List of international goals scored by Tim Cahill

A man with dark hair in a yellow, long-sleeved top.
Cahill in the Australia team kit in 2009.

Tim Cahill is an Australian international footballer who plays as a midfielder or forward for the Australian national team. He has scored 48 goals in his 94 appearances for the side, making him the nation's top scorer of all time.

Cahill made his debut for the Socceroos against South Africa in March 2004.[1] His first two goals for the side came in a win over Tahiti at the 2004 OFC Nations Cup.[2] In the next game of the tournament, Cahill scored his first international hat-trick, scoring three goals against Fiji.[3] He has scored twice in a match on eight occasions.[4] Cahill scored his 29th international goal against Costa Rica on 19 November 2013, equaling Damian Mori's national record.[5] His two goals against Ecuador in London on 5 March 2014 saw him become the outright record-holder.[6] He has become known for his typical goal celebration, in which he runs to the corner of the pitch and boxes the corner flag.[7]

Cahill has scored against Japan more than he has against any other side, with five goals.[4] This includes two goals at the 2006 FIFA World Cup, which were also the first two goals scored by Australia at any FIFA World Cup.[8] He also scored in two other World Cups: against Serbia in 2010 and against Chile and the Netherlands in 2014.[4] His volleyed goal against the Netherlands was subsequently nominated for the FIFA Puskás Award for 2014.[9] He has scored against nations from each of the six FIFA Confederations.[10] More than half of Cahill's international goals have been scored outside of Australia. He has scored six times in Adelaide (all at the 2004 OFC Nations Cup) and six times in Sydney, the most of any city.[4]

Cahill has also scored at three AFC Asian Cups and one OFC Nations Cup.[4] His late equaliser against Oman at the 2007 AFC Asian Cup was Australia's first Asian Cup goal.[11] Thirteen of Cahill's forty-eight international goals have been scored in friendlies.[10] He was also named Oceania Footballer of the Year for 2004.[12]

List of goals

Scores and results list Australia's goal tally first. Updated to game played 6 October 2016. Score after each Cahill goal is shown in bold.[4]
# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition Ref.
1 31 May 2004 Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide, Australia  Tahiti 1–0 9–0 2004 OFC Nations Cup [13]
2 4–0
3 2 June 2004 Marden Sports Complex, Adelaide, Australia  Fiji 1–1 6–1 2004 OFC Nations Cup [3]
4 4–1
5 5–1
6 6 June 2004 Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide, Australia  Solomon Islands 1–1 2–2 2004 OFC Nations Cup [14]
7 16 November 2004 Craven Cottage, London, England  Norway 2–1 2–2 Friendly [15]
8 3 September 2005 Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney, Australia  Solomon Islands 4–0 7–0 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification [16]
9 4 June 2006 Feijenoord Stadion, Rotterdam, Netherlands  Netherlands 1–1 1–1 Friendly [17]
10 12 June 2006 Fritz Walter Stadion, Kaiserslautern, Germany  Japan 1–1 3–1 2006 FIFA World Cup [8]
11 2–1
12 8 July 2007 Rajamangala National Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand  Oman 1–1 1–1 2007 Asian Cup [18]
13 6 February 2008 Telstra Dome, Melbourne, Australia  Qatar 2–0 3–0 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification [19]
14 15 October 2008 Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane, Australia  Qatar 1–0 4–0 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification [20]
15 17 June 2009 Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne, Australia  Japan 1–1 2–1 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification [21]
16 2–1
17 12 August 2009 Thomond Park, Limerick, Ireland  Republic of Ireland 1–0 3–0 Friendly [22]
18 2–0
19 14 October 2009 Etihad Stadium, Melbourne, Australia  Oman 1–0 1–0 2011 AFC Asian Cup qualification [23]
20 5 June 2010 Ruimsig Stadium, Roodepoort, South Africa  United States 1–1 1–3 Friendly [24]
21 23 June 2010 Mbombela Stadium, Nelspruit, South Africa  Serbia 1–0 2–1 2010 FIFA World Cup [25]
22 11 January 2011 Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium, Doha, Qatar  India 1–0 4–0 2011 Asian Cup [26]
23 4–0
24 10 August 2011 Cardiff City Stadium, Cardiff, Wales  Wales 2–1 2–1 Friendly [27]
25 6 September 2012 Saida International Stadium, Sidon, Lebanon  Lebanon 1–0 3–0 Friendly [28]
26 16 October 2012 Grand Hamad Stadium, Doha, Qatar  Iraq 1–1 2–1 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification [29]
27 26 March 2013 Stadium Australia, Sydney, Australia  Oman 1–2 2–2 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification [30]
28 11 June 2013 Docklands Stadium, Melbourne, Australia  Jordan 2–0 4–0 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification [31]
29 19 November 2013 Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney, Australia  Costa Rica 1–0 1–0 Friendly [32]
30 5 March 2014 The Den, London, England  Ecuador 1–0 3–4 Friendly [33]
31 3–0
32 26 May 2014 Stadium Australia, Sydney, Australia  South Africa 1–1 1–1 Friendly [34]
33 13 June 2014 Arena Pantanal, Cuiabá, Brazil  Chile 1–2 1–3 2014 FIFA World Cup [35]
34 18 June 2014 Estádio Beira-Rio, Porto Alegre, Brazil  Netherlands 1–1 2–3 2014 FIFA World Cup [36]
35 8 September 2014 Craven Cottage, London, England  Saudi Arabia 1–0 3–2 Friendly [37]
36 18 November 2014 Nagai Stadium, Osaka, Japan  Japan 1–2 1–2 Friendly [38]
37 9 January 2015 Melbourne Rectangular Stadium, Melbourne, Australia  Kuwait 1–1 4–1 2015 AFC Asian Cup [39]
38 22 January 2015 Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane, Australia  China PR 1–0 2–0 2015 AFC Asian Cup [40]
39 2–0
40 8 September 2015 Pamir Stadium, Dushanbe, Tajikistan  Tajikistan 2–0 3–0 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification [41]
41 3–0
42 12 November 2015 Canberra Stadium, Canberra, Australia  Kyrgyzstan 2–0 3–0 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification [42]
43 17 November 2015 Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka, Bangladesh  Bangladesh 1–0 4–0 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification [43]
44 2–0
45 3–0
46 29 March 2016 Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney, Australia  Jordan 1–0 5–1 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification [44]
47 3–0
48 6 September 2016 Mohammed Bin Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates  United Arab Emirates 1–0 1–0 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification[45]

Statistics

Updated to game played 11 October 2016.[4]

Goals by year
Year Apps Goals
200457
200591
200683
200751
200832
200975
201092
201193
201252
201323
2014147
2015129
201663
Total9448
Goals by competition
Competition Goals
FIFA World Cup tournaments5
FIFA World Cup qualification 17
AFC Asian Cup tournaments6
AFC Asian Cup qualification1
OFC Nations Cup tournaments6
Friendlies 13
Total48
A man with dark hair in a yellow, long-sleeved top kicking a football.
Cahill warming up for the Australian team in 2009.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Australia 1–0 South Africa". BBC Sport. 30 March 2004. Retrieved 8 September 2015.
  2. ↑ "Australia sinks Tahiti". Football Federation Samoa. 31 May 2004. Retrieved 9 September 2015.
  3. 1 2 "Cahill leads Fiji rout". ABC. 3 June 2015. Retrieved 9 September 2015.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Mamrud, Roberto. "Timothy Filiga "Tim" Cahill – Goals in International Matches". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 9 September 2015.
  5. ↑ "Tim Cahill sets his sights on breaking Socceroos goal-scoring record". ABC. 20 November 2013. Retrieved 9 September 2015.
  6. ↑ "Socceroo record-breaker Tim Cahill: Defeat nothing to be ashamed of". Goal.com. 6 March 2014. Retrieved 9 September 2015.
  7. ↑ "Groundsman's offer to Cahill: break my corner flags!". Football Federation Australia. 6 January 2015. Retrieved 9 September 2015.
  8. 1 2 "Australia 3–1 Japan". BBC Sport. 12 June 2006. Retrieved 9 September 2015.
  9. ↑ "Tim Cahill wondergoal nominated for Puskas Award". Goal.com. 13 November 2015. Retrieved 9 September 2015.
  10. 1 2 "Seven facts that confirm Tim Cahill is the greatest goalscorer Australia's ever produced". Fox Sports (Australia). 23 January 2015. Retrieved 9 September 2015.
  11. ↑ "Another priceless Cahill goal keeps Socceroos afloat". Soccerway. 9 July 2007. Retrieved 9 September 2015.
  12. ↑ "Cahill wins Oceania player award". BBC Sport. 17 March 2005. Retrieved 12 September 2015.
  13. ↑ "Socceroos win mismatch against Tahiti". ABC. 1 June 2004. Retrieved 9 September 2015.
  14. ↑ "Australia to take on Solomons for World Cup chance". ABC. 7 June 2004. Retrieved 9 September 2015.
  15. ↑ "Farina rues defensive errors". ABC. 17 November 2004. Retrieved 9 September 2015.
  16. ↑ "Viduka stars in easy win for Socceroos". ABC. 4 September 2005. Retrieved 9 September 2015.
  17. ↑ "Holland 1–1 Australia". BBC Sport. 4 June 2006. Retrieved 9 September 2015.
  18. ↑ "Late Cahill strike saves Socceroos' blushes". ABC. 8 July 2007. Retrieved 9 September 2015.
  19. ↑ "Socceroos crush Qatar". ABC. 6 February 2008. Retrieved 9 September 2015.
  20. ↑ "Socceroos rout Qatar in qualifier". ABC. 15 October 2008. Retrieved 9 September 2015.
  21. ↑ "Cahill double buries Japan yet again". ABC. 17 June 2009. Retrieved 9 September 2015.
  22. ↑ "Rep of Ireland 0–3 Australia". BBC Sport. 12 August 2009. Retrieved 9 September 2015.
  23. ↑ "Cahill saves Socceroos' bacon". ABC. 14 October 2009. Retrieved 9 September 2015.
  24. ↑ "Buddle double sinks Socceroos". ABC. 6 June 2010. Retrieved 9 September 2015.
  25. ↑ "Australia 2–1 Serbia". BBC Sport. 23 June 2010. Retrieved 9 September 2015.
  26. ↑ "Cahill kick-starts Asian Cup campaign". ABC. 11 January 2011. Retrieved 9 September 2015.
  27. ↑ "Wales 1–2 Australia". BBC Sport. 10 August 2011. Retrieved 9 September 2015.
  28. ↑ "Socceroos find form to down Lebanon". ABC. 7 September 2012. Retrieved 9 September 2015.
  29. ↑ "Socceroos down Iraq to keep Cup hopes alive". ABC. 17 October 2012. Retrieved 9 September 2015.
  30. ↑ "Socceroos drop to third in qualifying group". ABC. 26 March 2013. Retrieved 9 September 2015.
  31. ↑ "Socceroos beat Jordan as Robbie Kruse puts Australia one step closer to World Cup qualification". ABC. 11 June 2013. Retrieved 9 September 2015.
  32. ↑ "Socceroos beat Costa Rica 1-0, Tim Cahill goal gets Ange Postecoglou's national reign off to winning start". 19 November 2013. Retrieved 9 September 2015.
  33. ↑ "Socceroos lose 4-3 to Ecuador despite leading 3-0 after Tim Cahill's brace makes him leading Australian goalscorer". ABC. 6 March 2014. Retrieved 9 September 2015.
  34. ↑ "Australia 1–1 South Africa". BBC Sport. 26 May 2014. Retrieved 9 September 2015.
  35. ↑ "Chile 3–1 Australia". BBC Sport. 13 June 2014. Retrieved 9 September 2015.
  36. ↑ "Australia 2–3 Netherlands". BBC Sport. 18 June 2014. Retrieved 9 September 2015.
  37. ↑ "Cahill, Jedinak, Wright on target as Socceroos beat Saudi Arabia 3-2 in international friendly at Craven Cottage". ABC. 9 September 2014. Retrieved 9 September 2015.
  38. ↑ "Socceroos lose to Japan 2–1 in final international friendly before 2015 Asian Cup". ABC. 22 December 2014. Retrieved 9 September 2015.
  39. ↑ "Asian Cup 2015: Socceroos shine to smash Kuwait 4–1 in Asian Cup opener". ABC. 10 January 2015. Retrieved 9 September 2015.
  40. ↑ "Asian Cup 2015: Tim Cahill saves his best to help Socceroos through to semi-finals". ABC. 23 January 2015. Retrieved 9 September 2015.
  41. ↑ "Socceroos beat Tajikistan 3-0 in 2018 World Cup qualifier after Tim Cahill brace". ABC. 9 September 2015. Retrieved 9 September 2015.
  42. ↑ Lynch, Michael (12 November 2015). "Australia outclass Kyrgyzstan with 3-0 World Cup qualifying win". The Sydney Morning Herald.
  43. ↑ "Cahill hits treble as Australia thump Bangladesh". FIFA.com. Retrieved 18 November 2015.
  44. ↑ Mulvenney, Nick (29 March 2016). "Australia 5-1 Jordan: Tim Cahill hits brace in World Cup qualifier as Harry Redknapp jokes: 'I can't bring in Ronaldo'". Daily Mail.
  45. ↑ "Super-sub Tim Cahill fires Socceroos past United Arab Emirates with first kick of the game'". FoxSports.com.au. 7 September 2016.

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