Australian midfielder Tim Cahill leaving Red Bulls
HARRISON, N.J. (AP) -- Tim Cahill and the New York Red Bulls are parting ways.
The Major League Soccer team announced Monday that the Australian midfielder will not return for the upcoming season.
The former Everton star signed with New York as a designated player in July 2012, and he played a major role the following season in helping the Red Bulls win the Supporter's Shield, scoring seven of his 11 goals with two assists in the final 11 games.
The all-time leading goal scorer for Australia, Cahill hopes to announce his future plans soon.
Tim Cahill
Timothy Filiga "Tim" Cahill (Sydney, 6 de Dezembro, 1979) é um futebolista Australiano. Atua como meio-campista e é conhecido como uma das maiores estrelas do futebol do seu país.
Atualmente joga no New York Red Bulls, clube da Major League Soccer. Também faz parte da Seleção Australiana. É conhecido por sua habilidade no cabeceio, apesar de sua "baixa" estatura.
Tim Cahill
Timothy Filiga "Tim" Cahill (born 6 December 1979) is an Australian football player, who currently plays for Shanghai Shenhua. Cahill is the all-time top scorer for the Australian national soccer team. Prior to joining Shanghai, he played his club football for Millwall, Everton and then New York Red Bulls. Cahill plays as an attacking midfielder, but has also played as aforward on several occasions. A box-to-box midfielder, Cahill has become recognised for "his direct and powerful approach and his late runs into the penalty area."[4]
Cahill has become one of the highest profile footballers in the Asian Football Confederation, earning 81 caps and scoring 39 goals for his country. He was the first Australian to score at a World Cup and has scored the most goals by any Australian in the World Cup with five goals.[5] In 2007 he became the first Australian player to score at an Asian Cup. Cahill is known for his adept heading ability and high vertical leap, having scored a majority (20) of his goals with his head.
Early life
Cahill was born in Sydney, New South Wales to an English father of Irish descent and a Samoan mother and was encouraged to play football as a child although he grew up in a very Samoan rugby league and rugby union playing family.[6][7] As a youngster, Cahill played football for Balmain Police Boys Club, Marrickville Football Club and Plumpton/Oakhurst Soccer Club. He attended Bexley North Public School, Annandale North Public School, Tempe High School and Kingsgrove North High School.
He is the brother of Samoan footballer and former Samoa captain Chris Cahill.[8] He has three cousins who are professional rugby players; Ben Roberts (New Zealand Rugby League), Joe Stanley, Jeremy Stanley (New Zealand Rugby Union), along with two nephews who are also professional rugby league players, Chase Stanley, Kyle Stanley and Rugby Union professionals Sam Stanley (Saracens & England U20), Mike Stanley (Saracens & England U20), Benson Stanley and Winston Stanley (both Auckland & New Zealand).
New York Red Bulls
In July 2012 Cahill signed for the New York Red Bulls of Major League Soccer as a Designated Player, for a fee reported to be approximately £1 million.[35][36] He made his MLS debut in a game against the Houston Dynamo the following month. On 19 May 2013 Cahill scored a goal which turned out to be the winner in the 91st minute against the Los Angeles Galaxy in a 1-0 win.[37] On 20 October 2013, Cahill set a new record for the fastest goal in MLS history when he scored eight seconds into a 3–0 win against the Houston Dynamo.[38] Cahill replaced suspended forward Bradley Wright-Phillips in the second leg of the Red Bulls' MLS Cup semifinal against theNew England Revolution on 29 November 2014. Despite Cahill opening the scoring in the 26th minute to level the tie, the Red Bulls bowed out with a 2-2 draw in Massachusetts, losing 4-3 on aggregate.[39] On 2 February 2015, Cahill has left New York Red Bulls by mutual agreement.[40][41]
2015 AFC Asian Cup
Cahill started for Australia in their opening game against Kuwait, scoring in the 33rd minute of the match in 4–1 win and becoming the only Australian to score in three consecutive AFC Asian Cup tournaments. He also scored Australia's two goals in the quarter-final 2–0 win over China, the first of which was a bicycle kick.
Honours
Club
- Millwall
- Football League Second Division: 2000–01
- FA Cup Runner-up: 2003–04
- Everton
- New York Red Bulls
International
- Australia
Individual
- Oceania Footballer of the Year: 2004[68]
- Australian Professional Football Association Player of the Year: 2008–09[69]
- PFA First Division Team of the Year: 2003–04[70]
- Everton Player of the Season: 2004–05[71]
- Everton Players' Player of the Season: 2004–05[71]
- In June 2013, the Cahill Expressway in Sydney was temporarily renamed the Tim Cahill Expressway in his honour ahead of the Socceroos' 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification match against Iraq. Football Federation Australia representatives suggested the name change should be made permanently should Cahill score the goal that led to Australia's qualification for the 2014 World Cup.[72]
- MLS Best XI: 2013
- AFC Asian Cup Dream Team: 2015
 Cahill with Australia in 2009 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Timothy Filiga Cahill[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 6 December 1979 | ||
| Place of birth | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | ||
| Height | 178 cm (5 ft 10 in)[2] | ||
| Playing position | Forward / Attacking midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team
| Shanghai Shenhua | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1995–1997 | Sydney Olympic | ||
| 1997 | Sydney United | ||
| 1997–1998 | Millwall | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1998–2004 | Millwall | 217 | (52) |
| 2004–2012 | Everton | 226 | (56) |
| 2012–2015 | New York Red Bulls | 62 | (14) |
| 2015– | Shanghai Shenhua | 0 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 1994 | Samoa U20[3] | 2 | (0) |
| 2004 | Australia U23 | 3 | (1) |
| 2004– | Australia | 81 | (39) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 2 February 2015.
† Appearances (Goals).
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 31 January 2015 | |||
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