea for approximately £7 million. He won the UEFA Champions League in his introduction season at Chelsea, and went on to win the UEFA Europa League doubly, the Premier League doubly, the FA Cup twice and the League Cup. Following his release in 2019, Cahill joined fellow London club Crystal Palace on a complimentary transfer. He left the club after two seasons in 2021.

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Cahill is an England international with over 60 caps, and represented the state in England tournament squads for the FIFA World Cups of 2014 and 2018, and the UEFA European Championship in 2012 and 2016, though he withdrew injured from the 2012 consequence. He was eligible to play for either England or the Republic of Ireland, but chose to play for England. In June 2009, Cahill was called up to the England team for the catch against Kazakhstan ; however, he alone made his debut on 3 September 2010, coming on as a alternate against Bulgaria. He made his first begin for the national team on 29 March 2011, in the friendly against Ghana. He scored his first international goal against Bulgaria, in a UEFA Euro 2012 qualifier .

early and personal life [edit ]

Cahill was born and raised in Dronfield, Derbyshire, and attended Dronfield Henry Fanshawe School. [ 4 ] [ 5 ] He was a boyhood Sheffield Wednesday garter and “ grew up watching Sheffield Wednesday, and points to Des Walker as his childhood champion. ” [ 6 ]

Club career [edit ]

early career [edit ]

Cahill began his career with AFC Dronfield, a Sunday league team, where he played until he was 15. [ 7 ] During his time there, he was scouted by a number of clubs, including Barnsley, Sheffield Wednesday, Derby County and Aston Villa, the death of which he signed for as a extremity of the club ‘s Academy. [ 8 ] “ All my friends played for the local side, AFC Dronfield, so I went along and started playing kernel half and in center midfield for them ”, said Cahill in an interview with the Manchester Evening News. [ 8 ] Cahill started his career as central midfielder, but moved to centre-back after quickly increasing in stature within the outer space of a class when he was about 15 or 16, equitable when he was looking to get his inaugural YTS abridge. [ 9 ]

Aston Villa [edit ]

On 8 November 2004, Cahill was loaned to Burnley. [ 10 ] He made his first-team debut the follow day in the one-fourth rung of the League Cup, playing the full 90 minutes as they lost 0–3 to Tottenham Hotspur at Turf Moor. [ 11 ] On 13 November, he made his introduction in the Football League, in the Clarets ‘ 1–0 home Championship succeed over Nottingham Forest. [ 12 ] He made 32 appearances on lend, 27 of which were in the league, scoring once on 3 January 2005, the only goal against Stoke City at the Britannia Stadium. [ 13 ] Eighteen-year-old Cahill was handed the accolades of Burnley ‘s Player of the Year and Young Player of the Year. [ 14 ] Cahill made his Villa debut on 20 September 2005 in the second round of the League Cup, playing the entirety of an 8–3 succeed over Wycombe Wanderers away at Adams Park. [ 15 ] On the following 1 April, he made his Premier League debut as a 52nd-minute refilling for Ulises de la Cruz in the 5–0 kill at Arsenal. [ 16 ] Fifteen days later, he scored his first base goal, an overhead kick against rivals Birmingham City, to put Villa back into the lead as they went on to win the equal 3–1. [ 17 ] On 19 September 2007, Cahill joined Championship team Sheffield United on a three-month loan bargain. [ 18 ] He made his introduction in a 3–2 away defeat at Crystal Palace three days belated, [ 19 ] and scored his first goal for the Blades as the lone one of a gain at Stoke City on 10 November. [ 20 ] On 27 November, he scored again in a 0–3 acquire at Charlton Athletic. [ 21 ] Under the terms of his loan agreement, Cahill returned to Villa Park in mid-december 2007 having made 16 appearances and scoring two goals. [ 22 ] meditation surrounded Cahill ‘s future in the January 2008 remove window, with Birmingham City, [ 23 ] Bolton Wanderers and Turkish club Beşiktaş all reportedly showing an concern. [ 24 ]

Bolton Wanderers [edit ]

Bolton scout Colin Harvey was impressed by Cahill and on 30 January 2008, Cahill joined them on a three-and-a-half-year batch. [ 25 ] Three days former, he made his introduction for Bolton in their 0–2 victory over Reading away at the Madejski Stadium. [ 26 ] Cahill was sent off on 26 August 2008 in the second beat of the League Cup, receiving a straight loss tease in the 38th minute for a filthy on Giles Coke as the team lost 1–2 at home plate to Northampton Town. [ 27 ] On 5 October, Cahill scored his first gear Bolton goal in a 1–3 victory at West Ham United, and he added two more over the campaign in 4–1 wins over Sunderland and Middlesbrough. [ 28 ] [ 29 ] In August 2009, 18 months after joining Bolton, Cahill signed a newfangled three-year compress with the club. [ 30 ] He suffered a blood curdle in his leave arm after a train wound which forced him to pull out of the family match against Fulham on 6 February 2010 ; he spent the weekend in hospital. The treatment for the ailment meant that Cahill could not play for a count of months. [ 31 ] He however cemented his invest at the heart of the Bolton defense in the 2010–11 season, making 36 Premier League appearances and scoring three goals, all of which came at home plate. [ 32 ] On 13 August 2011, Cahill scored on the opening day of the 2011–12 Premier League season against Queens Park Rangers at Loftus Road in a 4–0 victory from 25 yards out in the 45th minute. [ 33 ] In December 2011, before the January transportation window, Bolton director Owen Coyle admitted that Cahill may be sold as his sign will expire at the end of the 2011–12 season. Coyle said, “ If he [ Cahill ] does move, there is no doubt there will be exceed clubs clamouring for Gary. ” [ 34 ] This led much speculation that Cahill could move to higher-placed clubs like Arsenal, Chelsea, Manchester United or Tottenham Hotspur, all of which showed pastime. [ 35 ] On 23 December, Coyle confirmed that they had started negotiations with Chelsea about a possible transfer, [ 36 ] [ 37 ] and a week belated a transmit fee was agreed. [ 38 ] [ 39 ] Despite being on the verge of joining Chelsea, Cahill continued to play for Bolton, scoring the crucial goal in the 1–2 away win against Everton at Goodison Park on 4 January 2012. [ 40 ] Two days after that, Coyle said that Cahill was not going to play in their FA Cup clang against Macclesfield Town, as it would leave him cup-tied for Chelsea. [ 41 ] [ 42 ]

Chelsea [edit ]

2011–12 season [edit ]

Cahill playing for Chelsea in 2012 After more than two weeks, the clubs had agreed a tip for him, and on 16 January 2012 Cahill signed for Chelsea for what was believed to be around the region of £7 million, and the negotiate of personal terms. [ 43 ] Cahill told the club ‘s official web site, “ Chelsea is a massive baseball club, it is a clubhouse that looks to win trophies season in temper out and it is a big opportunity for me to be a partially of that. Opportunities like this you ca n’t turn down. ” [ 44 ] He besides thanked his former golf club and their fans, saying, “ This is the right move for me at the right meter and I would like to thank everyone at Bolton because I ‘ve had a great four years at the football club. My spell with Wanderers has enabled me to break into the England police squad, and I would peculiarly like to thank the fans for their support along the way. I always appreciated their back. ” [ 45 ] He was one of Chelsea ‘s unused substitutes in their 1–0 away victory in the 2011–12 FA Cup against West London rivals Queens Park Rangers on 28 January 2012. [ 46 ] [ 47 ] On 5 February, Cahill made his debut for Chelsea in the 3–3 pull back against Manchester United at Stamford Bridge. [ 48 ] On 18 March 2012, he scored his first finish in a Chelsea shirt against Leicester City in the FA Cup, a 5–2 acquire. Cahill scored when he rose above Wes Morgan to head the ball from six yards from a Juan Mata corner, before unveiling the word ‘s “ PRAY 4 MUAMBA ” on his inner T-shirt, in support of his erstwhile Bolton teammate Fabrice Muamba, who had collapsed in a match the day before. [ 49 ] He scored his first league goal for the club in the stick to match, opening the score in a 2–1 away kill to Manchester City. [ 50 ] He made a substitute appearance in a 5–1 victory in the FA Cup semi-final against Tottenham Hotspur, after David Luiz was taken off hurt. [ 51 ] Cahill started Chelsea ‘s UEFA Champions League semi-final beginning leg against Barcelona because of the injury picked up by David Luiz in the FA Cup semi-final. The equal finished 1–0, with Cahill making some crucial tackles in the second half. [ 52 ] In the sixth moment of the second leg, Cahill stretched to win the musket ball and went toss off with a hamstring injury. Although he tried to run it off, he finally had to be replaced by José Bosingwa in the 13th infinitesimal. [ 53 ] Chelsea went on to win 3–2 on aggregate and set up a meet with Bayern Munich at the Allianz Arena in the 2012 UEFA Champions League Final. [ 54 ] Chelsea went on to win the season ‘s FA Cup, beating Liverpool 2–1 at Wembley Stadium in the final, [ 55 ] although Cahill missed the peer with a hamstring injury. [ 56 ] With the suspensions of both defenders John Terry and Branislav Ivanović, questions arose whether Cahill, along with David Luiz, would be fit for the UEFA Champions League Final to fill the opening. [ 57 ] On 15 May 2012, he completed his beginning full train session after three weeks. “ We ‘ve worked actually hard, all day, afternoons, and I ‘m fortunate enough to be back, ” he said. “ Hopefully, I ‘ll be meet, I will be fit, and hopefully I ‘ll be knocked out there if selected. ” [ 58 ] He started the equal and was depart of the team that defeated Bayern on penalties in the 2012 UEFA Champions League Final, giving Chelsea their first ever UEFA Champions League title. [ 59 ] He received praise for his operation specially, as he was still suffering from the injury sustained during the semi-final ‘s second peg. [ 60 ] During his first gear half-season at Stamford Bridge, Cahill appeared in 19 matches, scoring two goals and providing one aid in 1,596 minutes on the pitch. [ 61 ]

2012–13 season [edit ]

Cahill scored on his first appearance of the season in a 4–2 win against Reading on 22 August 2012. [ 62 ] On 31 August, he scored in the 2012 UEFA Super Cup against Atlético Madrid, which Chelsea lost 4–1. [ 63 ] On 5 December 2012, Cahill scored his first UEFA Champions League goal, coming against Nordsjælland in a 6–1 base rout. [ 64 ] On 16 December 2012, Cahill was sent-off against Corinthians in Chelsea ‘s 1–0 2012 FIFA Club World Cup Final kill after a clash with Emerson. [ 65 ] In January 2013, Cahill did not feature in the league match against Stoke City due to the birth of his son, Leo. [ 66 ] On 15 May, he started the 2013 UEFA Europa League Final against Benfica and made a full of life last-ditch undertake in the concluding moments to ensure that Chelsea won the pit 2–1. [ 67 ]

2013–14 season [edit ]

Cahill playing for Chelsea in 2014 Cahill made his temper debut in José Mourinho ‘s first base peer back as Chelsea director, helping them keep a clean sheet in a 2–0 victory over newly promoted Hull City on 18 August 2013. [ 68 ] Twelve days subsequently, Cahill picked up his first yellow card of the season as Chelsea fell to Bayern Munich on penalty kicks after the teams played out a 2–2 disembowel in the 2013 UEFA Super Cup, held at the Eden Arena in Prague. [ 69 ] Cahill headed in Chelsea ‘s counterweight in their 3–1 comeback win over Southampton on 1 December 2013, moving within four points of 2013–14 Premier League leaders Arsenal. [ 70 ] On 18 March 2014, Cahill scored on a recoil of a John Terry header, giving Chelsea a 2–0 win over Galatasaray and a spot in the final eight of the 2013–14 UEFA Champions League. [ 71 ] This match besides marked Cahill ‘s hundredth appearance in a Chelsea shirt since his January 2012 move to Stamford Bridge. [ 72 ] At the PFA Awards ceremony on 27 April 2014, Cahill was unveiled as a member of the 2013–14 PFA Team of the class along with Chelsea teammates Petr Čech and Eden Hazard. [ 73 ]

2014–15 season [edit ]

By 18 October 2014, Cahill was the only Chelsea player to play every minute of their 2014–15 campaign so far. [ citation needed ] On 8 November, he scored his first Premier League finish of the season against Liverpool, the counterweight in Chelsea ‘s 2-1 win at Anfield. [ 74 ] On 24 January 2015, Cahill scored the undoer against Bradford City in an FA Cup equal, but in the end Chelsea crashed out of the tournament after a 4–2 kill, which ended their hopes of winning a quadruple this season. [ 75 ] Cahill started for Chelsea as they beat rivals Tottenham Hotspur 2–0 at Wembley Stadium in the 2015 League Cup Final. [ 76 ] He won the Premier League entitle with Chelsea that season, as they finished first with 87 points. [ 77 ] He was one of six Chelsea players named in the 2014–15 PFA Team of the Year. [ 78 ]

2015–16 season [edit ]

On 2 August 2015, Cahill made his beginning appearance of the season in Chelsea ‘s 1–0 kill at Wembley Stadium in the 2015 FA Community Shield against London rivals Arsenal. [ 79 ] On 24 October 2015, Cahill scored his first goal of the season against West Ham United in a 2–1 defeat as Chelsea suffered their one-fifth kill in ten-spot matches. [ 80 ] On 2 December 2015, Cahill signed a newly four-year deal at Chelsea, keeping him at the club until 2019. [ 81 ]

2017–18 season [edit ]

On 26 July 2017, Cahill was appointed as the Chelsea club captain ahead of the 2017–18 season, following John Terry ‘s passing. [ 91 ] On 12 August 2017, in the first match of Chelsea ‘s 2017–18 season against Burnley at Stamford Bridge, Cahill was sent off in the 13th moment of the match for a heedless studs-up challenge on Burnley midfielder Steven Defour, culminating in a succession of events that saw Chelsea begin their title defense with a jolt 3–2 defeat to a Burnley team that had entirely won once away from home in the previous season. Cahill was suspended for Chelsea ‘s league matches against rivals Tottenham Hotspur, Everton and Leicester City. [ 92 ] He captained Chelsea to victory at Wembley Stadium in the 2018 FA Cup Final, his team beat Manchester United 1–0. [ 93 ]

2018–19 season [edit ]

Cahill after his last Chelsea appearance at Stamford Bridge After appearing in lone nine matches all season, Cahill confirmed he would leave Chelsea at the end of the campaign. [ 94 ] He made his last appearance in the stopping point home plot of the season, coming on as an 88th-minute substitute against Watford, a game Chelsea won 3–0. [ 95 ]

crystal palace [edit ]

Cahill signed for Premier League club Crystal Palace on 5 August 2019 on a biennial contract, re-uniting him with his erstwhile England director Roy Hodgson. [ 96 ] He made his debut in an away 2–1 victory over Manchester United on 24 August. [ 97 ] On 2 February 2021, he scored his first goal for Crystal Palace with the winner against Newcastle United. [ 98 ] On 1 August 2021, Cahill announced via social media that he had left the baseball club following the exhalation of his shrink. He made 45 league appearances across two seasons for the club, scoring once. [ 99 ]

AFC Bournemouth [edit ]

Cahill signed for Championship club AFC Bournemouth on 20 August 2021 on a annual contract. [ 100 ]

International career [edit ]

Cahill warming up for England in 2009 Capped thrice by England under-20s, [ 101 ] Cahill was one of a number of players in Stuart Pearce ‘s beginning squad as England U21 coach to receive their first base U21 call-up, though he did not feature in the pit, which was played on 6 February 2007, against Spain. [ 102 ] His first under-21 cap for England was the first match at the raw Wembley Stadium, where he partnered Anton Ferdinand at the concentrate of the England defense. [ 103 ] His final of three caps came in the 2007 UEFA european Under-21 Championship, where he made one appearance. [ 104 ] Cahill was called up to the England team for the match against Kazakhstan on 4 June 2009 following the withdrawal of Rio Ferdinand, [ 7 ] [ 105 ] but had to wait over a year for his first crown, until he came on as a second-half substitute for Michael Dawson on 3 September 2010 against Bulgaria in a 4–0 succeed at Wembley Stadium. [ 106 ] In doing so, he became the foremost Bolton Wanderers player to play for England since Michael Ricketts in 2002. [ 107 ] On 29 March 2011, Cahill made his first start for the national team against Ghana in a friendly that ended 1–1. [ citation needed ] Until Cahill played for England, he was besides eligible to play for the Republic of Ireland through an irish grandparent. [ 108 ] however, his coach at Bolton and former Ireland external, Owen Coyle, said that Cahill merely wanted to represent England. [ 109 ]
Cahill playing for England in 2012 On 2 September 2011, in his first competitive beginning, Cahill scored his first external finish for England against Bulgaria in the qualifying rounds of UEFA Euro 2012 in the 13th moment. [ 110 ] In netting the opening goal, Cahill became the foremost Bolton player to score for England since Ray Parry against Northern Ireland in 1959. [ 111 ] On 29 February 2012, Cahill scored a goal at Wembley Stadium against the Netherlands to make the score 1–2, with England finally losing 2–3. [ 112 ] On 16 May 2012, he was named in fresh England director Roy Hodgson ‘s UEFA Euro 2012 team. [ 113 ] On 2 June, during a 1–0 friendly winnings against Belgium at Wembley Stadium, he was pushed by Belgium player Dries Mertens and collided with England goalkeeper Joe Hart, and was ruled out of Euro 2012 with a broken jaw. He was replaced by Liverpool defender Martin Kelly. [ 114 ] Cahill headed in Leighton Baines ‘ corner to score his third base international goal in a 3–0 succeed over Peru on 30 May 2014 at Wembley Stadium. [ 115 ] On 12 May 2014, Cahill was named in the 23-man England squad for the 2014 FIFA World Cup. [ 116 ] He started all three matches as England were eliminated at the group stage. In September 2014, he was named England ‘s vice-captain to Wayne Rooney, after the international retirements of Steven Gerrard and Frank Lampard. [ citation needed ] On 9 October 2015, with the team already qualified, he captained England for the first time in a 2–0 home acquire over Estonia in UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying. [ 117 ] Cahill was called up to the 23-man cohort for UEFA Euro 2016. [ 118 ] He played every minute of their crusade, [ 119 ] [ 120 ] [ 121 ] [ 122 ] skippering the side in the final Group B match, against Slovakia. [ 121 ] Cahill was named in the 23-man England squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup. [ 123 ] He made one appearance in the tournament, in the dead rubberize match against Belgium in Group G. [ 124 ] On 28 August 2018, Cahill “ stepped aside ” from the England national team, telling coach Gareth Southgate that he did not want to be considered for selection unless there was an injury crisis. [ 125 ]

style of act [edit ]

Cahill is known for his technical ability, herculean head in defense and attack, volley, and good tackle. [ citation needed ] The centre-back besides has an impressive goal-scoring criminal record from defense. [ citation needed ] Former Chelsea coach André Villas-Boas said of Cahill, “ I think his technical attributes are huge and his pace is antic. ” [ 126 ] Despite being a defender, Cahill is noted for his technical ability and distribution, and occasionally, for his finish art, and strength with his head. A quick, consistent and dependable centreback, Cahill is besides known for his aligning and his ability to read the game. [ 127 ] [ 128 ] [ 129 ]

career statistics [edit ]

club [edit ]

As of match played 3 December 2021

International [edit ]

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team
Year
Apps
Goals

England

2010
1
0

2011
6
1

2012
5
1

2013
9
0

2014
12
1

2015
7
0

2016
12
1

2017
6
0

2018
3
1

Total
61
5

England score listed first, score column indicates score after each Cahill goal[124]

Honours [edit ]

Chelsea
Individual

Gary Cahill

early and personal life [edit ]