Happy Birthday 40 y.o @tim_cahill 🇦🇺🎂!
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Timothy Filiga Cahill (born 6 December 1979) is a retired Australian professional association footballer. Previously, he has played for @millwallfcinsta , Everton, New York Red Bulls, @shanghaishenhua ,
Hangzhou Greentown, @melbournecity and Jamshedpur FC in the Indian Super League
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Cahill plays as an attacking midfielder, but has also played as a forward on several occasions. A box-to-box midfielder, Cahill has become recognised for "his aggressive and powerful approach and his ability to head the ball in the penalty area"
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Although born in Sydney, Cahill had lived in Samoa for three years before returning to Australia as a child. The Football Federation Samoa invited Australia-based Cahill to play for the country at the 1994 OFC U-20 Championship
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Cahill made his debut for Australia in a friendly against South Africa on 30 March 2004 at Loftus Road, London. Cahill is the all-time leading goalscorer for Australia, having scored 50 goals in 108 caps between 2004 and 2018. He was the first Australian to score at a FIFA World Cup.
@tim_cahill has scored in three World Cups (2006, 2010, 2014) and has scored the most goals by any Australian in the World Cup with five goals. In 2007, he became the first Australian player to score at an AFC Asian Cup
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He is famous for his regular goal celebration of shadow boxing around the corner flag
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This is one of rare #soccercards collection
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