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Kyah Cahill
Personal information
Full name Kyah Tim Cahill
Date of birth (2003-03-13) 13 March 2003 (age 21)
Place of birth London, England
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
2019–2020 Macclesfield Town
2020–2021 Leganés
2021–2022 Rayo Vallecano
2022–2023 Lusail FA
International career‡
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2022 Samoa U20 2 (0)
2023– Samoa U23 3 (1)
2024– Samoa 2 (0)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 02:50, 26 September 2023 (UTC)

Kyah Tim Cahill (born 13 March 2003) is a footballer who last played for the Lusail Football Academy. Born in England, he plays for the Samoa national team.[1]

Club career

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Until 2019 Cahill was playing youth football in New Jersey, United States where the family lived while his father played for the New York Red Bulls from 2012 to 2015.[2] He played high school soccer for Northern Highlands Regional High School from 2017 to 2019.[3]

In 2019 he joined the academy of League Two club Macclesfield Town. He was a consistent scorer for the U19 squad and earned at least one Man-of-the-Match honour.[4] He left in 2020 when the club folded because of financial difficulties.[5] Following his departure, he joined the academy of CD Leganés of Spain's Segunda División.[6][7] In March 2021 he joined the academy of fellow Madrid-based club Rayo Vallecano of La Liga.[8]

By 2022 Cahill had joined the Lusail Football Academy in Doha, Qatar.[9]

International career

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In August 2022 Cahill was included in Samoa's roster for the 2022 OFC U-19 Championship.[10][11] This was his first international call-up for Samoa.[12] He made his international debut on 14 September 2022, in a 0–4 loss to New Caledonia in the Group stage of the tournament.[13]

Cahill was later called up to the Samoa U23 team for the 2023 OFC Men's Olympic Qualifying Tournament. He scored his team’s game-winning goal in a 3–0 victory over Tonga in the Group Stage.[14] He served as the team’s captain throughout the tournament.[15]

Personal life

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Cahill is the son of Socceroos player Tim Cahill and nephew of Samoan former internationals Sean Cahill and Chris Cahill.[12] As a youth his interests were in the performing arts which led him to auditions for Disney and Broadway.[16]

References

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  1. ^ "Kyah Cahill opts to play for Samoa". Radio Polynesia Samoa FM. Retrieved 4 September 2022.
  2. ^ Davutovic, David. "Rich Seam Runs Into Next Gen". The Herald Sun. Retrieved 1 September 2022.
  3. ^ "Northern Highlands Boys Soccer". highschoolsports.nj.com. Retrieved 1 September 2022.
  4. ^ "Cahill's kid Kyah jumps onto League Two stage". SBS Sport. Retrieved 1 September 2022.
  5. ^ Davutovic, David. "The kids of our Golden Generation: A new era emerges". Optus sport. Retrieved 1 September 2022.
  6. ^ Radbourne-Pugh, Lucas. "SOCCEROO LEGEND CAHILL'S SON SIGNS FOR SPANISH CLUB". ftbl.com.au. Retrieved 1 September 2022.
  7. ^ "'So proud': Tim Cahill's son pens Spanish youth deal". Fox Sports. Retrieved 1 September 2022.
  8. ^ Jackson, Ed. "Cahill's son joins Spanish club's academy". 7 News. Retrieved 1 September 2022.
  9. ^ "Lusail Football Academy". Lusail Football Academy. Retrieved 1 September 2022.
  10. ^ "Top soccer prospect with the famous dad opts for Samoa". RNZ. 2 September 2022. Retrieved 2 September 2022.
  11. ^ "Squads named for OFC U-19 Championship". Oceania Football Confederation. Retrieved 1 September 2022.
  12. ^ a b "Kyah Cahill to follow in dad Tim's footsteps at OFC U-19 Championship". Oceania Football Confederation. Retrieved 1 September 2022.
  13. ^ Thomas, Joshua. "Son of Socceroos legend Tim Cahill makes international debut for Samoa as Kyah Cahill looks to follow in father's footsteps". sportingnews.com. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
  14. ^ "Samoa And Solomon Islands Get Off To Winning Start At OFC Men's Olympic Qualifier 2023". Pacific.scoop.co.nz. Retrieved 26 September 2023.
  15. ^ Chand, Salveen. "Samoa bows out of Olympic qualifiers". The Samoa Observer. Retrieved 26 September 2023.
  16. ^ "Tim Cahill's son, 10-year-old aspiring artist Kyah Cahill, sings US national anthem at Red Bull Arena". Major League Soccer. Retrieved 1 September 2022.
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