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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]

Gareth Bale
File:AUT vs. WAL 2016-10-06 (155).jpg
Bale with Wales in 2016
Personal information
Full nameGareth Frank Bale[1]
Date of birth16 July 1989 
     (aged 36)
[2]
Place of birthCardiff, Wales
Height6 ft 1 in (1.86 m)[3]
Playing positionWinger
Youth career
Cardiff Civil Service
1999–2006Southampton
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2006–2007Southampton40(5)
2007–2013Tottenham Hotspur146(42)
2013–2022Real Madrid176(81)
2020–2021→ Tottenham Hotspur (loan)20(11)
2022–2023Los Angeles FC12(2)
Total394(141)
National team
2005–2006Wales U177(1)
2006Wales U191(1)
2006–2008Wales U214(2)
2006–2022Wales111(41)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup[a] League Cup[b] Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Southampton 2005–06[8] Championship 2 0 0 0 0 0 — — 2 0
2006–07[9] Championship 38 5 1 0 3 0 — 1[c] 0 43 5
Total 40 5 1 0 3 0 — 1 0 45 5
Tottenham Hotspur 2007–08[10] Premier League 8 2 0 0 1 1 3[d] 0 — 12 3
2008–09[11] Premier League 16 0 2 0 5 0 7[d] 0 — 30 0
2009–10[12] Premier League 23 3 8 0 3 0 — — 34 3
2010–11[13] Premier League 30 7 0 0 0 0 11[e] 4 — 41 11
2011–12[14] Premier League 36 9 4 2 0 0 2[f] 1 — 42 12
2012–13[15] Premier League 33 21 2 1 1 1 8[f] 3 — 44 26
Total 146 42 16 3 10 2 31 8 — 203 55
Real Madrid 2013–14[16] La Liga 27 15 5 1 — 12[e] 6 — 44 22
2014–15[17] La Liga 31 13 2 0 — 10[e] 2 5[g] 2 48 17
2015–16[18] La Liga 23 19 0 0 — 8[e] 0 — 31 19
2016–17[19] La Liga 19 7 0 0 — 8[e] 2 0 0 27 9
2017–18[20] La Liga 26 16 2 1 — 7[e] 3 4[h] 1 39 21
2018–19[21] La Liga 29 8 3 0 — 7[e] 3 3[i] 3 42 14
2019–20[22] La Liga 16 2 1 1 — 3[e] 0 0 0 20 3
2021–22[23] La Liga 5 1 0 0 — 2[e] 0 0 0 7 1
Total 176 81 13 3 — 57 16 12 6 258 106
Tottenham Hotspur (loan) 2020–21[24] Premier League 20 11 2 1 2 1 10[f] 3 — 34 16
Los Angeles FC 2022 MLS 12 2 — — — 1[j] 1 13 3
Career total 394 141 32 7 15 3 98 27 14 7 553 185
  1. ↑ Includes FA Cup, Copa del Rey
  2. ↑ Includes Football League/EFL Cup
  3. ↑ Appearance in Championship play-offs
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Appearances in UEFA Cup
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 5.6 5.7 5.8 Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  7. ↑ One appearance in UEFA Super Cup, two in Supercopa de España, two appearances and two goals in FIFA Club World Cup
  8. ↑ One appearance in UEFA Super Cup, one in Supercopa de España, two appearances and one goal in FIFA Club World Cup
  9. ↑ One appearance in Supercopa de España, two appearances and three goals in FIFA Club World Cup
  10. ↑ Appearance in MLS Cup Playoffs

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year[25]
National team Year Apps Goals
Wales 2006 4 1
2007 7 1
2008 5 0
2009 7 0
2010 4 1
2011 6 3
2012 5 3
2013 5 2
2014 5 3
2015 6 5
2016 11 7
2017 3 0
2018 6 5
2019 9 2
2020 4 0
2021 13 3
2022 11 5
Total 111 41

Honours

Tottenham Hotspur

Real Madrid

Los Angeles FC

Individual

Orders

Gareth Bale Media

  • Gareth Bale - Teilyngwr y Wobr Dewi Sant am Chwaraeon St David Award Finalist for Sport.webm

    Gareth Bale at the St David Awards, Cardiff, 2016

  • Gareth Bale.jpg

    Bale in Spurs' line-up before a Premier League match against Chelsea in August 2008

  • Gareth Bale Tottenham.jpg

    Bale playing for Tottenham Hotspur in 2011

  • Gareth Bale RM.jpg

    Bale at his Real Madrid unveiling in September 2013

  • Gareth Bale - CdR - RM v ATL.jpg

    Bale playing for Real Madrid in 2015

  • Gareth Bale 2015 (9).jpg

    Bale during the 2015–16 UEFA Champions League campaign

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    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

  • Gareth Bale playing for Wales vs Austria 01.jpg

    Bale playing for Wales in a qualifying match against Austria in October 2016

  • U.S.-Wales Men’s World Cup Match in Doha, Qatar. (52515992328).jpg

    Bale scores Wales's first World Cup goal since 1958 from the penalty spot.

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