Gareth Bale - one of the leaders of the team of Wales and the Spanish club Real Madrid. Acts as an extreme forward. The player has leadership qualities, delivered by a blow and excellent starting speed.
Gareth Bale Biography
The future footballer was born July 16, 1989 in Cardiff, Wales. From an early age, the boy dreamed of a career as a professional football player, imitating the style of leading players on sports fields and collecting autographs of famous athletes. Once the guy managed to get the signature of Cristiano Ronaldo himself. The future player could not even imagine that over time he would be on the same team with one of the main stars of world football.
From the age of 16 Gareth Bale played for the school team. After some time, his outstanding skills were noticed by the scouts of the Southampton club. Soon, a talented guy ended up in the team's sports academy.
In 2007, Gareth Bale was invited to another well-known team in the top English division - Tottenham Hotspur. However, the damage received in one of the debut games for the youth squad did not allow the young striker to demonstrate abilities in an adult team.
Only in 2010, Gareth Bale managed to eliminate the recurrence of old injuries and get into the main team of “Tottenham”. During four seasons of playing for the Premier League team from London, the talented player has acquired the status of one of the tournament's most successful strikers.
Soon, the striker demonstrated his striking abilities not only in the championship of England, but also in the most prestigious tournament in Europe. In the Tottenham vs. Twente match, the player scored his first goal in the Champions League.
Transfer to Real Madrid
After Bail’s successful appearances in Tottenham, the player wanted to see one of the Spanish giants in his ranks. The official transfer of Gareth to Real Madrid took place on September 1, 2013. For the Welsh striker, the leadership of the English team received a record amount of 100 million euros.
Gareth Bale scored a goal for the “royal” club already in the debut match in the Spanish championship, hitting the goal of “Villarreal”. Soon, the attacker received minor damage and missed several matches of the new team.
Upon returning to the field, Bale made the first double for Real Madrid and performed several assists in a meeting with the Sevilla club, which took place on September 30, 2013 as part of the country's regular championship. Two months later, Gareth marked a hat-trick, scoring 3 goals against Valladolid.
Real success came to the player in the Champions League final. In the decisive match of Real Madrid for the title, Bale managed to hit the gates of another team from Madrid - Atlético, and obtained the title of the best team in Europe for his own club.
The 2014/2015 season as part of the Spanish champion kicked off for the striker by winning the UEFA Super Cup, where the “royal” club defeated Sevilla. Gareth played a full match, noting two assists.
In the season 2015/2016, Bale already in the second round of the Spanish football championship scored a goal against Betis. In the 16th round of the championship, the Welshman designed his first poker career, signing with four goals in the goal of “Rayo Vallecano”.
Team appearances
In the national team of Wales, Gareth Bale made his debut in 2006 as part of the qualifying matches for the European Championship 2008. The attacker spent the first match for the national team against Slovakia in front of his native audience at a stadium in Cardiff. However, the match was extremely unsuccessful for the Welsh. The fight ended in a crushing defeat with a score of 1: 5. Subsequently, the team of Wales was haunted by a number of failures in the selection for the largest world football forums.
The finest hour for Gareth Bale in the national team was the Euro 2016 tournament. Under the leadership of the new mentor Chris Coleman, the Welsh were able not only to get to the final stage of the competition in France, but also to go into a series of playoffs. In turn, Bale played for the national team all the matches of the tournament and managed to sign 7 times at the opponent’s goal.
Personal life
What is Bale Gareth's marital status? The wife of football player Emma Rhys Jones is a girlfriend of the football player's youth. Today, the couple has two daughters named Violet and Valentine. The Welsh player is in awe of his family. A football player devotes almost every goal scored to his wife and children, demonstrating a “man-made heart” on camera.
Football talent
The main ability that Bale Gareth boasts is speed. Thanks to the ability to quickly move around the field, at the start of a career the player was transferred from the defensive line to the attacking position.
Gareth Bale has good ball control and perfect dribbling. The striker is also a recognized master of free kicks. This is confirmed by the excellent actions of the football player at Euro 2016, where he managed to hit the gates of the national team of Slovakia and England precisely from standard provisions.
Leila's leading coaches and former world football stars, in particular Luis Figo and Jose Mourinho, admire Bail's individual playing style . Since playing at Real Madrid, his game has changed for the better. Gareth became even more focused on attack, and also acquired the skills of a real playmaker.