Profile Gareth Bale

Personal information

Full name : Gareth Frank Bale
Date of birth : 16 July 1989
Place of birth : Cardiff, Wales
Height : 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Playing position : Left wingback / Left winger
Current club : Tottenham Hotspur
Number : 3
Youth career :
2005–2006 Southampton
Senior career :
2006–2007 Southampton
2007– Tottenham Hotspur
National team
2006– Wales U21
2006– Wales


Club career

Southampton

On 17 April 2006, at the age of 16 years and 275 days, Bale became the second least old competitor ever to play for Southampton (after Theo Walcott) when he made his debut in resistance to Millwall. Southampton won the correspond 2–0. On 6 August, Bale counted his first governing body objective, a free hit, to stage the count at 1–1 in resistance to Derby County. The terminal count at Pride Park was 2–2.

He counted over, at St. Mary's, in resistance to Coventry City in the team's second game of the 2006–07 time of the year with another free kick. Bale farther deduced his repute as a free hit authority when he smacked the send from one in resistance to West Bromwich Albion. By 16 December 2006, Bale's objective add up had got higher to five, thanks to a late equaliser in resistance to Sunderland and free-kicks away to Hull and at household to Norwich City.

In December 2006, he won the Carwyn James Award for the BBC Wales Young Sports Personality of the Year, and was labelled the Football League Young Player of the Year on 4 March 2007. This capped what was delineated in the restricted press as an "incredible" first full time of the year as a certified footballer in which he was one of the Saints' "most creative players even (though operating) from the left-back location while his vindicating enhanced immeasurably as the time of the year progressed."

His terminal game for Southampton was in the first leg of the Championship play-off semi-final in resistance to Derby County on 12 May 2007. Bale tolerated an damage as long as the second half, avoiding him from showing in the second leg. In total, he made 45 appearances for Southampton, counting five goals.

Tottenham Hotspur

Bale concluded a convey to Tottenham Hotspur on 25 May 2007, preparing a four-year deal, with Tottenham establishing an instantaneous compensation of £5 million, with farther supplemental payments that could observe Bale's convey depart up to £10 million.

He acted his first game for Spurs in a congenial in resistance to St. Patrick's Athletic on 12 July 2007, but was switched on the 80th minute with a less noteworthy dead-leg. He then made his competent debut for Tottenham Hotspur on 26 August away in resistance to Manchester United. In just his second Spurs facade, he counted his first objective for Tottenham in the 3–3 draw with Fulham on 1 September when he latched on to Robbie Keane's flick, accused down the left flank unopposed and coolly slotted past goalkeeper Antti Niemi. Bale then went on to count over in resistance to Arsenal in the North London Derby, counting a free hit indoors the close to post. He then counted in the League Cup household fasten in resistance to Middlesbrough, establishing it three goals in four commences for the then 18-year-old. He in addition set up Spurs' objective in resistance to Anorthosis Famagusta in the UEFA Cup.

Bale was switched after continuing an damage effecting from a attempt from Fabrice Muamba in the governing body fixture in resistance to Birmingham City on 2 December 2007. A scan uncovered that Bale had tolerated ligament severe impairment to his right lower limb, consigning Bale to an broadened interval on the sidelines. Spurs' generous chief director Damien Comolli advertised in February 2008 that Bale would omit remnant of the time of the year through injury. He noted a new four-year deal with the group in August 2008.

Bale acted a record 24 Premier League recreational activities for Spurs without being on the victorious side. His first participation in a Premier League win came in resistance to Burnley on 26 September 2009 – more than two years after noting for Spurs – when he came on as an 85th minute substitute.

In June 2009, Bale underwent surgery for a knee damage, ruling him out for up to eight weeks. He missed the pre-season equates and it was projected that he would omit the first small number weeks of the 2009–10 season. On 26 September, he made his comeback as a replacement in the Spurs' 5–0 thrashing of Burnley. However, he endured a irritating time on the bench as Benoît Assou-Ekotto was in good form. When Assou-Ekotto was rendered trivial with an damage, director Harry Redknapp resolved to give Bale a likelihood and he instilled in the Spurs' FA Cup third-round 4–0 win over Peterborough. He lastly sampled win for the first time as a starter in a governing body game in the 2–0 win over London foes Fulham. His good configuration carried on and he was labelled Player of the Round after aiding the Spurs to a 3–1 win in the sixth around replay of the FA Cup in resistance to Fulham. In April 2010, Bale counted another objective in resistance to Arsenal after a go beyond from Defoe he tapped the ball past the Arsenal keeper. Three days afterwards, Bale smashed in Tottenham's second with his unconvincing right leg in a 2–1 win over chiefs Chelsea and was labelled Man of the Match. He was labelled Barclays Player of the Month for April. He noted a new four-year bond at White Hart Lane on 7 May 2010 as a compensate for aiding the group arrive at the Champions League condition place.

On 21 August, Bale counted double in a 2–1 win at Stoke City, the second of which was a head-high volley into the apex right hand corner of the goal. On 25 August, Bale set up all four goals to aid Spurs subdue Young Boys 4–0 (6–3 agg.) in a Champions League play-off at White Hart Lane. Although Assou-Ekotto had now returned from damage, Bale carried on his good configuration and cemented his position in the commencing eleven, departing frontwards to left wing to accommodate Assou-Ekotto at left back. On 29 September 2010, Bale counted his first Champions League objective for Tottenham in a 4–1 household win in resistance to Dutch champions FC Twente in their second game of the gathering stages. In appreciation, he was labelled Welsh Player of the Year by the FAW. On 20 October, Bale counted his first major cap ploy in resistance to European champions Internazionale at the San Siro in the Champions League. Tottenham lost the correspond 4–3, having been 4–0 down indoors the first 35 minutes and playing with 10 men for over 80 minutes of the correspond after goalkeeper Heurelho Gomes had been conveyed off in the eighth minute for a certified rank on Inter's Jonathan Biabiany.[38] In the revisit correspond at White Hart Lane on 2 November, Bale gave a man of the correspond recital, setting up goals for Peter Crouch and Roman Pavlyuchenko to make Spurs a memorable 3–1 win .

On 4 November, Bale said that he planed to stay at Tottenham for the residual of his recently-signed four-year bond, in spite of stated onvolvement from other clubs.

Style of play

On 2 November 2010, after a Champions League gathering stage correspond in resistance to Internazionale, colleague Rafael van der Vaart said, "Everyone is frightened of him [Bale]. Maicon is one of the best right-backs in the world — he murdered him."

In a report of the matching correspond, Spanish broadsheet El Mundo said: "Bale aggregates the elevation and manufacture of an 800-metre jogger like Steve Ovett with the acceleration and directness of a rugby winger like Bryan Habana. And, when he gets to the byline, he brings ahead curling crosses like a Brazilian. Big words? Yes, but that's what Bale is like – without difficulty the best awareness in the unclasping month and a half of the Champions League. Ask Maicon what he considers after the two exhibitions Bale turned in in resistance to Inter. Yesterday he left Maicon for dead and then a wily aged fox like Lúcio was left in his rouse like a person attempting to chase the vapour trail of an aeroplane. Three goals and two assists — in resistance to the European champions. His performances have been stunning."
[edit] International career

Bale was picked by Wales at the end of the 2005–06 time of the year and made his global debut on 27 May 2006. He first seemed as a replacement in a 2–1 win over Trinidad and Tobago, establishing him the least old ever competitor to play for Wales. Bale, who was just 16 years and 315 days, helped the victorious objective counted by Robert Earnshaw.

Brian Flynn commented that Bale was likely a future superstar of the game, likening his practical skills to Ryan Giggs. On 7 October 2006, Bale became the least old competitor ever to count a objective for the full Welsh countrywide assembly in the Euro 2008 condition correspond in resistance to Slovakia with a trade-mark free kick. He counted his second objective for Wales in a 3–0 win over San Marino on 28 March 2007.

Bale was appropriate to play for England, through his grandmother, but he said in 2007 that:

"It is an award to play for Wales... Nobody ever got in contact with me in person from England, only through my agent."

After a long damage lay-off, he returned and commenced in the World Cup qualifier in resistance to Finland on 10 October 2009. On 14 October, he acted a part in Wales' terminal World Cup qualifier by setting up David Vaughan to count the unclasping objective in resistance to Liechtenstein and won the free hit that commanded to the second, Aaron Ramsey's first at major level.