Gary Cahill

Gary James Cahill (born 19 December 1985 in Sheffield, South Yorkshire) is an English footballer who currently plays for Bolton Wanderers of the Premier League and the England national team.

Club career

Cahill started his career at AFC Dronfield, a Sunday league team in Derbyshire, where he played up until the age of 15. At that point, whilst training with Derby County Academy, he signed for Aston Villa's academy.

Aston Villa

Cahill 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 and scored once in the league against Stoke City.

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 game against West Bromwich Albion at Villa Park on 9 April 2006.

Just a week later he scored his first goal; an overhead kick against rivals Birmingham City. Villa went on to win the match 3–1.

Cahill started the following season injured, but took advantage of an injury to Martin Laursen later in the season to force his way into the Villa team. He made several appearances for Villa during the 2006-07 season and was widely considered to be a terrific prospect.

On 19 September 2007, Cahill joined Sheffield United on a three month loan deal. He made his debut in a 3–2 away defeat at......
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