Gareth Bale retires The numbers behind a remarkable career

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Gareth Bale announced his retirement on Monday, bringing an end to a trophy-laden and eventful career spanning 17 seasons.Southampton product Bale made a name for himself at Tottenham, but it was in nine years at Real Madrid he truly rose to stardom although he had a turbulent time in the Spanish capital.Despite playing starring roles in two Champions League finals and winning 16 trophies, Bales time in Madrid turned sour long before he departed last June.The versatile attacker famously paraded with a banner that read Wales. Golf. Madrid. In that order in 2019 and that understandably did not go down well with Los Blancos fans.Playing time continued to be limited Mark Letestu Jersey at Los Angeles FC, but Bale scored an extra-time leveller in the MLS Cup final against Philadelphia Union, which his side won on penalties. Yet for all his succe s at club level, it was arguably with Wales that Bale enjoyed his proudest moments, not least reaching the semi-finals of Euro 2016.Bale also played a huge part in ending Wales 64-year wait to qualify for the World Cup last year, with their group defeat to England proving to be his final game as a profe sional.As the curtain comes down on Bales playing days at the age of just 33, Stats Perform breaks down the Mark Messier Jersey numbers from a remarkable career.Bale played 664 matches for club and country and scored 226 goals, the majority of those unsurprisingly coming for Madrid (106).He also netted 41 times in 111 games for Wales, becoming his countrys record goalscorer and cap holder in the proce s.The Cardiff-born forward also netted five goals for Southampton and three for LAFC at either end of his career, while bagging 71 in 237 matches for Tottenham.It was his superb form for Spurs, particularly in the 2012-13 season, that saw Bale make a then-record 100.8million (85.1m) switch to Madrid.That would prove to be Bales best season in terms of goals as he netted 21, nine of those from outside the box in the Premier League a single-season record that still stands.Add his four a sists into the mix and only Robin van Persie (35) and Luis Suarez (28) played a direct part in more goals than Bales 25 during that campaign.As impre sive as Bale was for Spurs, though, he did not have any silverware to show for it. That would all soon change at the Santiago Bernabeu.He is the only player to score a match-winning goal in two Champions League finals, doing so in 2013-14 against Atletico Madrid and in 2017-18 to break Liverpools hearts.Bale scored twice against Liverpool, aided by a horror shown from Loris Karius, making him the first substitute to score more than once in a single Champions League final.Those three combined final goals are second only to Cristiano Ronaldo (four), who it is fair to say will be far better remembered by Madrid supporters than Bale. Adam Larsson Jersey While his part in some of Madrids triumphs in more recent seasons was limited, Bale does at least deserve his place in club folklore.His 258 appearances for Los Blancos are more than the likes of Luis Figo (245) and Zinedine Zidane (227) made, and just short of the great Ferenc Puskas tally of 262.Furthermore, Bale is one of only 22 players in Madrids esteemed history to have reach the 100-goal mark, his 106 strikes more than Brazil legend Ronaldo (104) managed.
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