Gareth Frank Bale Gareth Frank Bale is a Welsh professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Spanish club Real Madrid and the Wales national team. Gareth features high speed and well-delivered blow. Bale was transferred to Real Madrid for an undisclosed fee on 1th September 2013. Team Achievement of the "Real" Spanish Cup (Copa del Rey): 2014 The winner of the UEFA Champions League: 2013-14, 2015-16 Winner UEFA Super Cup: 2014, 2016 The winner of the FIFA Club World Cup: 2014, 2016 Personal achievements The Professional Footballers' Association Players' Player of the Year (often called the PFA Players' Player of the Year, the Players' Player of the Year, or simply the Player of the Year) is an annual award given to the player who is adjudged to have been the best of the year in English football. Player of the English Premier League: 2012/2013 Member of "Team of the Year" by the PPA, 2010/11, 2011/12, 2012/13 Player of the Year according PFA players: 2010/11, 2012/13 Young Player of the Year by the PFA version: 2012/13 A member of the "team of the year" according to UEFA: 2011 The month's English Premier League April 2010, January 2012, February 2013 FAW (The Football Association of Wales) Young Player of the Year: 2007 Tottenham Hotspur Young Player of the Year: 2009–10, 2010–11 Welsh Footballer of the Year: 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016 BBC Wales Sports Personality of the Year: 2010 BBC WalesCarwyn James Junior Sportsman of the Year: 2006 FWA (The Football Writers' Association) Footballer of the Year: 2012–13 ESM (European Sports Media) Team of the Year: 2013 UEFA Team of the Year: 2011, 2013 The Football Manager Team of the Decade: 2015 UEFA Champions League Squad of the Season: 2015–16