Gareth Bale

Gareth Bale
	Bale with Wales in 2016
Personal information
Full name	Gareth Frank Bale
Date of birth	16 July 1989 (age 31)
Place of birth	Cardiff, Wales
Height	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Playing position	Winger
Club information
Current team	Tottenham Hotspur; (on loan from Real Madrid)
Number	9
Youth career
	Cardiff Civil Service
1999–2006	Southampton
Senior career*
National team‡
	* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18:36, 18 October 2020 (UTC); ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 14:53, 6 September 2020 (UTC)

Gareth Frank Bale (born 16 July 1989) is a Welsh footballer who currently plays for Tottenham Hotspur, on loan from Real Madrid.

Career statisticsEdit

As of 26 February 2020^[4]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club	Season	League			National Cup		League Cup		Europe		Other¹		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Southampton	2005–06	Championship	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
	2006–07	Championship	38	5	1	0	3	0	0	0	1	0	43	5
	Total		40	5	1	0	3	0	0	0	1	0	45	5
Tottenham Hotspur	2007–08	Premier League	8	2	0	0	1	1	3	0	0	0	12	3
	2008–09		16	0	2	0	5	0	7	0	0	0	30	0
	2009–10		23	3	8	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	34	3
	2010–11		30	7	0	0	0	0	11	4	0	0	41	11
	2011–12²		36	9	4	2	0	0	2	1	0	0	42	12
	2012–13		33	21	2	1	1	1	8	3	0	0	44	26
	Total		146	42	16	3	10	2	31	8	0	0	203	55
Real Madrid	2013–14	La Liga	27	15	5	1	—		12	6	0	0	44	22
	2014–15		31	13	2	0	—		10	2	5	2	48	17
	2015–16		23	19	0	0	—		8	0	—		31	19
	2016–17		19	7	0	0	—		8	2	0	0	27	9
	2017–18		26	16	2	1	—		7	3	4	1	39	21
	2018–19		29	8	3	0	—		7	3	3	3	42	14
	2019–20		14	2	1	1	—		3	0	0	0	18	3
	Total		169	80	13	3	—		55	16	12	6	249	105
Career total			355	127	30	6	13	2	86	24	13	6	497	165

¹ Includes Football League Championship play-offs, Supercopa de España, UEFA Super Cup and FIFA Club World Cup.
² The Spurs goal tally excludes the goal scored against Fulham on 6 November 2011, later ruled as an own goal

As of match played 19 November 2019^[5]

Bale in Welsh colours, facing Belgium in 2015

Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team	Year	Apps	Goals	Ratio
Wales
	2006	4	1	0.25
	2007	7	1	0.14
	2008	5	0	0.00
	2009	7	0	0.00
	2010	4	1	0.25
	2011	6	3	0.50
	2012	5	3	0.60
	2013	5	2	0.40
	2014	5	3	0.60
	2015	6	5	0.83
	2016	11	7	0.64
	2017	3	0	0.00
	2018	6	5	0.83
	2019	9	2	0.22
Total		83	33	0.39

Real Madrid

Football League Championship PFA Team of the Year: 2006–07
Football League Young Player of the Year: 2007
FAW Young Player of the Year: 2007^[6]
FA Cup Player of the Round: 2009–10 5th Round
Tottenham Hotspur Young Player of the Year: 2009–10,^[7] 2010–11^[8]
Tottenham Hotspur 'Player Of The Year': 2012–13
Wales Player of the Year Award: 2010,^[9] 2011^[10]
BBC Wales Sports Personality of the Year: 2010^[11]
BBC Wales Carwyn James Junior Sportsman of the Year: 2006
Premier League PFA Team of the Year: 2010–11, 2011–12, 2012–13
FWA Footballer of the Year: 2012–13
PFA Players' Player of the Year: 2010–11, 2012–13
PFA Young Player of the Year: 2012–13
UEFA Team of the Year: 2011,^[12] 2013
Premier League Player of the Month: April 2010,^[13] January 2012, February 2013^[14]

↑ "Acta del Partido celebrado el 20 de marzo de 2016, en Madrid" [Minutes of the Match held on 20 March 2016, in Madrid] (in Spanish). Royal Spanish Football Federation. Retrieved 15 June 2019.
↑ "Gareth Bale: Overview". ESPN. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
↑ "Gareth Bale". Real Madrid CF. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
↑ "Gareth Bale All time playing career". Soccerbase. Retrieved 4 August 2013.
↑ Gareth Bale at Soccerway. Retrieved 17 April 2014.
↑ "17th Football Presentation Awards Evening". Football Association of Wales. 13 November 2007.
↑ "Gareth, Daws scoop awards". Tottenham Hotspur FC. 3 May 2010. Retrieved 3 May 2010.
↑ "Gareth Bale | Tottenham Hotspur News and Supporters Forum". Tottenhamhotspurs.tv. 1989-07-16. Archived from the original on 2014-04-19. Retrieved 2014-04-17.
↑ "Gareth Bale named Wales' player of the year". BBC Sport. 4 October 2010. Retrieved 4 October 2010.
↑ "Gareth Bale retains FA of Wales player of the year award". BBC Sport. 4 October 2011. Retrieved 5 October 2011.
↑ "Gareth Bale wins BBC Wales Sports Personality award". BBC Sport. 6 December 2010.
↑ "UEFA.com users' Team of the Year 2011 revealed". uefa.com. UEFA. 18 January 2012. Retrieved 1 March 2013.
↑ "Bale scoops Player of the Month award". Premier League. 30 April 2010. Retrieved 30 April 2010.
↑ "Gareth Bale & Andre Villas-Boas earn player and manager awards". bbc.co.uk. BBC Sport. 1 March 2013. Retrieved 1 March 2013.

Personal information
Bale with Wales in 2016
Full name	Gareth Frank Bale^[1]
Date of birth	(1989-07-16) 16 July 1989 (age 31)^[2]
Place of birth	Cardiff, Wales
Height	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)^[3]
Playing position	Winger
Club information
Current team	Tottenham Hotspur (on loan from Real Madrid)
Number	9
Youth career
	Cardiff Civil Service
1999–2006	Southampton
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2006–2007	Southampton	40	(5)
2007–2013	Tottenham Hotspur	146	(42)
2013–	Real Madrid	171	(80)
2020–	→ Tottenham Hotspur (loan)	1	(0)
National team^‡
2005–2006	Wales U17	7	(1)
2006	Wales U19	1	(1)
2006–2008	Wales U21	4	(2)
2006–	Wales	85	(33)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18:36, 18 October 2020 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 14:53, 6 September 2020 (UTC)