The following season, he won the UEFA Super Cup and scored in a third major final to help the club win the FIFA Club World Cup. Being part of the subsequent trio dubbed BBC, alongside Cristiano Ronaldo and Karim Benzema, Bale helped the club to win the 2013–14 Copa del Rey and UEFA Champions League, scoring in both finals. He was nominated to the PFA Team of the Year three times in a row between 20.īale was transferred to Real Madrid in 2013 for an undisclosed fee, which was confirmed to be a world record transfer fee of £85.1 million (€100.8 million). In 2013, he was also named PFA Young Player of the Year, the FWA Footballer of the Year and the Premier League Player of the Season. In 20 he was named PFA Players' Player of the Year, and was named in the UEFA Team of the Year. From the 2009–10 season, under the guidance of Harry Redknapp, Bale became an integral part of the team, rising to international attention during the 2010–11 UEFA Champions League. During his time at Tottenham, managerial and tactical shifts saw him transform into a more attacking player. Bale moved to Tottenham Hotspur in 2007, for an eventual £7 million fee. īale began his professional career at Southampton, playing at left-back and earning acclaim as a free kick specialist. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest wingers of his generation and one of the greatest Welsh players of all time. Gareth Frank Bale MBE (born 16 July 1989) is a Welsh professional footballer who plays as a winger for Major League Soccer club Los Angeles FC and the Wales national team. ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22:18, 25 September 2022 (UTC) *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 04:46, 19 September 2022 (UTC)
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