Gary Cahill

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Gary Cahill
Personal information
Full name	Gary James Cahill
Date of birth	December 19, 1985 (age 21)
Place of birth	Sheffield, England
Height	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Playing position	Defender
Club information
Current club	Aston Villa
Number	21
Senior clubs1
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
2004- 2004-2005	Aston Villa → Burnley (loan)	26 (1) 27 (1)
National team2
2007-	England U21	01 (0)
1 Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 12:34, 25 March 2007 (UTC). 2 National team caps and goals correct as of 16:21, 2 February 2007 (UTC). * Appearances (Goals)

Gary James Cahill (born December 19, 1985 in Sheffield) is an English footballer who currently plays for Aston Villa as a defender.

He has previously played for Burnley on loan and during his spell, which began in November 2004, he was handed the accolades of Burnley's Player Of The Year and Young Player Of The Year. He has since become an Under-20 international for England. He made his Villa debut as a substitute in the 5-0 defeat at Arsenal and impressed on his first start in the local Derby against West Bromwich Albion at Villa Park on 9 April 2006. Just a week later he scored his first goal against rivals Birmingham City, a magnificent volley that was, remarkably timed and struck, especially for a defender. Villa went on to win the match 3-1.

Cahill was one of a number of uncapped players in Stuart Pearce's first squad as England U21 coach. He was not chosen to start the match, on 6 February 2007, against Spain.

[edit] External links

• Gary Cahill career stats at Soccerbase

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