Lihat sumber Gareth Bale

{{Infobox football biography
|name = Gareth Bale<br>[[Bintang Kekaisaran Britania Raya|MBE]]
|image = 2022 FIFA World Cup United States 1–1 Wales - (32) (cropped).jpg
|caption = Gareth Bale bersama [[Tim nasional sepak bola|Wales]] pada [[Piala Dunia FIFA 2022]]
|fullname = Gareth Bale<ref name="FIFA 2022"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://actas.rfef.es/actas/RFEF_CmpActa1?cod_primaria=1000144&CodActa=33786|title=Acta del Partido celebrado el 20 de marzo de 2016, en Madrid|trans-title=Minutes of the Match held on 20 March 2016, in Madrid|publisher=Federasi Sepak Bola Kerajaan Spanyol|accessdate=15 Juni 2019|language=es|dead-url=yes}}</ref>
|birth_date = {{Tanggal lahir dan umur|1989|7|16|df=y}}<ref name="FIFA 2022">{{Cite web |url=https://fdp.fifa.org/assetspublic/ce44/pdf/SquadLists-English.pdf |title=Squad List–FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™–20 November 2022 – 18 December 2022|language=en |website=fifa.com |publisher=FIFA |access-date=15 November 2022 |date=15 November 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221115074706/https://fdp.fifa.org/assetspublic/ce44/pdf/SquadLists-English.pdf |archive-date=15 November 2022 |url-status=live}}</ref>
|birth_place = [[Cardiff]], Wales
|height = 186 cm<ref name="FIFA 2022"/>
|position = [[Gelandang (sepak bola)#Gelandang sayap|Gelandang sayap]]
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|youthyears1 =
|youthclubs1 = [[Cardiff Civil Service F.C.|Cardiff Civil Service]]
|youthyears2 = 1999–2006
|youthclubs2 = [[Southampton F.C. U-23 dan Akademi|Southampton]]
|years1 = 2006–2007 |clubs1 = [[Southampton F.C.|Southampton]] |caps1 = 40 |goals1 = 5
|years2 = 2007–2013 |clubs2 = [[Tottenham Hotspur F.C.|Tottenham Hotspur]] |caps2 = 146 |goals2 = 42
|years3 = 2013–2022 |clubs3 = [[Real Madrid C.F.|Real Madrid]] |caps3 = 176 |goals3 = 81
|years4 = 2020–2021 |clubs4 = → [[Tottenham Hotspur F.C.|Tottenham Hotspur]] (pinjaman) |caps4 = 20 |goals4 = 11
|years5 = 2022–2023     |clubs5 = [[Los Angeles FC]] |caps5 =13 |goals5 = 3
| totalcaps = 395
| totalgoals = 142
|nationalyears1 = 2005–2006
|nationalteam1 = {{timnasu|17|Wales}}
|nationalcaps1 = 7
|nationalgoals1 = 1
|nationalyears2 = 2006
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|nationalcaps2 = 1
|nationalgoals2 = 1
|nationalyears3 = 2006–2008
|nationalteam3 = {{timnasu|21|Wales}}
|nationalcaps3 = 4
|nationalgoals3 = 2
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'''Gareth Bale''' <small>[[Bintang Kekaisaran Britania Raya|MBE]]</small><ref name="MBE"/> (lahir 16 Juli 1989) adalah mantan pemain [[sepak bola]] profesional Wales yang bermain sebagai [[Gelandang (sepak bola)#Gelandang sayap|gelandang sayap]], terutama untuk [[Tottenham Hotspur]], [[Real Madrid]] dan [[Tim nasional sepak bola Wales|tim nasional Wales]]. Ia secara luas dianggap sebagai salah satu pesepakbola terbaik di generasinya dan salah satu pemain Welsh terhebat sepanjang masa. Dia terkenal karena kecepatannya yang eksplosif, atletis, dan serangan kuat dari jarak jauh.<ref>{{Cite web |title='Gareth Bale probably the best left winger in the Premier League if not in Europe' - Everton's Phil Neville on the Tottenham star |url=https://www.goal.com/en/news/9/english-football/2012/01/11/2841436/gareth-bale-probably-the-best-left-winger-in-the-premier |access-date=20 Maret 2022 |publisher=Goal.com |archive-date=2022-07-14 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220714222155/https://www.goal.com/en/news/9/english-football/2012/01/11/2841436/gareth-bale-probably-the-best-left-winger-in-the-premier |dead-url=no }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=The 5 best Welsh Football Players of all-time |url=https://thesporting.blog/blog/the-5-best-welsh-football-players-of-all-time |access-date=20 Maret 2022 |publisher=The Sporting Blog |archive-date=2023-02-20 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230220002102/https://thesporting.blog/blog/the-5-best-welsh-football-players-of-all-time |dead-url=no }}</ref>

Bale memulai karier di akademi [[Southampton F.C.|Southampton]] pada tahun 2005 hingga dipromosikan ke skuat tim utama [[Southampton F.C.|Southampton]] pada musim 2006–07. Pada bulan Mei 2007 ia bergabung ke Tottenham dengan menandatangani kontrak berdurasi empat tahun.<ref name="Tottenham complete Bale transfer">{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/t/tottenham_hotspur/6693839.stm|title=Tottenham complete Bale transfer|date=25 May 2007|publisher=BBC Sport|accessdate=18 April 2010|archive-date=2021-02-12|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210212235147/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/t/tottenham_hotspur/6693839.stm|dead-url=no}}</ref> Selama waktunya di Spurs, pergeseran manajerial dan taktis melihatnya berubah menjadi pemain yang lebih berorientasi sebagai penyerang. Dari musim 2009-10, Bale menjadi bagian integral dari tim, naik ke perhatian internasional selama [[Liga Champions UEFA 2010–11]].<ref name = "Riise 101111">{{cite web |url=http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story/_/id/982258/john-arne-riise:-gareth-bale-the-best-left-sided-player-in-world?cc=5901 |title=Riise: Bale is world's best left winger |publisher=ESPN Soccernet |accessdate=30 December 2011 |date=10 November 2011 |archive-date=2011-11-13 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111113200116/http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story/_/id/982258/john-arne-riise:-gareth-bale-the-best-left-sided-player-in-world?cc=5901 |dead-url=yes }}</ref><ref name = "Fabio 090311">{{cite news|url=http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11661_6803404,00.html|title=Fabio – Bale is world's best|publisher=Sky Sports|date=9 March 2011|accessdate=30 December 2011|archive-date=2016-08-13|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160813201026/http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11661_6803404,00.html|dead-url=no}}</ref><ref name = "Redknapp 281211">{{cite news|title=Gareth Bale has everything says Tottenham manager Harry Redknapp|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/16342814.stm|publisher=BBC Sport|accessdate=29 December 2011|date=28 December 2011|archive-date=2019-10-28|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191028221519/https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/16342814|dead-url=no}}</ref> Ia dinobatkan PFA Players' of the Year pada tahun 2011 dan 2013, dan dinobatkan dalam UEFA Team of the Year pada tahun 2011 dan 2013.

Bale telah mendapatkan pujian dari rekan-rekannya, yang telah menggambarkan dia sebagai pemain sepak bola dengan "kecepatan yang luar biasa, kemampuan crossing besar, kaki kiri yang besar dan kualitas fisik yang luar biasa".<ref name="nastytackle2011">{{cite web|title=Gareth Bale – Tottenham Hotspur’s Speed King|url=http://nastytackle.com/gareth-bale-tottenham-hotspurs-speed-king|publisher=Nasty Tackle|accessdate=13 November 2012|year=2011|archive-date=2016-01-20|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160120213504/http://nastytackle.com/gareth-bale-tottenham-hotspurs-speed-king|dead-url=yes}}</ref> Selama musim [[Liga Utama Inggris 2012–13|2012–13]] ia dianugerahi penghargaan PFA Young Player of the Year, PFA Players' Player of the Year dan FWA Footballer of the Year.

Pada September 2013, Bale bergabung ke [[Real Madrid C.F.|Real Madrid]], dengan nilai transfer terkonfirmasi £85,1 juta (€100,8 juta), nilai transfer pemain sepak bola tertinggi saat itu. Menjadi bagian trio penyerang yang dijuluki ''BBC'', bersama [[Cristiano Ronaldo]] dan [[Karim Benzema]], Bale di musim perdananya berperan penting saat Real Madrid meraih gelar juara [[Piala Raja Spanyol 2013–2014]] dan [[Liga Champions UEFA 2013–2014|Liga Champions UEFA]], dengan mencetak gol pada kedua pertandingan final turnamen tersebut. Pada musim berikut, ia meraih gelar juara [[Piala Super UEFA 2014|Piala Super UEFA]] dan [[Piala Dunia Antarklub FIFA 2014|Piala Dunia Antarklub FIFA]]. Bale mengalami penurunan waktu bermain pada musim-musim berikutnya karena terus menerus mengalami cedera, meski demikian ia meraih medali gelar juara La Liga [[La Liga 2016–2017|2016–2017]] dan [[La Liga 2019–2020|2019–2020]], serta tiga gelar juara Liga Champions UEFA lainnya pada [[Liga Champions UEFA 2015–2016|2015–2016]], [[Liga Champions UEFA 2016–2017|2016–2017]], dan [[Liga Champions UEFA 2017–2018|2017–2018]], dan beberapa gelar juara lainnya. Dari tiga kali penampilan berturut-turut Real Madrid di final Liga Champions UEFA, Bale bermain pada laga final pertama dan ketiga, terutama saat ia mencetak dua gol, satu gol dicetak dengan tendangan salto, kemenangan Real Madrid pada [[Final Liga Champions UEFA 2018|final 2018]]. Pada musim 2020–2021, ia kembali ke Tottenham Hotspurs sebagai pemain pinjaman dan pada musim berikutnya, musim terakhirnya bersama Real Madrid, ia meraih gelar juara [[Liga Champions UEFA 2021–2022|Liga Champions UEFA]] untuk kelima kali, meskipun dengan hanya sedikit waktu bermain. Pada Juli 2022, ia bergabung ke klub [[Liga Utama Sepak Bola Amerika Serikat|MLS]] [[Los Angeles FC]].

Bale tampil perdana untuk [[Tim nasional sepak bola Wales|tim nasional Wales]] pada Mei 2006, menjadikannya pemain termuda yang tampil untuk timnas seniro Wales saat itu. Ia mencatatkan 111 penampilan dan mencetak 41 gol untuk Wales, menjadikannya pemain dengan jumlah penampilan terbanyak untuk Wales dan pencetak gol terbanyak sepanjang masa untuk Wales. Bale merupakan anggota skuad Wales pada [[Kejuaraan Eropa UEFA 2016]] dan [[Kejuaraan Eropa UEFA 2020|2020]], dan [[Piala Dunia FIFA 2022]]. Ia enam kali meraih penghargaan Pemain Wales Terbaik, jumlah tertinggi yang diraih seorang pemain Wales.

Pada 9 Januari 2023, Bale mengumumkan bahwa dirinya pensiun sebagai pemain sepak bola profesional pada usia 33 tahun.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/64214855 |title=Gareth Bale: Wales captain retires from football aged 33 |language=en |work=BBC Sport |date=9 Januari 2023 |access-date=9 Januari 2023 |archive-date=2023-03-14 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230314114536/https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/64214855 |dead-url=no }}</ref>

== Kehidupan pribadi ==
Bale lahir di [[Cardiff]]. Ayahnya Frank adalah kepala sekolah, dan Debbie ibunya adalah manajer operasional.<ref name="Bale Model">{{cite news|url=http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/features/3211208/Meet-Gareth-Bale-the-new-Premier-League-pin-up.html|title=Bale Model|publisher=News Group Newspapers|work=The Sun|accessdate=14 November 2010|first=Grant|last=Rollings|archive-date=2016-03-04|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304085608/http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/features/3211208/Meet-Gareth-Bale-the-new-Premier-League-pin-up.html|dead-url=yes}}</ref> Bersekolah di Eglwys Newydd Sekolah Dasar di kota Whitchurch.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.eglwysnewyddprm.cardiff.sch.uk/index.php?module=pagemaster&PAGE_user_op=view_page&PAGE_id=33&MMN_position=53:53 |title=Hall Of Fame |publisher=Eglwys Newydd Primary School |accessdate=14 November 2010 |archive-date=2011-06-05 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110605193709/http://www.eglwysnewyddprm.cardiff.sch.uk/index.php?module=pagemaster&PAGE_user_op=view_page&PAGE_id=33&MMN_position=53%3A53 |dead-url=yes }}</ref> Dia adalah keponakan dari mantan pemain sepak bola [[Cardiff City]], [[Chris Pike]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Bluebirds of a feather are flocking together|publisher=Media Wales|work=Wales Online|url=http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/2008/12/08/bluebirds-of-a-feather-are-flocking-together-in-91466-22425013/|accessdate=8 December 2008|date=8 December 2008|archive-date=2012-10-09|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121009103004/http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/2008/12/08/bluebirds-of-a-feather-are-flocking-together-in-91466-22425013/|dead-url=no}}</ref> sementara di sekolah ini ia pertama kali datang ke perhatian Southampton pada usia sembilan, ketika ia bermain di turnamen six-a-side dengan klub pertamanya, Cardiff Civil Service Football Club.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.walesonline.co.uk/footballnation/football-in-wales/2010/10/22/mentor-s-advice-to-gareth-could-come-to-fruition-as-foreign-legion-close-in-91466-27521941/ |title=Mentor’s advice to Gareth could come to fruition as foreign legion close in |publisher=Wales Online |date=22 October 2010 |accessdate=28 December 2010 }}</ref> Bakat sepak bola nya tumbuh bersama sesama pemain sepak bola georgejetson dan legenda [[Manchester United]], [[Ryan Giggs]].<ref name="Bale Interview">{{cite news|url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/tottenham-hotspur/8286070/Gareth-Bale-interview-born-to-run.html|title=Gareth Bale interview: born to run|publisher=Telegraph Media Group|work=The Telegraph|accessdate=31 January 2011|first=Chris|last=Harvey|date=31 January 2011|archive-date=2023-04-07|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230407040346/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/tottenham-hotspur/8286070/Gareth-Bale-interview-born-to-run.html|dead-url=no}}</ref>

Bale kemudian masuk Sekolah Tinggi di Cardiff Whitchurch.<ref>{{cite web|title=Powerleague Official Opening|publisher=Whitchurch High School|url=http://www.whitchurchhs.com/School_News/2007-2008/PowerleagueOfficialOpening.htm|accessdate=5 September 2011|archive-date=2011-07-18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110718041233/http://www.whitchurchhs.com/School_News/2007-2008/PowerleagueOfficialOpening.htm|dead-url=yes}}</ref> Ia adalah seorang atlet yang tajam dan bermain sepak bola bersama kapten Wales Sam Warburton, rugby, hoki dan unggul dalam olahraga atletik.<ref>{{cite news|title=Rugby World Cup 2011: Cardiff-born Gareth Bale and Sam Warburton were stars from the start, reflects coach|url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/rugbyunion/international/wales/8825107/Rugby-World-Cup-2011-Cardiff-born-Gareth-Bale-and-Sam-Warburton-were-stars-from-the-start-reflects-coach.html|publisher=Telegraph Media Group|work=The Telegraph|date=14 October 2011|access-date=2013-02-27|archive-date=2015-09-26|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150926055411/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/rugbyunion/international/wales/8825107/Rugby-World-Cup-2011-Cardiff-born-Gareth-Bale-and-Sam-Warburton-were-stars-from-the-start-reflects-coach.html|dead-url=no}}</ref> Saat berusia 14 tahun ia mengatakan bahwa ia berlari sprint 100 meter dalam 11,4 detik. Karena keahlian unggul sepak bola, sekolah guru PE, Gwyn Morris, harus menulis aturan khusus yang Bale dibatasi untuk bermain satu sentuhan sepak bola dan tidak menggunakan kaki kirinya.<ref name="guardian">{{cite news|title=Pride at Cardiff school that developed Sam Warburton and Gareth Bale|url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/blog/2011/oct/13/school-sam-warburton-gareth-bale|publisher=Guardian News and Media|work=guardian.co.uk|date=13 October 2011|access-date=2013-02-27|archive-date=2011-12-25|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111225211741/http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/blog/2011/oct/13/school-sam-warburton-gareth-bale|dead-url=no}}</ref> Sementara di Whitchurch, Bale dilatih di akademi satelit Southampton di Bath, meskipun pada awalnya diragukan beberapa jika Southampton akan memberinya beasiswa karena tinggi badannya.<ref name="Bale Model"/>

Meskipun baru berusia 16 pada saat itu, di U-18 ia membantu mengangkat prestasi sekolah memenangkan Cardiff & Vale Senior Cup. Dia meninggalkan sekolah pada musim panas 2005 dengan Grade A di PE antara hasil nya GCSE. Pada tahun terakhirnya di sekolah, ia dianugerahi hadiah departemen PE untuk pelayanan kepada olahraga. Dalam presentasi, Morris berkomentar:
<blockquote>"Gareth memiliki tekad yang kuat untuk berhasil dan memiliki karakter serta kualitas untuk mencapai tujuan pribadinya. Dia adalah salah satu orang paling tidak egois dan saya senang telah mendidiknya."<ref>{{cite journal|title=Young Gareth made own rules|journal=The Daily Echo|date=13 January 2007|accessdate=21 January 2007}}</ref></blockquote>

Bale tinggal di London dengan pasangan Emma Rhys-Jones, kekasih SMA-nya.<ref>{{cite news|title=Gareth Bale withdraws from Tottenham match as partner goes into labour|url=http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/need-to-read/2012/10/20/updated-gareth-bale-withdraws-from-tottenham-match-as-partner-goes-into-labour-91466-32071244/|publisher=Wales Online|date=20 October 2012|access-date=2013-02-27|archive-date=2012-10-23|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121023212413/http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/need-to-read/2012/10/20/updated-gareth-bale-withdraws-from-tottenham-match-as-partner-goes-into-labour-91466-32071244/|dead-url=no}}</ref> Anak pertama mereka, seorang anak perempuan, dilahirkan di Rumah Sakit University of Wales, Cardiff pada tanggal 21 Oktober 2012.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-2222659/Gareth-Bale-left-home-Spurs-game-Maribor.html|title=Daddy Bale stays at home as Tottenham face crucial test in Slovenia|author=Neil Moxley|publisher=Associated Newspapers|work=Mail Online|date=24 October 2012|accessdate=25 October 2012|archive-date=2012-10-25|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121025193627/http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-2222659/Gareth-Bale-left-home-Spurs-game-Maribor.html|dead-url=no}}</ref>

== Karier klub ==
=== Southampton ===
Pada tanggal 17 April 2006, pada usia 16 tahun 275 hari, Bale menjadi pemain termuda kedua yang pernah bermain untuk Southampton (setelah [[Theo Walcott]], 132 hari lebih muda) ketika ia melakukan debut dalam kemenangan 2-0 'melawan Millwall. Pada tanggal 6 Agustus, Bale mencetak gol liga pertamanya, tendangan bebas, untuk skor 1-1 melawan Derby County. Skor akhir di Pride Park adalah 2-2.<ref>{{cite web|title=Derby 2 Southampton 2|publisher=Southampton FC|url=http://www.saintsfc.co.uk/match/?page_id=6599&t=2&fixture=2693144|accessdate=21 January 2007|archive-date=2006-09-30|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060930083556/http://www.saintsfc.co.uk/match/?page_id=6599&t=2&fixture=2693144|dead-url=yes}}</ref>

Dia kembali mencetak gol, di St Mary, melawan [[Coventry City]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Saints 2 Coventry 0 |publisher=Southampton FC |url=http://www.saintsfc.co.uk/news/?page_id=7302 |accessdate=21 January 2007 |archive-date=2007-10-17 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071017182253/http://www.saintsfc.co.uk/news/?page_id=7302 |dead-url=yes }}</ref> dalam permainan kedua tim di musim 2006-07 dengan yang lain lewat tendangan bebas. Bale dikembangkan lebih lanjut reputasinya sebagai spesialis tendangan bebas ketika ia mencetak gol dari tendangan bebas melawan West Bromwich Albion.<ref>{{cite web |title=Saints 0 West Brom 0 |publisher=Southampton FC |url=http://www.saintsfc.co.uk/news/?page_id=7330 |accessdate=21 January 2007 |archive-date=2007-10-17 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071017182258/http://www.saintsfc.co.uk/news/?page_id=7330 |dead-url=yes }}</ref> Pada 16 Desember 2006, jumlah gol Bale telah meningkat menjadi lima, berkat equalizer akhir melawan [[Sunderland]]<ref>{{cite web|title= Sunderland 1 Saints 1|publisher= Southampton FC|url= http://www.saintsfc.co.uk/news/?page_id=7718|accessdate= 21 January 2007|archive-date= 2007-10-17|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20071017182303/http://www.saintsfc.co.uk/news/?page_id=7718|dead-url= yes}}</ref> dan tendangan bebas ke [[Hull City]] dan di kandang saat melawan [[Norwich City]].

Pada bulan Desember 2006, ia memenangkan Penghargaan Carwyn James untuk Young Sports Personality of the Year,<ref name="Calzaghe scoops BBC Wales honour">{{cite news|title= Calzaghe scoops BBC Wales honour|publisher= BBC Sport|url= http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/wales/6157171.stm|accessdate= 21 January 2007|date= 3 December 2006|archive-date= 2021-11-17|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20211117211603/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/wales/6157171.stm|dead-url= no}}</ref> Wales BBC Sports dan Football League Young Player of the Year pada tanggal 4 Maret 2007.<ref>{{cite web|title=Prestige award for Bale|publisher=Southampton FC|url=http://www.saintsfc.co.uk/articles/article.php?page_id=8260|accessdate=5 March 2007|archive-date=2007-03-07|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070307080722/http://www.saintsfc.co.uk/articles/article.php?page_id=8260|dead-url=yes}}</ref> Ini pencapaian apa yang dijelaskan dalam lokal pers sebagai musim "luar biasa" penuh pertama sebagai pemain sepak bola profesional di mana ia adalah salah satu dari orang Suci '["pemain paling kreatif bahkan (meskipun operasi) dari posisi bek kiri sementara permainannya meningkat tak terkira selama musim berlangsung."<ref>{{cite journal |last= Leitch|first= Adam|title=Introducing your Saints heroes...|journal= Daily Echo|date=11 May 2007|volume= |issue= |page= p.20 |id= |url= |accessdate=3 January 2008 |quote= }}</ref>]

Pertandingan terakhirnya untuk Southampton itu di leg pertama play-off Championship semi-final melawan Derby County pada 12 Mei 2007. Bale mengalami cedera pada babak kedua, dan mencegah dia tampil di leg kedua secara total,<ref>{{cite news|title=Southampton 1–2 Derby|publisher=BBC Sport|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_1/6645679.stm|accessdate=3 June 2007|date=12 May 2007|archive-date=2007-10-08|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071008151911/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_1/6645679.stm|dead-url=no}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Bale KO'd for two weeks|url=http://www.dailyecho.co.uk/archive/2007/04/13/Saints/1326488.Bale_KO_d_for_two_weeks/|publisher=Newsquest|work=Southern Daily Echo|date=13 April 2007|access-date=2013-02-27|archive-date=2011-08-14|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110814162557/https://www.dailyecho.co.uk/archive/2007/04/13/Saints/1326488.Bale_KO_d_for_two_weeks/|dead-url=no}}</ref> ia membuat 45 penampilan untuk Southampton, mencetak lima gol.{{Citation needed|date=January 2013}}

=== Tottenham Hotspur ===
[[Berkas:Gareth Bale.jpg|jmpl|kiri|136px|Bale dalam starting lineup sebelum melawan [[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]]]]
Pada tanggal 25 Mei 2007, Bale menandatangani kontrak empat-tahun dengan [[Tottenham Hotspur]] dengan Spurs membayar awal £ 5.000.000 untuk Bale, berpotensi naik sampai £ 10 juta berdasarkan penampilan dan keberhasilan.<ref name="Tottenham complete Bale transfer"/> Namun, Tottenham membayar Southampton pembayaran pelunasan awal £ 2 juta pada tahun 2008 untuk mengurangi biaya akhir sampai £ 7 juta dan memungkinkan uang tunai langsung bahwa mereka sangat dibutuhkan.

==== 2007–08 ====
Bale memainkan pertandingan pertamanya bagi Spurs di pertandingan persahabatan melawan Athletic St Patrick pada tanggal 12 Juli 2007, namun diganti pada menit ke-80. Dia membuat debut kompetitif nya untuk Tottenham Hotspur pada tanggal 26 Agustus tandang melawan [[Manchester United]]. Hanya dalam penampilan kedua Spurs, ia mencetak gol pertamanya untuk Tottenham di imbang 3-3 dengan Fulham pada 1 September ketika ia menempel [[Robbie Keane]], dibebankan bawah sayap kiri terlindung dan tenang slotted melewati kiper Antti Niemi.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/6963700.stm|title=Fulham 3–3 Tottenham|publisher=BBC Sport|accessdate=2 September 2007|date=1 September 2007|first=Nathan|last=Mercer|archive-date=2013-12-24|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131224024814/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/6963700.stm|dead-url=no}}</ref> Bale kemudian mencetak gol lagi melawan Arsenal di London Utara Derby, mencetak tendangan bebas di dalam pos dekat.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/6984884.stm|title=Tottenham 1–3 Arsenal|publisher=BBC Sport|date=15 September 2007|accessdate=2 September 2009|archive-date=2021-02-12|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210212235115/http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/6984884.stm|dead-url=no}}</ref> Ia kemudian mencetak gol di pertandingan kandang Piala Liga melawan Middlesbrough,<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/league_cup/7008022.stm|title=Tottenham 2–0 Middlesbrough|publisher=BBC Sport|date=26 September 2007|accessdate=2 September 2009|archive-date=2019-10-28|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191028221518/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/league_cup/7008022.stm|dead-url=no}}</ref> membuat tiga gol dalam empat dimulai pada 18 tahun. Ia juga mengatur tujuan Spurs 'melawan Anorthosis Famagusta di [[Piala UEFA]].{{Citation needed|date=January 2013}}

==== 2008–09 ====
Bale menandatangani kontrak empat-tahun baru dengan klub pada Agustus 2008.<ref>{{cite news|title = Bale signs new Tottenham contract|url = http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/t/tottenham_hotspur/7558883.stm|publisher = BBC Sport|date = 13 August 2008|accessdate = 13 August 2008|archive-date = 2021-02-12|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20210212235118/http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/t/tottenham_hotspur/7558883.stm|dead-url = no}}</ref> Bale diberi nomor 3 untuk musim 2008-09. Setelah beberapa performa buruknya, posisi Bale digantikan oleh [[Benoît Assou-Ekotto]] dan menjadi pilihan utama untuk sebagian besar musim itu.{{Citation needed|date=January 2013}}

==== 2009–10 ====
Setelah bermain rekor 24 Premier League game untuk Spurs tanpa di pihak pemenang,<ref>{{cite news|last=Wilson|first=Steve|title=The curse of Tottenham's Gareth Bale|url=http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/sport/stevewilson/8108247/The_curse_of_Tottenhams_Gareth_Bale/|publisher=Telegraph Media Group|work=The Telegraph|date=15 January 2009|accessdate=10 May 2009|archive-date=2010-11-11|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101111191410/http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/sport/stevewilson/8108247/The_curse_of_Tottenhams_Gareth_Bale/|dead-url=yes}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last = Soneji|first = Pranav|title = Everton 0–0 Tottenham|url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/8023046.stm|publisher = BBC Sport|date = 9 May 2009|accessdate = 10 May 2009|archive-date = 2009-05-10|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20090510232837/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/8023046.stm|dead-url = no}}</ref> Keterlibatan pertama Bale dalam kemenangan Liga Premier datang melawan Burnley pada 26 September 2009 - lebih dari dua tahun setelah penandatanganan untuk Spurs - ketika ia datang sebagai pengganti menit ke-85.<ref>{{cite web |title = Report: Tottenham Hotspur vs Burnley – English Premier League |url = http://soccernet.espn.go.com/report?id=269779&cc=3436 |publisher = ESPN Soccernet |date = 26 September 2009 |accessdate = 27 September 2009 |archive-date = 2009-10-02 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20091002183242/http://soccernet.espn.go.com/report?id=269779&cc=3436 |dead-url = yes }}</ref> Pada bulan Juni 2009, Bale menjalani operasi untuk cedera lutut, mengharuskan dia keluar selama lebih dari dua bulan. Dia merindukan pertandingan pra-musim dan itu diproyeksikan bahwa ia akan melewatkan beberapa minggu pertama musim 2009-10. Pada tanggal 26 September, ia membuat comeback sebagai pengganti di labrakan 5-0 Spurs 'dari Burnley. Namun, ia mengalami waktu frustasi di bangku cadangan sebagai penonton Benoît Assou-Ekotto. Ketika Assou-Ekotto absen dengan cedera, manajer Harry Redknapp memutuskan untuk memberikan kesempatan Bale dan ia terkesan di Spurs menang Piala FA putaran ketiga 4-0 atas Peterborough. Dia akhirnya mencicipi kemenangan untuk pertama kalinya sebagai starter dalam pertandingan liga dalam kemenangan 2-0 atas rival London [[Fulham F.C.|Fulham]] pada tanggal 26 Januari 2010. bentuk yang baik berlanjut dan ia dijuluki Player of the Round setelah membantu Spurs untuk menang 3-1 di ulangan putaran keenam [[Piala FA]] melawan Fulham [40] pada bulan April 2010, Bale mencetak gol lagi melawan Arsenal setelah lulus dari Defoe ia mengetuk bola melewati kiper [[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/t/tottenham_hotspur/8667580.stm|title=Gareth Bale signs new four-year Tottenham contract|date=7 May 2010|publisher=BBC Sport|accessdate=7 May 2010|archive-date=2019-10-28|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191028221519/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/t/tottenham_hotspur/8667580.stm|dead-url=no}}</ref>

==== 2010–11 ====
[[Berkas:Cristiano Ronaldo Real Madrid Gareth Bale Tottenham.jpg|jmpl|ka|Bale (kanan) saat mengawal [[Cristiano Ronaldo]] di [[Liga Champions UEFA]]]]
Pada tanggal 21 Agustus di musim, Bale mencetak dua gol dalam kemenangan 2-1 atas [[Stoke City F.C.|Stoke City]], yang kedua yang merupakan gol sundulan ke sudut kanan atas gawang.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/8928595.stm|title=Stoke 1–2 Tottenham|last=Lyon|first=Sam|date=21 August 2010|work=BBC Sport|accessdate=21 August 2010|archive-date=2019-10-28|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191028221544/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_prem/8928595.stm|dead-url=no}}</ref> Pada tanggal 25 Agustus, Bale mengatur semua empat gol untuk membantu Spurs mengatasi Young Boys 4-0 di [[Liga Champions]] play-off di [[White Hart Lane]] (agg 6-3).<ref>{{cite news|title=Tottenham   4–0   Young Boys (agg 6–3)|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/europe/8939577.stm|publisher=BBC Sport|accessdate=25 August 2010|date=25 August 2010|archive-date=2019-10-28|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191028221520/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/europe/8939577.stm|dead-url=no}}</ref> Meskipun Assou-Ekotto sudah kembali dari cedera, Bale melanjutkan bentuk yang baik dan terjaga tempatnya dalam starting eleven, bergerak maju untuk sayap kiri untuk mengakomodasi Assou-Ekotto di bek kiri. Pada tanggal 29 September 2010, Bale mencetak gol pertama Liga Champions untuk Tottenham dalam kemenangan kandang 4-1 melawan klub Belanda [[FC Twente]] juara dalam pertandingan kedua mereka dari babak grup. Dalam pengakuan, ia diangkat Pemain Welsh of the Year oleh FAW.<ref>{{cite web|title=Brains FAW Awards Evening 2010|url=http://www.faw.org.uk/news/1904|publisher=Football Association of Wales|date=4 October 2010}}</ref> Pada tanggal 20 Oktober, Bale mencetak hat trick pertama seniornya melawan juara Eropa Internazionale di [[San Siro]] dalam [[Liga Champions]]. Tottenham kalah dalam pertandingan 4-3, 4-0 karena telah turun dalam 35 menit pertama dan bermain dengan sepuluh orang selama lebih dari 80 menit pertandingan setelah kiper [[Heurelho Gomes]] telah dikartu merah di menit kedelapan karena pelanggaran profesional pada Inter Jonathan Biabiany.<ref>{{cite news|title=Inter Milan   4–3   Tottenham|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/europe/9102192.stm|publisher=BBC Sport|accessdate=20 October 2010|date=20 October 2010|archive-date=2017-07-24|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170724233127/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/europe/9102192.stm|dead-url=no}}</ref> Dalam pertandingan kembali di White Hart Lane pada 2 November, Bale menjadi man of the match, memberikan assist untuk [[Peter Crouch]] dan [[Roman Pavlyuchenko]] untuk mendapatkan Spurs menang 3-1 mengesankan.<ref>{{cite news|title=Tottenham   3–1   Inter Milan|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/europe/9145936.stm|publisher=BBC Sport|accessdate=2 November 2010|date=2 November 2010|archive-date=2021-02-12|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210212235142/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/europe/9145936.stm|dead-url=no}}</ref>

Pada tanggal 4 November, Bale menyatakan bahwa ia bermaksud untuk tetap di Tottenham untuk sisa-baru menandatangani kontrak empat-tahun, meskipun banyak minat dilaporkan dari klub lain.<ref>{{cite news|last=Lawton|first=Matt|title=Gareth Bale: I'm staying at Spurs as boss Harry Redknapp warns off Barcelona and Inter Milan|url=http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-1326448/Gareth-Bale-Im-staying-Spurs-boss-Harry-Redknapp-warns-Barcelona-Inter-Milan.html?ITO=1490|publisher=Associated Newspapers|work=Mail Online|accessdate=4 November 201|date=4 November 2010|archive-date=2016-10-12|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161012183559/http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-1326448/Gareth-Bale-Im-staying-Spurs-boss-Harry-Redknapp-warns-Barcelona-Inter-Milan.html?ITO=1490|dead-url=no}}</ref> Pada tanggal 19 Maret 2011, Bale diperpanjang tinggal di klub hingga 2015.<ref name="New deal for Bale">{{cite web|title=New deal for Bale|url=http://www.tottenhamhotspur.com/news/articles/new-deal-for-bale-190311.html|work=New deal for Bale|publisher=Tottenham Hotspur FC|accessdate=19 March 2011|archive-date=2011-03-22|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110322031414/http://www.tottenhamhotspur.com/news/articles/new-deal-for-bale-190311.html|dead-url=no}}</ref>

Pada tanggal 17 April 2011, Bale dihormati dengan pemain PFA of the Year,<ref name=PFA>{{cite news|title=Spurs' Gareth Bale wins PFA player of the year award|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/13110874.stm|publisher=BBC Sport|accessdate=18 April 2011|date=18 April 2011|archive-date=2019-10-28|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191028221527/https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/13110874|dead-url=no}}</ref> sebagaimana dipilih oleh rekan-rekannya. Di tengah rumor yang mengaitkan dirinya dengan Chelsea, Barcelona dan sejumlah klub, Bale memutuskan untuk tinggal di [[White Hart Lane]].

==== 2011–12 ====
[[Berkas:Gareth Bale - Spurs vs Brighton.jpg|jmpl|ka|Bale bermain untuk Tottenham Hotspur pada tahun 2011]]
Bale mencetak gol pertamanya musim ini pada 24 September 2011, dalam sebuah pertandingan tandang melawan [[Wigan Athletic F.C.|Wigan Athletic]].<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/14957897.stm "Wigan 1–2 Tottenham"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191028221522/https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/14957897 |date=2019-10-28 }} BBC Sport, 24 September 2011; Retrieved 15 January 2012</ref> Permainan ini berakhir dengan kemenangan 2-1 untuk Tottenham. Dia menambahkan kedua dan gol ketiga musim ini pada 30 Oktober dengan dua gol melawan [[Queens Park Rangers F.C.|Queens Park Rangers]] dalam kemenangan kandang 3-1. Ia melanjutkan permainan yang baik dengan gol pertama dalam kemenangan 3-1 atas Fulham minggu berikutnya, sementara gol [[Aaron Lennon]] yang membuat kedudukan menjadi 2-0.<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/15510798.stm " Fulham 1–3 Tottenham"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200124050541/https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/15510798 |date=2020-01-24 }} BBC Sport, 6 November 2011; Retrieved 15 January 2012</ref> Gol pertama melawan Fulham berasal dari blunder menjadi gol bunuh diri Chris Baird.<ref name = "Dubious goals">{{cite web|title=Twenty-five goals between 12 October to 21 December are ruled on|url=http://www.premierleague.com/en-gb/news/news/dubious-goals-panel-ruling.html|work=Dubious Goals Panel rulings|publisher=Premier League|accessdate=3 February 2012|date=12 January 2012|archive-date=2012-01-16|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120116102218/http://www.premierleague.com/en-gb/news/news/dubious-goals-panel-ruling.html|dead-url=yes}}</ref>

Pada tanggal 3 Desember, Bale mencetak gol pertama dalam kemenangan 3-0 Tottenham atas [[Bolton Wanderers]]. Dia menandai gol dengan penghormatan kepada Gary Speed dengan memegang boot kirinya, dengan "RIP Gary Speed" dijahit di atasnya, di depan fans Bolton.<ref>{{cite news|last=Chowdhury|first=Saj|title=Tottenham 3–0 Bolton|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/15901689.stm|publisher=BBC Sport|accessdate=4 December 2011|date=3 December 2011|archive-date=2018-10-20|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181020114413/https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/15901689|dead-url=no}}</ref> Pada tanggal 27 Desember, Bale mencetak dua gol untuk memberi Tottenham 2-0 menang melawan [[Norwich City]].<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/16260392.stm "Norwich 0–2 Tottenham"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191028221604/https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/16260392 |date=2019-10-28 }} BBC Sport, 27 December 2011; Retrieved 15 January 2012</ref> pada tanggal 5 Januari 2012 bale adalah salah satu pemain terpilih ke dalam Tim UEFA Tahun 2011. Dia mencetak gol ketiganya musim ini saat ia mencetak dua gol melawan Wigan pada tanggal 31 Januari untuk mengambil golnya menjadi sepuluh gol untuk musim ini.<ref>{{cite news|last=Lillywhite|first=Jamie|title=Tottenham   3 – 1   Wigan|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/16695945.stm|publisher=BBC Sport|accessdate=1 February 2012|date=31 January 2012|archive-date=2019-10-28|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191028221535/https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/16695945|dead-url=no}}</ref> Pada bulan Januari 2012 dia adalah pemain Liga Premier dari Bulan untuk kedua kalinya dalam kariernya, setelah tiga gol dan dua assist di Liga Premier untuk bulan ini.<ref>{{cite news|title=Swansea boss Brendan Rodgers & Tottenham's Gareth Bale rewarded|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/16886771|publisher=BBC Sport|accessdate=13 October 2012|date=4 February 2012|archive-date=2016-01-16|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160116023742/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/16886771|dead-url=no}}</ref>

Pada tanggal 27 Juni 2012, Bale menandatangani kontrak empat-tahun baru, masa depannya ke klub sampai 2016.<ref>{{cite web|title=New Contract For Gareth|url=http://www.tottenhamhotspur.com/spurs/News/new-contract-for-gareth-27062012.page|publisher=Tottenham Hotspur FC|accessdate=13 October 2012|date=27 June 2012|archive-date=2012-06-29|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120629221525/http://www.tottenhamhotspur.com/spurs/News/new-contract-for-gareth-27062012.page|dead-url=no}}</ref>

==== 2012–13 ====
Untuk musim 2012-13, Bale mengubah nomor skuatnya dari 3 ke nomor 11.<ref>{{cite news|last=Taylor|first=Daniel|title=Tottenham's future looks bright … just give us time, says Gareth Bale|url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2012/sep/28/gareth-bale-tottenham-hotspur-future|accessdate=5 October 2012|publisher=Guardian News and Media|work=guardian.co.uk|date=28 September 2012|archive-date=2012-10-22|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121022223855/http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2012/sep/28/gareth-bale-tottenham-hotspur-future|dead-url=no}}</ref>

Bale mencetak gol pertamanya musim ini melawan Reading dalam kemenangan tandang 3-1.<ref>{{cite news|last=McNulty|first=Phil|title=Reading 1– 3 Tottenham|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/19491534|publisher=BBC Sport|accessdate=13 October 2012|date=16 September 2012|archive-date=2012-11-25|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121125122058/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/19491534|dead-url=no}}</ref> Pada tanggal 29 September, Bale mencetak gol kedua di Tottenham 3-2 kemenangan atas [[Manchester United]], kemenangan pertama di Old Trafford sejak 1989.<ref>{{cite news|last=Taylor|first=Daniel|title=Tottenham Hotspur's Gareth Bale banishes Manchester United hoodoo|url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2012/sep/29/manchester-united-tottenham-hotspur-premier-league?newsfeed=true|publisher=Guardian News and Media|work=The Observer|accessdate=13 October 2012|date=29 September 2012|archive-date=2012-10-04|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121004232831/http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2012/sep/29/manchester-united-tottenham-hotspur-premier-league?newsfeed=true|dead-url=no}}</ref>

Dia mencetak hat-trick Liga Premier pertama dalam kemenangan tandang 4-0 pada Boxing Day melawan [[Aston Villa]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/20779178|title=Aston Villa 0 – 4 Tottenham|date=26 December 2012|publisher=BBC Sport|accessdate=26 December 2012|archive-date=2016-01-26|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160126134512/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/20779178|dead-url=no}}</ref> Bale kemudian mencetak gol di pertandingan [[Piala FA]] melawan [[Coventry City]] serta membantu Dempsey pada kedua gol dalam kemenangan 3-0<ref>{{cite web|last=|first=|title=Tottenham 3 – 0 Coventry City|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/20863351|work=|publisher=BBC Sport|accessdate=15 February 2013|date=5 January 2013|archive-date=2013-01-07|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130107045349/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/20863351|dead-url=no}}</ref> Pada tanggal 30 Januari, Bale mencetak usaha solo run yang luar biasa dalam bermain imbang 1-1 dengan Norwich City. Bale kemudian mencetak gol melawan [[West Bromwich Albion F.C.|West Bromwich Albion]] dalam kemenangan tandang 1-0.<ref>{{cite web|last=Phillips|first=Owen|title=West Brom 0 – 1  Tottenham|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/21218472|accessdate=15 February 2013|date=3 February 2013|archive-date=2013-02-11|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130211063256/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/21218472|dead-url=no}}</ref> Bale kemudian mengambil penghitungan gol musim ini menjadi 15 gol dengan dua gol melawan [[Newcastle United]] dalam pertandingan yang Spurs menang 2-1, ini. mengambil Spurs ke tempat ketiga, dan memperkuat zona Champions mereka dalam ambisi Liga.<ref>{{cite web|last=Chowdhury|first=Saj|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/21311425|title=Tottenham 2 – 1 Newcastle|publisher=BBC Sport|accessdate=15 February 2013|date=9 February 2013|archive-date=2013-02-24|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130224215348/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/21311425|dead-url=no}}</ref>

Dalam pertandingan berikutnya, Bale mencetak langsung dari dua tendangan bebas, satu dari 35 meter keluar sesaat sebelum paruh waktu dan satu lagi dari 25 meter keluar di detik-detik berakhir injury time, untuk memberikan kemenangan Tottenham 2-1 atas [[Olympique Lyonnais]] di leg pertama [[Liga Europa]]. Ini mengambil Bale untuk penghitungan sepuluh gol dalam sepuluh penampilan sebelumnya.<ref>{{cite web|last=Monaghan|first=Matt|title=Bale double inspires Tottenham victory|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/21448082|work=Tottenham 2 – 1 Lyon|publisher=BBC Sport|accessdate=15 February 2013|date=14 February 2013|archive-date=2013-02-15|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130215051246/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/21448082|dead-url=no}}</ref> Di Tottenham pertandingan Liga Premier, melawan West Ham pada 25 Februari, Bale mencetak gol pertama dan ketiga dalam kemenangan 3-2 untuk Tottenham. Kedua, tendangan jarak jauh lebih dari 30 meter, pada tahap sekarat dari permainan. Ini adalah gol kedelapan dalam enam pertandingan.<ref>{{cite web|last=Sheringham|first=Sam|title=Bale grabs stunning Spurs winner|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/21495920|work=West Ham 2 - 3  Tottenham|publisher=BBC Sport|accessdate=26 February 2013|date=25 February 2013|archive-date=2013-02-26|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130226042248/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/21495920|dead-url=no}}</ref>

=== Real Madrid ===
Pada 1 September 2013, Bale bergabung ke [[Real Madrid C.F.|Real Madrid]] dengan menandatangani kontrak berdurasi enam tahun.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.realmadrid.com/cs/Satellite/es/Actualidad_Primer_Equipo/1330158333625/noticia/Noticia/Bale,_nuevo_jugador_del_Real_Madrid.htm|language=Spanyol|title=Bale, nuevo jugador del Real Madrid|date={{date|2013-09-1}}|accessdate={{date|2013-09-1}}|publisher=Realmadrid.com|archive-date=2013-09-03|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130903201806/http://www.realmadrid.com/cs/Satellite/es/Actualidad_Primer_Equipo/1330158333625/noticia/Noticia/Bale,_nuevo_jugador_del_Real_Madrid.htm|dead-url=no}}</ref><ref name="cbslocal1">{{cite web|title=Real Madrid Sign Midfielder Gareth Bale For World-Record $132 Million|url=http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2013/09/02/real-madrid-sign-midfielder-gareth-bale-for-world-record-132-million/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter|publisher=CBS News New York|accessdate=2 September 2013|archive-date=2016-03-05|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305103049/http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2013/09/02/real-madrid-sign-midfielder-gareth-bale-for-world-record-132-million/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter|dead-url=no}}</ref><ref name="telegraphrealtransfer">{{cite web |last=Wilson |first=Jeremy |url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/tottenham-hotspur/10258890/Gareth-Bale-joins-Real-Madrid-from-Tottenham-for-a-world-record-fee-of-86m.html |title=Gareth Bale joins Real Madrid from Tottenham for a world record fee of £86m |publisher=The Telegraph |date=2013-02-09 |accessdate=2013-09-02 |archive-date=2019-04-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190404044126/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/tottenham-hotspur/10258890/Gareth-Bale-joins-Real-Madrid-from-Tottenham-for-a-world-record-fee-of-86m.html |dead-url=no }}</ref><ref name="yahoorealtransfer">{{cite web |author=Brooks Peck September 1, 2013 4:58 PM |url=http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/soccer-dirty-tackle/gareth-bale-finally-sold-real-madrid-even-fifa-205822718--sow.html |title=Gareth Bale finally sold to Real Madrid and it’s even FIFA 14 official |publisher=Sports.yahoo.com |date=2013-09-01 |accessdate=2013-09-07 |archive-date=2016-03-05 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305061915/http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/soccer-dirty-tackle/gareth-bale-finally-sold-real-madrid-even-fifa-205822718--sow.html |dead-url=no }}</ref><ref name="AFPrealtransfer">{{cite web |author=Agence France-Presse |url=http://sports.ndtv.com/football/news/213435-cristiano-ronaldo-is-the-boss-at-real-madrid-says-gareth-bale |title=Cristiano Ronaldo is the boss at Real Madrid, says Gareth Bale |publisher=Sports.ndtv.com |date=2013-09-02 |accessdate=2013-09-07 |archive-date=2013-09-05 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130905123739/http://sports.ndtv.com/football/news/213435-cristiano-ronaldo-is-the-boss-at-real-madrid-says-gareth-bale |dead-url=yes }}</ref><ref name="CR-most expensive">{{cite web|author=AS Diarioas|url=http://as.com/diarioas/2013/09/06/english/1378472217_751539.html|title=Real Madrid tell CR7: "You're still the most expensive player ever"|publisher=AS.com|date=|accessdate=2013-09-07|archive-date=2016-01-16|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160116023742/http://as.com/diarioas/2013/09/06/english/1378472217_751539.html|dead-url=yes}}</ref><ref>{{citeweb|url=http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/clubfootball/news/newsid=2195980.html|title=Bale transfer fee revealed|date=15 October 2013|work=FIFA.com|accessdate=15 October 2013|archive-date=2014-12-20|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141220225904/http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/clubfootball/news/newsid=2195980.html|dead-url=yes}}</ref> Biaya transfernya dari [[Tottenham Hotspur F.C.|Tottenham Hotspur]] diyakini sebesar £85,3&nbsp;juta menjadi rekor biaya transfer termahal saat itu, melewati biaya transfer rekan satu timnya [[Cristiano Ronaldo]] sebesar £80&nbsp;juta, saat didatangkan dari [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]] pada 2009.<ref name="Record Transfer">{{cite news|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/23538218|title=Gareth Bale joins Real Madrid from Spurs in £85m world record deal|date={{date|2013-09-1}}|accessdate={{date|2013-09-1}}|work=BBC Sport|publisher=BBC|archive-date=2016-01-07|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160107121558/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/23538218|dead-url=no}}</ref> Bale menggunakan nomor punggung 11 di Madrid.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/23588541|title=Gareth Bale: Real Madrid star will keep his feet firmly on the ground|date=1 September 2013|accessdate=2 September 2013|publisher=BBC Sports|archive-date=2016-01-16|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160116023742/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/23588541|dead-url=no}}</ref>

==== 2013–14 ====
Paruh pertama musim Bale terganggu oleh cedera, pertama enam belas pertandingan Real setelah penandatanganan, Bale absen lima dan digantikan enam orang lain, hanya bermain lima pertandingan penuh.<ref>{{cite web|title=Seventh Match That Misses Bale|url=http://soccerly.com/article/soccerly/seventh-match-that-misses-bale|publisher=Soccerly|accessdate=11 January 2014|date=22 December 2013|archive-date=2014-01-08|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140108115735/http://soccerly.com/article/soccerly/seventh-match-that-misses-bale|dead-url=yes}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Gareth Bale set to be on bench for Real Madrid's clash with Celta Vigo|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/sport/report-gareth-bale-set-to-be-on-bench-for-real-madrid-s-clash-with-celta-vigo-1945890|publisher=dnaindia.com|accessdate=11 January 2014|date=5 January 2014|archive-date=2023-04-07|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230407132333/https://www.dnaindia.com/sport/report-gareth-bale-set-to-be-on-bench-for-real-madrid-s-clash-with-celta-vigo-1945890|dead-url=no}}</ref>

Bale mencetak gol pada debut nya bersama Real Madrid, gol datang di menit ke-38 melawan [[Villarreal CF]], sebelum diganti kemudian oleh [[Ángel di María]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.theguardian.com/football/2013/sep/14/villarreal-real-madrid-live-mbm|title=Villarreal v Real Madrid – live!|date=14 September 2013|publisher=The Guardian|access-date=2013-10-14|archive-date=2023-07-22|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230722033050/http://www.theguardian.com/football/2013/sep/14/villarreal-real-madrid-live-mbm|dead-url=no}}</ref> Penampilan kedua Bale untuk Madrid datang dalam kemenangan 6-1 atas [[Galatasaray S.K.|Galatasaray]] di [[Liga Champions UEFA 2013–14|Liga Champions]]. Meskipun Bale hanya bermain final dua puluh enam menit, tendangan bebasnya menyebabkan gol kedua [[Cristiano Ronaldo]] dari permainan.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-2423858/Galatasaray-1-Real-Madrid-6-Cristiano-Ronaldo-bags-21st-hat-trick-romp-little-help-Gareth-Bale.html|title=Galatasaray 1 Real Madrid 6: Bale shines from the bench but Ronaldo steals the show with ANOTHER hat-trick|date=17 September 2013|accessdate=6 November 2013|publisher=Daily Mail|archive-date=2022-06-12|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220612143326/https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-2423858/Galatasaray-1-Real-Madrid-6-Cristiano-Ronaldo-bags-21st-hat-trick-romp-little-help-Gareth-Bale.html|dead-url=no}}</ref> Pada 28 September 2013, Bale membuat debut kandangnya sebagai pengganti babak kedua pada kekalahan 1-0 untuk rival lokal [[Atlético Madrid]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-2436851/Real-Madrid-0-Atletico-Madrid-1-Gareth-Bale-loses-home-debut.html|title=Real Madrid 0 Atletico Madrid 1: Bale tastes defeat on home debut|date=30 September 2013|accessdate=6 November 2013|publisher=Daily Mail|author=Jenson, Pete|archive-date=2016-08-22|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160822012905/http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-2436851/Real-Madrid-0-Atletico-Madrid-1-Gareth-Bale-loses-home-debut.html|dead-url=no}}</ref>

Karena cedera paha berulang ia menderita selama pra-musim, Bale melewatkan dua laga awal Oktober, melawan [[FC Copenhagen|Copenhagen]] dan [[Levante UD|Levante]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-2441534/Gareth-Bale-thigh-injury-Real-Madrid.html|title=Real fears over Bale as £86m man struggles with thigh problem|date=2 October 2013|accessdate=6 November 2013|publisher=Daily Mail|author=Kent, David|archive-date=2022-07-16|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220716104751/https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-2441534/Gareth-Bale-thigh-injury-Real-Madrid.html|dead-url=no}}</ref> Manajer Madrid [[Carlo Ancelotti]] itu terus memudahkan dia kembali beraksi, saat ia bermain 14 menit melawan [[Málaga CF|Málaga]] pada tanggal 19 Oktober. Ia memenangkan penalti menit akhir yang dicetak Ronaldo untuk memberikan Madrid kemenangan 2-0.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-2467480/Real-Madrid-2-Malaga-0-match-report-Gareth-Bale-wins-penalty.html|title=Real Madrid 2 Malaga 0: Bale wins late penalty on return from injury to seal win|date=19 October 2013|accessdate=6 November 2013|publisher=Daily Mail|author=Jenson, Pete|archive-date=2022-04-28|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220428195955/https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-2467480/Real-Madrid-2-Malaga-0-match-report-Gareth-Bale-wins-penalty.html|dead-url=no}}</ref> Setelah penampilan singkat melawan [[Juventus F.C.|Juventus]] di Liga Champions,<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-2474135/Real-Madrid-2-Juventus-1-Cristiano-Ronaldo-scores-twice-win-Spanish-giants.html|title=Real Madrid 2 Juventus 1: Ronaldo at the double as Ancelotti's men see off Juve to keep winning run going|date=23 October 2013|accessdate=6 November 2013|publisher=Daily Mail|author=Jenson, Pete|archive-date=2023-03-18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230318192442/https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-2474135/Real-Madrid-2-Juventus-1-Cristiano-Ronaldo-scores-twice-win-Spanish-giants.html|dead-url=no}}</ref> Bale membuat debut [[El Clásico]] pada 26 Oktober, tetapi diganti di menit ke-61. [[FC Barcelona|Barcelona]] memenangkan pertandingan 2-1, dan kinerja Bale menuai kritik dari bagian tertentu dari media, terutama [[El Mundo Deportivo]], yang headline berbunyi: "[[Neymar]] makan Bale".<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.mundodeportivo.com/20131027/neymar-se-come-a-bale_54391737043.html|title=Neymar se come a Bale|date=27 October 2013|accessdate=6 November 2013|publisher=Mundo Deportivo|author=Solé, Sergio|archive-date=2023-04-09|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230409201151/https://www.mundodeportivo.com/20131027/neymar-se-come-a-bale_54391737043.html|dead-url=no}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.theguardian.com/football/2013/oct/27/gareth-bale-barcelona-real-madrid-match-report|title=Gareth Bale gets lost in the middle as Real Madrid falter at Barcelona|date=27 October 2013|accessdate=6 November 2013|publisher=The Guardian|author=Loew, Sid|archive-date=2023-04-07|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230407044210/https://www.theguardian.com/football/2013/oct/27/gareth-bale-barcelona-real-madrid-match-report|dead-url=no}}</ref> Empat hari kemudian, ia mencetak dua gol dan dua assist dalam kemenangan 7-3 melawan [[Sevilla FC|Sevilla]]. Setelah performa mengesankan pers Spanyol berjuluk Bale "The Cannon".<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-2480849/Gareth-Bale-hailed-Cannon-inspiring-Real-Madrid-7-3-win-Sevilla-Cristiano-Ronaldo-scores-hat-trick.html|title=Madrid hail Cannon Bale after Real's new Galactico announces himself at last with deadly double on his Berna bow|date=31 October 2013|accessdate=31 October 2013|publisher=Daily Mail|author=Jenson, Pete|archive-date=2016-08-22|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160822021931/http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-2480849/Gareth-Bale-hailed-Cannon-inspiring-Real-Madrid-7-3-win-Sevilla-Cristiano-Ronaldo-scores-hat-trick.html|dead-url=no}}</ref>

Pada bulan November, ia dibantu lebih lanjut dua gol dalam kemenangan 3-2 Madrid atas [[Rayo Vallecano]],<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-2485231/Rayo-Vallecano-2-Real-Madrid-3-match-report-Cristiano-Ronaldo-scores-twice-Gareth-Bales-gets-assists.html|title=Rayo Vallecano 2 Real Madrid 3: Bale stars with two assists as Ronaldo's double helps Ancelotti's side survive scare for victory|date=2 November 2013|accessdate=12 November 2013|publisher=Daily Mail|author=Jenson, Pete|archive-date=2020-10-25|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201025210527/https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-2485231/Rayo-Vallecano-2-Real-Madrid-3-match-report-Cristiano-Ronaldo-scores-twice-Gareth-Bales-gets-assists.html|dead-url=no}}</ref> sebelum mencetak gol di imbang 2-2 dengan Juventus di Liga Champions.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-2487962/Juventus-2-Real-Madrid-2-match-report-Gareth-Bale-Cristiano-Ronaldo-score.html|title=Juventus 2 Real Madrid 2: Bale on target again but Llorente header denies Ronaldo victory on 100th Champions League outing|date=5 November 2013|accessdate=12 November 2013|publisher=Daily Mail|author=Jenson, Pete|archive-date=2022-04-26|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220426202830/https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-2487962/Juventus-2-Real-Madrid-2-match-report-Gareth-Bale-Cristiano-Ronaldo-score.html|dead-url=no}}</ref> Pada tanggal 9 November, Bale memberi assist dan gol [[Sami Khedira]] di kemenangan 5-1 atas [[Real Sociedad]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-2495535/Real-Madrid-5-Real-Sociedad-1--match-report-Cristiano-Ronaldo-hits-hat-trick.html|title=Real Madrid 5 Real Sociedad 1: Ronaldo hits back at Blatter's jibes with another hat-trick|date=9 November 2013|accessdate=26 November 2013|publisher=Daily Mail|author=Jenson, Pete|archive-date=2022-06-26|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220626214851/https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-2495535/Real-Madrid-5-Real-Sociedad-1--match-report-Cristiano-Ronaldo-hits-hat-trick.html|dead-url=no}}</ref> Pada tanggal 23 November, Bale mencetak gol liga keempat dalam delapan pertandingan bersama Madrid mengalahkan [[UD Almeria|Almeria]] 5-0.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-2512465/Almeria-0-Real-Madrid-5--match-report-Happy-couple-Gareth-Bale-Cristiano-Ronaldo-score-romp.html|title=Almeria 0 Real Madrid 5: Happy couple Bale and Ronaldo both score in romp... but Portugal ace has to come off in injury scare|date=23 November 2013|accessdate=26 November 2013|publisher=Daily Mail|author=Jenson, Pete|archive-date=2016-03-04|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304112434/http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-2512465/Almeria-0-Real-Madrid-5--match-report-Happy-couple-Gareth-Bale-Cristiano-Ronaldo-score-romp.html|dead-url=no}}</ref> Dia kemudian mencetak tendangan bebas melawan Galatasaray di Liga Champions, pertandingan yang Madrid menang 4-1 meskipun menampilan menurun.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-2514567/Real-Madrid-4-Galatasaray-1-match-report-Gareth-Bale-scores-free-kick.html|title=Real Madrid 4 Galatasaray 1: Bale shows injured Ronaldo how it's done with stunning free-kick as 10-man hosts ease to victory|date=27 November 2013|accessdate=29 November 2013|publisher=Daily Mail|author=Jenson, Pete|archive-date=2022-04-23|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220423081906/https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-2514567/Real-Madrid-4-Galatasaray-1-match-report-Gareth-Bale-scores-free-kick.html|dead-url=no}}</ref> Pada tanggal 30 November, Bale membulatkan dengan meraih hat-trick untuk Real Madrid, serta membantu [[Karim Benzema]] dalam kemenangan 4-0 atas [[Real Valladolid]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Bale scores hat-trick in Real Madrid win|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/25150974|work=Real Madrid 4 Real Valladolid 0|publisher=BBC Sport|accessdate=1 December 2013|date=30 November 2013|archive-date=2014-02-12|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140212174823/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/25150974|dead-url=no}}</ref> Itu adalah hat-trick "sempurna", Bale mencetak gol dengan sundulan dan kaki masing-masing.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.insideworldsoccer.com/2013/12/gareth-bale-perfect-hattrick-real-madrid-valladolid.html |title=Gareth Bale bags perfect hat-trick for Real Madrid vs Real Valladolid |work=Inside World Soccer |date=1 December 2013 |access-date=2014-01-24 |archive-date=2022-05-28 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220528163839/https://www.insideworldsoccer.com/2013/12/gareth-bale-perfect-hattrick-real-madrid-valladolid.html |dead-url=no }}</ref>

== Gaya bermain ==
Bale berkembang menjadi salah satu sayap kiri yang paling berbahaya di dunia, gaya bermain telah memenangkan kekaguman dari manajer, pemain saat ini dan masa lalu, seperti [[Luis Figo]],<ref>{{cite news|title=Gareth Bale kills Internazionale again in Champions League|url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2010/nov/03/gareth-bale-tottenham-hotspur-internazionale|publisher=Guardian News and Media|work=guardian.co.uk|accessdate=3 November 2010|date=3 November 2010|archive-date=2012-03-13|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120313001125/http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2010/nov/03/gareth-bale-tottenham-hotspur-internazionale|dead-url=no}}</ref> [[José Mourinho]],<ref>{{cite web|title=Mourinho: Spurs fullback Bale better than Chelsea's Cole|url=http://www.tribalfootball.com/articles/mourinho-spurs-fullback-bale-better-chelseas-cole-254674|publisher=Tribalfootball|accessdate=7 March 20009|date=7 March 2009|archive-date=2023-04-07|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230407042655/https://www.tribalfootball.com/articles/mourinho-spurs-fullback-bale-better-chelseas-cole-254674|dead-url=no}}</ref> [[Igor Stimac]],<ref>{{cite web|title=Croatia coach: Bale better than Giggs ever was|url=http://www.givemefootball.com/premier-league/croatia-coach-bale-better-than-giggs-ever-was|publisher=GMF Media|work=GiveMeFootball|accessdate=20 October 2012|date=18 October 2012|archive-date=2012-10-21|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121021225131/http://www.givemefootball.com/premier-league/croatia-coach-bale-better-than-giggs-ever-was|dead-url=yes}}</ref> [[Daniel Alves]]<ref>{{cite news|title=Bale fits the bill for Barcelona as Alves insists Spurs winger would sizzle in Spain|url=http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-2130971/Gareth-Bale-perfect-Barcelona-says-Dani-Alves.html|publisher=Associated Newspapers|work=Mail Online|accessdate=6 January 2013|date=17 April 2012|archive-date=2022-06-07|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220607071830/https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-2130971/Gareth-Bale-perfect-Barcelona-says-Dani-Alves.html|dead-url=no}}</ref> dan [[Phil Neville]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Phil Neville praises Gareth Bale's improvement |url=http://www.sportsmole.co.uk/football/spurs/news/neville-praises-improved-bale_12908.html |publisher=Sportsmole |accessdate=11 January 2012 |date=11 January 2012 |archive-date=2016-10-19 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161019033030/http://www.sportsmole.co.uk/football/spurs/news/neville-praises-improved-bale_12908.html |dead-url=no }}</ref>

Mantan pemain Liverpool dan BBC cendekiawan sepak bola Mark Lawrenson mengatakan "Apa yang membuat Gareth Bale begitu istimewa? Simple. Ia adalah salah satu pemain tercepat yang pernah saya lihat, tetapi dia telah menunjukkan teknik dan kemampuan lain untuk menemukan kombinasi kecepatan ekstra dan teknik dalam langkah selanjutnya. dia memiliki kemampuan untuk melakukan dan menggunakan teknik-nya dengan kecepatan yang besar ".<ref>{{cite news|title=Gareth Bale: why Inter are going to bid £40m for Tottenham star|url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2011/jan/27/gareth-bale-inter-bid-40m|publisher=Guardian News and Media|work=guardian.co.uk|accessdate=27 January 2011|date=27 January 2011|archive-date=2013-01-31|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130131062632/http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2011/jan/27/gareth-bale-inter-bid-40m|dead-url=no}}</ref>

Pada tanggal 2 November 2010, setelah pertandingan [[Liga Champions]] babak penyisihan grup melawan Internazionale, tim Rafael van der Vaart mengatakan, "Setiap orang takut padanya [Bale]. [[Maicon Douglas Sisenando|Maicon]] adalah salah satu bek terbaik di dunia, dan dia membunuhnya.."<ref name=dt3Nov10>{{cite news|author=Jason Burt|url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/tottenham-hotspur/8105525/Harry-Redknapp-pours-praise-on-fantastic-Gareth-Bale-and-insists-he-is-not-for-sale.html|title=Harry Redknapp pours praise on 'fantastic' Gareth Bale and insists he is not for sale|work=The Telegraph|publisher=Telegraph Media Group|date=3 November 2010|access-date=2013-02-27|archive-date=2023-04-05|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230405181237/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/tottenham-hotspur/8105525/Harry-Redknapp-pours-praise-on-fantastic-Gareth-Bale-and-insists-he-is-not-for-sale.html|dead-url=no}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Van der Vaart: Bale 'killed' Maicon in Spurs win|url=http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story?id=838445&sec=uefachampionsleague&cc=5901|publisher=ESPN|work=Soccernet|accessdate=22 December 2011|date=2 November 2010|archive-date=2010-11-06|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101106052108/http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story?id=838445&sec=uefachampionsleague&cc=5901|dead-url=yes}}</ref>

Berbicara pada sebuah wawancara tahun 2012, Manchester City bek [[Micah Richards]] mengungkapkan bahwa Gareth Bale adalah salah satu dari lawan-lawannya yang paling sulit yang pernah dihadapi, mengatakan bahwa:<blockquote>"Dia membuat saya merasakan lebih tinggi, selalu mengambil bola dari saya dan memotong.. Dia tidak berhenti berjalan dan berlari. Ini konyol."<ref>{{cite news|last=Ladyman|first=Ian|title=EXCLUSIVE: When United pulled clear of City I wanted to cry... Richards reveals torment|url=http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-2127889/Micah-Richards-When-Manchester-United-pulled-clear-City-I-wanted-cry.html|publisher=Associated Newspapers|work=Mail Online|date=10 April 2012|accessdate=11 April 2012|archive-date=2022-06-20|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220620062918/https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-2127889/Micah-Richards-When-Manchester-United-pulled-clear-City-I-wanted-cry.html|dead-url=no}}</ref></blockquote>

Redknapp membuat komentar lebih positif mengenai Bale pada bulan Oktober 2012, yang menyatakan bahwa dia di kelas yang sama baik sebagai [[Cristiano Ronaldo]] dan [[Lionel Messi]]. Dia mengatakan:<blockquote>"Dia berbakat, menakjubkan menakjubkan dan dia pemain setelah Ronaldo dan Messi dari dunia ini dan dia semakin baik dan lebih baik. Dia hampir tidak dapat untuk tidak dimainkan.. Dia adalah pemain kelas dunia asli. Tidak ada orang yang bisa bermain seperti dia. meningkatkan tim mana pun. "<ref>{{cite news|title=Gareth Bale in Ronaldo and Messi's class, says Redknapp|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/19957299|publisher=BBC Sport|date=16 October 2012|accessdate=16 October 2012|archive-date=2016-01-16|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160116023742/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/19957299|dead-url=no}}</ref></blockquote>

== Sponsor ==
Pada tanggal 11 Juli 2013, [[EA Sports]] mengumumkan bahwa mereka telah menampilkan Bale di Inggris, Irlandia, Timur dan Tengah meliputi [[FIFA 14]], bersama bintang sampul dunia [[Lionel Messi]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.easports.com/uk/fifa/news-updates-gameplay/article/fifa-14-uk-cover-reveal|title=Gareth Bale Stars With Lionel Messi On The FIFA 14 Cover|publisher=EA Sports|date=11 July 2013|accessdate=15 July 2013|archive-date=2014-07-18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140718114017/http://www.easports.com/uk/fifa/news-updates-gameplay/article/fifa-14-uk-cover-reveal|dead-url=no}}</ref>

== Prestasi ==

'''Tottenham Hotspur'''
* [[Piala Liga Inggris]]: [[Piala Liga Inggris 2007–2008|2007—08]]
'''Real Madrid'''
* [[La Liga]]: [[La Liga 2016–2017|2016–17]],<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bdfutbol.com/en/t/t2016-172.html?t=lista |title=Real Madrid 2016–2017: Statistics |website=BDFutbol |access-date=25 Mei 2020 |archive-date=2023-07-18 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230718154729/https://www.bdfutbol.com/en/t/t2016-172.html?t=lista |dead-url=no }}</ref> [[La Liga 2019–2020|2019–20]],<ref name=Liga /> [[La Liga 2021–2022|2021–22]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Real Madrid win record-extending 35th La Liga title after thrashing Espanyol - Euro round-up |url=https://uk-sport-web.prod.oceanusorigin.com/football/news/11095/12603085/real-madrid-win-record-extending-35th-la-liga-title-after-thrashing-espanyol-euro-round-up |access-date=2022-04-30 |website=Sky Sports }}{{Pranala mati|date=April 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
* [[Piala Raja Spanyol]]: [[Piala Raja Spanyol 2013–2014|2013–14]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://actas.rfef.es/actas/RFEF_CmpActa1?cod_primaria=1000144&CodActa=23476 |title=Acta del Partido celebrado el 16 de abril de 2014, en Valencia |trans-title=Minutes of the Match held on 16 April 2014, in Valencia |publisher=Royal Spanish Football Federation |access-date=25 Mei 2020 |language=es |archive-date=2020-06-15 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200615010140/http://actas.rfef.es/actas/RFEF_CmpActa1?cod_primaria=1000144&CodActa=23476 |dead-url=yes }}</ref>
* [[Piala Super Spanyol]]: [[Piala Super Spanyol 2017|2017]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://actas.rfef.es/actas/RFEF_CmpActa1?cod_primaria=1000144&CodActa=42775 |title=Acta del Partido celebrado el 13 de agosto de 2017, en Barcelona |trans-title=Minutes of the Match held on 13 August 2017, in Barcelona |publisher=Royal Spanish Football Federation |access-date=25 Mei 2020 |language=es |archive-date=2017-08-18 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170818142217/http://actas.rfef.es/actas/RFEF_CmpActa1?cod_primaria=1000144&CodActa=42775 |dead-url=yes }}<br />{{cite web |url=http://actas.rfef.es/actas/RFEF_CmpActa1?cod_primaria=1000144&CodActa=42781 |title=Acta del Partido celebrado el 16 de agosto de 2017, en Madrid |trans-title=Minutes of the Match held on 16 August 2017, in Madrid |publisher=Royal Spanish Football Federation |access-date=25 Mei 2020 |language=es |archive-date=2023-01-28 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230128150635/http://actas.rfef.es/actas/RFEF_CmpActa1?cod_primaria=1000144&CodActa=42781 |dead-url=yes }}</ref>[[Piala Super Spanyol 2019–2020|2019–20]], [[Piala Super Spanyol 2021–2022|2021–22]]
* [[Liga Champions UEFA]]: [[Liga Champions UEFA 2013–2014|2013–14]],<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/27383593 |title=Real Madrid 4–201 Atlético Madrid |first=Phil |last=McNulty |website=BBC Sport |date=25 Mei 2014 |access-date=25 Mei 2020 |archive-date=2018-08-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180804214037/https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/27383593 |dead-url=no }}</ref> [[Liga Champions UEFA 2015–2016|2015–16]],<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/36254652 |title=Real Madrid 1–201 Atlético Madrid |first=Neil |last=Johnston |website=BBC Sport |date=29 Mei 2016 |access-date=25 Mei 2020 |archive-date=2019-05-20 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190520162047/https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/36254652 |dead-url=no }}</ref> [[Liga Champions UEFA 2016–2017|2016–17]],<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/40123279 |title=Juventus 1–204 Real Madrid |first=Phil |last=McNulty |website=BBC Sport |date=3 Juni 2017 |access-date=25 Mei 2020 |archive-date=2019-04-14 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190414124302/https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/40123279 |dead-url=no }}</ref> [[Liga Champions UEFA 2017–2018|2017–18]],<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/44258022 |title=Real Madrid 3–201 Liverpool |first=Phil |last=McNulty |website=BBC Sport |date=26 Mei 2018 |access-date=25 Mei 2020 |archive-date=2019-05-21 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190521142709/https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/44258022 |dead-url=no }}</ref> [[Liga Champions UEFA 2021–2022|2021–22]]<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/news/0275-15415a62aaf0-36d3e17d7404-1000/ |title=Champions League final: Vinícius Júnior scores only goal as Real Madrid deny Liverpool again |website=UEFA.com |publisher=Union of European Football Associations |date=28 Mei 2022 |access-date=28 Mei 2022 |archive-date=2022-05-28 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220528222257/https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/news/0275-15415a62aaf0-36d3e17d7404-1000/ |dead-url=no }}</ref>
* [[Piala Super UEFA]]: [[Piala Super UEFA 2014|2014]],<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/28741099 |title=Super Cup: Cristiano Ronaldo scores twice in Real Madrid win |first=Rob |last=Phillips |website=BBC Sport |date=12 August 2014 |access-date=25 Mei 2020 |archive-date=2023-04-09 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230409012035/https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/28741099 |dead-url=no }}</ref> [[Piala Super UEFA 2016|2016]],<ref>{{cite web |title=Real Madrid CF |url=http://www.uefa.com/uefasupercup/season=2016/clubs/club=50051/squad/index.html |website=UEFA.com |publisher=Union of European Football Associations |accessdate=8 Februari 2022 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160814215531/http://www.uefa.com/uefasupercup/season=2016/clubs/club=50051/squad/index.html |archivedate=14 August 2016 }}</ref> [[Piala Super UEFA 2017|2017]]<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/40788621 |title=Real Madrid 2–201 Manchester United |first=Jonathan |last=Jurejko |website=BBC Sport |date=8 August 2017 |access-date=25 Mei 2020 |archive-date=2018-06-28 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180628070949/https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/40788621 |dead-url=no }}</ref>
* [[Piala Dunia Antarklub FIFA]]: [[Piala Dunia Antarklub FIFA 2014|2014]],<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/live/football/30487421 |title=Real Madrid 2–200 San Lorenzo |first=Jonathan |last=Jurejko |website=BBC Sport |date=20 Desember 2014 |access-date=25 Mei 2020 |archive-date=2023-04-07 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230407025331/https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/live/football/30487421 |dead-url=no }}</ref> [[Piala Dunia Antarklub FIFA 2016|2016]], [[Piala Dunia Antarklub FIFA 2017|2017]],<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/42370685 |title=Real Madrid 1–200 Grêmio |website=BBC Sport |date=16 Desember 2017 |access-date=25 Mei 2020 |archive-date=2018-09-12 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180912234011/https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/42370685 |dead-url=no }}</ref> [[Piala Dunia Antarklub FIFA 2018|2018]]<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/46651517 |title=Real Madrid 4–201 Al Ain |website=BBC Sport |date=22 Desember 2018 |access-date=25 Mei 2020 |archive-date=2023-05-29 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230529220449/https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/46651517 |dead-url=no }}</ref>

'''Los Angeles FC'''
* [[Piala MLS]]: 2022
* [[Supporters' Shield]]: 2022

'''Individu'''
* [[Tottenham Hotspur F.C.|Tottenham Hotspur]] Young Player of the Year: 2009–10,<ref>{{Cite web |date=3 May 2010 |title=Gareth, Daws scoop awards |url=http://www.tottenhamhotspur.com/news/articles/daws-bale-scoop-awards-030510.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100506213848/http://www.tottenhamhotspur.com/news/articles/daws-bale-scoop-awards-030510.html |archive-date=6 May 2010 |access-date=3 May 2010 |publisher=Tottenham Hotspur F.C.}}</ref> 2010–11,<ref>{{Cite web |date=19 April 2014 |title=Gareth Bale {{!}} Tottenham Hotspur News and Supporters Forum |url=http://www.tottenhamhotspurs.tv/players/gareth-bale |access-date=9 March 2024 |website=web.archive.org |archive-date=19 April 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140419025629/http://www.tottenhamhotspurs.tv/players/gareth-bale |url-status=bot: unknown }}</ref> 2012–13<ref>{{Cite web |title=player of the year and other awards |url=https://www.mehstg.com/awards.htm |access-date=9 March 2024 |website=www.mehstg.com}}</ref>
* Tottenham Hotspur Player of the Year: [[2012–13 Tottenham Hotspur F.C. season|2012–13]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Tottenham Hotspur Player of the Year Award Winners 1987–2020 |url=https://www.myfootballfacts.com/premier-league/premier-league-clubs-2/spurs_player_of_the_year/ |access-date=18 September 2020 |website=myfootballfacts.com}}</ref>
* [[PFA Players' Player of the Year]]: [[2010–11 Premier League#Annual awards|2010–11]],<ref name=PFA1011 /> [[2012–13 Premier League#Annual awards|2012–13]]<ref name=PFA1213 />
* [[PFA Young Player of the Year]]: [[2012–13 Premier League#Annual awards|2012–13]]<ref name=PFA1213 />
* [[FWA Footballer of the Year]]: [[2012–13 Premier League#Annual awards|2012–13]]<ref>{{Cite web |date=2 May 2013 |title=Bale named FWA Footballer of the Year |url=http://www.footballwriters.co.uk/news/bale-named-fwa-footballer-of-the-year/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130504174528/http://www.footballwriters.co.uk/news/bale-named-fwa-footballer-of-the-year/ |archive-date=4 May 2013 |access-date=2 May 2013 |publisher=Football Writers' Association}}</ref>

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* [http://www.realmadrid.com/cs/Satellite/en/1193041476158/1330158342020/jugador/Jugador/Bale.htm Profil di situs resmi Real Madrid] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131014190857/http://www.realmadrid.com/cs/Satellite/en/1193041476158/1330158342020/jugador/Jugador/Bale.htm |date=2013-10-14 }}
* [http://www.faw.org.uk/PlayerDisplay.ink?skip=1&season=11/12&squadno=11129&seasonl=2011/2012&Playertype=p Profil Gareth Bale] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160316120955/http://www.faw.org.uk/PlayerDisplay.ink?skip=1&season=11%2F12&squadno=11129&seasonl=2011%2F2012&Playertype=p |date=2016-03-16 }}
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* [http://www.premierleague.com/en-gb/players/profile.overview.html/gareth-bale Profil di situs resmi Liga Premier] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131213231950/http://www.premierleague.com/en-gb/players/profile.overview.html/gareth-bale |date=2013-12-13 }}
* [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/shared/bsp/hi/football/statistics/players/b/bale_332408.stm Profil di BBC] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130902013848/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/shared/bsp/hi/football/statistics/players/b/bale_332408.stm |date=2013-09-02 }}
* [http://soccernet.espn.go.com/player/_/id/77653/gareth-bale?cc=3436 Profil di ESPN Soccernet]{{Pranala mati|date=Januari 2022 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
* [http://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/en/gareth-bale/profil/spieler_39381.html Profil di Transfermarkt] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140516210006/http://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/en/gareth-bale/profil/spieler_39381.html |date=2014-05-16 }}
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