The Welshman announced his retirement from football, leaving behind a career full of success and controversy, largely during his time at Real Madrid.
Gareth Bale announced the end of his career like a pro. The Welsh winger will not continue his career on the courts, as announced through a statement on social networks, making the 2022 World Cup in Qatar the last game he played. The Welshman played for clubs Southampton, Tottenham, LAFC and Real Madrid.
With the Spaniards, he reached the pinnacle of his life as a footballer, adding titles and scoring on numerous occasions.Yeswith a dose of controversy at the end of his stay with the white team.
And although some call it failure Bale’s tenure in the White House, the Briton’s career in the Spanish capital has been plagued by unforgettable matches, memorable goals and titles that every other footballer would have wanted to achieve.
Baal, the man of the final, will no longer thrill fans with his speed, dribbling and attacking ability. In that sense, it’s worth checking out all your career data as a player of the merengue team.
How many goals did Gareth Bale score at Real Madrid
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Gareth Bale made his Real Madrid debut on September 14, 2013. He did so during a visit to Villarreal at the then El Madrigal Stadium, where he took advantage of a Carvajal assist from the baseline in the 38th minute of the first half to beating with the right to Asenjo and also scored his first goal as a merengue.
Nine years later, the former Tottenham footballer leaves the Spanish club 106 goals (81 in LaLiga, 16 in the Champions League, 3 in the Copa del Rey and 6 in the Club World Cup) and 68 assists in 258 games played (176 in LaLiga, 57 in the Champions League, 13 in the Copa del Rey, 3 in the European Super Cup, 6 in the Club World Cup and 3 in the Spanish Super Cup).
This is evident from data from Opta. Bale has been Real Madrid’s third top goalscorer in all competitions since his arrival in 2013just behind Cristiano Ronaldo Y Karim Benzema.
Moreover, it is the Real Madrid’s third top assist in all competitions since his arrival in 2013only behind Benzema and Cristiano Ronaldo. And he is also the player who has scored the most goals with his left foot for Real Madrid in all competitions since his arrival in 2013 (73 goals).
His most productive season in terms of goals, it was the first, 2013-14, in which he signed 22 goals in 44 presentations. On the contrary, due to injuries, he played alone 27 games and only 9 goals scored in the academic year 2016/2017.
How many titles has Gareth Bale won at Real Madrid?
Bale won at Real Madrid 19 titles. And it is that the British have collected as many as 5 Champions League, 3 Spanish Leagues, 4 Club World Cup, 3 European Super Cup, 1 Copa del Rey and 3 Spanish Super Cups.
How many goals did Gareth Bale score in the final with Real Madrid
Many complain that Bale has been unable to maintain the spectacular form he has been able to display in key matches over time. But no one will be able to say that the Welshman disappeared during the big events. In fact, many consider it for a reason ‘the man of the final’.
In this sense, in his first year playing for Real Madrid, he signed the unforgettable gallop against Barcelona in the final of the Copa del Reyhumiliating Marc Bartra and signaling an anthological target; and he headed in Lisbon to unbalance the 2014 Champions League final Atletico Madridafter a personal move through Angel Di Maria.
That same 2014, but in December, Bale would appear again in a final won by Real Madrid. It happened against San Lorenzo de Almagro, in Morocco and before the Club World Cup, marking the final 2-0 against the Catalan team.
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His fourth and fifth goals in the final with Real Madrid would be prizes Champions League Final 2018when he marked one Liverpool doubles in Kiev. One of his targets had the complicity of Loris Cariusgoalkeeper for the Reds, but the other was a spectacular work of art, perhaps the most beautiful target in a Champions League final. His incredible acrobatics in the English box will never be forgotten.
In addition, it should be noted that although he did not score in the 120 minutes of the game, scored his penalty in the 2016 Champions League final shootout played in Milanwhere the title was decided in favor of the whites, also against Atlético de Madrid.
How many injuries did Gareth Bale have at Real Madrid?
If Bale’s career at Real Madrid had many highlights, it also had many shadows in the form of injuries. And it is that he suffered more than 28 in the Spanish capital, a situation as dramatic as it is recurring led to missing over 100 games with the white team.
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The most serious of all his injuries was suffered in Lisbon against Sporting de Portugal in the peroneal tendons of his right ankle. The ordeal lasted from November 2016 to February 2017 84 days in dry dock and miss up to 17 Real Madrid matches. Ten months earlier, he had missed 8 months due to a calf muscle tear that left him inactive for 45 days, representing his second most significant injury.
However, muscle problems, tears and ruptured tires also made Bale eligible crystal crack.
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