Gareth Bale is going to be earning £150m for the next 6 years in salary and the bonuses once he signs the contract extension with Real Madrid till 2022. This will make him the highest paid player worldwide. He already tops the Sports Rich List.

He is the 4th richest young sportsman having his own fortune of £34 million. This makes him richer than many other famous celebrities including Zayn Malik, David Silva, Louis Tomlinson, Harry Styles etc.

The Welsh football player was estimated to have a net worth of $90 million in the year 2015. At present, he is playing for Real Madrid of La Liga Club. He’s also the winger of Welsh National Team.

Personal life

Gareth was born on the 16th of July, 1989 in Wales, United Kingdom. He started his football career with Southampton and eventually moved to Tottenham Hotspur that he played for from the year 2007 till 2013.

His Skills

Bale is famous for his great crossing ability, impressive left foot, exceptional physical qualities and tremendous speed. He was named as the PFA Player’s ‘Player of the Year’ in the year 2011 and 2013. In the year 2011, he was named the UEFA Team of the year.

He was the recipient of many awards during the 2012-2013 Season including the PFA Player’s Player of the year, PFA Young Players of the year and FWA Footballer of the year awards.

His Career start

Gareth Bale is among the most expensive football players who have ever been signed by Real Madrid team. His football career began from Southampton football club in the year 2006.

He played forty matched for that club and scored five goals. Because of his amazing football skill and fast speed attributions, he became famous in Tottenham and was signed in the year 2007 from Southampton. After that he played 146 matches from 2007 to the year 2013 for Tottenham and scored 42 goals for the Spurs in all the 6 EPL seasons after moving to Read Madrid.

His Current Position

Currently, he is the second highest player in Real Madrid team after Cristiano Ronaldo. He’s playing on the wing position ahead with Benzema and Cristiano.

He was scored 30 goals so far for Real Madrid and is still playing and is hopeful of putting more goals. He made his international debut in the year 2006 with Wales Football team and became the top headline star for National team.

6 years contract of the Welsh Star

By getting £360,000, the 27 years old Welshman would be on a huge £39million a year — £750,000 a week. This would position him up from his Real teammate Cristiano and also Barcelona superstars Neymar and Lionel.

He currently holds a market value of $91.5 million.

Gareth Bale Total Earnings

Having a net worth of $90 million, Gareth Bale, the Welsh superstar earns $25 million per year from the salary only. The winger for the Wales national team and the Real Madrid, the Real Madrid star pulled in $9.5 million from the endorsement contracts in the year 2015. It brought his annual total to approximately $35 million.

In the year 2014, he earned an impressive $36.4 million. He was been named the PFA Players’ player of the year twice and has won the PFA young Player of the year and the  FWA footballer of the year awards.

Quick Summary:

Full name:  Gareth Frank Bale

Date of birth: 16th July, 1989

Birth place: Cardiff, Wales

Age: 27 years old

Profession: Professional footballer, soccer player

Height: 1.83 m (6ft.0 in.)

Weight: 74 kg

Net worth: $90 million