Killian Cahill

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Killian Cahill
Personal information
Full name Killian Cahill [1]
Date of birth (2003-11-03) 3 November 2003 (age 21)
Place of birth Skryne, Republic of Ireland
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) [2]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Leyton Orient
Number 33
Youth career
–2022 Shamrock Rovers
2022–2025 Brighton & Hove Albion
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2025– Leyton Orient 1 (0)
International career
2023–2024 Republic of Ireland U21 2 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 20:55, 6 September 2025 (UTC)

Killian Cahill (born 3 November 2003) is an Irish professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for EFL League One club Leyton Orient. He is a former Republic of Ireland under-21 international. [3]

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Early life

From Skryne in County Meath, he attended St Patrick's Classical School in Navan until he received a scholarship to Ashfield College, Dublin. [4]

Club career

Cahill played for Skryne Tara AFC and went on to the Shamrock Rovers Academy from the age of 12 years-old. He was part of the Under-19 League of Ireland Championship winning team in 2021. [4] He joined the Brighton & Hove Albion academy from Shamrock Rovers in 2022, and appeared as an unused substitute for Brighton in the Premier League during the 2024-25 season. [5] [6] He also featured in the EFL Trophy for the Brighton U21 side that season. [7]

Cahill joined for Leyton Orient of EFL League One from Brighton in June 2025 on a two-year contract. [7] [8] He made his debut for Leyton Orient on 12 August 2025 in a 1–0 defeat at home to Wycombe Wanderers in the EFL Cup. [9]

International career

Cahill is a former Republic of Ireland under-21 international, earning 2 caps between 2023 and 2024. [8]

Personal life

He is the son of Irish national record holder and international long jumper, Terri Hogan, who competed at the 1993 World Athletics Championships and Olympic hurdler Sean Cahill, who competed at the 1996 Olympic Games. He has siblings Niamh and Ciaran. [10] [11] [12] [4]

References

  1. ↑ "2024/25 Premier League squad lists". Premier League. 13 September 2024. Retrieved 11 January 2025.
  2. ↑ "Killian Cahill". Premier League . Retrieved 12 August 2024.
  3. ↑ "Killian Cahill". Soccerbase. Retrieved 13 August 2025.
  4. 1 2 3 Donogue, John (7 January 2022). "Skryne's Killian Cahill moves to Brighton and Hove Albion". Meath Chronicle. Retrieved 13 August 2025.
  5. ↑ "Brighton academy graduate Killian Cahill joins Leyton Orient". The Argus. 24 June 2025. Retrieved 13 August 2025.
  6. ↑ Fitzmaurice, Aiden (28 October 2024). "'You get that little buzz' – Irish keeper Killian Cahill on a high after promotion to bench for Premier League game". Independent.ie. Retrieved 13 August 2025.
  7. 1 2 "Ireland U21 goalkeeper Killian Cahill joins Leyton Orient". the42.ie. 24 June 2025. Retrieved 13 August 2025.
  8. 1 2 "Leyton Orient sign keeper Cahill from Brighton". BBC Sport. 24 June 2025. Retrieved 13 August 2025.
  9. ↑ Bishop, Dave (12 August 2025). "Late own-goal ensures O's cup exit". Yellow Advertiser. Retrieved 13 August 2025.
  10. ↑ "Former Hoops keeper Cahill signs for Leyton Orient after Brighton departure". Extratime.com. 25 June 2025. Retrieved 13 August 2025.
  11. ↑ "Overcoming hurdles on road to gold". Meath Chronicle. 18 August 2010. Retrieved 13 August 2025.
  12. ↑ "Cahill answers Meath's call". Meath Chronicle. 23 November 2011. Retrieved 13 August 2025.
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