Bale scored twice in a 7-3 win against Sevilla to make amends for the derby loss. He made his first appearance in El Clasico in a 2-1 loss to Barcelona on 26 October 2013. The Welshman was handed the number 11 shirt and Bale scored on his debut in a victory over Villarreal. Real Madrid made Bale the most expensive player in the world after a £85.3m switch from Tottenham in 1 September 2013. Gareth scored four times in his last six games of the season to finish the 2012-13 campaign with 26 goals and 10 assists in all competitions. He scored his first Premier League hat-trick in a 4-0 win over Bolton on Boxing Day to take his tally to nine goals.īale netted 11 times in February and March to prompt talk of interest from Manchester United and Real Madrid. Gareth continued his excellent record in north London derbies with a goal in a 5-2 win against Arsenal. He scored 12 times and made 14 assists in 37 games across four different competitions.īale scored in Tottenham’s 3-2 win at Manchester United in August 2012 to help Spurs win at Old Trafford for the first time since 2013. Gareth produced one of his best performances of the season with two goals in a 2-1 win at Norwich City on 27 December. He made a prolific start to the season after a return of five goals by the start of December 2011. He finished what many consider his breakthrough season with 11 goals and three assists in 39 games in the Premier League and the Champions League.īale won the PFA player of the year award for his performances.īale scored his first goal of the new campaign in a 2-1 win at Wigan at the end of September. Gareth scored in a 3-2 win over Arsenal in the north London derby at The Emirates in November 2010. Bale produced a man of the match performance in the return fixture as Spurs were 3-1 winners against Inter. He produced an eye-catching display in Tottenham’s 4-3 loss to Inter Milan after he netted a hat-trick in their defeat at San Siro. Gareth opened his Champions League account with a goal in a 4-1 win over Dutch side FC Twente. He made all four assists in a 4-0 win over Young Boys to help Spurs reach the Champions League group stage. Gareth scored his third and final goal of the campaign in a 4-2 loss to Burnley.īale made a fine start to the season with two goals in a 2-1 victory over Stoke in August 2010. A week later, the Welshman scored in a 2-1 win against Chelsea FC. He scored the decisive goal in a 2-1 victory over Arsenal in the north London derby at White Hart Lane on 14 April 2010. It was the first time Gareth had played in a winning Tottenham team after a 24-game winless streak. The Welshman featured in Tottenham’s loss to Manchester United in the League Cup final in February 2009.īale finished an injury-hit season with two assists in 20 appearances.īale signed a four-year deal ahead of the 2009-10 season before he underwent a knee operation.īale returned to first-team action in a 5-0 win over Burnley at the end of September. Gareth missed the start of the 2008-09 season due to ligament damage in his ankle. He netted his third goal in September in a 2-0 win over Middlesbrough in the League Cup.īale finished the 2007-08 season with two goals in 10 games in all competitions. 14 days later, Bale scored in his first north London derby after a 3-1 loss to Arsenal at White Hart Lane. Gareth netted his first goal in a 3-3 draw with Fulham on 1 September 2007. The Welsh star made his Spurs debut in a 1-0 loss to Manchester United at Old Trafford in August 2007. Tottenham signed Bale in a £5m deal from Southampton in May 2007. He scored five times in 46 games for Southampton. He won the Carwyn James Award for the BBC Wales Young Sports Personality of the Year after a return of five goals before the end of December 2006.īale’s final game in a playoff game against Derby in May 2006. Gareth scored his first goal for the Saints in a 2-0 win against Derby County at Pride Park on 6 August. He became the second-youngest player to represent Southampton at the age of 16 years and 275 days when he made his debut in Southampton’s 2-0 win over Millwall in the Championship on 17 April 2006. Personal Information:īale joined the Southampton Academy at the age of nine. He has won three Champions League titles, the La Liga crowns and the Copa del Rey at The Bernabeu.īale has netted 29 times in 70 games for the Wales national team after he made his international debut in 2006.
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