Club career Gary Cahill

1 club career

1.1 career
1.2 aston villa
1.3 bolton wanderers
1.4 chelsea

1.4.1 2011–12 season
1.4.2 2012–13 season
1.4.3 2013–14 season
1.4.4 2014–15 season
1.4.5 2015–16 season
1.4.6 2016–17 season
1.4.7 2017–18 season

club career
early career

cahill began career afc dronfield, sunday league team, played until 15. during time there, scouted number of clubs, including barnsley, sheffield wednesday, derby county , aston villa, last of signed member of club s academy. friends played local side, afc dronfield, went along , started playing centre half , in centre midfield them, said cahill in interview manchester evening news. cahill started career central midfielder moved centre after shot in terms of height within space of year when 15 or 16, when looking first yts contract.

aston villa

on 8 november 2004, cahill loaned burnley. made first-team debut following day in fourth round of league cup, playing full 90 minutes lost 0–3 tottenham hotspur @ turf moor. on 13 november, made debut in football league, in clarets 1–0 home championship win on nottingham forest. made 32 appearances on loan, 27 of in league, scoring once on 3 january 2005, goal against stoke city @ britannia stadium. eighteen-year-old cahill handed accolades of burnley s player of year , young player of year.

cahill made villa debut on 20 september 2005 in second round of league cup, playing entirety of 8–3 win on wycombe wanderers away @ adams park. on following 1 april, made premier league debut 52nd-minute replacement ulises de la cruz in 5–0 defeat @ arsenal. fifteen days later, scored first goal, overhead kick against rivals birmingham city, put villa lead went on win match 3–1.

on 19 september 2007, cahill joined championship team sheffield united on three-month loan deal. made debut in 3–2 away defeat @ crystal palace 3 days later, , scored first goal blades 1 of win @ stoke city on 10 november. on 27 november, scored again in 0–3 win @ charlton athletic. under terms of loan agreement, cahill returned villa park in mid-december 2007 having made 16 appearances , scoring 2 goals.

speculation surrounded cahill s future in january 2008 transfer window, birmingham city, bolton wanderers , turkish club beşiktaş reportedly showing interest.

bolton wanderers

cahill warming bolton wanderers in 2011

bolton scout colin harvey impressed cahill , on 30 january 2008, cahill joined them on three-and-a-half-year deal. 3 days later, made debut bolton in 0–2 victory on reading away @ madejski stadium.

cahill sent off on 26 august 2008 in second round of league cup, receiving straight red card in 38th minute foul on giles coke team lost 1–2 @ home northampton town. on 5 october, cahill scored first bolton goal in 1–3 victory @ west ham united, , added 2 more on campaign in 4–1 wins on sunderland , middlesbrough.

in august 2009, 18 months after joining bolton, cahill signed new three-year contract club. suffered blood clot in left arm after training injury forced him pull out of home match against fulham on 6 february 2010; spent weekend in hospital. treatment ailment meant cahill not play number of months. nonetheless cemented place @ heart of bolton defence in 2010–11 season, making 36 premier league appearances , scoring 3 goals, of came @ home.

on 13 august 2011, cahill scored on opening day of 2011–12 premier league season against queens park rangers @ loftus road in 4–0 victory 25 yards out in 45th minute. in december 2011, before january transfer window, bolton manager owen coyle admitted cahill may sold contract expire @ end of 2011–12 season. coyle said, if [cahill] move, there no doubt there top clubs clamouring gary. led speculation cahill move higher-placed clubs arsenal, chelsea, manchester united or tottenham hotspur, of showed interest. on 23 december, coyle confirmed had started negotiations chelsea possible transfer, , week later transfer fee agreed. despite being on brink of joining chelsea, cahill continued play bolton, scoring crucial goal in 1–2 away win against everton @ goodison park on 4 january 2012. 2 days after that, coyle said cahill not going play in fa cup clash against macclesfield town, leave him cup-tied chelsea.

chelsea
2011–12 season

cahill playing chelsea in 2012

after more 2 weeks, clubs had agreed fee him, , on 16 january 2012 cahill signed chelsea believed around region of £7 million, , negotiating of personal terms. cahill told club s official website, chelsea massive club, club looks win trophies season in season out , big opportunity me part of that. opportunities can t turn down. thanked former club , fans, saying, right move me @ right time , thank @ bolton because ve had great 4 years @ football club. spell wanderers has enabled me break england squad, , particularly thank fans support along way. appreciated backing. 1 of chelsea s unused substitutes in 1–0 away victory in 2011–12 fa cup against queens park rangers on 28 january 2012. on 5 february, cahill made debut chelsea in 3–3 draw against manchester united @ stamford bridge. on 18 march 2012, scored first goal in chelsea shirt against leicester city in fa cup, 5–2 win. cahill scored when rose above wes morgan head ball 6 yards juan mata corner, before unveiling word s pray 4 muamba on inner t-shirt, in support of former bolton teammate fabrice muamba, had collapsed in match day before. scored first league goal club in following match, opening scoring in 2–1 away defeat manchester city.

cahill started chelsea s uefa champions league semi-final first leg against barcelona because of injury picked david luiz in 5–1 victory in fa cup semi-final against tottenham hotspur. match finished 1–0, cahill making crucial tackles in second half. in sixth minute of second leg, cahill stretched win ball , went down hamstring injury. although tried run off, had replaced josé bosingwa in 13th minute. chelsea went on win 3–2 on aggregate , set meeting bayern munich @ allianz arena in 2012 uefa champions league final. went on win season s fa cup. suspensions of both defenders john terry , branislav ivanović, questions arose whether cahill, along david luiz, fit uefa champions league final fill gap. on 15 may 2012, completed first full training session after 3 weeks. ve worked hard, day, afternoons, , m fortunate enough back, said. hopefully, ll fit, fit, , ll out there if selected. started match , part of squad defeated bayern on penalties in 2012 uefa champions league final, giving chelsea first ever uefa champions league title. received praise performance especially, still suffering injury sustained during semi-final s second leg. during first half-season @ stamford bridge, cahill appeared in 19 matches, scoring 2 goals , providing 1 assist in 1,596 minutes on pitch.

2012–13 season

cahill scored on first appearance of season in 4–2 win against reading on 22 august 2012. on 1 september, scored in 2012 uefa super cup against atlético madrid, chelsea lost 4–1. on 5 december 2012, cahill scored first uefa champions league goal, coming against nordsjælland in 6–1 home rout. on 16 december 2012, cahill sent-off against corinthians in chelsea s 1–0 2012 fifa club world cup final defeat after clash emerson. on january 2013, cahill did not feature in league match against stoke city due birth of son, leo. on 15 may, started 2013 uefa europa league final against benfica , made vital last-ditch tackle , clearance in final moments ensure chelsea won match 2–1.

2013–14 season

cahill playing chelsea in 2014

cahill made season debut in josé mourinho s first match chelsea manager, helping them keep clean sheet in 2–0 victory on newly promoted hull city on 18 august 2013. twelve days later, cahill picked first yellow card of season chelsea fell bayern munich on penalty kicks after teams played out 2–2 draw in 2013 uefa super cup, held @ eden arena in prague.

cahill headed in chelsea s equaliser in 3–1 comeback win on southampton on 1 december 2013, moving within 4 points of 2013–14 premier league leaders arsenal. on 18 march 2014, cahill scored on rebound of john terry header, giving chelsea 2–0 win on galatasaray , spot in last 8 of 2013–14 uefa champions league. match marked cahill s 100th appearance in chelsea shirt since january 2012 move stamford bridge. @ pfa awards ceremony on 27 april 2014, cahill unveiled member of 2013–14 pfa team of year along chelsea teammates petr Čech , eden hazard.

2014–15 season

by 18 october 2014, cahill chelsea player play every minute of 2014–15 campaign far. on 8 november, scored first premier league goal of season against liverpool. on 24 january 2015, cahill scored opener against bradford city in fa cup match, in end chelsea crashed out of tournament after 4–2 defeat, ended hopes of winning quadruple season.

cahill trophy after winning in 2015 league cup final chelsea

in may, cahill won premier league medal , became fastest player in premier league history win every major trophy available: fa cup , uefa champions league in 2012, uefa europa league in 2013 , league cup , premier league in 2015, in span of 3 years. 1 of 6 chelsea players named in 2014–15 pfa team of year.

2015–16 season

on 2 august 2015, cahill made first appearance of season in 1–0 defeat of 2015 fa community shield against london rivals arsenal. on 24 october 2015, cahill scored first goal of season against west ham united in 2–1 defeat chelsea suffered fifth defeat in ten matches. on 2 december 2015, cahill signed new four-year deal @ chelsea, keeping him @ club until 2019.

2016–17 season

cahill 2016–17 premier league trophy

under new management in antonio conte, cahill continued partnership john terry in defence @ start of season. on 27 august 2016, cahill made 200th appearance chelsea @ home against burnley, helping team earn clean-sheet first time during season in 3–0 victory. on 20 september 2016, terry injured , ivanović being rested, cahill captained chelsea first time season, , scored first goal of season in 4–2 win on leicester city during third round of efl cup.

on 23 october 2016, cahill continued serve captain terry on bench. scored second goal of season , second goal of match in 4–0 win on former manager josé mourinho s manchester united @ stamford bridge. on 26 october 2016, chelsea lost 2–1 west ham united in efl cup match, cahill scoring consolation goal blues in 94th minute. on 31 december 2016, cahill headed in chelsea s first goal in 4–2 premier league win against stoke city, in process helping chelsea 13th consecutive league win, club record blues.

on 18 march 2017, cahill scored winning goal in 2–1 away victory @ stoke city, having scored in reverse fixture against stoke earlier in season. win sent chelsea 13 points clear @ top of table, 10 fixtures remaining. on 20 april 2017, cahill named in pfa team of year third time in career. on 25 april 2017, cahill scored chelsea s second goal in 4–2 premier league win on southampton, @ stamford bridge, maintain chelsea s seven-point lead @ top of premier league.

2017–18 season

on 26 july 2017, cahill appointed chelsea club captain ahead of 2017–18 season, following john terry s departure. on 12 august 2017, in first match of chelsea s 2017–18 season against burnley @ stamford bridge, cahill sent off in 13th minute of match reckless studs-up challenge on burnley midfielder steven defour, culminating in sequence of events saw chelsea begin title defence shock 3–2 defeat burnley team had won once away home in previous season. cahill suspended chelsea s league matches against rivals tottenham hotspur, everton , leicester city.