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Gareth Bale

1989 - Today

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Gareth Frank Bale (born 16 July 1989) is a Welsh former professional footballer who played as a right winger, most notably for Tottenham Hotspur, Real Madrid, and the Wales national team. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest players of his generation and the greatest Welsh player of all time. Bale was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2022 Birthday Honours for his contributions to association football and various charities. Bale began his professional career at Southampton, playing as a left-back before moving to Tottenham in 2007. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Gareth Bale is the 587th most popular soccer player (down from 522nd in 2019), the 1,492nd most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 1,307th in 2019) and the 31st most popular British Soccer Player.

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Gareth Bale ranks 587 out of 21,273. Before him are Michio Ashikaga, Takao Nishiyama, Ernst Wilimowski, Luis Carniglia, Pak Doo-ik, and Luis del Sol. After him are Velibor Vasović, Hideo Shinojima, Ryan Giggs, Michiyo Taki, Raphinha, and Seiichi Sakiya.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1989, Gareth Bale ranks 8. Before him are Thomas Müller, Taron Egerton, PewDiePie, Daniel Radcliffe, Chris Brown, and Taylor Swift. After him are Henrikh Mkhitaryan, Ivan Perišić, Marco Reus, James Harden, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, and Alexandre Pato.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Gareth Bale ranks 1,492 out of 8,785. Before him are Marc Bolan (1947), Emily Davison (1872), Charles Bennett (1870), Tom Scott (1984), Cicely Saunders (1918), and Henry Pelham (1694). After him are Patrick Head (1946), Richard of Conisburgh, 3rd Earl of Cambridge (1375), Peter Robinson (1948), Ryan Giggs (1973), Adrian Lyne (1941), and Patrick Macnee (1922).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In United Kingdom

Among soccer players born in United Kingdom, Gareth Bale ranks 31. Before him are Erling Braut Håland (2000), John Toshack (1949), Frank Lampard (1948), Duncan Edwards (1936), Jim Brown (1908), and Bob Paisley (1919). After him are Ryan Giggs (1973), Phil Neville (1977), Herbert Chapman (1878), John Connelly (1938), Ian Rush (1961), and Gerry Byrne (1938).

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