Gareth Bale is a Welsh professional footballer

Gareth Bale is a Welsh professional footballer who plays for Spanish club Real Madrid and the Wales national team. The attacking midfielder has been described as having "the ability to score goals from all positions on the pitch."

Gareth Bale is a Welsh professional footballer who plays for Spanish club Real Madrid and the Wales national team. He began his professional career at Southampton in 2004. He joined Tottenham Hotspur in 2007 after spending time on loan there, then moved to Real Madrid in 2009 for a world-record transfer fee of €100 million (US$133 million). In 2013 he won two consecutive UEFA Champions League titles with Madrid before leaving for a second spell at Tottenham Hotspur in 2015.

Bale has been described as one of the best players in Europe since his debut against Manchester United in September 2007; however he failed to win any major trophies during his first seven seasons with Spurs or Madrid before capturing La Liga titles on both occasions.[1]

Bale began his professional career at Southampton in 2004.

Bale began his professional career at Southampton, making his first-team debut in the 2004–05 season as a substitute against Millwall. He made his first start for Southampton in a League Cup match against Coventry City, scoring twice in a 4–1 win. He played three matches that season before joining Tottenham Hotspur on loan for one month where he scored twice against Birmingham City.[2] In March 2005 he returned to Spurs and stayed with them until July 2007 when he joined Real Madrid on an £8 million transfer fee.[3][4]

Bale spent much of his time at Tottenham playing out wide or through the middle but managed to score 22 goals from midfield during his tenure at White Hart Lane.[5] In his final season there (2008–09), Bale was voted third for "Player of the Year" by Spurs fans behind Steve Bruce and Gareth Southgate but won player's player award after helping them to win FA Cup final against Manchester United.[6][7][8]

He spent three years at Southampton before joining Tottenham Hotspur for £10 million in 2009, making him the most expensive teenager in football history.

Gareth Bale was born on May 17, 1990 in Cardiff, Wales. He started his career at Southampton and moved to Tottenham Hotspur in 2009 for £10 million—the most expensive teenager in football history.

Bale made his full international debut for Wales in 2006 and has since obtained 47 caps. He represented them at UEFA Euro 2016, where they reached the semi-final before losing to Portugal on penalties.

Gareth Bale was awarded the FIFPro World Young Player of the Year award three consecutive times from 2007 to 2009, becoming the youngest player ever to win the award in its 50-year history.

He also won both FIFA Club World Cup and UEFA Champions League titles as a member of Real Madrid Castilla.

In addition to winning six Premier League titles, he also won two League Cups with Arsenal, three FA Cups with Tottenham Hotspur, scoring 24 goals in 88 appearances for Tottenham before joining Real Madrid for a world record fee of £95 million (€121 million) on 9 July 2013.

In addition to winning six Premier League titles and three FA Cups with Arsenal, he also won two League Cups with Tottenham Hotspur, scoring 24 goals in 88 appearances for Tottenham before joining Real Madrid for a world record fee of €95 million (US$121 million) on 9 July 2013. Bale was named in the PFA Team of the Year for four consecutive years from 2008 until 2011—an achievement matched only by Steven Gerrard and Frank Lampard. He has been described as "the most skilful player on earth" by Spanish football magazine Don Balón.[2]

Bale moved to Tottenham Hotspur at age 14 in August 2002 after being scouted by manager Martin Jol.[3] During his time at White Hart Lane he played along side future teammates Ledley King,[4][5][6] Jermain Defoe[7], Kyle Walker[8], Michael Dawson[9], Glenn Hoddle,[10] Robbie Keane,[11] David Beckham[12] Dean Richards [13], Steve Perryman [14], Paul Robinson[15].

Gareth Bale is a Welsh professional footballer who plays for Spanish club Real Madrid and the Wales national team.