Gareth Bale

Welsh association football player

Gareth Frank Bale (born 16 July 1989) is a Welsh former professional footballer who played as a winger, most notably for Tottenham Hotspur and Real Madrid. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest players of his generation and one of the greatest Welsh players of all time.[4][5][6][7]

Gareth Bale
Bale with Wales in 2016
Personal information
Full name Gareth Frank Bale[1]
Date of birth (1989-07-16) 16 July 1989 (age 34)[2]
Place of birth Cardiff, Wales
Height 6 ft 1 in (1.86 m)[3]
Position(s) Winger
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)
2013–2022 Real Madrid 176 (81)
2020–2021Tottenham Hotspur (loan) 20 (11)
2022–2023 Los Angeles FC 12 (2)
Total 394 (141)
National team
2005–2006 Wales U17 7 (1)
2006 Wales U19 1 (1)
2006–2008 Wales U21 4 (2)
2006–2022 Wales 111 (41)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Career statistics change

Club change

As of 26 February 2020[8]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Europe Other1 Total
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 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

International change

As of match played 19 November 2019[9]
 
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

Honours change

Club change

Southampton Academy
Tottenham Hotspur

Real Madrid

Individual change

References change

  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.[permanent dead link]
  2. "Gareth Bale: Overview". ESPN. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
  3. "FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™: List of Players: Wales" (PDF). FIFA. 29 November 2022. p. 32. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 November 2022.
  4. "'Gareth Bale probably the best left winger in the Premier League if not in Europe' – Everton's Phil Neville on the Tottenham star". Goal.com. Retrieved 20 March 2022.
  5. Richards, Alex. "The 15 Best Wingers in World Football". Bleacher Report. Retrieved 11 November 2022.
  6. Potts Harmer, Alfie (25 December 2019). "7 Greates Right Wingers of the decade". HITC Football. Retrieved 11 November 2022.
  7. "The 5 best Welsh Football Players of all-time". The Sporting Blog. Retrieved 11 November 2022.
  8. "Gareth Bale All time playing career". Soccerbase. Retrieved 4 August 2013.
  9. Gareth Bale at Soccerway. Retrieved 17 April 2014.  
  10. "17th Football Presentation Awards Evening". Football Association of Wales. 13 November 2007. Archived from the original on 13 May 2008. Retrieved 29 July 2014.
  11. "Gareth, Daws scoop awards". Tottenham Hotspur FC. 3 May 2010. Retrieved 3 May 2010.
  12. "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.
  13. "Gareth Bale named Wales' player of the year". BBC Sport. 4 October 2010. Retrieved 4 October 2010.
  14. "Gareth Bale retains FA of Wales player of the year award". BBC Sport. 4 October 2011. Retrieved 5 October 2011.
  15. "Gareth Bale wins BBC Wales Sports Personality award". BBC Sport. 6 December 2010.
  16. "UEFA.com users' Team of the Year 2011 revealed". uefa.com. UEFA. 18 January 2012. Retrieved 1 March 2013.
  17. "Bale scoops Player of the Month award". Premier League. 30 April 2010. Archived from the original on 6 June 2011. Retrieved 30 April 2010.
  18. "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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