Gareth Bale
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]
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Gareth Frank Bale[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 16 July 1989[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Cardiff, Wales | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.86 m)[3] | ||
| Playing position | 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) |
| 2020–2021 | → Tottenham 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
Club
- Southampton Academy
- Tottenham Hotspur
- League Cup: 2009 runner-up
Real Madrid
International
- As of match played 19 November 2019[8]
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| 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
Individual
- 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[9]
- FA Cup Player of the Round: 2009–10 5th Round
- Tottenham Hotspur Young Player of the Year: 2009–10,[10] 2010–11[11]
- Tottenham Hotspur 'Player Of The Year': 2012–13
- Wales Player of the Year Award: 2010,[12] 2011[13]
- BBC Wales Sports Personality of the Year: 2010[14]
- 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,[15] 2013
- Premier League Player of the Month: April 2010,[16] January 2012, February 2013[17]
Gareth Bale Media
Gareth Bale at the St David Awards, Cardiff, 2016
Bale in Spurs' line-up before a Premier League match against Chelsea in August 2008
Bale playing for Tottenham Hotspur in 2011
Bale at his Real Madrid unveiling in September 2013
Bale playing for Real Madrid in 2015
Bale during the 2015–16 UEFA Champions League campaign
Bale (right) with Juventus goalkeeper Wojciech Szczęsny during a pre-season match in 2018
Bale visiting the Almudena after winning the 2021-22 UEFA Champions League
Bale playing for Wales in a qualifying match against Austria in October 2016
Bale scores Wales's first World Cup goal since 1958 from the penalty spot.
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References
- ↑ "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.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)[dead link] - ↑ "Gareth Bale: Overview". ESPN. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "'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.
- ↑ Richards, Alex. "The 15 Best Wingers in World Football". Bleacher Report. Retrieved 11 November 2022.
- ↑ Potts Harmer, Alfie (25 December 2019). "7 Greates Right Wingers of the decade". HITC Football. Retrieved 11 November 2022.
- ↑ "The 5 best Welsh Football Players of all-time". The Sporting Blog. Retrieved 11 November 2022.
- ↑ Gareth Bale at Soccerway. Retrieved 17 April 2014.
- ↑ "17th Football Presentation Awards Evening". Football Association of Wales. 13 November 2007. Archived from the original on 13 May 2008. Retrieved 29 July 2014.
- ↑ Gareth, Daws scoop awards. Tottenham Hotspur FC. 3 May 2010. http://www.tottenhamhotspur.com/news/articles/daws-bale-scoop-awards-030510.html?. 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. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/league_of_wales/9060367.stm?. Retrieved 4 October 2010.
- ↑ Gareth Bale retains FA of Wales player of the year award. BBC Sport. 4 October 2011. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/15172903.stm?. Retrieved 5 October 2011.
- ↑ Gareth Bale wins BBC Wales Sports Personality award. BBC Sport. 6 December 2010. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/wales/9261532.stm.
- ↑ "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. Archived from the original on 6 June 2011. 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 websites
- Real Madrid profile
- Gareth Bale – FIFA competition record
- Premier League profile Archived 2013-12-13 at the Wayback Machine
- Gareth Bale career stats at Soccerbase
- Gareth Bale at National-Football-Teams.com