Historical player · Wales
Gareth Bale
Playing style, career phases and the players compared with them.
Peak BRS
94
Highest assessed phase
Gareth Bale (Tottenham Hotspur 2012-08-18–2013-05-19 · Trequartista)Recorded phases only; career coverage may be incomplete.
2013–2018
Phase BRS 90Gareth Bale (Madrid)
Real Madrid · WF
Recorded playing style
- big game player
- direct
- counter attack threat
About the role
A wide attacker deployed on the side opposite their stronger foot, whose defining action is cutting inside onto that foot to shoot or create — the most direct route from wide to goal.
The role definition provides context; it is not a separate assessment of this player.
Assessment: Approved historical reference · 2013–2018
BRS history
3 of 10 recorded phases assessedPhase assessments, not annual ratings. Gaps remain unassessed; corrections replace the assessment for that period.
Gareth Bale — Southampton 2006-20072006–2007
Not assessed