In just over three years since his £7million move from Bolton, Chelsea defender Gary Cahill has won every possible honour.

The 29-year-old is the first player to earn a clean sweep in such a short space of time having won the FA Cup and Champions League in 2012, the Europa League in 2013, before a League Cup and Premier League double this year.

It's an impressive rate for a player who made such a huge step from fighting a relegation battle with Bolton in 2011 to becoming a key figure in Chelsea's historic Champions League run in 2012 which culminated in Cahill defending for his life with a hamstring injury against Bayern Munich.

Chelsea defender Gary Cahill has won every possible honour since his £7million from Bolton in January 2012

The England centre back (top, 2nd right) poses with his team-mates on Chelsea's celebratory bus tour

And while John Terry has rightfully earned the plaudits for steering his side to a first Premier League title in five years, Cahill has worked tirelessly alongside the Blues captain and been a crucial quarter of Jose Mourinho's defence.

The England vice captain has played under four different managers during his three years in west London and has featured heavily for each of them from Andre Villas-Boas to Mourinho.

Cahill showed his strength of character earlier in the season after being dropped for crucial games following Chelsea's shock 4-2 FA Cup defeat by Bradford City in January.

Cahill enjoys his success with captain and fellow defender John Terry and midfielder John Obi Mikel (right)

The centre back has been a stalwart at the heart of Jose Mourinho's defence all season to help win the title

GARY CAHILL'S TROPHY CABINET 2012: FA Cup, Champions League 2013: Europa League 2015: Capital One Cup, Premier League Advertisement

French youngster Kurt Zouma, who preformed well whenever called upon, was given a run in the side while Cahill was sidelined for domestic games against Manchester City, Everton and Burnley as well as Chelsea's Capital One Cup semi-final second leg against Liverpool in January.

With question marks beginning to form over his long-term future with the Blues, Mourinho restored Cahill to the starting line-up for the Capital One Cup final against Tottenham in March - he hasn't looked back since.

The former Bolton man barely put a foot wrong after reclaiming his position alongside Terry as Chelsea looked to edge towards the league title - his fifth piece of silverware in three years.

Cahill won the Champions League in 2012 and has now won all there is to win since joining Chelsea

The England vice captain poses with the Champions League and FA Cup in 2012

OTHER PLAYERS TO HAVE WON EVERY TROPHY AVAILABLE With Chelsea: Gary Cahill, Didier Drogba, John Terry, Frank Lampard, Petr Cech, John Obi Mikel, Paulo Ferreira With Liverpool: Kenny Dalglish, Ray Clemence, Phil Neal, Steve Heighway Advertisement

Cahill told the club's official website: ‘I never imagined it but I dreamed about it and hoped it would be possible.

'I don’t think you sit there as a young boy thinking you want a full set of medals, you just want to achieve something.

‘In football you go from hurdle to hurdle, there’s always something to motivate you, always something you want to get. I’ve been here three-and-a-half years and to do it so quickly is amazing.’

In the Premier League era, only former Chelsea duo Paulo Ferreira and Ricardo Carvalho rival the speed at which Cahill has collected medals in the Premier League era.

The 29-year-old has picked up the Europa League (left) after Chelsea's win against Benfica in 2013

Cahill reclaimed his place in the team after French defender Kurt Zouma was briefly favoured by Mourinho

Ferreira and Carvalho enjoyed impressive spells of success, winning the Europa League (2003) and Champions League (2004) with Porto before moving to Stamford Bridge and winning the League Cup and Premier League in 2005.

The Portuguese duo, however, didn't pick up their first FA Cup winners medals until 2007 after the 1-0 victory against Manchester United at Wembley.

Before that, Kenny Dalglish collected almost every trophy available with Liverpool between 1977 and 1980, but was made to wait until 1986 to win the FA Cup medal which had been missing from his cabinet.

Legendary goalkeeper Ray Clemence also earned a clean sweep between 1972 and 1981 at Anfield, but was made to wait until 1981 for his first League Cup success with the club.