10 amazing facts from Gareth Bale's Real Madrid career

#6 Trophies galore for Bale at the Bernabeu

Gareth Bale's transfer to Real Madrid is sure to go down as an unwavering success, with the Welshman winning as many as 16 major trophies with the club.

Gareth Bale with Real Madrid:🏆 - 4 Champions League 🏆 - 4 FIFA Club World Cup🏆 - 3 UEFA Super Cup🏆 - 2 League Titles 🏆 - 1 Copa Del Rey🏆 - 2 Spanish Super Cup👤 251 Appearances ⚽️ 105 Goals🅰️ 61 Assists €100m well spent ✅⚪️🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 pic.twitter.com/By6uPoENOz

— Blanco Zone (@theBlancoZone) September 16, 2020

166 goal involvements in 251 appearances is also a stunning return for a player who is harshly treated by a few Real Madrid fans across the globe.

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#5 Better Real Madrid legacy than several legends of the game

Bale's Real Madrid stint might have turned sour in the past 24 months, but the fact remains that he will always be remembered for his contributions in the club's Champions League dominance in the past decade.

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Gareth Bale’s Key Milestones Real Madrid:✅ Won More Trophies Than Zidane 🏆✅ Provided More Assists Than David Beckham 🎯✅ Scored More Goals Than Ronaldo Nazario ⚽️❌ An Incredible Amount Of Disrespect Given To A Great Footballer.💙 Home.#THFC #COYS #BaleIsBack pic.twitter.com/JwS0wVyA8y

— Last Word On Spurs🎙 (@LastWordOnSpurs) September 19, 2020

More trophies than Zinedine Zidane, more assists than David Beckham, and more goals than the legendary Ronaldo Nazario. Unbelievable record regardless of what you think of him as a player.

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#4 More games than Figo and UCLs than Raul

In addition to the previous stat, the mercurial Welshman also has more appearances for the club than former Ballon d'Or winner Luis Figo, while he has also won the Champions League more times than legendary striker Raul.

Bale leaving Madrid with more goals for the club than Ronaldo Nazario, more assists than Beckham, more games than Figo, more trophies than Zidane and more Champions Leagues than Raul. And nobody sorry to see him go.

— Dermot Corrigan (@dermotmcorrigan) September 19, 2020

Bale could well be one of the most underrated Real Madrid players of all time.

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#3 Bale to end Tottenham's trophy drought?

With two La Liga triumphs to his name in his time in Spain, Bale has won as many league titles as Tottenham have in their history.

Since leaving @SpursOfficial for Real Madrid, Gareth Bale has won as many league titles as Spurs have in their entire history (plus 4 CL titles).In the same period, Spurs have reinvested the world record transfer fee received for Gareth Bale and won 0 trophies.#Spursy

— Days Since A Trophy (@_SpursTrophies) September 18, 2020

Will the prodigal son return to break the club's long wait for a trophy?

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#2 Tottenham finally replace Bale. With Bale!

Tottenham have blown hot and cold in the transfer market in recent years, with the likes of Nacer Chadli, Erik Lamela, and Clinton N'Jie, amongst others failing to replace Bale at the club.

Spurs tried to replace Gareth Bale by spending a combined £213million on Eriksen, Chadli, Soldado, Lamela, N’Jie, Janssen, Lucas, Llorente, Lo Celso and Bergwijn, and ultimately replaced him by signing Gareth Bale on loan.

— Transfer News (@TransferChecker) September 17, 2020

However, after seven years, Spurs have resigned Bale to fill the void left by him in 2013. The beautiful game produces some incredible stories from time to time!

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#1 Top-scoring British player in La Liga history

With 80 goals to his name, no British player in La Liga history has scored more league goals than Gareth Bale.

80 - With 80 goals, @GarethBale11 is the top scoring British player in @LaLiga history, overtaking @GaryLineker (42 goals) in March 2016 with his strike against Sevilla. Expats. #BaleIsBack pic.twitter.com/Z9qX30uny1

— OptaJoe (@OptaJoe) September 19, 2020

Additionally, Bale is one of seven players in the game's history to score a brace in a Champions League final and is the only Britisher to do so, having recorded two goals as a substitute against Liverpool in 2018.

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