One of the famous English professional football Player, Gary Cahill who plays for Premier League club, Chelsea and the England national team. His playing position is Centre back. Currently, he is playing in Chelsea. He is right foot player. His Shirt number is 24. John Stones, Danny Rose, Kyle Walker are some of his team mates. Cahill was known for his technical ability, powerful heading in defence and attack, volleying, and good tackling. The centre-back also had an impressive goal-scoring record from defence.

Early Life

The famous player, Gary Cahill was born on 19th December, 1985. His full name is Gary James Cahill He was born and raised in Dronfield, city of England. He is the son of Hughie Cahill Gary and Janet Cahill Gary. His nationality is England. His astrological sign is Sagittarius. He was brought up by his parents. From the childhood, he had very keen interest in Football. He got to join his first club when he was just age of 15.

Club Career

Cahill started his journey to the football career with AFC Dronfield, a Sunday League team. He played in this team until he was 15. Then, he started his career as central midfielder and moved to centre back. Till 2004, he played in this club.

By 2004, he was sent to Burnley on loan where he began his senior career by playing till 2005. And then, he was moved again on load to the club named Sheffield United where he played from 2007 to 2008.

The club, Bolton Wanderers was impressed by the game played of Cahill. On 30th January, 2008 he joined the club for three and a half year deal. And then he made his debut for this club with the victory score of 0-2 over Reading football club after three days of joined. He also scored on the opening day of the 2011-12 Premier League season against the club, Queens Park Rangers at Loftus Road with the victory of 4-0 on 13th August 2011.

After the appearance in 130 games and kicking 13 goals he made his next move to Chelsea for a fee of £7 Million in 2012. He led the Blues to win the FA Cup against Manchester United by the end of the 2017/18 season where he had already played 189 games for the club, scoring 13 goals. Till now he is in the same club, Chelsea. With Bolton Wanderers club, he also won the players' Player of the year in 2009. Along with this, he has won many trophies including UEFA champions League, UEFA Europa League and many more.

Cahill scored on his first appearance of the season in a 4–2 win against Reading on 22 August 2012. On 31 August, he scored in the 2012 UEFA Super Cup against Atlético Madrid, which Chelsea lost 4–1. Cahill made his season debut in José Mourinho's first match back as Chelsea manager, helping them keep a clean sheet in a 2–0 victory over newly promoted Hull City on 18 August 2013. Cahill was unveiled as a member of the 2013–14 PFA Team of the Year along with Chelsea teammates Petr Čech and Eden Hazard.

By 18 October 2014, Cahill was the only Chelsea player to play every minute of their 2014–15 campaign so far. On 8 November, he scored his first Premier League goal of the season against Liverpool, the equaliser in Chelsea's 2-1 win at Anfield. Cahill started for Chelsea as they beat rivals Tottenham Hotspur 2–0 at Wembley Stadium in the 2015 League Cup Final. He won the Premier League title with Chelsea that season, as they finished first with 87 points. He was one of six Chelsea players named in the 2014–15 PFA Team of the Year.

On 2 August 2015, Cahill made his first appearance of the season in Chelsea's 1–0 defeat at Wembley Stadium in the 2015 FA Community Shield against London rivals Arsenal.On 24 October 2015, Cahill scored his first goal of the season against West Ham United in a 2–1 defeat as Chelsea suffered their fifth defeat in ten matches. On 2 December 2015, Cahill signed a new four-year deal at Chelsea, keeping him at the club until 2019.

Under new management in Antonio Conte, Cahill continued his partnership with John Terry in defence at the start of the season.[82] On 27 August 2016, Cahill made his 200th appearance for Chelsea at home against Burnley, helping his team to earn a clean-sheet for this first time during the season in a 3–0 victory.

On 26 July 2017, Cahill was appointed as the Chelsea club captain ahead of the 2017–18 season, following John Terry's departure. He captained Chelsea to victory at Wembley Stadium in the 2018 FA Cup Final, his team beating Manchester United 1–0.

Cahill signed for Premier League club Crystal Palace on 5 August 2019 on a two-year contract, re-uniting him with his former England manager Roy Hodgson. Cahill announced via social media that he had left the club following the expiration of his contract. He made 45 league appearances across two seasons for the club, scoring once.

Cahill signed for Championship club AFC Bournemouth on 20 August 2021 on a one-year contract. He was part of a backline conceding just twice in September 2021, winning him the club's player of the month award. He announced his retirement from football on 16 November 2022.

International Career

Cahill was called up for the Squad of England on 4th June, 2009 for the match against Kazakhstan. On 29th March, 2011, he made his first start for the national team against Ghana in a friendly match ending with the tie game of 1-1 score. He also became eligible to play for the Republic of Ireland. On 2011, 2nd September, he scored his very first international foal for England against Bulgaria in the UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying round in the 13th minute. He again scored a goal against Netherland on 29th February, 2012. He made his third international goal over Peru on 30th May, 2014. Again he was called for the 23 man England squad for the 2014 FIFA world cup, He was also captained England for the first time on 9th October 2015 over Estonia in UEFA Euro 2016.

His name was also enlisted in the 23 man squad in England national team for the FIFA World Cup 2018. He played 1 game against Belgium till now without goal.

Personal Life

Cahill is a married man with Gemma Acton in June 15, 2013. They also had two children, Freya Cahill and Leo Cahill. He is very successful in his personal life as well as his professional life. He has height of 1.93 m and weight of 86 Kg. The salary from his current club is around $7 Million. His estimated net worth is $25 Million.