Gary Cahill
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| Gary Cahill | ||
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| Personal information | ||
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| Full name | Gary James Cahill | |
| Date of birth | 19 December 1985 | |
| Place of birth | Sheffield, England | |
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | |
| Playing position | Defender | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | Bolton Wanderers | |
| Number | 5 | |
| Youth career | ||
| 2000–2004 | Aston Villa | |
| Senior career1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 2004–2008 2004–2005 2007–2008 2008– |
Aston Villa → Burnley (loan) → Sheffield United (loan) Bolton Wanderers |
28 (1) 27 (1) 16 (2) 46 (3) |
| National team2 | ||
| 2007 | England U20 England U21 |
4 (0) 1 (0) |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Gary James Cahill (born 19 December 1985 in Sheffield, South Yorkshire) is an English footballer who currently plays for Bolton Wanderers.
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[edit] Club career
Cahill started his career at AFC Dronfield, a Sunday league team in Derbyshire, where he played up until the age of 15,at that point whilst training with Derby County Academy,he signed for Aston Villa's academy.
[edit] Aston Villa
Cahill previously played for Burnley on loan and during his spell, which began in November 2004, he was handed the accolades of Burnley's Player Of The Year and Young Player Of The Year.
He made his Villa debut as a substitute in the 5–0 defeat at Manchester United and impressed on his first start in the local derby game against West Bromwich Albion at Villa Park on 9 April 2006.
Just a week later he scored his first goal; an overhead kick against rivals Birmingham City. Villa went on to win the match 3–1.
Cahill started the following season injured, but took advantage of an injury to Martin Laursen later in the season to force his way into the Villa team. He made several appearances for Villa during the 2006-07 Premier League season, and was widely considered to be a terrific prospect.
On 19 September 2007, Cahill joined Sheffield United on a three month loan deal.[1] He made his debut in a 3–2 away defeat at Crystal Palace a few days later.[2] Cahill scored his first goal for Sheffield United in a 1–0 win at Stoke City on 10 November 2007.[3] Under the terms of his loan agreement, Cahill returned to Villa Park in mid December 2007 having played sixteen games and scoring two goals.
Speculation surrounded Cahill's future in the January 2008 transfer window with Villa's city rivals Birmingham City,[4] Bolton Wanderers and Turkish club Beşiktaş J.K.[5] all reportedly showing an interest.
[edit] Bolton Wanderers
On 30 January 2008, Cahill joined Bolton Wanderers on a three-and-a-half year deal. On 2 February 2008 Cahill made his league debut for Bolton in their 2–0 victory over Reading.[6]
Cahill has since become a firm favourite at the Reebok Stadium and won the "Best Newcomer" award at the end of the season. In July 2008, he was handed the number 5 shirt by manager Gary Megson, which was previously worn by Abdoulaye Méïté. On 5 October 2008, Cahill scored his first Bolton goal in a 3–1 victory at West Ham United.
[edit] International career
Cahill was one of a number of uncapped players in Stuart Pearce's first squad as England U21 coach. He was not chosen to start the match, on 6 February 2007, against Spain.
His first under-21 cap for England was the first game at the new Wembley Stadium, where he partnered Anton Ferdinand at the centre of the England defence. His final of four caps came in the 2007 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship, where he made one appearance.
Cahill was called up to the England squad for the game against Kazakhstan on 4 June 2009 following the withdrawal of Rio Ferdinand.[7]
[edit] Honours
- Aston Villa
- Goal of the Season Winner: 2005–06
- Burnley
- Player of the Year Winner: 2004–05
- Young Player of the Year Winner: 2004–05
- Bolton Wanderers
- Players' Player of the Year: 2008–2009[8]
[edit] References
- ^ "Blades complete Cahill loan deal". BBC Sport. 2007-09-16. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/s/sheff_utd/7002782.stm. Retrieved on 2007-11-15.
- ^ "Crystal Palace 3-2 Sheff Utd". BBC Sport. 2007-09-22. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_1/6996435.stm. Retrieved on 2007-11-15.
- ^ "Stoke 0-1 Sheff Utd". BBC Sport. 2007-11-10. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_1/7076450.stm. Retrieved on 2007-11-15.
- ^ "Birmingham thwarted in double bid". BBC Sport. 2008-01-14. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/b/birmingham_city/7181949.stm. Retrieved on 2008-01-14.
- ^ "Besiktas move for Majstorovic". Sky Sports. 2008-01-11. http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11677_3039665,00.html. Retrieved on 2008-01-11.
- ^ "Reading 0-2 Bolton". BBC Sport. 2008-02-02. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/7210608.stm. Retrieved on 2008-02-02.
- ^ "Rio out of England squad". Sky Sports News. 2009-06-02. http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,12098_5359839,00.html. Retrieved on 2009-06-02.
- ^ "Davo Wins Top Award". www.bwfc.co.uk. 2009-05-26. http://www.bwfc.co.uk/page/General/0,,1004~1666383,00.html. Retrieved on 2009-05-31.
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| Preceded by Robbie Blake |
Burnley F.C. Player of the Year 2004–05 |
Succeeded by Jon Harley |
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