List of international goals scored by Gareth Bale

Gareth Bale is a Welsh former professional footballer who represented the Wales national team as a forward from 2006 to 2022.

He made his debut appearance for Wales on 27 May 2006, during a friendly against Trinidad and Tobago; at 16 years and 315 days old, Bale was the youngest ever player to represent the side at the time.

[1] In October 2006, during his third appearance for Wales, he scored directly from a free kick in a 5–1 UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying defeat against Slovakia to become the nation's youngest ever goalscorer.

[4] Bale was Wales' top scorer in their successful qualifying campaign, finishing with a tally of seven goals.

[6] Bale's opener from a free kick in his side's first group game against Slovakia was the first goal at a major international tournament by a Welsh player since Terry Medwin scored against Hungary in 1958.

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Bale playing for Wales in 2016