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]
.jpg) Bale with Wales in 2016 | |||
| 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] | ||
| 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) |
| 2020–2021 | → 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
| 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 | ||
International
| 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
- Football League Cup: 2007–08[26]
Real Madrid
- La Liga: 2016–17,[27] 2019–20,[28] 2021–22[29]
- Copa del Rey: 2013–14[30]
- Supercopa de España: 2017[31]
- UEFA Champions League: 2013–14,[32] 2015–16,[33] 2016–17,[34] 2017–18,[35] 2021–22[36]
- UEFA Super Cup: 2014,[37] 2017[38]
- FIFA Club World Cup: 2014,[39] 2017,[40] 2018[41]
Los Angeles FC
- MLS Cup: 2022[42]
- Supporters' Shield: 2022[43]
Individual
- Tottenham Hotspur Young Player of the Year: 2009–10,[44] 2010–11,[45] 2012–13[46]
- Tottenham Hotspur Player of the Year: 2012–13[47]
- UEFA Team of the Year: 2011,[48] 2013[49]
- UEFA Champions League Squad of the Season: 2015–16[50]
- Welsh Footballer of the Year: 2010,[51] 2011,[52] 2013,[53] 2014,[54] 2015,[55] 2016[56]
- ESM Team of the Year: 2012–13[57]
- The Football League Team of the Decade[58]
- PFA Team of the Year: 2006–07 Championship,[59] 2010–11 Premier League,[60] 2011–12 Premier League,[61] 2012–13 Premier League[62]
- PFA Players' Player of the Year: 2010–11,[60] 2012–13[62]
- PFA Young Player of the Year: 2012–13[62]
- FWA Footballer of the Year: 2012–13[63]
- Premier League Player of the Season: 2012–13[64]
- FIFA Club World Cup Golden Ball: 2018[65]
- BBC Wales Carwyn James Junior Sportsman of the Year: 2006[66]
- Football Association of Wales Young Player of the Year: 2007[67]
- BBC Wales Sports Personality of the Year: 2010[68]
Orders
- Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE): 2022[69]
References
Other websites
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Gareth Bale.
- Real Madrid profile
- Gareth Bale – FIFA competition record (archived)
- Premier League profile Archived 2013-12-13 at the Wayback Machine
- Gareth Bale at Soccerbase
- Gareth Bale at National-Football-Teams.com
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