Gareth Bale is a Welsh professional footballer who plays as a winger for Spanish club Real Madrid and the Wales national team. He began his career at Southampton, but moved to Tottenham Hotspur in 2007. Bale was twice named the Professional Footballers' Association Young Player of the Year (in 2008 and 2011) and has won three FA Cups, two League Cups, one UEFA Champions League, one UEFA Super Cup, one FIFA Club World Cup and one FIFA Confederations Cup. Bale became the first player born after the Premier League's formation to score at least 40 goals in a season, doing so in all competitions for Real Madrid in 2013–14
He became the first Welsh player to reach 100 international caps when he came on as a substitute against Uruguay in September 2014.
I've certainly not got any famous people's numbers on my phone. It's just not my thing, really.Gareth Bale
My dad's the one who's always been there; he's my hero, you could say. Even when he was working, he'd do anything for me. He's been the biggest influence in my life.Gareth Bale
