Gareth Bale
Bale in 2014, Photo by Maxisports/Bigstock. Com Birth Name: Gareth Frank Bale Place of Birth: South Glamorgan, Glamorganshire, Wales Date of Birth: 16 July...
Bale in 2014, photo by Maxisports/Bigstock.com
Birth Name: Gareth Frank Bale
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Place of Birth: South Glamorgan, Glamorganshire, Wales
Date of Birth: 16 July, 1989
Ethnicity: Welsh, English
Gareth Bale is a Welsh professional footballer. He plays as a winger for Major League Soccer club Los Angeles FC and the Wales national team. He held the world record transfer fee, of £85.1 million (€100.8 million), to Real Madrid.
Gareth was born in South Glamorgan, Glamorganshire, Wales, to Deborah (Pike), an operations manager, and Frank Bale, a school caretaker. He is the nephew of Cardiff City footballer Chris Pike. Gareth was eligible to play for England through his grandmother. Gareth is married to Emma Rhys-Jones, with whom he has three children.
Gareth’s paternal grandfather was surnamed Bale.
Gareth’s paternal grandmother was surnamed Bell-Langford.
Gareth’s maternal grandfather was Dennis Pike (the son of Frederick Walter Pike and Elizabeth M. Griffiths).
Gareth’s maternal grandmother was named Patricia A. Watson.
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