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
Bale with Wales in 2016
Personal information
Full name Gareth Frank Bale[1]
Date of birth (1989-07-16) 16 July 1989[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

Club

As of 26 February 2020[8]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Europe Other1 Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Southampton 2005–06 Championship 200000000020
2006–07 38510300010435
Total 40510300010455
Tottenham Hotspur 2007–08 Premier League 8200113000123
2008–09 16020507000300
2009–10 23380300000343
2010–11 3070000114004111
2011–122 369420021004212
2012–13 3321211183004426
Total 146421631023180020355
Real Madrid 2013–14 La Liga 271551126004422
2014–15 311320102524817
2015–16 231900803119
2016–17 197008200279
2017–18 26162173413921
2018–19 2983073334214
2019–20 142113000183
Total 169801335516126249105
Career total 3551273061328624136497165

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

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 teamYearAppsGoalsRatio
Wales
2006410.25
2007710.14
2008500.00
2009700.00
2010410.25
2011630.50
2012530.60
2013520.40
2014530.60
2015650.83
20161170.64
2017300.00
2018650.83
2019920.22
Total83330.39

Honours

Club

Southampton Academy
Tottenham Hotspur

Real Madrid

Individual

References

  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. "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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