Gareth Frank Bale is a Welsh footballer who plays for Spanish club Real Madrid and the Wales national team, as a winger. Bale began his professional career at Southampton, playing at left back and earning acclaim as a free kick specialist. He moved to Tottenham Hotspur in 2007, for an eventual �7 million fee. During his time at Spurs, managerial and tactical shifts saw him transform into a more offensive player. From the 2009?10 season, Bale became an integral part of the team, rising to international attention during the 2010?11 UEFA Champions League. In 2011 and 2013 he was named PFA Players' Player of the Year, and was named in the UEFA Team of the Year. In 2013 he was also named PFA Young Player of the Year and the FWA Footballer of the Year. On 1 September 2013, Bale was transferred to Spanish team Real Madrid for an undisclosed fee. The Spanish press and Real Madrid TV reported �77 million, while the English press reported a world record transfer fee of �85.3 million, which would be above Cristiano Ronaldo's transfer record fee of �80 million. 

July 16th, 1989 in Cardiff (Age 34)