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English association football player

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Gary Cahill is an English professional football player who has played as a defender for various clubs in the Premier League and beyond. He is notable for his career at top-tier English football clubs and his contributions to the sport as a central defender.

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Sport
Soccer
Team
_Free Agent Soccer
Position
Defender
Nationality
England

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Instance of
human
Given name
James
Gender
male
Citizenship
United Kingdom
Place of birth
Dronfield
Languages spoken
English language
Native language
English language
Position played
centre-back
Country for sport
England
Mass
86
Image
Gary Cahill 2018 2 (cropped) (cropped).jpg
Height
193
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Gary Cahill
date of birth
1985-12-19
birth name
Gary James Cahill
name in native language
Gary Cahill
start of work period
2004-00-00
number of matches played/races/starts
2
total goals in career
0
social media followers
1268888
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Encyclopedic overview

Gary James Cahill (born 19 December 1985) is an English former professional footballer who played as a centre-back.

Cahill began his career playing for the AFC Dronfield youth system in Derbyshire. In 2000, he joined the Aston Villa Academy and continued his development. In 2004, he joined Burnley on a season-long loan, where he performed well before returning to make his Aston Villa debut. Later, he signed for hometown club Sheffield United on a three-month loan deal. On 30 January 2008, he signed for Bolton Wanderers for around £5 million. Cahill performed well for Bolton through the years, cementing a place in the first team. He made 130 league appearances and scored 13 league goals for Bolton. In January 2012, Cahill signed for Chelsea for approximately £7 million. He won the UEFA Champions League in his debut season at Chelsea, and went on to win the UEFA Europa League twice, the Premier League twice, the FA Cup twice and the League Cup. Following his release in 2019, Cahill joined fellow London club Crystal Palace on a free transfer. He left the club after two seasons in 2021, later joining Bournemouth, before retiring in 2022.

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