Shae Lou Tim Cahill (born 26 April 2005) is a professional footballer who plays as a

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for

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. He is the son of former

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footballer

Tim Cahill Timothy Filiga Cahill (; born 6 December 1979) is an Australian former professional soccer player who played as an attacking midfielder but also played as a striker on many occasions. A box-to-box midfielder, Cahill became recognised for "hi ...

Early life

Shae Lou Tim Cahill was born on 26 April 2005 in

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, England to Rebekah (

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Greenhill) and professional footballer

. Both his parents were born in

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, Australia, although he is of Samoan descent through his father. He has an older brother, Kyah Cahill, and a younger sister, Sienna Cahill, as well as a younger brother, Cruz Cahill. Kyah is a Samoan youth international footballer, having played for Macclesfield Town and Spanish clubs

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and

Rayo Vallecano Rayo Vallecano de Madrid, S.A.D. (), often abbreviated to Rayo (Spanish for "thunderbolt"), is a Spanish professional football club based in the Villa de Vallecas district of Madrid. The club competes in La Liga, the top flight of Spanish foot ...

. Both his uncles, Sean and Chris Cahill, also represented Samoa at international level. Sean later became a

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. His family resided in

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and moved to

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, the United States in 2012 where he attended

Northern Highlands Regional High School Northern Highlands Regional High School (NHRHS) is a regional public high school and school district in Allendale, in Bergen County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. The school serves students in ninth through twelfth grades from Allendale ...

, located close to his home in

Saddle River, New Jersey Saddle River is a borough in Bergen County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. It is a suburb of New York City, located just over northwest of Manhattan. The town is known for its natural fields, farmland, horse farms, forests, and rivers, and ...

. His family also took residence at

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and Horningsea Park, New South Wales in Australia. Cahill moved with his father to

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, China in 2015, but relocated to

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eighteen months later after he told his father that China is "not the right move" for his football. At the age of 13, Cahill began training to become a professional footballer.

Career

Youth career

Cahill began training at

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with the Everton Academy when he was 11 years old and officially joined in November 2019. He signed on a full-time contract in September 2021 after featuring in the under-18 squad, under manager Paul Tait, in the

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. Cahill managed three assists in the 2022–23 season before being released at the end of his contract.

Brisbane Roar

On 19 September 2023, Cahill signed a multi-year contract with

Brisbane Roar Brisbane Roar Football Club is a professional soccer club based in Brisbane, Queensland. competing in Australia's premier men's competition, A-League Men, which is the top tier Australia's football pyramid. When Queensland Lions F.C. were ...

prior to the

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season. Following his signing, head coach Ross Aloisi stated that Cahill was not signed due to his father but rather suited into the club's culture and future. Cahill's father posted on social media saying, "Very proud of you my man. Wishing you all the best, keep chasing your dreams." He made his unofficial debut in a

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against

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two days later but was not called up to the first-team until late-November. Cahill made his competitive debut as a substitute on 1 December 2023 in a 2–2 league draw against

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. In June 2024, Cahill departed Brisbane Roar after nine months at the club via mutual termination.

Career statistics

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Cahill, Shae 2005 births Living people Australian men's soccer players Men's association football midfielders Australian sportspeople of Samoan descent Australian people of English descent Australian people of Irish descent Brisbane Roar FC players Northern Highlands Regional High School alumni People from Saddle River, New Jersey Soccer players from Bergen County, New Jersey Cahill family Nottingham Forest F.C. players 21st-century Australian sportsmen