English footballer
Shae Cahill Full name
Shae Lou Tim Cahill
[1] Date of birth
(2005-04-26 ) 26 April 2005 (age 19)
[2] Place of birth
Merseyside , England Position(s)
Midfielder 2019–2023
Everton Years
Team
Apps
(
Gls ) 2023–2024
Brisbane Roar
2
(0) 2024
Brisbane Roar NPL
6
(1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21 June 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20:56, 20 September 2023 (UTC)
Shae Lou Tim Cahill (born 26 April 2005) is a professional footballer who most recently played as a
midfielder for
A-League Men club
Brisbane Roar . He is the son of former
Australian footballer
Tim Cahill .
Early life
Shae Lou Tim Cahill was born on 26 April 2005
[3] in
Merseyside , England
[4] to Rebekah (
née Greenhill)
[5] and professional footballer
Tim Cahill .
[6] Both his parents were born in
Sydney , Australia, although he is of Samoan descent through his father.
[7]
[8] He has an older brother,
Kyah Cahill ,
[9] and a younger sister, Sienna Cahill,
[10] as well as a younger brother, Cruz Cahill.
[11] Kyah is a Samoan youth international footballer,
[12] having played for
Macclesfield Town and Spanish clubs
Leganés and
Rayo Vallecano .
[13]
[14] Both his uncles, Sean and
Chris Cahill , also represented Samoa at international level.
[15]
[16] Sean later became a
mechanic .
[17]
His family resided in
Liverpool and moved to
New York City , the United States in 2012
[18]
[19] where he attended
Northern Highlands Regional High School ,
[20] located close to his home in
Saddle River, New Jersey .
[21] His family also took residence at
Lower Plenty, Victoria ,
[22]
Caringbah South, New South Wales and
Horningsea Park, New South Wales in Australia.
[23]
[24] Cahill moved with his father to
Hangzhou , China in 2015, but relocated to
Melbourne eighteen months later after he told his father that China is "not the right move" for his football.
[25] At the age of 13, Cahill began training to become a professional footballer.
[26]
Career
Youth career
Cahill began training at
Finch Farm with the
Everton Academy when he was 11 years old
[27] and officially joined in November 2019.
[28]
[29] He signed on a full-time contract in September 2021 after featuring in the under-18 squad, under manager
Paul Tait , in the
U18 Premier League .
[30] Cahill managed three assists in the 2022–23 season before being released at the end of his contract.
[31]
[32]
Brisbane Roar
On 19 September 2023, Cahill signed a multi-year contract with
Brisbane Roar prior to the
2023–24 A-League Men season.
[33] Following his signing, manager Ross Aloisi stated that Cahill wasn't signed due to his father but rather suited into the club's culture and future.
[34] Cahill's father posted his signing on social media saying, "Very proud of you my man. Wishing you all the best, keep chasing your dreams."
[35] He made his unofficial debut in a
friendly match against
Newcastle Jets two days later
[36] but was not called up to the first-team until late-November.
[37] Cahill made his competitive debut as a substitute on 1 December 2023 in a 2–2 league draw against
Western Sydney Wanderers at
Suncorp Stadium .
[38]
[39]
[40]
[41]
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