Facts about Gareth Bale you didn’t know about

If you want to learn some

facts about Gareth Bale

, you should know that he was born on 16 July 1989 and is arguably the greatest professional football player in the history of Wales who rose from being unknown to become one of the most famous footballers in the world. Despite Gareth Bale age being only 31, he has already made a name for himself in the history of football. Bale is known for his agility and speed and his intense physical style of play.

The Welsh football star who makes regular appearances for the Wales national team and Spanish club Real Madrid has had an impressive career, which has brought him many major victories, for instance, the UEFA Champions League and FIFA World Cup. In this article, we take a look at Gareth Bale’s impressive life, salary, and net worth, family, and stats.

Facts about Gareth Bale you need to know

So, let’s jump right in and learn more about the Welsh football phenom.

Gareth Bale family and personal life

Gareth Frank Bale was born in Cardiff on 16 July 1989. He was raised by his father, Frank Bale who was a school caretaker, and his mother, Debby Bale, an operations manager. One of the interesting facts about him is that at a young age, he idolized the former

player, Ryan Giggs.

During the time he attended Eglwys Newydd Primary School, he played at a football club called Cardiff Civil Service. While playing for the team, Bale’s talent drew the attention of

scouts to him. After finishing primary education, Bale attended the Whitchurch High School where he continued to actively play football.

Here’s one of the weird

facts about Gareth Bale

for you; Bale was so good at sports that his Physical Education teacher had to create rules for him which restricted him from dribbling and playing with his left leg. During all those early years Gareth Bale’s family always supported his dreams of becoming a professional football player.

Bale was so skilled, that it was inevitable for Southampton to sign him, however, Bale’s height was could have been an issue and it made him doubt if he’ll ever be signed. He continued playing football and when

Gareth Bale age

was 16, he led his school’s U-18 side to Cardiff & Vale Senior Cup.

Gareth Bale Net Worth & Salary

One of the very interesting facts about Gareth Bale is that despite Gareth Bale’s age is only 31, He is on the list of the top ten richest football players and top ten highest-paid football players in the world with a net worth estimated at $125 million.

 Bale has endorsement deals with companies like Adidas, Konami, and Wish. Bale owns 60% of a company called Primesure Limited, which manages his affairs. He also owns a sports bar in Cardiff, Elevens Bar & Grills. Since 2019,

Gareth Bale salary

has been about €15 million a year.

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Gareth Bale Love Story

Before

Gareth Bale children

were born, Bale used to date Emma Rhys-Jones in high school, and she later became his wife.

He announced that they had gotten engaged on 17 July 2016, a day after his 27th birthday and now that

Gareth Bale age

is 31, they have 3 kids, Alba Violet who was born in 2012, Nava Valentina in 2016, and Alex Charles in 2018. At this point, we’re not sure if Gareth Bale children share their dad’s love and talent for football, but we’ll know in the future.

Philanthropy

With

Gareth Bale net worth

being so high it’s only good that he’s involved in charity and that’s one of the very heart-warming facts about Gareth Bale. In November 2014, Bale took part in FIFA's "

11 against Ebola

" campaign with a group of most famous football players from all over the world, including

,

, Xavi, and Didier Drogba.

FIFA's campaign was done in collaboration with the Confederation of African Football and health, and their slogan was "Together, we can beat Ebola". The players held up eleven signs with messages written on them to raise awareness of the disease and ways to cure it.

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Gareth Bale house

Bale lives in the La Finca neighborhood, which is an exclusive community and is home to Madrid's wealthiest, but with Gareth Bale salary, that’s easily affordable. Unfortunately. Zidane is a neighbor of the

Gareth Bale family

. We say unfortunately because recently there’s been some bad blood between the player and his coach. Bale’s team-mates

and

also live nearby, and Cristiano Ronaldo used to live there.

Before Bale and his family moved there, the house was rented by

legend Kaka before he left to further his career in other parts of the world. The house is a significant result of modern architecture, designed by Joaquin Torres and worth about £6.5million.

If you want your mind blown by facts about Gareth Bale, here’s one for you.

Gareth Bale house

costs £10,000 each month in rent alone, but that’s the price one has to pay to stay in the Pozuelo de Alarcón part of La Finca, in this magnificent 1,500 square meters two-story house.

Gareth Bale children are all very young and there are three of them so all that space comes in pretty handy for raising three children. The house comes with four bedrooms, an indoor pool, a fully equipped gym, two utility rooms, many porches, and terraces, as well as a garage that can keep six cars.

Gareth Bale doesn’t like tattoos

One of the facts about Bale that is worth mentioning is his aversion to tattoos. Apparently, Gareth Bale’s family never approved of him getting tattoos. Just like his former teammate, Cristiano Ronaldo, Bale has said publicly that he would never even think of getting a tattoo, but his reasons are totally different from Ronaldo’s.

Ronaldo has stayed away from ink because he’s a regular blood donor, and he has widely supported that cause throughout his entire career. The Welshman, however, felt that he could never get a tattoo or wear any tacky jewelry because of his father Frank, who is a school caretaker.

However, he did admit that he gave his dad a shock once by wearing magnetic earrings to a family dinner in his home town of Cardiff. He said his dad walked in and he swore he thought he was going to kill him. He said his dad looked at him with such disgust in front of his mate which was pretty awkward.  Looks like even when you earn Gareth Bale salary, there are a few lines that you cannot cross in the Gareth Bale family.

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Gareth Bale Wife

Another one of the facts about Gareth Bale that is worth mentioning is his relationship with his wife. As mentioned earlier Gareth Bale met his wife at Whitchurch High School and they began dating in the early 2000s. It is true that some have questioned his loyalty to Real Madrid, but his love for childhood sweetheart Emma Rhys-Jones, 29, has never been doubted. The two got engaged in 2016, but like any other couple, their relationship has had its ups and downs.

Emma Rhys’ dad, Martin got released from prison in June after serving six months in prison in the US for fraud.

After he moved in and started living with Alina Baranova, a florist half his age, Emma banned his father from a wedding that was initially scheduled to happen in 2018. That’s not the worse that has happened to

Gareth Bale wife

’s family. Also, some other members of Emma’s family like her aunt Jane Burns have been involved in drug business.

In 2019, Gareth and Emma got married in a very secret ceremony at a five-star hotel on an island in Majorca in front of only 60 of their close friends and family. The location was disclosed to the guests only 24-hours before the ceremony, and they were asked to hand in their phones to the security guards as they stepped in the hotel. When you see his lavish lifestyle in Madrid, you can understand why he doesn't want to leave.

The relationship between Gareth bale wife and the famous footballer seem to have survived the usual obstacles in the relationships of professional athletes.

Football is not the only sport Bale plays

One of the most interesting and unknown facts about Gareth Bale is that he is a huge fan of golf. While we all know how talented he is at football, that wasn’t the only sport he thrived at in school, as Bale was good at almost everything he participated in.

Early on, Bale showed his talent in a wide variety of other sports such as rugby, hockey, and distance running; he even claims he’s pretty good at tennis to this day. His favorite hobby outside of football, however, is golf.

Bale is a huge fan of the sport and he often uses his free time to enhance his swing and eventually, become an all-round better golfer. His love for and commitment to golf also gave him a chance to play a few rounds at the popular US Open course at Pebble Beach, California.

As we said before, Bale is a huge golf fan and he even has a replica of the 17th hole at Sawgrass in his back garden. The Spanish media blamed his love of golf as the reason why he has spent so much time out injured and unable to play for Real Madrid. One of the sad facts about Gareth Bale is that he has had his share of injuries throughout his career.

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Gareth Bale stats and Professional Football Career

Southampton (2006–2007)

After his debut for Southampton in April 2006, Bale became the second-youngest player in the history of Southampton to play for the English club. After a couple of months, Bale scored his first goal for the club even though Gareth Bale age was only around 17.

As he kept playing for Southampton, Bale began to show to the world that he is a natural at turning free kicks into goals. His performance on the pitch did not go drew a lot of attention to him, as he received the BBC Wales Young Sports Personality of the Year award, 8 months after his debut.

In March 2007, Bale won the Football League Young Player of the Year award. After he played 45 games for Southampton, Bale decided to leave the club.

Tottenham Hotspur (2007–2013)

If you want more facts about Gareth Bale, here we go! In 2007 Bale signed a four-year contract with EPL club

and made debut for the club against Manchester United. A few days later, he scored his first goal for the club.

Gareth Bale stats

kept improving until an injury in December 2007.

Bale continued to play well and won the BBC Goal of the Month in August 2010. In September 2010, Bale made his first Champions League goal. In October 2010, Bale got his first hat trick in the

against the then European champions,

. In December 2010, Bale’s impressive performance got him the BBC Wales Sports Personality of the Year trophy.

At the start of the 2011-12 season, Bale got so much attention from the international media. Therefore, he was named to the UEFA Team of the Year and was chosen as the EPL Player of the Month for the second time. In June 2012, he extended his contract with the Spurs for four more years.

At the beginning of the 2012-13 season, Bale changed his number from 3 to 11. His performance and amazing strikes got him the EPL Player of the Month for February and BBC Goal of the Month for January and February.

That season ended with Bale winning both the Young Player of the Year and the PFA Player of the Year award. On top of those, he won the FWA Footballer of the Year Award and became the second player to win all three awards in a season which is one of the coolest facts about Gareth Bale.

Real Madrid (2013)

In September 2013, Bale stunned football fans around the world after it became public that he signed a six-year contract with Real Madrid for €91 million. In 2016, reliable sources confirmed that the transfer sum was €100.8 million, which shocked everyone and made them look up Gareth Bale net worth. His salary was a record number at that point that was broken by

in August 2016.

You want cool facts about Gareth Bale, here it goes. In 2014, he became the first Welsh footballer to score in a Champions League final. During the season, he became part of Madrid’s attacking trio along with Benzema and Ronaldo.

The 2014-15 season began with Bale winning a UEFA Super Cup. Gareth Bale stats during the season was stained by a calf injury. After Zinedine Zidane joined Real Madrid, Bale’s performance improved. By the time the team got to the UEFA Champions League final which they eventually won, Bale had established his position as a starter in the team’s line up.

In October 2016, Bale extended his contract with Madrid which means he will play for the club till 2022. After an ankle injury in November 2016, Bale had to sit on the bench for four months. Real Madrid went on to win the Laliga, and after a month recovering from his injury, Bale returned to the pitch and helped Madrid win the 2017 UEFA Champions League final.

During the 2017-18 season, Gareth Bale’s stats improved significantly. He was an integral part of Madrid’s win in the Spanish Super Cup, UEFA Super Cup, and the FIFA Club World Cup. In the 2018 UEFA Champions League final, Bale scored an amazing overhead goal.

After Ronaldo and head coach Zinedine Zidane left Real Madrid, Bale’s role in the team became even more important. He became the third player to score a hat trick in the Club World Final, and that got him the golden boot.

In 2019, Bale was in the middle of working a deal with the Chinese club,

, but the deal never happened. In October 2019, there were rumors about Bale leaving Real Madrid, but then he continued to play despite the rumors about his potential transfer.

We hope these facts about Gareth Bale was a fun read and that it let you know the Welsh footballer a little better.

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