Gareth Frank Bale Biography and Career Statistics
Gareth Frank Bale International CareerBale was selected by Wales at the end of the 2005–06 season and made his international debut on 27 May 2006. He first appeared as a substitute in a 2–1 win over Trinidad and Tobago, making him the youngest ever player to play for Wales.Bale, who was just 16 years and 315 days, assisted the winning goal scored by Robert Earnshaw.
Brian Flynn commented that Bale was potentially a future star of the game, comparing his technical ability to Ryan Giggs. On 7 October 2006, Bale became the youngest player ever to score a goal for the full Welsh national team in the Euro 2008 qualification match against Slovakia with a trademark free kick.He scored his second goal for Wales in a 3–0 win over San Marino on 28 March 2007.
Bale was eligible to play for England through his grandmother, but he stated in 2007 that:
"It is an honour to play for Wales... Nobody ever got in touch with me personally from England, only through my agent."
After a long injury lay-off, he returned and started in the World Cup qualifier against Finland on 10 October 2009. On 14 October, he played a part in Wales' final World Cup qualifier by setting up David Vaughan to score the opening goal against Liechtenstein and won the free kick that led to the second, Aaron Ramsey's first at senior level.
In December 2010, Bale was awarded the BBC Cymru Sports Personality of the Year trophy.
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Gareth Frank Bale 2012 London Olympics
Bale, who meets the age criteria to play in the 2012 London Olympics, said he would "love to play in the Olympics" for the Great Britain Olympic football team, in defiance of the Welsh FA.
Gareth Frank Bale International goals
| Goal | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
| 1. | 7 October 2006 | Millennium Stadium, Cardiff, Wales |  Slovakia | 1 – 2 | 1 – 5 | Euro 2008 qualifying |
| 2. | 28 March 2007 | Millennium Stadium, Cardiff, Wales |  San Marino | 2 – 0 | 3 – 0 | Euro 2008 qualifying |
| 3. | 12 October 2010 | St. Jakob-Park, Basel, Switzerland |  Switzerland | 1 – 1 | 1 – 4 | Euro 2012 qualifying |
Gareth Frank Bale Career statistics
| Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Europe | Other1 | Total |
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Southampton | 2005–06 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2006–07 | 38 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 43 | 5 |
| Total | 40 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 45 | 5 |
| Tottenham Hotspur | 2007–08 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 3 |
| 2008–09 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 0 |
| 2009–10 | 23 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 3 |
| 2010–11 | 30 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 11 |
| Total | 77 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 21 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 119 | 17 |
| Career Total | 117 | 17 | 13 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 21 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 164 | 22 |
