Gareth Bale BiographyGareth Frank Bale (born 16 July 1989) is a Welsh footballer who plays for Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur and the Wales national team. Bale began his professional career with Southampton in 2005 and was transferred to Tottenham two years later.Bale was born in Cardiff to parents Frank, a school caretaker, and Debbie, an operations manager; he attended Eglwys Newydd