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	Real Madrid
Number	11
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 121:57, 16 February 2020 (UTC); ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 21:47, 19 November 2019 (UTC)

Gareth Frank Bale (born 16 July 1989) is a Welsh footballer who is currently a free agent and represents the Wales national team as a winger.

Career statisticsEdit

ClubEdit

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

InternationalEdit

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

HonoursEdit

ClubEdit

Southampton Academy

Premier Academy League: 2005–06

Tottenham Hotspur

League Cup: 2009 runner-up

Real Madrid

UEFA Champions League: 2017-18

IndividualEdit

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]

ReferencesEdit

↑ "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.
↑ Hugman, Barry J., ed. (2010). The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2010–11. Mainstream Publishing. p. 31. ISBN 978-1-84596-601-0.
↑ "Real Madrid C.F. – Official website – Gareth Bale". Real Madrid. 16 July 1989. Retrieved 17 April 2014.
↑ "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. 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.

Other websitesEdit

Real Madrid profile
Gareth Bale – FIFA competition record
Premier League profile
Gareth Bale at Soccerbase
Gareth Bale at National-Football-Teams.com

[1] "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.

[2] Hugman, Barry J., ed. (2010). The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2010–11. Mainstream Publishing. p. 31. ISBN 978-1-84596-601-0.

[3] "Real Madrid C.F. – Official website – Gareth Bale". Real Madrid. 16 July 1989. Retrieved 17 April 2014.

[4] "Gareth Bale All time playing career". Soccerbase. Retrieved 4 August 2013.

[Intl-5] Gareth Bale at Soccerway. Retrieved 17 April 2014.

[6] "17th Football Presentation Awards Evening". Football Association of Wales. 13 November 2007.

[7] "Gareth, Daws scoop awards". Tottenham Hotspur FC. 3 May 2010. Retrieved 3 May 2010.

[8] "Gareth Bale | Tottenham Hotspur News and Supporters Forum". Tottenhamhotspurs.tv. 1989-07-16. Retrieved 2014-04-17.

[9] "Gareth Bale named Wales' player of the year". BBC Sport. 4 October 2010. Retrieved 4 October 2010.

[10] "Gareth Bale retains FA of Wales player of the year award". BBC Sport. 4 October 2011. Retrieved 5 October 2011.

[11] "Gareth Bale wins BBC Wales Sports Personality award". BBC Sport. 6 December 2010.

[12] "UEFA.com users' Team of the Year 2011 revealed". uefa.com. UEFA. 18 January 2012. Retrieved 1 March 2013.

[13] "Bale scoops Player of the Month award". Premier League. 30 April 2010. Retrieved 30 April 2010.

[14] "Gareth Bale & Andre Villas-Boas earn player and manager awards". bbc.co.uk. BBC Sport. 1 March 2013. Retrieved 1 March 2013.

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Persondata
Name	Bale, Gareth
Alternative names	Bale, Gareth Frank
Short description	Footballer
Date of birth	16 July 1989
Place of birth	Cardiff, Wales
Date of death
Place of death

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	Real Madrid
Number	11
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	169	(80)
National team^‡
2005–2006	Wales U17	7	(1)
2006	Wales U19	1	(1)
2006–2008	Wales U21	4	(2)
2006–	Wales	83	(33)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 121:57, 16 February 2020 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 21:47, 19 November 2019 (UTC)