The career journey is over Gareth Bale on a green field. Bale decided to hang up his boots at the age of 33.
Match between Wales and England in the group stage World Cup 2022 so the last one for Bale. In that tournament, Bale failed to guide the Dragons to advance to the knockout stages after finishing fourth.
Los Angeles FC it was Bale’s last club. During his six months there from July 2022, Bale led LAFC to MLS wins by beating Philadelphia Union on penalties. Bale scored a goal to make the score 3-3 after extra time.
— Gareth Bale (@GarethBale11) January 9, 2023
“After careful consideration, I announce my retirement from football,” Bale said in a statement uploaded to his social media accounts.
“I feel lucky to be able to fulfill my dream of having a career in the sport that I love. Football has given me many great moments in my life. It is impossible to repeat in my next life what I have achieved in more than 17 years here.”
Bale, born in Cardiff 33 years ago, is an academy product of Southampton who made his first-team debut in 2006. He played there for just two years and scored five goals in 45 games.
At that time Bale was still playing at left-back before being signed by Tottenham Hotspur in 2007. At the North London club, Bale began to establish himself as one of Europe’s top talents.
Switching position to left winger or forward in 2010 made his career skyrocket. He scored 11 goals in the 2010/2011 season and then climbed to 12 goals, and finally 26 goals in the 2012/2013 season, 21 of which in the league.
It was this solid performance that attracted Bale from Real Madrid in the summer of 2013, who broke the world transfer record with a €91m fee.
Bale immediately led Real Madrid to Champions League and Copa del Rey wins in his first season. Subsequently, Bale’s career in the team was a bit of an up and down, especially after the arrival of Zinedine Zidane.
Although Bale managed to become a goal machine for Real Madrid with Cristiano Ronaldo and Karim Benzema. The three formed the BBC Trio which helped help Madrid win three consecutive Champions League titles.
When he left Madrid last summer, Bale won a total of five Champions Leagues, three LaLiga, one Copa del Rey, three European Super Cups, three Club World Cups and one Spanish Super Cup. He also had 106 goals and 67 assists in 258 games.
Bale was loaned out for a season to Tottenham in 2020/2021 with 16 goals in 34 games. Along with Wales, Bale is the player with the most caps (111) and the most goals (41).
She played a part in helping Wales become Euro 2016 semi-finalists before losing to Portugal. happy retirement, Gareth Bale!
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