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{{short description|Australian soccer player (born 1979)}}
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{{Use Australian English|date=February 2013}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Tim Cahill<br /><small>{{nobold|{{post-nominals|country=AUS|size=100%|AO}}}}</small>
| image = Tim Cahill (53557484101).jpg
| caption = Cahill in 2024
| full_name = Timothy Filiga Cahill<ref name="FIFA">{{cite web |url=https://www.fifadata.com/documents/FWC/2018/pdf/FWC_2018_SQUADLISTS.PDF |title=FIFA World Cup Russia 2018: List of Players: Australia |publisher=FIFA |page=3 |date=15 July 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190611000407/https://www.fifadata.com/documents/FWC/2018/pdf/FWC_2018_SQUADLISTS.PDF |archive-date=11 June 2019}}</ref>
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1979|12|6}}<ref name="FIFA"/>
| birth_place = {{nowrap|[[Sydney]], [[New South Wales]], Australia}}
| height = 1.78 m<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.socceroos.com.au/player/tim-cahill |title=Tim Cahill &#124; Socceroos |access-date=11 June 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190324234629/https://www.socceroos.com.au/player/tim-cahill |archive-date=24 March 2019 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
| position = midfielder 
| currentclub = 
| youthyears1 = 1995–1997
| youthclubs1 = [[Sydney Olympic FC]]
| youthyears2 = 1997
| youthclubs2 = [[Sydney United 58 FC|Sydney United]]
| youthyears3 = 1997–1998
| youthclubs3 = [[Millwall F.C.|Millwall]]
| years1 = 1998–2004
| clubs1 = [[Millwall F.C.|Millwall]]
| caps1 = 217
| goals1 = 52
| years2 = 2004–2012
| clubs2 = [[Everton F.C.|Everton]]
| caps2 = 226
| goals2 = 56
| years3 = 2012–2015
| clubs3 = [[New York Red Bulls]]
| caps3 = 62
| goals3 = 14
| years4 = 2015–2016
| clubs4 = [[Shanghai Greenland Shenhua F.C.|Shanghai Shenhua]]
| caps4 = 28
| goals4 = 11
| years5 = 2016
| clubs5 = [[Hangzhou Greentown F.C.|Hangzhou Greentown]]
| caps5 = 17
| goals5 = 4
| years6 = 2016–2017
| clubs6 = [[Melbourne City FC|Melbourne City]]
| caps6 = 27
| goals6 = 11
| years7 = 2018
| clubs7 = [[Millwall F.C.|Millwall]]
| caps7 = 10
| goals7 = 0
| years8 = 2018–2019
| clubs8 = [[Jamshedpur FC|Jamshedpur]]
| caps8 = 12
| goals8 = 2
| totalcaps = 599
| totalgoals = 150
| nationalyears1 = 1994
| nationalteam1 = [[Samoa national under-20 football team|Western Samoa U20]]
| nationalcaps1 = 2
| nationalgoals1 = 0
| nationalyears2 = 2004
| nationalteam2 = [[Australia men's national under-23 soccer team|Australia Olympic]] ([[List of overage players in Olympic football|O.P.]])
| nationalcaps2 = 4
| nationalgoals2 = 3
| nationalyears3 = 2004–2018
| nationalteam3 = [[Australia men's national soccer team|Australia]]
| nationalcaps3 = 108
| nationalgoals3 = [[List of international goals scored by Tim Cahill|50]]
| medaltemplates = {{medalSport|Men's [[Association football|football]]}}
{{MedalCountry|{{fb|AUS}}}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[AFC Asian Cup]]}}
{{Medal|W|[[2015 AFC Asian Cup|2015 Australia]]|}}
{{Medal|RU|[[2011 AFC Asian Cup|2011 Qatar]]|}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[OFC Nations Cup]]}}
{{Medal|W|[[2004 OFC Nations Cup|2004 Australia]]|}}
}}
'''Timothy Filiga Cahill''' {{post-nominals|country=AUS|AO}} ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|k|eɪ|h|ɪ|l|}}; born 6 December 1979) is an Australian former professional [[football player|soccer player]] who played as an [[attacking midfielder]] but also played as a [[forward (association football)|striker]] on many occasions. A box-to-box midfielder, Cahill became recognised for "his aggressive and powerful approach and his ability to head the ball in the [[penalty area]]".<ref>{{cite web|title=McCarthy's Musings: Tim Cahill, New York seal move in short order to bolster Red Bulls' MLS Cup hopes|url=https://sports.yahoo.com/news/mccarthys-musings-tim-cahill-york-205500681--mls.html|last=McCarthy|first=Kyle|publisher=Goal.com|access-date=31 July 2012|archive-date=22 October 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131022173056/http://sports.yahoo.com/news/mccarthys-musings-tim-cahill-york-205500681--mls.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> Cahill has scored 50 goals in 108 caps between 2004 and 2018 and is regarded as one of the greatest Australian [[Association football|Football]] players of all time.<ref>{{cite web |title=10 Best Australian Football Players of All Time |url=https://soccermavericks.com/best-australian-soccer-players-of-all-time/ |website=Soccer Mavericks |date=26 December 2023 |access-date=26 December 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2018/jul/18/tim-cahill-retires-as-the-greatest-of-all-the-socceroos|title=Tim Cahill retires as the greatest of all the Socceroos|work=The Guardian|date=18 July 2018|access-date=1 January 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.smh.com.au/sport/soccer/the-greatest-socceroo-cahill-leaves-the-game-as-an-icon-of-sport-20181119-p50gvi.html|title=The greatest Socceroo: Cahill leaves the game as an icon of sport|publisher=Sydney Morning Herald|date=19 November 2018|access-date=1 January 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.theage.com.au/sport/soccer/harry-kewell-named-greatest-footballer-20120713-21znv.html|publisher=The Age|title=Harry Kewell named greatest footballer|date=13 July 2012|access-date=1 January 2022}}</ref> He currently works as a pundit for [[BBC Sport]] and [[Sky Sports]].

In 1997, Cahill left [[Sydney]] for England to play professionally; there he was signed by [[Millwall F.C.|Millwall]] on a [[Free transfer (association football)|free transfer]] from [[Sydney United 58 FC|Sydney United]]. He was part of the Millwall side that won the [[Football League Second Division]] title in the [[2000–01 in English football|2000–01 season]], and was also a central part of Millwall's run to the [[2004 FA Cup Final]]. Before the start of the [[2004–05 FA Premier League|2004–05 season]], Cahill was transferred to [[Everton F.C.|Everton]]. He was named both [[List of Everton F.C. records and statistics#Evertonfc.com player awards|Everton Player of the Season]] and [[List of Everton F.C. records and statistics#Evertonfc.com player awards|Everton Players' Player of the Season]] in his debut season, and in the following year he was named as one of 50 nominees for the [[Ballon d'Or]], becoming the first Everton player in 11 years to be nominated. He was also part of the Everton side that reached the final of the [[2008–09 FA Cup]]. Since leaving Everton in 2012, Cahill has played for the [[New York Red Bulls]], [[Shanghai Greenland Shenhua F.C.|Shanghai Shenhua]], [[Hangzhou Greentown F.C.|Hangzhou Greentown]] and [[Melbourne City FC|Melbourne City]]. After a brief spell at former club Millwall, he ended his career at [[Jamshedpur FC|Jamshedpur]].

Cahill was the first Australian to score at a [[FIFA World Cup]], scored in three World Cups (2006, 2010, 2014) and has scored the most goals by any Australian in the men's World Cup with five goals.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.smh.com.au/fifa-world-cup-2014/australia-2014/tim-cahills-world-cup-goal-for-the-ages-20140619-zsedg.html|title=Tim Cahill's World Cup goal for the ages|date=19 June 2014|access-date=19 June 2014}}</ref> In 2007, he became the first Australian player to score at an [[AFC Asian Cup]]. Cahill is known for his adept heading ability and high [[vertical leap]], having scored many of his goals with his head. He is famous for his regular [[goal celebration]] of shadow boxing around the corner flag.<ref>{{cite news |title=Tim Cahill fights corner flag |url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-05-15/tim-cahill-fights-corner-flag/9762458 |access-date=9 October 2018 |agency=[[Australian Broadcasting Corporation]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Football's best and worst goal celebrations |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/competitions/premier-league/6250946/Football-goal-celebrations-best-and-worst.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220112/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/competitions/premier-league/6250946/Football-goal-celebrations-best-and-worst.html |archive-date=12 January 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |access-date=10 October 2018 |work=The Telegraph}}{{cbignore}}</ref>

==Early life==
Cahill was born on 6 December 1979 in [[Sydney]], Australia.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Jameson |first1=Julietta |title=The five places that made me: Tim Cahill |url=https://www.smh.com.au/traveller/reviews-and-advice/soccer-star-tim-cahill-the-five-places-that-made-me-20160128-gmfms8.html |website=The Sydney Morning Herald |language=en |date=5 February 2016}}</ref><ref name="linkedin">{{cite web |last1=Vines |first1=Will |title=The Enduring Legacy of Tim Cahill |url=https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/enduring-legacy-tim-cahill-will-chen/ |website=Linkedin |language=en |date=6 December 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last1=Cahill |first1=Tim |title=Legacy |date=2015 |page=11}}</ref> He is the third child out of four children, with an older brother, Sean, an older sister, Dorothy, and a younger brother, [[Chris Cahill|Chris]].<ref>{{cite book |last1=Cahill |first1=Tim |title=Legacy |date=2015 |page=12}}</ref> His father, Tim Cahill Sr, is of English and Irish descent and worked as a merchant seaman before settling in Australia, where he worked as a rigger and trawler.<ref name="fatherhood">{{cite web |title=Tim Cahill: "The best piece of advice my dad gave me? 'You can't live in a car'." |url=https://www.the-father-hood.com/article/what-ive-learned-about-fatherhood-by-tim-cahill/ |website=The Father Hood |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=The world at his feet but Cahill needs SA help |url=https://www.smh.com.au/sport/soccer/the-world-at-his-feet-but-cahill-needs-sa-help-20020822-gdfkai.html |website=The Sydney Morning Herald |language=en |date=22 August 2002}}</ref> Cahill's mother, Sisifo, primarily has Samoan ancestry and was born in the small village of [[Apia|Tufuiopa, Apia]], where his grandfather and great-grandfather held chief positions.<ref name="linkedin"/><ref name="fifa">{{cite web |last1=Roy |first1=Shilarze Saha |title=Tim Cahill and his Samoan roots |url=https://www.fifa.com/fifaplus/en/articles/tim-cahill-and-his-samoan-roots |website=FIFA |date=3 March 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Tim Cahill: The Socceroos career that almost never happened |url=https://www.foxsports.com.au/football/socceroos/tim-cahill-the-socceroos-career-that-almost-never-happened/news-story/4f2db9c96000c45c676969c49586f659 |website=Fox Sports |language=en |date=17 July 2018}}</ref> His mother took on two jobs as a hotel employee and a factory worker to support the family financially after his father suffered a hip injury and was unable to work. Their financial position meant that Cahill and his family had to move frequently due to rent increases.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Cahill |first1=Tim |title=Legacy |date=2015 |pages=11–12}}</ref>

Growing up in a soccer-loving family, Cahill developed a passion for the sport from an early age, playing constantly with his brothers, Sean and Chris, and watching [[Premier League]] matches on TV with his father, who is a [[West Ham United F.C.|West Ham]] fan from his upbringing in [[London]].<ref>{{cite book |last1=Cahill |first1=Tim |title=Legacy |date=2015 |pages=12–13}}</ref> However, during the holidays, Cahill frequently visited family in Australia and Samoa where he played [[Rugby football|rugby]] with his cousins, including [[Frank Winterstein]] and [[Ben Roberts (rugby league)|Ben Roberts]], both of whom became professional rugby players.{{refn|group=note|Cahill's aunty and mother of Ben Roberts, Ruby Roberts, is married to Frank Winterstein's uncle, Toa Winterstein.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Ritchie |first1=Dean |title=Socceroos legend Tim Cahill has links to the Samoan Rugby League World Cup side |url=https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/sport/nrl/teams/socceroos-legend-tim-cahill-has-links-to-the-samoan-rugby-league-world-cup-side/news-story/f51d953ae5e70eacafe9107bba60f123?amp&nk=a644795d7d287d26d1547feed924ec11-1689034898 |website=The Daily Telegraph |date=13 October 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=It's a family affair: Soccer legend Tim Cahill energises cousins in Toa Samoa |url=https://www.samoaobserver.ws/category/sport/15491#:~:text=legend%20Tim%20Cahill-,It's%20a%20family%20affair%3A%20Soccer%20legend%20Tim,energises%20cousins%20in%20Toa%20Samoa&text=Blood%20is%20thicker%20than%20water,Frank%20Winterstein%20and%20Ben%20Roberts. |website=Samoa Observer |date=15 October 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Cousin Cahill a role model for Roberts |url=https://www.loverugbyleague.com/post/cousin-cahill-a-role-model-for-roberts |website=LoveRugbyLeague |language=en |date=8 January 2016}}</ref>}}<ref name="linkedin"/><ref name="fifa"/> His father took him and his brothers, Sean and Chris, to soccer training in a local park every week, where Cahill developed a discipline and a perfectionist personality over time.<ref name="fatherhood"/><ref>{{cite book |last1=Cahill |first1=Tim |title=Legacy |date=2015 |pages=18–20}}</ref> Though his biggest influence came from his maternal grandmother, Asofa, who taught him the Samoan culture and beliefs of discipline, hard work, and perseverance – something Cahill would carry throughout his life.<ref name="fifa"/> At the age of seven, Cahill started participating in private coaching under [[John Doyle (soccer, born 1946)|John Doyle]], a retired Irish-Australian footballer, who he considered played a pivotal role in transforming his game.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Cahill |first1=Tim |title=Legacy |date=2015 |pages=21–22}}</ref>

As a junior player since the age of four, Cahill had played for Balmain Police Tigers, Marrickville Red Devil, and Lakemba SC.<ref name="linkedin"/> He had always played in an older age group due to his older brother who was a year older; playing together meant his parents would spend less on petrol.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Cahill |first1=Tim |title=Legacy |date=2015 |page=13}}</ref> He also played futsal with his friends, creating a team named Banshee Knights, who his father named, after drawing inspiration from the Celtic legend's banshee screams.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Cahill |first1=Tim |title=Legacy |date=2015 |page=15}}</ref> In his school years, Cahill enrolled in Bexley North Public School, Annandale North Public School, [[Tempe High School (Sydney)|Tempe High School]], and [[Kingsgrove North High School]].{{refn|group=note|Cahill attended Bexley North Public School until 1991 before moving to Annandale Public School. He returned to the [[St George, Sydney|St George]] region when he was a teenager, attending Kingsgrove North High School.<ref>{{cite web |title=Cahill to sell up in Sydney |url=https://www.perthnow.com.au/lifestyle/real-estate/soccer-star-tim-cahill-looks-set-to-sell-his-home-in-caringbah-south-ng-be1ae26ed3976b2b1e5deec3c1ef5f00 |website=PerthNow |language=en |date=20 May 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Georgakopoulos |first1=Chris |title=Bexley North Public School proud to call Tim Cahill one of their own as they celebrate AFC Asian Cup success |url=https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/newslocal/south-west/bexley-north-public-school-proud-to-call-tim-cahill-one-of-their-own-as-they-celebrate-afc-asian-cup-success/news-story/c6ad1cf861d9f88acdc2d6544519f41b |website=The Daily Telegraph |date=10 February 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Socceroos star Tim Cahill returns to his old primary school Bexley North Public ahead of Iraq clash |url=https://www.foxsports.com.au/football/socceroos/socceroos-star-tim-cahill-returns-to-his-old-primary-school-bexley-north-public-ahead-of-iraq-clash/news-story/e0d26ae83cc7d3c5e319172c0cda6947 |website=Fox Sports |language=en |date=15 June 2013}}</ref>}} During these years, he has represented the public school select team, Metropolitan East before representing the NSW PSSA team, which went on to win the school tournament.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Cahill |first1=Tim |title=Legacy |date=2015 |pages=30–31}}</ref> Measuring up to 1.65m in high school, teachers doubted Cahill's dream, saying he could not become a professional soccer player due to his small stature which he later said was the best thing he was ever told, saying, "To the people who said I couldn't do it, I say thank you."<ref>{{cite web |last1=Cooper |first1=Amy |title=Tim Cahill bows out of soccer with a thank you to his doubters |url=https://www.smh.com.au/sport/soccer/tim-cahill-bows-out-of-soccer-with-a-thank-you-to-his-doubters-20181119-p50gvb.html |website=The Sydney Morning Herald |language=en |date=18 November 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last1=Cahill |first1=Tim |title=Legacy |date=2015 |pages=28–40}}</ref>

Cahill joined NSL club [[Sydney Olympic FC|Sydney Olympic]], a club heavily influenced by their [[Greeks|Greek]] ancestry, in [[Belmore, New South Wales|Belmore]].<ref>{{cite book |last1=Cahill |first1=Tim |title=Legacy |date=2015 |page=24}}</ref> He began in their youth ranks and also became a ball boy for the first-team games, which fuelled his aspiration to play for the club's senior team.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Cahill |first1=Tim |title=Legacy |date=2015 |page=25}}</ref> After spending five years at Sydney Olympic, where he embraced the Greek culture and even learned some [[Greek language|Greek]], Cahill was released by the club in the same year after failing to pass the annual trial, as a coach believed he was too small and slow.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Cahill |first1=Tim |title=Legacy |date=2015 |page=31}}</ref> Disheartened by the setback, he joined the [[New South Wales Institute of Sport|NSW Institute of Sport]] in [[Lidcombe]] to improve his speed and physicality. The same year, he joined Belmore Hercules, a club that played three divisions down from Sydney Olympic.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Cahill |first1=Tim |title=Legacy |date=2015 |pages=32–33}}</ref> Cahill impressed in the under-18 team, resulting in him being promoted to the first team. Cahill became the youngest player at the age of 15 to ever play for the club, making his senior debut as a substitute and scoring his first goal with a header. By the end of the season, he emerged as the club's top goalscorer across the under-18, under-21, and senior squads, netting a total of 30 goals.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Cahill |first1=Tim |title=Legacy |date=2015 |pages=33–34}}</ref> Cahill then joined [[Sydney United 58 FC|Sydney United]], another club influenced by their [[Croats|Croatian]] heritage similar to Sydney Olympic's Greek origins. He became part of their under-21 team, where he received significant playing time under manager Phil Pavela.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Cahill |first1=Tim |title=Legacy |date=2015 |page=36}}</ref> He eventually made his senior debut as a substitute at [[St George Stadium]] on 22 March 1997, in a 0–0 league draw against [[St George FC|St George]].<ref>{{cite web |title=1997 NSW Super League - 1997 Round 1 Season Results |url=http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/States/NSW/1997/1997SLR1.html |website=www.ozfootball.net}}</ref>

As the Cahill family had relatives in England, Cahill's parents offered him an opportunity to move to England to pursue his soccer career after his father phoned [[Allen Batsford]], a talent scout from Nottingham Forest, for trials. After much thought, he accepted and his parents took out a $10,000 loan in order to pay for his trip.<ref>{{cite web |title=Tim Cahill to Millwall: How Cahill's parents funded Socceroos legend's dream move to England |url=https://www.foxsports.com.au/football/socceroos/tim-cahill-to-millwall-how-cahills-parents-funding-socceroos-legends-dream-move-to-england/news-story/eebf8c1e29e8ada4f26f0a9de91d71cd |website=Fox Sports |language=en |date=30 January 2018}}</ref> The loan made his family nearly broke and in debt, forcing his older brother to stop playing soccer and pull out of school to work full-time as a mechanic to repay the debt.<ref>{{cite web |title=Tim Cahill pays tribute to family for their sacrifices in his career |url=https://www.theaustralian.com.au/sport/football/tim-cahill-pays-tribute-to-family-for-their-sacrifices-in-his-career/news-story/84b878413bab2d88e53466784febe1f7 |website=The Australian |date=21 July 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last1=Cahill |first1=Tim |title=Legacy |date=2015 |pages=36–38}}</ref> Cahill arrived in England in late-1997, meeting his relatives, Glen and Lindsey Stanley, and their kids.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Cahill |first1=Tim |title=Legacy |date=2015 |page=41}}</ref>

==Club career==
===Millwall===
He lived in [[Grays, Essex]] with family until he was signed by [[Millwall F.C.|Millwall]] on a [[Free transfer (association football)|free transfer]] from [[Sydney United 58 FC|Sydney United]]. He made his Millwall debut on 2 May 1998 against [[AFC Bournemouth]] at [[The Den]], which Millwall lost 2–1. Cahill helped Millwall reach the [[1999 Football League Trophy Final]] where they lost to [[Wigan Athletic]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/1999/apr/18/newsstory.sport10|title=Rogers raises the Wigan cheers |work=theguardian.com |date=18 April 1999 |access-date=9 July 2016}}</ref>

He was part of the Millwall side that won the [[Football League Second Division]] championship with a club record 93 points in the [[2000–01 in English football|2000–01 season]]. He also reached two play-off semi-finals with Millwall in [[2000 Football League play-offs#Second Division|2000]] and [[2002 Football League play-offs#First Division|2002]]. Cahill was a central part of Millwall's run to the [[2004 FA Cup Final]], their first appearance in the showpiece in club history, scoring the winning goal in the semi-final against [[Sunderland A.F.C.|Sunderland]], and securing a [[UEFA Cup]] place in the process. Cahill polled over 100,000 votes to win the FA Cup "Player of the Round" award for his performance during the semi-final victory.<ref>[http://www.thefa.com/TheFACup/TheFACup/NewsAndFeatures/Postings/2004/04/FACup_POTR_SF_Cahill.htm Cahill's boost to Lions] Alex Stone. 13 April 2004. Retrieved 10 July 2006</ref> His last game for the club was against [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]] in the final, which Millwall lost 3–0. Cahill made 249 overall appearances for ''The Lions'', scoring 56 goals in the process.<ref>[https://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=10738 Tim Cahill – Soccerbase] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090522131426/http://www.soccerbase.com/players_details.sd?playerid=10738 |date=22 May 2009 }} 20 October 2010. Retrieved 20 October 2010</ref>

===Everton===
[[File:Tim cahill everton.jpg|thumb|right|Tim Cahill training with Everton in April 2009]]
Before the start of the [[2004–05 FA Premier League|2004–05 season]], Cahill was transferred to [[Everton F.C.|Everton]] for a fee of £1.5&nbsp;million,<ref name="Cahill signs for Everton">{{cite web|url=http://www.evertonfc.com/news/archive/cahill-signs-in.html|title=Cahill signs for Everton|access-date=6 August 2006|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081220043804/http://www.evertonfc.com/news/archive/cahill-signs-in.html|archive-date=20 December 2008|url-status=dead}}</ref> after Millwall's [[South East (London sub region)|South East London]] rivals [[Crystal Palace F.C.|Crystal Palace]] ended their transfer bid over a payment to Cahill's agents.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/c/crystal_palace/3876783.stm |title=BBC SPORT &#124; Football &#124; My Club &#124; Crystal Palace &#124; Cash row hits Cahill move |work=[[BBC News]] |date=10 July 2004 |access-date=11 September 2016}}</ref> In his first season, he was Everton's top goalscorer<ref name=efcprofile/> and was the fans' Player of the Season.<ref name=efcprofile>{{cite web|url=http://www.evertonfc.com/player-profile/tim-cahill|title=Players:Squad Profiles: Tim Cahill|publisher=[[Everton F.C.]]|access-date=17 March 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090522222523/http://www.evertonfc.com/player-profile/tim-cahill|archive-date=22 May 2009|url-status=dead}}</ref> Before the [[2005–06 FA Premier League|2005–06]] season Cahill's contract at Everton was extended with a salary increase reflecting the impact he had made at the club.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.evertonfc.com/news/archive/cahill-pens-new-deal.html|title=CAHILL PENS NEW DEAL|first=Mark|last=Rowan|date=8 August 2005|publisher=[[Everton F.C.]]|access-date=17 March 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071015082810/http://www.evertonfc.com/news/archive/cahill-pens-new-deal.html|archive-date=15 October 2007|url-status=dead}}</ref> The third round of that season's [[FA Cup]] drew Cahill's former club, Millwall against Everton at [[The Den]]. He scored the winner in the replay at [[Goodison Park]], but chose not to celebrate his winning goal, stating, "I decided not to go mad and just pay my respects to the club that gave me my start in the game. To celebrate would have been a kick in the teeth, it is all about respect."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story?id=355629&&cc=5739|title=Cahill spares a thought for Lions as Everton progress|date=19 January 2006|publisher=[[ESPN]]|access-date=17 March 2009|archive-date=24 October 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121024131040/http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story?id=355629&&cc=5739|url-status=dead}}</ref>

In October 2006, Cahill was named as one of 50 nominees for the [[Ballon d'Or]], becoming the first Everton player in 18 years to be nominated,<ref>[http://www.liverpooldailypost.co.uk/sport/2006/10/17/cahill-is-shortlisted-for-ballon-d-or-64375-17944991/ Cahill is shortlisted for Ballon d'Or] 17 October 2006, Liverpooldailypost.co.uk</ref> and the only player on the list from an [[Asian Football Confederation|AFC]] nation. He missed much of the 2006–07 season with injuries to his knee and foot, but signed a five-year contract extension at the season's end.<ref>{{cite news| url =http://www.smh.com.au/news/football/everton-overhead-over-heels-with-brilliant-cahill/2007/11/12/1194766589628.html|title= Everton overhead over heels with brilliant Cahill|newspaper=[[The Sydney Morning Herald]] |date = 13 November 2007}}</ref>

Cahill returned from injury partway through the 2007–08 season in the club's first [[UEFA Cup]] Group match, a home match against Greek side [[Larissa F.C.|Larissa]] on 25 October 2007, scoring from a diving header after 14 minutes in a 3–1 win.<ref>{{cite web |author=FT |url=http://soccernet.espn.go.com/report?id=230370&cc=3436 |title=Everton vs. Larissa – Football Match Report – October 25, 2007 – ESPN |website=[[ESPN]] |date=25 October 2007 |access-date=11 September 2016 |archive-date=24 October 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121024131106/http://soccernet.espn.go.com/report?id=230370&cc=3436 |url-status=dead }}</ref> His extra time winner against [[Luton Town F.C.|Luton Town]] on 31 October in the [[Football League Cup|League Cup]], sent Everton into their first cup quarter-final in more than 5 years. His 100th league appearance for Everton came in a 1–1 draw against Sunderland.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.foxsports.com.au/story/0,8659,23361059-23215,00.html |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120904180611/http://www.foxsports.com.au/story/0,8659,23361059-23215,00.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=4 September 2012 |title=Home &#124; Live Scores & Latest News |work=[[Fox Sports]] |access-date=11 September 2016 }}</ref> Due to injuries to all four of Everton's senior strikers Cahill was employed as a makeshift forward during December 2008. In this role he scored a late equaliser in the [[Merseyside Derby]],<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.foxsports.com.au/story/0,8659,24936584-29437,00.html |archive-url=https://archive.today/20121230095208/http://www.foxsports.com.au/story/0,8659,24936584-29437,00.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=30 December 2012 |title=Home &#124; Live Scores & Latest News |work=[[Fox Sports]] |access-date=11 September 2016 }}</ref> becoming the first player since [[Dixie Dean]] to score for Everton in three [[Anfield]] derbies.<ref>[http://www.evertonfc.com/news/archive/cahill-dedicates-goal.html Cahill Dedicates Goal] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131029221519/http://www.evertonfc.com/news/archive/cahill-dedicates-goal.html |date=29 October 2013 }} 20 January 2009, Evertonfc.com</ref> His 100th career goal was scored against [[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]] at [[Goodison Park|Goodison]] on 28 January 2009.<ref>[http://www.evertonfc.com/match/report/0809/everton-v-arsenal.html?t=2 Everton 1–1 Arsenal] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131029225531/http://www.evertonfc.com/match/report/0809/everton-v-arsenal.html?t=2 |date=29 October 2013 }} 28 January 2009, Evertonfc.com</ref>

On 15 February, Cahill scored the third goal in a 3–1 win over [[Aston Villa F.C.|Aston Villa]] and dedicated the goal to the victims of the [[2009 Victorian bushfires]].<ref>[http://www.evertonfc.com/news/archive/blues-duo-miss-toon-trip.html Blues Duo Miss Toon Trip] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131029233247/http://www.evertonfc.com/news/archive/blues-duo-miss-toon-trip.html |date=29 October 2013 }} 16 February 2009, Evertonfc.com</ref> During the second half of the 2008–09 season, Cahill was used more as the "utility man" due to his versatility as Everton was plagued by injuries to playmaker [[Mikel Arteta]] as well as strikers [[Victor Anichebe]] and [[Yakubu (footballer)|Yakubu]] and some other key players.<ref>{{cite web|title=Yakubu's season ending injury.|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/competitions/premier-league/3536782/Everton-victory-overshadowed-by-Aiyegbeni-Yakubus-season-ending-Achilles-injury-Football.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220112/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/competitions/premier-league/3536782/Everton-victory-overshadowed-by-Aiyegbeni-Yakubus-season-ending-Achilles-injury-Football.html |archive-date=12 January 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|website=Telegraph.co.uk|date=30 November 2008 |access-date=8 July 2017}}{{cbignore}}</ref>

Owing to [[Phil Neville]] sustaining a knee ligament injury early in the 2009–10 season, Cahill was named as the replacement [[captain (association football)|captain]] of Everton. Later in the season he scored his 50th goal for Everton, in a 3–1 victory over [[Carlisle United F.C.|Carlisle United]] in the Third Round of the FA Cup.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/fa_cup/8434021.stm|title=Everton 3–1 Carlisle|publisher=BBC Sport|date=2 January 2010}}</ref>

Everton fans gave him the nickname "Tiny Tim" after the [[Charles Dickens]] [[Tiny Tim (A Christmas Carol)|character]] because he is slightly short and slim.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.smh.com.au/news/Football/Tiny-Tims-giant-leap/2005/04/01/1112302235084.html|title=Sydney Herald talks about Cahill | work=The Sydney Morning Herald | date=2 April 2005}}</ref> He has made a corner flag [[goal celebration]] his "trademark". The celebration, where Cahill pretends to trade punches with the corner flag while putting the Everton badge between his teeth, was first seen in the [[2005–06 FA Premier League|2005–06 season]]. On 2 March 2008, Cahill controversially celebrated his goal in the 3–1 home victory of [[Portsmouth F.C.|Portsmouth]] by crossing his wrists as if he had been handcuffed. This was in reference to the recent jailing of his brother, Sean; Cahill later apologised for the gesture.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/e/everton/7274812.stm|title=Cahill says sorry for celebration|work=BBC Sport|date=4 March 2008|access-date=4 March 2008}}</ref> Cahill dedicated his winning goal in a [[2009–10 UEFA Europa League|Europa League]] game against [[FC BATE Borisov|BATE Borisov]] to the victims of the [[2009 Samoa earthquake and tsunami|earthquake and tsunami in Samoa]], miming rowing a canoe after scoring in the second half of the match in Belarus.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/e/everton/8286216.stm|title=Cahill dedicates winner to Samoa|work=BBC Sport|date=1 October 2009|access-date=1 October 2009}}</ref>

Cahill scored two goals against [[Aston Villa]] on 14 April 2010, both coming from headers to move his goal tally for the season to nine goals, all coming from his head.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/8615687.stm|title=Aston Villa 2–2 Everton|publisher=BBC Sport|date=14 April 2010}}</ref> Three days later against [[Blackburn Rovers F.C.|Blackburn Rovers]], Cahill scored a 90th-minute winner, to give Everton a 3–2 victory.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/8619900.stm|title=Blackburn 2–3 Everton|publisher=BBC Sport|date=14 April 2010}}</ref>

Cahill made his 200th appearance for Everton on 25 April 2010 in a 2–1 against Fulham, and signed a new four-year contract the following month.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/e/everton/8689215.stm |title=Tim Cahill signs new four-year deal with Everton |work=BBC Sport |date=18 May 2010 |access-date=11 April 2011}}</ref> He scored his fifth goal in a [[Merseyside derby]], in a 2–0 win over Liverpool in October 2010,<ref>[http://www.goal.com/en-gb/match/46063/everton-vs-liverpool/report Everton 2–0 Liverpool: Pressure mounts on Roy Hodgson as Tim Cahill and Mikel Arteta goals seal Merseyside derby win]. Goal.com (17 October 2010). Retrieved 26 September 2011.</ref> and his 50th Premier League goal a month later, in a game against [[Blackpool F.C.|Blackpool]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.blackpoolcitizen.co.uk/uk_national_sport/8622318.Cahill_records_50th_goal_in_draw/ |title=Cahill records 50th goal in draw |agency=Press Association |work=Blackpool Citizen |date=6 November 2010 |access-date=11 April 2011 |archive-date=23 July 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110723032500/http://www.blackpoolcitizen.co.uk/uk_national_sport/8622318.Cahill_records_50th_goal_in_draw/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> The Aussie received a foot injury during the [[2011 Asia Cup]] finals which limited his appearances until the end of the season to only nine – eight league games and one in the FA Cup.

Following his participation in the 2011 Asian Cup, Cahill had the longest goal drought in his career. He scored his last league goal in December 2010 away to Manchester City and went the whole of 2011 without finding the net.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/competitions/premier-league/7943781/Manchester-City-1-Everton-2-match-report.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220112/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/competitions/premier-league/7943781/Manchester-City-1-Everton-2-match-report.html |archive-date=12 January 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live | title=Manchester City 1 Everton 2: match report | newspaper=[[The Daily Telegraph]] | access-date=1 January 2012 | location=London | first=Henry | last=Winter | date=20 December 2010}}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.eplindex.com/west-brom-everton-match-preview/ | title=West Brom v Everton: Stats Match Preview | date=31 December 2011 | publisher=eplindex.com | access-date=1 January 2012}}</ref> The run stretched to 34 games, but was finally ended when he scored the opening goal, a tap in from close range, in a 1–1 draw with Blackburn in January 2012.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/16559898.stm | title=Everton 1 – 1 Blackburn | work=[[BBC Sport]] | date=21 January 2012 | access-date=21 January 2012}}</ref>

On 13 May 2012, during Everton's last match against [[Newcastle United F.C.|Newcastle United]] at Goodison Park, Cahill was sent off for violent conduct after the full-time whistle for an altercation with [[Yohan Cabaye]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/17973113|title=Everton 3–1 Newcastle|publisher=BBC Sport|date=13 May 2012}}</ref> After eight years with Everton, Cahill thanked the club and fans saying, "I want to thank everyone at Everton, from the club to tremendous supporters. It has been a privilege to be an Everton player for the past eight years and it was a very difficult decision to leave. I will always support Everton and I wish the club the best of luck in the future."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.premierleague.com/en-gb/kids/news/tim-cahill-leaving-everton-for-new-york.html |title=Everton to say goodbye to Tim Cahill |access-date=1 April 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140529211048/http://www.premierleague.com/en-gb/kids/news/tim-cahill-leaving-everton-for-new-york.html |archive-date=29 May 2014}}</ref>

===New York Red Bulls===
[[File:Tim Cahill talks to Mike Petke.jpg|thumb|right|Cahill with the New York Red Bulls in May 2013]]
On 26 July 2012, Cahill signed for the [[New York Red Bulls]] of [[Major League Soccer]] as a [[Designated Player Rule|Designated Player]], for a fee reported to be approximately £1&nbsp;million.<ref>{{cite web|title=New York Signs Midfielder Tim Cahill as a Designated Player|url=http://www.newyorkredbulls.com/news/2012/07/new-york-signs-midfielder-tim-cahill-designated-player|work=New York Red Bulls|publisher=MLS|access-date=26 July 2012|archive-date=27 July 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120727045527/http://www.newyorkredbulls.com/news/2012/07/new-york-signs-midfielder-tim-cahill-designated-player|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Everton's Tim Cahill completes New York Red Bulls move|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/18963044 |work=BBC Sport |publisher=British Broadcasting Corporation |date=26 July 2012 |access-date=27 July 2012 }}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2012/aug/04/mls-houston-dynamo-new-york-red-bulls-live | title=Houston Dynamo 2–0 New York Red Bulls – as it happened | work=The Guardian | date=4 August 2012 | access-date=6 August 2012 | author=Parker, Graham}}</ref>
On 20 October 2013, Cahill set a new record (broken in 2015 by [[Mike Grella]]) for the fastest goal in MLS history when he scored eight seconds into a 3–0 win against the [[Houston Dynamo]].<ref>{{cite web |title=This Week in MLS – October 21, 2013 |url=http://pressbox.mlssoccer.com/content/week-mls-%E2%80%93-october-21-2013 |publisher=Major League Soccer |date=21 October 2013 |access-date=1 September 2014 |quote=Tim Cahill scored just eight seconds into the Red Bulls' 3–0 victory over the Houston Dynamo on Sunday&nbsp;– the fastest goal in MLS history |archive-date=18 July 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140718144225/http://pressbox.mlssoccer.com/content/week-mls-%E2%80%93-october-21-2013 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Cahill replaced suspended forward [[Bradley Wright-Phillips]] in the second leg of the Red Bulls' [[2014 MLS Cup Playoffs|MLS Cup]] semi-final against the [[New 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.<ref>{{cite web|title=New England Revolution vs New York Red Bulls|url=http://www.espnfc.us/gamecast/409276/gamecast.html|website=ESPNFC.com|publisher=ESPN|access-date=30 November 2014}}</ref> On 2 February 2015, Cahill left New York Red Bulls by mutual agreement.<ref>{{cite web|title=Socceroos talisman Cahill leaves New York Red Bulls|work=The World Game |url=http://theworldgame.sbs.com.au/article/2015/02/03/socceroos-talisman-cahill-leaves-new-york-red-bulls|publisher=theworldgame.sbs.com.au|access-date=3 February 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mlssoccer.com/news/article/2015/02/02/new-york-red-bulls-announce-designated-player-tim-cahill-has-left-club|title=New York Red Bulls announce Designated Player Tim Cahill has left club by mutual agreement|date=2 February 2015|publisher=mlssoccer.com|access-date=3 February 2015|archive-date=2 February 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150202232913/http://www.mlssoccer.com/news/article/2015/02/02/new-york-red-bulls-announce-designated-player-tim-cahill-has-left-club|url-status=dead}}</ref>

===Shanghai Shenhua===
Following his departure from New York Red Bulls, Cahill signed with Chinese club [[Shanghai Greenland Shenhua F.C.|Shanghai Shenhua]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Fox News confirm Cahill signs for Shanghai Shenhua|url=http://bleacherreport.com/articles/2351633-deadline-day-tim-cahill-has-joined-chinese-side-shanghai-shenhua|publisher=bleacherreport.com|access-date=3 February 2015}}</ref> On 9 March 2015, Cahill debuted for Shanghai Shenhua in the team's opening game of the [[2015 Chinese Super League]] season, a 6–2 win over rivals [[Shanghai Shenxin F.C.|Shanghai Shenxin]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2015/mar/09/tim-cahill-winning-debut-chinese-club|title=Socceroo Tim Cahill makes winning debut for Chinese Super League club|date=9 March 2015|work=The Guardian}}</ref> Shanghai Shenhua also went to the [[2015 Chinese FA Cup|Chinese FA Cup final]] in which they were defeated by [[Jiangsu Guoxin-Sainty F.C.|Jiangsu Guoxin-Sainty]] after extra time.

On 16 February 2016, Cahill announced on social media that he had terminated his contract with Shanghai by mutual agreement upon being told that he was not part of new coach [[Gregorio Manzano]]'s plans for the [[2016 Chinese Super League]] season.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.socceroos.com.au/article/cahill-terminates-contract-with-shanghai-shenhua/1sr1vhkhfkauu1bct7wu114jhl|title=Cahill terminates contract with Shanghai Shenhua|publisher=[[Football Federation Australia]]|date=16 February 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.fourfourtwo.com/au/news/cahill-confirms-shock-shanghai-shenhua-exit#:kVtHNjaCDZU3CA|title=Cahill confirms shock Shanghai Shenhua exit|magazine=[[FourFourTwo]]|first=Ben|last=Somerford|date=16 February 2016|access-date=16 February 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160927010649/http://www.fourfourtwo.com/au/news/cahill-confirms-shock-shanghai-shenhua-exit#:kVtHNjaCDZU3CA|archive-date=27 September 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espnfc.com/story/2808670/shanghai-shenhua-terminate-tim-cahill-contract|title=Shanghai Shenhua terminate Australia legend Tim Cahill's contract|publisher=[[ESPN FC]]|date=16 February 2016}}</ref>

===Hangzhou Greentown===
On 22 February 2016, it was reported that Cahill signed with [[Chinese Super League]] club [[Hangzhou Greentown F.C.|Hangzhou Greentown]].<ref>{{cite web|last1=Smithies|first1=Tom|title=Socceroos star Tim Cahill staying in China after signing deal with Hangzhou Greentown|url=http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/sport/football/socceroos-star-tim-cahill-staying-in-china-after-signing-deal-with-hangzhou-greentown/news-story/287c66a410be81a4ec717fa2a7be8d65|website=The Daily Telegraph|access-date=22 February 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Tim Cahill signs with Hangzhou Greentown to remain in Chinese Super League|url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-02-22/tim-cahill-signs-with-hangzhou-greentown-to-remain-in-china/7188948|website=ABC News|date=22 February 2016|publisher=Australian Broadcasting Corporation|access-date=22 February 2016}}</ref> On 6 March 2016, Cahill scored a penalty on his Hangzhou Greentown debut in a 2–1 win against [[Changchun Yatai F.C.|Changchun Yatai]].<ref>{{cite web|url = http://it.eurosport.com/calcio/super-league-cinese/2016/hangzhou-greentown--changchun-yatai_mtc846067/live.shtml|title=Hangzhou Greentown 2–1 Changchun Yatai|date=6 March 2016|work=Eurosport|access-date=6 March 2016 | language = it}}</ref> Cahill decided to come back to Australia for his family in the summer of 2016. On 14 July 2016, he had his contract terminated by mutual consent.<ref>[http://sports.sohu.com/20160714/n459233962.shtml 绿城官方宣布与卡希尔解约 称尊重球员本人意愿] sohu.com. Retrieved 14 July 2016 {{in lang|zh}}</ref>

===Melbourne City===
On 11 August 2016, Cahill signed a three-year contract with [[A-League]] club [[Melbourne City FC|Melbourne City]], with the plan to play the first two years and then take on a coaching role for the third year.<ref>{{cite web|title=Tim Cahill Signs with Melbourne City FC|url=http://www.melbournecityfc.com.au/article/tim-cahill-signs-with-melbourne-city-fc/1cob4uwdf22e719y3852d8qwq4|website=melbournecityfc.com|publisher=Melbourne City FC|access-date=11 August 2016|date=11 August 2016|archive-date=14 August 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160814034157/http://www.melbournecityfc.com.au/article/tim-cahill-signs-with-melbourne-city-fc/1cob4uwdf22e719y3852d8qwq4|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/sport/football/a-league/teams/melbourne-city/tim-cahill-signs-threeyear-deal-with-aleague-club-melbourne-city/news-story/58c39f7d8958f8f4bf3bdb24ec78149e|title=Tim Cahill signs three-year deal with A-League club Melbourne City|first1=Lauren|last1=Wood|first2=David|last2=Davutovic|newspaper=[[The Advertiser (Adelaide)|The Advertiser]]|date=11 August 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.smh.com.au/sport/soccer/aleague-soccer-tim-cahill-signs-with-melbourne-city-20160810-gqpsl3.html|title=A-League soccer: Tim Cahill signs with Melbourne City|first=Ronny|last=Lerner|newspaper=[[The Sydney Morning Herald]]|date=11 August 2016}}</ref> Cahill made his debut in the [[FFA Cup]] on 24 August as a 64th-minute substitute against [[Brisbane Strikers FC|Brisbane Strikers]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-08-25/tim-cahill-happy-melbourne-city-ffa-cup-debut/7783208|title=Tim Cahill at home at Melbourne City following FFA Cup debut win over Brisbane Strikers|work=abc.net.au|date=24 August 2016}}</ref> In his second game for Melbourne City, he scored and got an assist in a 4–1 win in the FFA Cup quarter final against [[Western Sydney Wanderers]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.foxsports.com.au/football/tim-cahill-turns-back-the-clock-in-melbourne-citys-ffa-cup-win-over-western-sydney/news-story/5b397bbf62c902b24f6b71efcff66c4e|title=Tim Cahill turns back the clock in Melbourne City's FFA Cup win over Western Sydney|website=Fox Sports Australia|publisher=News Corporation|date=21 September 2016}}</ref> Cahill made his A-League debut in a [[Melbourne Derby (A-League)|Melbourne Derby]] against [[Melbourne Victory FC|Melbourne Victory]] on 15 October. He opened the scoring with a spectacular volley into the top corner from 35 metres out after 27 minutes. City won the match 4–1.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2016/oct/15/cahill-wonder-goal-lights-melbourne-derby|title=Tim Cahill wonder-goal lights up Melbourne derby as City run riot|work=The Guardian|date=15 October 2016}}</ref> On 30 November, Cahill scored a trademark header in the [[2016 FFA Cup Final|FFA Cup Final]]. The victory over Sydney FC was the club's first piece of silverware.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2016/nov/30/tim-cahill-heads-melbourne-city-to-ffa-cup-final-win-over-sydney-fc|title=Tim Cahill heads Melbourne City to FFA Cup final win over Sydney FC|work=The Guardian|date=30 November 2016}}</ref>

On 4 February 2017, just as he was preparing to come on as a substitute against [[Melbourne Victory FC]], Cahill was sent off for using "insulting, offensive, abusive language towards a match official" after he angrily disputed a goal with [[Chris Beath]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Tim Cahill Red Card in Melbourne Derby before entering pitch | url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VA-VtItpGXs |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211213/VA-VtItpGXs |archive-date=13 December 2021 |url-status=live|website=YouTube| date=4 February 2017 |access-date=10 December 2017}}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Mark Bosnich reveals Tim Cahill calling the referee a 'disgrace' led to his Melbourne Derby send-off|url=http://www.foxsports.com.au/football/a-league/mark-bosnich-reveals-tim-cahill-calling-the-referee-a-disgrace-led-to-his-melbourne-derby-sendoff/news-story/77ca20cb2e78540a84e91e12a48fba03|website=Fox Sports Australia|date=5 February 2017|publisher=News Corporation|access-date=24 May 2017}}</ref> This is the first time in Australian soccer history in which a player was sent off before entering the field of play.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Lynch|first1=Michael|title=Melbourne City believe Tim Cahill's red card was an error, but ban stands|url=http://www.smh.com.au/sport/soccer/melbourne-city-believe-tim-cahills-red-card-was-an-error-but-ban-stands-20170206-gu697e.html|website=The Sydney Morning Herald|date=6 February 2017|publisher=Fairfax Media|access-date=24 May 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Tim Cahill sorry for Melbourne derby referee abuse that led to red card|url=http://www.smh.com.au/sport/soccer/melbourne-city/tim-cahill-sorry-for-melbourne-derby-referee-abuse-that-led-to-red-card-20170207-gu72wf.html|website=Sydney Morning Herald|date=7 February 2017|publisher=Fairfax Media|access-date=24 May 2017}}</ref>

On 6 December 2017, Cahill left Melbourne City after not getting enough game time, in a bid for more game time at club level to boost his chances to get selected for the Australian squad for the [[2018 FIFA World Cup]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2017/dec/06/tim-cahill-leaves-melbourne-city-casting-doubt-over-world-cup-hopes|title=Tim Cahill leaves Melbourne City in bid to boost World Cup hopes|first=Mike|last=Hytner|newspaper=[[The Guardian]]|date=6 December 2017}}</ref>

===Return to Millwall===
On 29 January 2018, Cahill rejoined his first professional club, [[Millwall F.C.|Millwall]], signing until the end of the [[2017–18 EFL Championship]] season.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/42720046|title=Tim Cahill: Millwall re-sign Australia and ex-Everton forward|work=[[BBC Sport]]|date=29 January 2018}}</ref> A week after his return, he played for Millwall's under-23 team in the [[Professional Development League]] scoring a goal in their 3–2 victory over [[Coventry City F.C.|Coventry City]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/football/tim-cahill-makes-immediate-impression-upon-millwall-return-with-goal-in-u23-clash-against-coventry/news-story/55669a5ac4a5c79ac91df99b83a4a6ed|title=Tim Cahill makes immediate impression upon Millwall return with goal in U23 clash against Coventry|newspaper=[[Herald Sun]]|date=6 February 2018}}</ref> The following week, Cahill made his second Millwall debut, coming on in the 90th minute to a [[standing ovation]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.smh.com.au/sport/soccer/tim-cahill-given-standing-ovation-in-late-run-out-return-for-millwall-20180209-h0vvdb.html|title=Tim Cahill given standing ovation in late run out return for Millwall|newspaper=[[The Sydney Morning Herald]]|date=10 February 2018}}</ref>

He was released by Millwall at the end of the 2017–18 season.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/44153770|title=Tim Cahill and Jimmy Abdou: Millwall release veteran Australian and midfielder|date=17 May 2018|access-date=18 May 2018|work=BBC Sport}}</ref>  Cahill's ten appearances during this spell meant he retired having played one more league game for Millwall than Everton.

===Jamshedpur===
On 1 September 2018, Cahill signed with [[Indian Super League]] club [[Jamshedpur FC|Jamshedpur]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Tim Cahill signs for Jamshedpur FC in the Indian Super League |url=https://www.perthnow.com.au/sport/soccer/tim-cahill-signs-for-jamshedpur-fc-in-the-indian-super-league-ng-af34352aba30dc8639da0a653bf1b622 |newspaper=Perth Now |access-date=1 September 2018 |date=1 September 2018}}</ref> However, he could not make his debut in the first game of the season against [[Mumbai City FC|Mumbai City]] due to suspension in the game.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.firstpost.com/sports/isl-2018-19-wouldve-been-good-if-tim-cahill-could-play-against-us-says-mumbai-city-coach-jorge-costa-ahead-of-season-opener-5295711.html|title=ISL 2018–19: Would've been good if Tim Cahill could play against us, says Mumbai City coach Jorge Costa ahead of season opener|work=Firstpost |date=2 October 2018}}</ref> He made his debut for the club in the next match, a 2–2 draw against [[Bengaluru FC|Bengaluru]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.foxsports.com.au/football/tim-cahill-made-his-debut-for-jamshedpur-as-his-team-snatched-a-late-leveller/news-story/44ceeeef60617bb52d926f7fdb67b6ba|title=Tim Cahill made his debut for Jamshedpur as his team snatched a late leveller|website=Fox Sports Australia|publisher=News Corporation|date=7 October 2018}}</ref> He scored his first goal for the club in a draw with [[Kerala Blasters FC|Kerala Blasters]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.foxsports.com.au/football/socceroos/socceroos-legend-tim-cahill-scores-first-goal-for-jamshedpur-fc-in-indian-super-league/news-story/004328158d92389296b6d7f0d40c1137|title=Socceroos legend Tim Cahill scores first goal for Jamshedpur FC in Indian Super League|website=Fox Sports Australia|publisher=News Corporation|date=29 October 2018}}</ref> and later scored in a 2–1 win over [[Odisha FC|Odisha]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.goal.com/en-gb/news/tim-cahill-scores-trademark-goal-in-india/21tafpi4it4j1gt2kvk4l9na2|title=Tim Cahill scores trademark goal in India|work=goal.com|date=13 December 2018}}</ref> During February 2019, he was sidelined with a finger injury, and missed the rest of the season.

On 28 March 2019, Cahill announced his retirement from football.<ref>{{cite news |title=Tim Cahill to focus on coaching after calling time on playing career |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2019/mar/29/tim-cahill-to-focus-on-coaching-after-calling-time-on-playing-career |access-date=27 August 2020 |work=The Guardian |date=28 March 2019}}</ref>

==International career==
===Western Samoa===
{{Quote box|width=30%|align=right|quote="They asked if I would take part, even though I was only 14 at the time and it was an under-20 tournament. I saw it simply as a chance to go on holiday because my grandmother was ill at the time in Samoa. It was a chance to go back and see her on expenses as the Samoans were paying for all my flights, accommodation and living expenses. I could not have cared less about playing for them. It was a men's tournament and I never expected to play."
 |source =—Cahill, speaking in 2002, on representing Western Samoa in 1994.<ref name="standard">{{cite web|last=Curtis|first=Adrian|title=I will take FIFA to court, vows Cahill|url=https://www.standard.co.uk/sport/i-will-take-fifa-to-court-vows-cahill-6302076.html|publisher=London Standard|access-date=18 February 2013|date=14 February 2002}}</ref>}}
Although born in Sydney, Cahill had lived in Western 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]]. The competition winners would qualify for the [[1995 FIFA World Youth Championship]]. Cahill made his debut for the under-20 team at the age of 14.<ref>{{cite news|title=Cahill ponders court action|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/world_cup_2002/1820871.stm|work=BBC Sport|date=14 February 2002}}</ref><ref name=samoa>{{cite web|url=http://www.footballnews.com.au/profile.php?id=8|title=Profiles&nbsp;– Tim Cahill|publisher=Football News|date=17 March 2006|access-date=3 June 2009|archive-date=22 February 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140222215848/http://www.footballnews.com.au/profile.php?id=8|url-status=dead}}</ref>

He made his debut for Western Samoa in a 3–0 loss against New Zealand coming on as a substitute. He also played against Vanuatu in another 3–0 defeat.<ref name="standard"/> He played alongside his older brother Sean, who was a goalkeeper. His younger brother [[Chris Cahill|Chris]] later went on to captain the country at the top national team level.

====Change of allegiance====
In February 2002, Cahill received an offer to play for the [[Republic of Ireland national football team|Republic of Ireland]] at the [[2002 FIFA World Cup]] by [[Mick McCarthy]], his former manager at Millwall. Cahill has Irish grandparents and McCarthy had hoped that Cahill would be interested.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/world_cup_2002/1820871.stm |title=Cahill ponders court action |date=14 February 2002 |access-date=25 May 2010 |work=BBC Sport}}</ref> However Cahill was not eligible as he was [[cap-tied]] to Samoa.

FIFA changed its eligibility rules in 2003, allowing players capped at junior levels to switch international allegiance, meaning that Cahill was then able to play for [[England men's national football team|England]], [[Australia men's national soccer team|Australia]], the Republic of Ireland or [[Samoa men's national football team|Samoa]]. He chose to represent the country of his birth (Australia), declaring it a "special moment".<ref>{{cite news |last=O'Rourke |first=Peter |url=https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11735/2266377/cahill-wins-aussie-fight |title=Cahill wins Aussie fight |date=22 May 2003 |access-date=5 February 2021 |work=Sky Sports}}</ref>

===Australia===
[[File:Cahill in Brisbane 08.jpg|thumb|right|130px|Cahill warming up before a [[FIFA World Cup]] qualifier against [[Qatar national football team|Qatar]], in Brisbane, on 15 October 2008]]
Cahill made his debut for Australia in a friendly against [[South Africa national football team|South Africa]] on 30 March 2004 at [[Loftus Road]], London.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/africa/3584479.stm|title=Australia 1–0 South Africa|date=15 February 2008|work=BBC Sport}}</ref> He then participated at the [[2004 Summer Olympics|2004 Olympic Games]].<ref>{{cite news| title      = Cahill called to Olympics| work  = BBC Sport| date       = 27 July 2004| url        = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/e/everton/3930479.stm| access-date = 8 July 2010}}</ref>

====2004 OFC Nations Cup====
Cahill made his competitive debut for Australia at the [[2004 OFC Nations Cup]]. Cahill finished the competition as second-highest scorer in the competition with six goals, and was the top scorer in the final round. Australia went on to win the competition for the fourth time in their history. Having won the competition, Australia were drawn against Uruguay in the [[2006 FIFA World Cup qualification (play-off CONMEBOL-OFC)|World Cup qualification play-off]]. Cahill played in the game as Australia beat Uruguay after a penalty shoot out to qualify for the World Cup for the first time in over 30 years.

====2004 Summer Olympics====
Cahill helped Australia reach the quarter-final stage of the [[Football at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament|men's football tournament]] at the 2004 Summer Olympics. He scored his only goal of the competition in a 5–1 win over Serbia. Australia were knocked out of the competition by Iraq following a 1–0 loss. Following his performances in the OFC Nations Cup and Summer Olympics competitions Cahill was named [[Oceania Footballer of the Year]] for 2004.

====2005 FIFA Confederations Cup====
Frank Farina named Cahill in his squad for the [[2005 FIFA Confederations Cup]]. However the tournament was not a success for the Socceroos as they were eliminated at the group stage in a group that contained [[Argentina men's national football team|Argentina]], [[Germany men's national football team|Germany]] and [[Tunisia men's national football team|Tunisia]]. Tim played in all three games of Socceroos campaign.

====2006 FIFA World Cup====
Cahill played in the 2006 FIFA World Cup and, in Australia's opening group game against [[Japan national football team|Japan]], became the first ever Australian to score a World Cup goal.<ref>{{cite news| title      = Australia 3–1 Japan| work  = BBC Sport| date       = 12 June 2006| url        = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/world_cup_2006/4852706.stm| access-date = 16 June 2010}}</ref> Scoring a second goal in the same game, he earned [[man of the match]] honours.<ref>{{cite web|title=Budweiser Man of the Match: Tim Cahill (AUS)|work=FIFA.com|date=12 June 2006|url=https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/news/budweiser-man-the-match-tim-cahill-aus-20797|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190203084958/https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/news/budweiser-man-the-match-tim-cahill-aus-20797|url-status=dead|archive-date=3 February 2019|access-date=2 February 2019}}</ref>

Cahill also played in the group game against [[Brazil men's national football team|Brazil]], which Australia lost<ref>{{cite news| title      = Brazil 2–0 Australia| work  = BBC Sport| date       = 18 June 2006| url        = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/world_cup_2006/4853210.stm| access-date = 16 June 2010}}</ref> and a drawn group game against [[Croatia men's national football team|Croatia]].<ref>{{cite news| title      = Croatia 2–2 Australia| work  = BBC Sport| date       = 22 June 2006| url        = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/world_cup_2006/4853428.stm| access-date = 16 June 2010}}</ref> Cahill played the entire "round of 16" match against eventual World Cup winners [[Italy men's national football team|Italy]], which Australia lost 0–1.<ref>{{cite news| title      = Italy 1–0 Australia| work  = BBC Sport| date       = 26 June 2006| url        = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/world_cup_2006/4991534.stm| access-date = 16 June 2010}}</ref>[[File:Tim Cahill-31.03.09.jpg|thumb|right|181px|Cahill with Australia in 2009]]

====2007 Asian Cup====
Cahill was on the Australian team which reached the quarter-finals of the [[2007 AFC Asian Cup]]. As he was recovering from injury, Cahill was used as a substitute throughout the tournament.{{Citation needed|date=June 2010}}

====2010 FIFA World Cup====
Cahill was instrumental in Australia's qualification for the [[2010 FIFA World Cup]], scoring goals in crucial matches against [[Qatar men's national football team|Qatar]] and [[Japan men's national football team|Japan]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/round=250436/match=300036522/index.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151105160510/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/round=250436/match=300036522/index.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=5 November 2015|title=Australia 3-0 Qatar|website=FIFA.com|access-date=27 June 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/round=250650/match=300054086/report.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151124234232/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/round=250650/match=300054086/report.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=24 November 2015|title=Australia 2-1 Japan|website=FIFA.com|access-date=27 June 2018}}</ref> At this time, former Australian coach [[Rale Rasic]] described Cahill as the best Australian soccer player he had seen in his lifetime.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,24512434-5003460,00.html|title=Tim Cahill rated 'the greatest Socceroo'|author=Rale Rasic, Ray Gatt|work=The Australian|date=18 October 2008|access-date=27 October 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081021094545/http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,24512434-5003460,00.html|archive-date=21 October 2008|url-status=dead}}</ref>

Despite earlier injury concerns,<ref>{{cite web|title=Cahill concern for Socceroos|publisher=Football365|date=9 June 2010|url=http://www.myfootballnews.co.uk/news_jump.html?player_id=939&story=76425|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111004233258/http://www.myfootballnews.co.uk/news_jump.html?player_id=939&story=76425|url-status=dead|archive-date=4 October 2011|access-date=13 June 2010}}</ref> Cahill played in Australia's opening group game at the [[2010 FIFA World Cup]] against Germany where he controversially<ref name="Lewis">{{Cite news|last=Lewis|first=David|title=Red card for Tim Cahill destroys Aussie hopes against Germany|newspaper=The Australian|date=14 June 2010|url=http://www.theaustralian.com.au/sport/world-cup-2010/red-card-destroys-aussie-hopes/story-fn4l4sip-1225879266725|access-date=8 July 2010}}</ref> received a straight [[Red card (sports)|red card]] in the 56th minute,<ref>{{cite web|title=Classy Germany crush Aussies|publisher=Football365|date=13 June 2010|url=http://www.myfootballnews.co.uk/news_jump.html?player_id=939&story=77772|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111004233410/http://www.myfootballnews.co.uk/news_jump.html?player_id=939&story=77772|url-status=dead|archive-date=4 October 2011|access-date=13 June 2010}}</ref> which meant he missed the group match against [[Ghana men's national football team|Ghana]] in Rustenburg.<ref>{{cite news|title=Cahill to miss one match|url=http://www.worldcup.soccerway.com/page/NewsDetail/0,,12953~2073021,00.html|publisher=SOCCERWAY.com|date=17 June 2010|access-date=17 June 2010|archive-date=16 July 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110716101633/http://www.worldcup.soccerway.com/page/NewsDetail/0,,12953~2073021,00.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>

Cahill played in the final group match against [[Serbia men's national football team|Serbia]], where he scored in the 69th minute.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Tynan|first=Gordon|title=Cahill and Holman sink Serbia but battling Socceroos are forced out on goal difference|newspaper=The Independent|location=London, UK|date=24 June 2010|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/world-cup/cahill-and-holman-sink-serbia-but-battling-socceroos-are-forced-out-on-goal-difference-2008953.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220507/https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/world-cup/cahill-and-holman-sink-serbia-but-battling-socceroos-are-forced-out-on-goal-difference-2008953.html |archive-date=7 May 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|access-date=8 July 2010}}{{cbignore}}</ref> After the tournament, Cahill had scored a total of three FIFA World Cup goals, which is a national record.

====2011 Asian Cup====
Cahill was named to the 23-man squad for the [[2011 AFC Asian Cup|2011 Asian Cup]] campaign. The Socceroos made a bright start to the tournament by beating [[India men's national football team|India]] 4–0, with Cahill scoring twice.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://m.goal.com/e/en-india/match/india-vs-australia/932505/report|title=India 0-4 Australia|website=Goal.com|access-date=27 June 2018}}</ref>

The [[2011 AFC Asian Cup Final|final]] was played between [[Japan men's national football team|Japan]] and Australia which resulted in a 1–0 loss from a 109th minute volley by [[Tadanari Lee]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://soccernet.espn.go.com/report?id=312270&cc=5739|title=Australia 0 – 1 Japan|date=29 January 2011|work=ESPN Soccernet|access-date=2 February 2011|archive-date=31 January 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110131075210/http://soccernet.espn.go.com/report?id=312270&cc=5739|url-status=dead}}</ref>

====2014 FIFA World Cup====
{{Quote box|width=30%|align=right|quote="It was the best goal of the [[FIFA World Cup|World Cup]] and it's going to go down in history as one of the most beautiful [[FIFA World Cup|World Cup]] goals."
 |source =—[[Ronaldo (Brazilian footballer)|Ronaldo]], on Cahill's World Cup goal against the Netherlands on 18 June 2014.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.myfootball.com.au/news/ronaldo-nominates-cahill-best-brazil|title = Ronaldo nominates Cahill as best of Brazil|date = 6 July 2014}}</ref>}}
Cahill scored three goals during the [[2014 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)|2014 World Cup qualifying]] campaign as Australia reached a third consecutive finals.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/preliminaries/asia/statistics/topscorers.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071118162111/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/preliminaries/asia/statistics/topscorers.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=18 November 2007|title=Top scorers|access-date=7 March 2014|work=FIFA}}</ref>

On 5 March 2014, in a pre-World Cup friendly match against [[Ecuador men's national football team|Ecuador]], Cahill became Australia's all-time top goalscorer with 31 goals, scoring twice in a 4–3 loss.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/football/tim-cahill-becomes-australias-alltime-leading-goalscorer-after-early-header-against-ecuador/story-fni2wcjl-1226846614528|title=Tim Cahill becomes Australia's all-time leading goalscorer after early header against Ecuador|date=6 March 2014|work=Herald Sun}}</ref>

Cahill scored Australia's only goal in their opening [[2014 FIFA World Cup Group B|group]] match against [[Chile men's national football team|Chile]] on 13 June 2014.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/news/y=2014/m=6/news=sanchez-stars-as-chile-overcome-australia-2369732.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140616032053/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/news/y=2014/m=6/news=sanchez-stars-as-chile-overcome-australia-2369732.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=16 June 2014|title=Sanchez stars as Chile overcome Australia|date=13 June 2014|work=FIFA}}</ref> He joined [[Portugal men's national football team|Portuguese]] star [[Cristiano Ronaldo]], [[Mexico men's national football team|Mexican]] defender [[Rafael Márquez]], [[Netherlands men's national football team|Dutch]] players [[Robin van Persie]] and [[Arjen Robben]], German player [[Miroslav Klose]], and [[United States men's national soccer team|American]] [[Clint Dempsey]] as the only players to score at the [[2006 FIFA World Cup|2006]], [[2010 FIFA World Cup|2010]] and [[2014 FIFA World Cup|2014]] FIFA World Cups.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://m.mlssoccer.com/worldcup/2014/news/article/2014/06/13/world-cup-new-york-red-bulls-tim-cahill-outstanding-australia-give-chile-all|title=New York Red Bulls' Tim Cahill "outstanding" as Australia push Chile to the limit|date=13 June 2014|work=MLS Soccer|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714210252/http://m.mlssoccer.com/worldcup/2014/news/article/2014/06/13/world-cup-new-york-red-bulls-tim-cahill-outstanding-australia-give-chile-all|archive-date=14 July 2014}}</ref>

On 18 June, Cahill scored Australia's first goal against the Netherlands in their 3–2 defeat; a strike which has been considered by some experts{{who|date=May 2021}} as one of the best goals ever scored in a World Cup.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.goal.com/en/match/australia-vs-netherlands/1220078/report?ICID=MP_MS_5|title=Australia 2–3 Netherlands|date=18 June 2014|access-date=18 June 2014|publisher=Goal.com}}</ref> Cahill's goal was later nominated for the best World Cup goal in the tournament but fell short to the eventual winner [[James Rodríguez]] with his goal against [[Uruguay men's national football team|Uruguay]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=James Rodriguez's strike vs. Uruguay voted World Cup's best goal|url=https://www.cbssports.com/general/news/james-rodriguezs-strike-vs-uruguay-voted-world-cups-best-goal/|access-date=20 May 2021|website=CBSSports.com|date=21 July 2014 |language=en}}</ref>

====2015 AFC Asian Cup====
Cahill was selected under manager [[Ange Postecoglou]] as part of his squad which competed in the 2015 AFC Asian Cup. A campaign in which Australia was the host nation with matches hosted across four cities including [[Canberra]], [[Brisbane]], [[Melbourne]] and [[Newcastle, New South Wales|Newcastle]], Cahill competed well in what became his nation's inaugural Asian Cup title. He scored three goals in the tournament.
[[File:2017_Confederation_Cup_-_CHIAUS_-_Tim_Cahill.jpg|alt=|thumb|304x304px|Cahill at the [[2017 FIFA Confederations Cup]]]]

==== 2018 FIFA World Cup and retirement ====
Cahill was chosen to start against Jordan in a top-of-the-group clash, in which he notched a brace on 29 March 2016. Cahill scored the winning goal for the [[Australia men's national soccer team|Socceroos]] against the [[United Arab Emirates men's national football team|United Arab Emirates]] in a 1–0 away victory. He helped Australia reach the [[2018 FIFA World Cup qualification (inter-confederation play-offs)|inter-confederation play-offs]] by scoring two goals, including the winning goal in the second half of extra time (in the 19th minute of extra time) in their 2–1 second leg victory against [[Syria national football team|Syria]] (3–2 on aggregate).<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/round=275189/match=300414771/index.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170906225923/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/round=275189/match=300414771/index.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=6 September 2017 |title=2018 FIFA World Cup Russia - Matches - Australia-Syria |publisher=FIFA |date=10 October 2017}}</ref> On 15 November 2017, he started in the 3–1 win over [[Honduras men's national football team|Honduras]] which saw Australia clinch a spot in the [[2018 FIFA World Cup]].

In May 2018, Cahill was named in the World Cup squad by coach [[Bert van Marwijk]] and made a single appearance in the tournament, coming off the bench in the 63rd minute of the 2–0 loss against [[Peru men's national football team|Peru]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.goal.com/en-gb/news/revealed-every-world-cup-2018-squad-23-man-preliminary-lists/oa0atsduflsv1nsf6oqk576rb|title=Revealed: Every World Cup 2018 squad - 23-man & preliminary lists & when will they be announced? - Goal.com}}</ref>

On 16 July 2018, Cahill announced his retirement from international soccer,<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2018/jul/17/tim-cahill-australias-leading-goalscorer-retires-from-international-football|title=Tim Cahill, Australia's leading goalscorer, retires from international football|newspaper=The Guardian|date=16 July 2018|access-date=16 July 2018}}</ref> subsequently overturned with the decision to participate in one final home friendly against [[Lebanon men's national football team|Lebanon]] in November 2018.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.myfootball.com.au/news/tim-cahill-receive-special-send-when-caltex-socceroos-meet-lebanon|title=Tim Cahill to receive special send-off when Caltex Socceroos meet Lebanon|publisher=[[Football Federation Australia]]|date=4 September 2018|access-date=4 September 2018}}</ref> He retired with 50 goals (a national team record) in 108 games (the second highest, and just three behind [[Mark Schwarzer]]).<ref>{{Cite news|title=Tearful Cahill ends Australia career|language=en-GB|work=BBC Sport|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/46276878|access-date=3 March 2021}}</ref>

==Personal life==
[[File:Tim Cahill in his Bugatti Veyron.jpg|right|thumb|Cahill in 2008]]
Cahill became involved with two soccer academies in 2009, one based in [[Wollongong]], Australia in partnership with Wollongong [[Police and Community Youth Club]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.illawarramercury.com.au/news/local/sport/soccer/cahill-toasts-the-coast/1336838.aspx|title=Cahill toasts the coast|access-date=2 November 2008|publisher=Illawarra Mercury|date= 13 October 2008}}</ref> and another in partnership with 'Elite Sporting Academy' in [[Dubai]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticleNew.asp?xfile=data/sports/2008/October/sports_October324.xml&section=sports|title=Elite Sports Academy to Help Young Football and Rugby Players, says Cahill|access-date=2 November 2008|newspaper=Khaleej Times|date=15 October 2008|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081220044656/http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticleNew.asp?xfile=data%2Fsports%2F2008%2FOctober%2Fsports_October324.xml&section=sports|archive-date=20 December 2008}}</ref>

Cahill has featured in [[EA Sports]]' [[FIFA video game series|''FIFA'' video game series]], and has featured as a cover star on several editions of the game.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.easports.com/au/fifa/news/2013/tim-cahill-returns-as-australias-fifa-14-cover-star |title=Tim Cahill returns as Australia's FIFA 14 cover star |access-date=2 April 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150403030256/https://www.easports.com/au/fifa/news/2013/tim-cahill-returns-as-australias-fifa-14-cover-star |archive-date=3 April 2015}}</ref>

In 2010 Cahill married his childhood sweetheart Rebekah Greenfield in [[Las Vegas]], en route to Sydney. The couple have four children, [[Kyah Cahill|Kyah (son, born 2003)]], [[Shae Cahill|Shae]] (son, born 26 April 2005), Sienna (daughter, born 2007) and Cruz<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.stepathon.com.au/tim-cahill/ |title=Tim Cahill &#124; Step-A-Thon |access-date=18 August 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150814064420/http://www.stepathon.com.au/tim-cahill/ |archive-date=14 August 2015}}</ref> (son, born 2 September 2012).<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.evertonfc.com/news/archive/2012/02/11/moyes-joy-for-cahills |title=So Close... &#124; Everton Football Club |website=Evertonfc.com |date=16 September 2015 |access-date=11 September 2016 |archive-date=26 August 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140826120841/http://www.evertonfc.com/news/archive/2012/02/11/moyes-joy-for-cahills |url-status=dead }}</ref> As of 2015, the Cahills owned homes in Sydney, Florida, New York, Shanghai, and England.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/sport/confidential/tim-cahill-nets-the-love-of-his-life/story-e6freye0-1225867913337|title=Tim Cahill nets the love of his life|access-date=18 May 2010|publisher=Jabberwacky|date= 3 August 2012}}</ref>

Cahill is heavily involved with the [[UNICEF]] children's charity.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/football_focus/7703096.stm|title= Tim Cahill Interview|access-date=2 November 2008|publisher=BBC.co.uk|date=1 November 2008}}</ref>

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 men's national football team|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]].<ref>[http://www.smh.com.au/sport/football/the-fast-road-to-brazil-cahills-personal-route-to-rio-20130617-2odx5.html ''The fast road to Brazil: Cahill's personal route to Rio''] by Thomas O'Brien ([[Sydney Morning Herald]], 17 June 2013)</ref>

Cahill's business career is diverse across a range of industries. BRW quoted his net worth to be $28&nbsp;million in 2014.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.brw.com.au/p/lists/young-rich/2014/brw_young_rich_tim_cahill_0iDGwNGeOV8trGn0bakeSP |title=BRW Young Rich 2014: 72. Tim Cahill &#124; afr.com |website=Brw.com.au |date=31 October 2014 |access-date=11 September 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304055657/http://www.brw.com.au/p/lists/young-rich/2014/brw_young_rich_tim_cahill_0iDGwNGeOV8trGn0bakeSP |archive-date=4 March 2016 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

Cahill lived in [[Saddle River, New Jersey]] while playing for the Red Bulls.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.northjersey.com/story/news/bergen/saddle-river/2019/07/13/saddle-river-mansion-owned-tim-cahill-listed-6-75-million/1722992001/|title=Retired Red Bulls star Tim Cahill's Saddle River mansion listed for $6.75 million|website=North Jersey|language=en|access-date=14 August 2019}}</ref>

Cahill was officially announced as an ambassador for Australia's Securities Broker ACY Securities on 30 October 2019.<ref>{{Cite web|title=ACY Securities Unveil Tim Cahill as Brand Ambassador at Gala Event|url=https://www.timcahill.com/latest-news/acy-securities-unveil-tim-cahill-as-brand-ambassador-at-gala-event|access-date=3 March 2021|website=timcahill.com|date=30 October 2019 |language=en-AU}}</ref>

In 2021, Cahill joined the board of directors of [[K.A.S. Eupen]].<ref>{{Cite web|url = https://www.as-eupen.be/en/tim-cahill-joins-board-of-directors-of-kas-eupen/|title = Tim Cahill joins Board of Directors of KAS Eupen|date = 23 August 2021|access-date = 27 August 2021|archive-date = 27 August 2021|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20210827095146/https://www.as-eupen.be/en/tim-cahill-joins-board-of-directors-of-kas-eupen/|url-status = dead}}</ref>

In 2022, Cahill was hired as the sporting executive of the [[Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile|FIA]]-sanctioned international [[off-road racing]] series [[Extreme E]] team XE Sports Group. XE Sports Group is due to join the [[2023 Extreme E Championship|2023 Extreme E season]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-05-30 |title=XE Sports Group to enter Extreme E for Season 3 |url=https://www.extreme-e.com/en/news/556_XE-Sports-Group-to-enter-Extreme-E-for-Season-3 |access-date= |website=Extreme E - The Electric Odyssey |language=en}}</ref>

In 2024, Cahill was widely rumoured to be the new CEO of [[Malaysia national football team|Malaysia's national football team]], however, was named as the personal advisor to [[Tunku Ismail Idris]], [[Regent]] of [[Johor]], regarding matters of sports and international relations.<ref>https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2024/12/27/tim-cahill-is-my-personal-adviser-says-tmj/ Free Malaysia Today. 27 December 2024. Retrieved 3 January 2025.</ref>

==Career statistics==
===Club===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
|-
!rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season
! colspan="3" |League
!colspan="2"|National cup{{efn|Includes [[FA Cup]], [[US Open Cup]], [[Chinese FA Cup]] and [[FFA Cup]].}}
!colspan="2"|League cup{{efn|Includes [[Football League Cup|League Cup]].}}
!colspan="2"|Continental
!colspan="2"|Other
!colspan="2"|Total
|-
!Division
!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals
|-
|rowspan="8"|[[Millwall F.C.|Millwall]]
|[[1997–98 Football League#Second Division|1997–98]]<ref name = sb9798>{{Soccerbase season|10738|1997|access-date=21 April 2018}}</ref>
|[[Football League Second Division|Division Two]]
|1||0||0||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||0||0||1||0
|-
|[[1998–99 Football League Second Division|1998–99]]<ref name = sb9899>{{Soccerbase season|10738|1998|access-date=21 April 2018}}</ref>
|Division Two
|36||6||0||0||1||0||colspan="2"|—||4{{efn|name=flt|Appearance(s) in [[Football League Trophy]]}}||0||41||6
|-
|[[1999–2000 Millwall F.C. season|1999–2000]]<ref name = sb9900>{{Soccerbase season|10738|1999|access-date=21 April 2018}}</ref>
|Division Two
|45||12||1||0||2||0||colspan="2"|—||3{{efn|Two appearance in league play-offs; one appearances in [[Football League Trophy]]}}||0||51||12
|-
|[[2000–01 Millwall F.C. season|2000–01]]<ref name = sb0001>{{Soccerbase season|10738|2000|access-date=21 April 2018}}</ref>
|Division Two
|41||9||2||0||4||1||colspan="2"|—||1{{efn|name=flt}}||0||48||10
|-
|[[2001–02 Football League First Division|2001–02]]<ref name = sb0102>{{Soccerbase season|10738|2001|access-date=21 April 2018}}</ref>
|[[Football League First Division|Division One]]
|43||13||2||0||2||0||colspan="2"|—||2{{efn|Appearances in league play-offs}}||0||49||13
|-
|[[2002–03 Football League First Division|2002–03]]<ref name = sb0203>{{Soccerbase season|10738|2002|access-date=21 April 2018}}</ref>
|Division One
|11||3||0||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||0||0||11||3
|-
|[[2003–04 Millwall F.C. season|2003–04]]<ref name = sb0304>{{Soccerbase season|10738|2003|access-date=21 April 2018}}</ref>
|Division One
|40||9||7||3||1||0||colspan="2"|—||0||0||48||12
|-
! colspan="2" |Total
!217!!52!!12!!3!!10!!1!!0!!0!!10!!0!!249!!56
|-
|rowspan="9"|[[Everton F.C.|Everton]]
|[[2004–05 Everton F.C. season|2004–05]]<ref name = sb0405>{{Soccerbase season|10738|2004|access-date=21 April 2018}}</ref>
|[[Premier League]]
|33||11||2||1||3||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||38||12
|-
|[[2005–06 Everton F.C. season|2005–06]]<ref name = sb0506>{{Soccerbase season|10738|2005|access-date=21 April 2018}}</ref>
|Premier League
|32||6||3||1||0||0||4||1||colspan="2"|—||39||8
|-
|[[2006–07 Everton F.C. season|2006–07]]<ref name = sb0607>{{Soccerbase season|10738|2006|access-date=21 April 2018}}</ref>
|Premier League
|18||5||0||0||3||2||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||21||7
|-
|[[2007–08 Everton F.C. season|2007–08]]<ref name = sb0708>{{Soccerbase season|10738|2007|access-date=21 April 2018}}</ref>
|Premier League
|18||7||0||0||4||1||6||2||colspan="2"|—||28||10
|-
|[[2008–09 Everton F.C. season|2008–09]]<ref name = sb0809>{{Soccerbase season|10738|2008|access-date=21 April 2018}}</ref>
|Premier League
|30||8||7||1||1||0||2||0||colspan="2"|—||40||9
|-
|[[2009–10 Everton F.C. season|2009–10]]<ref name = sb0910>{{Soccerbase season|10738|2009|access-date=21 April 2018}}</ref>
|Premier League
|33||8||2||1||1||0||7||1||colspan="2"|—||43||10
|-
|[[2010–11 Everton F.C. season|2010–11]]<ref name = sb1011>{{Soccerbase season|10738|2010|access-date=21 April 2018}}</ref>
|Premier League
|27||9||1||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||28||9
|-
|[[2011–12 Everton F.C. season|2011–12]]<ref name = sb1112>{{Soccerbase season|10738|2011|access-date=21 April 2018}}</ref>
|Premier League
|35||2||4||1||2||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||41||3
|-
! colspan="2" |Total
!226!!56!!19!!5!!14!!3!!19!!4!!0!!0!!278!!68
|-
|rowspan="4"|[[New York Red Bulls]]
|[[2012 New York Red Bulls season|2012]]<ref name="wf">{{cite web |title=Tim Cahill » Club matches |url=https://www.worldfootball.net/player_summary/tim-cahill/2/ |website=worldfootball.net |date=29 March 2019 |access-date=18 January 2023}}</ref>
|[[Major League Soccer]]
|12||1||0||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|–||2{{efn|name=mls-p|Appearances in [[MLS Cup Playoffs]]}}||0||14||1
|-
|[[2013 New York Red Bulls season|2013]]<ref name="wf"/>
|Major League Soccer
|27||11||0||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|–||2{{efn|name=mls-p}}||1||29||12
|-
|[[2014 New York Red Bulls season|2014]]<ref name="wf"/>
|Major League Soccer
|23||2||0||0||colspan="2"|—||1{{efn|Appearance in [[CONCACAF Champions League]]}}|||0||5{{efn|name=mls-p}}||1||29||3
|-
! colspan="2" |Total
!62!!14!!0!!0!!0!!0!!1!!0!!9!!2!!72!!16
|-
|[[Shanghai Shenhua F.C.|Shanghai Shenhua]]
|[[2015 Shanghai Greenland Shenhua F.C. season|2015]]<ref name="wf"/>
|[[Chinese Super League]]
|28||11||6||1||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||34||12
|-
|[[Hangzhou Greentown F.C.|Hangzhou Greentown]]
|[[2016 Chinese Super League|2016]]<ref name="wf"/>
|Chinese Super League
|17||4||0||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||17||4
|-
|rowspan="3"|[[Melbourne City FC|Melbourne City]]
|[[2016–17 A-League|2016–17]]<ref name="wf"/><ref name="sw">{{Soccerway|tim-cahill/709}}</ref>
|[[A-League Men|A-League]]
|21||11||4||2||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||1{{efn|Appearance in [[A-League#Finals series|A-League Finals]]}}||0||26||13
|-
|[[2017–18 A-League|2017–18]]<ref name="wf"/><ref name="sw"/>
|A-League
|6||0||1||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||7||0
|-
! colspan="2" |Total
!27!!11!!5!!2!!0!!0!!0!!0!!1!!0!!33!!13
|-
|Millwall
|[[2017–18 Millwall F.C. season|2017–18]]<ref name = sb1718>{{Soccerbase season|10738|2017|access-date=21 April 2018}}</ref>
|[[EFL Championship|Championship]]
|10||0||0||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||0||0||10||0
|-
|[[Jamshedpur FC|Jamshedpur]]
|[[2018–19 Indian Super League season|2018–19]]
|[[Indian Super League]]
|12||2||colspan="2"|—||0||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||12||2
|-
! colspan="3" |Career total
!599!!150!!42!!11!!24!!4!!20!!4!!20!!2!!705!!171
|}

{{notelist}}

===International===
{{see also|List of international goals scored by Tim Cahill}}
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by national team and year<ref>{{NFT player|451|name=Tim Cahill|accessdate=26 September 2011}}</ref>
|-
!National team!!Year!!Apps!!Goals
|-
|rowspan="15"|[[Australia men's national soccer team|Australia]]
|2004||5||7
|-
|2005||9||1
|-
|2006||8||3
|-
|2007||5||1
|-
|2008||3||2
|-
|2009||7||5
|-
|2010||9||2
|-
|2011||9||3
|-
|2012||5||2
|-
|2013||6||3
|-
|2014||10||7
|-
|2015||12||9
|-
|2016||6||3
|-
|2017||10||2
|-
|2018||4||0
|-
!colspan="2"|Total!!108!!50
|}

==Honours==
'''Millwall'''
* [[Football League Second Division]]: [[2000–01 Football League Second Division|2000–01]]
* [[FA Cup]] runner-up: [[2003–04 FA Cup|2003–04]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thefa.com/Competitions/FACompetitions/TheFACup/History/CupFinalResults/2004ManUnitedMillwall|title=Glory Glory Man United|website=The FA|date=22 May 2004|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120530135502/http://www.thefa.com/Competitions/FACompetitions/TheFACup/History/CupFinalResults/2004ManUnitedMillwall|accessdate=29 May 2021|archive-date=30 May 2012}}</ref>
* [[Football League Trophy]] runner-up: [[1998–99 Football League Trophy|1998–99]]

'''Everton'''
* [[FA Cup]] runner-up: [[2008–09 FA Cup|2008–09]]

'''New York Red Bulls'''
* [[MLS Supporter's Shield]]: [[2013 New York Red Bulls season|2013]]

'''Shanghai Shenhua'''
* [[Chinese FA Cup]] runner-up: [[2015 Chinese FA Cup|2015]]

'''Melbourne City'''
* [[FFA Cup|Australia Cup (FFA Cup)]]: [[2016 FFA Cup|2016]]
'''Australia'''
*[[AFC Asian Cup]]: [[2015 AFC Asian Cup|2015]];<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.the-afc.com/en/national/afc_asian_cup/news/afc_asian_cup_australia_2015_squads_in_full.html|title=AFC Asian Cup 2015, Australian Squad|access-date=October 14, 2024}}</ref>  runner-up, [[2011 AFC Asian Cup|2011]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.espn.co.uk/football/team/squad/_/id/628/league/AFC.ASIAN.CUP/season/2011|title=AFC Asian Cup 2011, Australian Squad|access-date=October 14, 2024}}</ref>
*[[OFC Nations Cup]]: [[2004 OFC Nations Cup|2004]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tables/04oc.html|title=Oceania Nations Cup 2004|access-date=October 14, 2024}}</ref>
'''Individual'''
* [[Ballon d'Or]] (nominee): [[2006 Ballon d'Or|2006]]<ref>{{cite web |date=18 October 2006 |title=Cahill nominated for prestigious award - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) |url=https://mobile.abc.net.au/news/2006-10-18/cahill-nominated-for-prestigious-award/1289060 |website=mobile.abc.net.au}}</ref>
* [[FIFA Puskás Award]] (nominee): 2014<ref>{{cite web |title=Tim Cahill wondergoal nominated for FIFA's Puskas Award - Goal.com |url=https://www.goal.com/en-au/news/4034/world-cup/2014/11/13/6091281/cahill-wondergoal-nominated-for-puskas-award |website=www.goal.com}}</ref>
* [[Oceania Footballer of the Year]]: 2004<ref>[https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/ocpoy04.html Oceanian Player of the Year 2004]. Rsssf.com (22 June 2005). Retrieved 26 September 2011.</ref>
* [[PFA Men's Footballer of the Year|Professional Footballers Australia Men's Footballer of the Year]]: 2008–09<ref>[http://www.pfa.net.au/index.php?id=169&no_cache=1&sword_list Professional Footballers Australia: PFA Awards]. Pfa.net.au. Retrieved 26 September 2011.</ref>
* [[FIFA World Cup awards#Player of the Match|FIFA World Cup Man of the Match]]:
** [[2006 FIFA World Cup|2006]]: vs [[Japan national football team|Japan]] [[2006 FIFA World Cup Group F#Australia vs Japan|(GS)]] <ref name="auto">{{cite news |date=12 June 2006 |title=Australia 3–1 Japan |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/world_cup_2006/4852706.stm |work=BBC News}}</ref>
** [[2010 FIFA World Cup|2010]]: vs [[Serbia national football team|Serbia]] [[2010 FIFA World Cup Group D#Australia vs Serbia|(GS)]]
* [[AFC Asian Cup]] Goal of the tournament: [[2015 AFC Asian Cup|2015]]
* [[AFC Asian Cup]] Team of the tournament: [[2015 AFC Asian Cup|2015]]<ref>{{cite web |date=1 February 2015 |title=AC2015 DREAM TEAM |url=https://twitter.com/afcasiancup/status/561811330525433856 |access-date=25 November 2022 |publisher=AFC Asian Cup Official Twitter}}</ref>
*[[Asian nations at the FIFA World Cup#Notable players|AFC Opta All-time XI at the FIFA World Cup]]: 2020<ref>{{cite web |date=2020-07-07 |title=The best Asian team at the FIFA World Cup announced! |url=https://www.the-afc.com/competitions/fifa-world-cup/latest/news/the-best-asian-team-at-the-fifa-world-cup-announced |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210116082205/https://www.the-afc.com/competitions/fifa-world-cup/latest/news/the-best-asian-team-at-the-fifa-world-cup-announced |archive-date=2021-01-16 |access-date=2021-05-19 |publisher=Asian Football Confederation}}</ref>
*[[AFC Asian Cup awards#All-time XI|AFC Asian Cup All-time XI]]: 2023<ref>{{cite news |date=2023-08-12 |title=#AsianCup2023 five-month countdown: Fan-voted all-time AFC Asian Cup Dream XI revealed |url=https://www.the-afc.com/en/national/afc_asian_cup/news/asiancup2023_five-month_countdown_fan-voted_all-time_afc_asian_cup%E2%84%A2_dream_xi_revealed_.html |access-date=2023-08-13 |publisher=Asian Football Confederation}}</ref>
* [[PFA Team of the Year]]: [[PFA Team of the Year (2000s)|2000–01]] Second Division (Millwall),<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/1304001.stm |title=Teams of the year |website=BBC Sport |date=29 April 2001 |access-date=15 January 2023}}</ref> [[PFA Team of the Year (2000s)|2003–04]] First Division (Millwall)<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/3628905.stm|title=Henry retains PFA crown | work=BBC News | date=25 April 2004}}</ref>
* [[List of Everton F.C. records and statistics#Evertonfc.com player awards|Everton Player of the Season]]: [[2004–05 Everton F.C. season|2004–05]]<ref name="CahillStats">[http://www.timcahill.com/About-Tim/Career-statistics.html Career Statistics] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101201205130/http://www.timcahill.com/About-Tim/Career-statistics.html|date=1 December 2010}}. Tim Cahill. Retrieved 26 September 2011.</ref>
* [[List of Everton F.C. records and statistics#Evertonfc.com player awards|Everton Players' Player of the Season]]: [[2004–05 Everton F.C. season|2004–05]]<ref name="CahillStats" />
* [[Everton F.C|Everton Top Goalscorer of the Season]]: [[2004–05 Everton F.C. season|2004–05]]<ref>{{cite web |title=So Close... - Everton Football Club |url=http://www.evertonfc.com/player-profile/tim-cahill |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090522222523/http://www.evertonfc.com/player-profile/tim-cahill |archive-date=22 May 2009 |access-date=28 November 2007 |website=www.evertonfc.com}}</ref>
* [[New York Red Bulls]] Most Valuable Player: 2013<ref name="mlssoccer.com">{{cite web |title=Tim Cahill {{!}} MLSsoccer.com |url=https://www.mlssoccer.com/players/tim-cahill}}</ref>
* [[New York Red Bulls]] Goal of the Year: 2013<ref>{{cite web |title=New York Red Bulls 2013 {{!}} MLSsoccer.com |url=https://www.mlssoccer.com/history/club/newyork/2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140303222959/http://www.mlssoccer.com/history/club/newyork/2013 |archive-date=3 March 2014}}</ref>
* [[New York Red Bulls]] Golden boot: 2013<ref name="mlssoccer.com" />
* [[Major League Soccer|MLS]] Player of the Week [[2013 Major League Soccer season|2013]] (Week 9)
* [[MLS Best XI]]: [[2013 Major League Soccer season|2013]]<ref>{{Cite web |last= |date=3 December 2013 |title=2013 MLS Best XI headlined by Portland Timbers trio |url=https://www.mlssoccer.com/news/mls-reveals-2013-best-xi-headlined-portland-timbers-trio |access-date=25 November 2022 |website=Major League Soccer |language=}}</ref>
* [[Major League Soccer All-Star Game|MLS All-Stars]]: [[2014 MLS All-Star Game|2014]]<ref>{{cite web |title=2014 MLS All-Star Roster {{!}} MLSsoccer.com |url=https://www.mlssoccer.com/all-star/2014/mls-roster |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140720034352/http://www.mlssoccer.com/all-star/2014/mls-roster |archive-date=20 July 2014}}</ref>
* [[Best MLS Player ESPY Award]]: [[Best MLS Player ESPY Award|2014]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Socceroo Tim Cahill wins top MLS award at ESPYs - Goal.com |url=https://www.goal.com/en-au/news/4024/aussies-abroad/2014/07/17/4964362/cahill-wins-top-mls-award-at-espys |website=www.goal.com}}</ref>
* [[List of A-League honours#Goal of the Year|A-League Goal of the Year]]: [[2016–17 A-League|2016–17]]
* Australia's Greatest Ever Team: 2012<ref>{{cite web |title=Kewell voted Australia's best ever - The World Game |url=https://theworldgame.sbs.com.au/kewell-voted-australia-s-best-ever}}</ref>
* [[Football Federation Australia|Football Australia]] Team of the Century<ref>[https://www.socceroos.com.au/news/subway-socceroos-team-century "Subway Socceroos: Team of the Century"]. [[Football Federation Australia]]. 17 December 2013. Retrieved 17 June 2025.</ref>
* [[Sport Australia Hall of Fame]]: 2023<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-10-04 |title=2023 SAHOF Inductees {{!}} Sport Australia Hall of Fame |url=https://sahof.org.au/2023-sahof-inductees/ |access-date=2023-10-03 |language=en-US}}</ref>

'''Achievements'''
* First [[Australia men's national soccer team|Australian]] to score at the [[FIFA World Cup|World Cup Finals]]<ref name="auto"/>
* First [[Australia men's national soccer team|Australian]] to score at the [[AFC Asian Cup|Asian Cup Finals]]<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20110216014741/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/southafrica2010/players/player=213001/index.html Tim Cahill]. FIFA profile</ref>
* First [[Australia men's national soccer team|Australian]] to be honoured a [[FIFA World Cup]] Man of the match award
* First [[Australia men's national soccer team|Australian]] to score at three [[FIFA World Cup]]s: [[2006 FIFA World Cup|2006]], [[2010 FIFA World Cup|2010]], [[2014 FIFA World Cup|2014]]
* Most Goals by an [[Australia men's national soccer team|Australian]] at the [[AFC Asian Cup|Asian Cup Finals]] (see [[AFC Asian Cup records and statistics#External links|List of AFC Asian Cup Goalscorers]])
* Australia's oldest ever goalscorer: (37 years and 308 days) goals against [[Syria men's national football team|Syria]] in [[2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC Fourth round|2017]]
* First [[Everton F.C.|Everton]] player since [[Neville Southall]] in [[1988 Ballon d'Or|1988]] to be nominated for the [[Ballon d'Or]] 
* First [[Everton F.C.|Everton]] player since [[Dixie Dean]] in 1931 to score in three separate [[Merseyside derby|Merseyside derbies]] at [[Anfield]]<ref>Schiavone, David. (2 April 2010) [http://www.epltalk.com/david-moyes-best-signings-for-everton-15616 David Moyes' Best Signings for Everton | Premier League blog, soccer news and football shirts from] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111001074525/http://www.epltalk.com/david-moyes-best-signings-for-everton-15616 |date=1 October 2011 }}. EPL Talk. Retrieved 26 September 2011.</ref>
* Has scored more post-war league goals against [[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]] than any other Everton player<ref>[http://www.evertonfc.com/news/archive/2010/10/19/tim-makes-history Tim Makes History / News Archive / News / evertonfc.com – The Official Website of Everton Football Club] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131029210026/http://www.evertonfc.com/news/archive/2010/10/19/tim-makes-history |date=29 October 2013 }}. Evertonfc.com (19 October 2010). Retrieved 26 September 2011.</ref>
* Has the record for scoring the fastest goal in [[Major League Soccer|MLS]] history. On 20 October 2013, Cahill scored within the first 7 seconds of the game against [[Houston Dynamo]]<ref>[http://www.smh.com.au/sport/soccer/tim-cahill-scores-fastest-goal-in-mls-history-20131021-2vvmz.html Tim Cahill scores fastest goal in MLS history] Retrieved 21 October 2013.</ref>
'''Orders'''

* [[Order of Australia|Officer of the Order of Australia]] (AO): [[2021 Australia Day Honours|2021]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Mr Timothy Filiga CAHILL |url=https://honours.pmc.gov.au/honours/awards/2008300 |access-date=25 January 2021 |website=It's An Honour}}</ref>

==See also==
* [[List of top international men's football goal scorers by country|List of top international men's football goalscorers by country]]
* [[List of men's footballers with 100 or more international caps]]
* [[List of men's footballers with 50 or more international goals]]
* [[List of Australia international soccer players]]

== Notes ==
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==References==
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==External links==
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*{{NFT player|451}}
*{{Soccerway|tim-cahill/709}}
*[http://www.football-lineups.com/footballer/1006/ Tim Cahill] at Football-Lineups.com
*{{FIFA player|213001}}
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