Shoot! would like to wish former England international defender John Terry many happy returns as he celebrates his 37th birthday this evening.

The Chelsea legend, who earned 78 caps for his country, as well as captaining the Three Lions, and featured for England at UEFA Euro 2004, Euro 2012 and the 2006 and 2010 FIFA World Cup finals.

Terry, who began his career in West Ham United’s youth academy, became Chelsea’s most successful player in the club’s history after joining The Blues at the age of 14, going on to make 717 appearances in all competitions for the defending Premier League champions, including 67 goals.

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Happy birthday to John Terry, who turns 37 today! pic.twitter.com/USwDSuSJzx

— Chelsea FC (@ChelseaFC) December 7, 2017

The centre-half lifted five league titles, five FA Cups, three League Cups, two FA Community Shields, the UEFA Champions League and the UEFA Europa League during his unprecedented reign at Stamford Bridge.

Terry left Chelsea this summer, before joining and captaining Championship outfit Aston Villa this season, where he has scored one goal in 16 league games for Steve Bruce’s side.

To celebrate the defender’s latest milestone, Shoot! is paying tribute to the Chelsea great by putting together five of Terry’s most defining moments of his Career in Pictures. Enjoy!

Chelsea debut

Terry made his first-team debut for Chelsea on October 28, 1998, against Aston Villa in the League Cup, coming on as a 86th minute substitute in The Blues’ 4-1 victory.

The defender’s first start came on January 2, 1999, when Chelsea visited Oldham Athletic in the FA Cup, winning 2-0 at Boundary Park.

International stage

After nine outings for the Under-21 side, Terry made his England senior debut against Serbia and Montenegro on June 3, 2003, coming on as a half-time substitute during the Three Lions’ 2-1 victory.

He went on to represent his country another 77 times, playing at four major tournaments.

Premier League champion

One of, if not the, finest season of Terry’s career at Stamford Bridge came during the 2004-05 campaign, his maiden term as permanent captain, as he guided Chelsea to their first league title in half a century.

The Blues conceded just 15 goals en route to the 2004-05 Premier League title, with Terry being crowned PFA Player of the Year, as well as being included in the PFA and UEFA Teams of the Year.

Terry scored eight goals in 52 appearances in all competitions for Jose Mourinho’s title-winning side that season.

European euphoria

Following heartbreak in 2008, where Terry fluffed his spot-kick in the UEFA Champions League final penalty shootout defeat to Manchester United in Moscow, the Chelsea great finally got his hands on the trophy in 2012 after The Blues defeated Bayern Munich 4-3 on penalties, despite being suspended for the final inside the Allianz Arena.

Final farewell

After joining the club as a 14-year-old lad, to making his debut in 1998, Terry picked up his final piece of silverware in May 2017 after captaining Chelsea to their latest Premier League title – his fifth in total, and 15th major honour overall.

It was on April 17, 2017, that the defender announced he would be leaving The Blues at the end of the season.

His final appearance for the club came against Sunderland at Stamford Bridge (above) on May 21, in a 5-1 win over The Black Cats, with Terry coming off after 28 minutes, with the fourth official’s board being lifted in the 26th minute – the same as that of his shirt number – with his team mates giving him a guard of honour off the pitch.