Gareth Bale announced his retirement.
The 33-year-old player issued a statement announcing the end of performances at both club and international level.
“After careful and serious consideration, I announce my immediate retirement at club and international level.
I am incredibly lucky to fulfill my dream of playing my favorite sport. It really gave me some of the best moments of my life. More than 17 seasons at the highest level – it will be impossible to repeat it, whatever the next page of my life will be.
It seems impossible to express gratitude to all the people who have played a part in this adventure. I feel indebted to so many people for helping me change my life and build a career I never dreamed of when I started playing at age 9.
So, I can’t wait to move on to the next phase of my life. It’s time for a change, a chance for a new adventure…” wrote Bale.
Bale made his European football debut in the 2006/07 season – then played for “Southampton».
In 2007, Welsh moved to Tottenham, where he played for the next six years. He won the League Cup with Spurs.
In 2013, the midfielder became a Real Madrid player. Bale represented the Madrid club until 2020, after which he returned to “Tottenham» leased.
In 2022, Bale left Real Madrid and signed with Los Angeles, where he made 13 appearances and scored three goals.
Of “TrueWelsh played 176 games in total and scored 81 goals. With the Madrid team he won the Champions League five times, the Club World Cup four times La Ligatwice – the European Super Cup, once each – the Spanish Super Cup and the Spanish Cup.
Bale retired after playing for Wales at the 2022 World Cup.
