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 (age 35)[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)
International career
2005–2006	Wales U17	7	(1)
2006	Wales U19	1	(1)
2006–2008	Wales U21	4	(2)
2006–2022	Wales	111	(41)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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. Appearances in UEFA Cup
5. Appearances in UEFA Champions League
6. 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

• 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]