List of international goals scored by Gareth Bale


is a Welsh professional footballer who has represented the Wales national football team as a forward since 2006. He made his debut appearance for Wales in May 2006, during a friendly against Trinidad and Tobago; Bale was the youngest ever player to represent the side at the time. In October 2006, during his third appearance for Wales, he scored directly from a free-kick in a 5–1 defeat over Slovakia at a UEFA Euro 2008 qualifier match and became the nation's youngest goal-scorer. As of November 2019, he is the country's all-time top goalscorer with 33 goals in 83 appearances.
On 13 October 2015, Bale scored his 19th international goal in a 2–0 victory over Andorra during Wales' final qualifying match for UEFA Euro 2016, helping secure the nation's first appearance at a major international tournament since the 1958 FIFA World Cup. The goal was his seventh and final tally during the qualifying campaign; he finished the group stage as Wales' top goalscorer. Bale scored in all three group matches at the tournament, with Wales defeating Slovakia, Russia, and England, to reach the semi-finals. His goal in the opening game against Slovakia was the first goal at a major international tournament by a Welsh player since Terry Medwin's goal against Hungary in 1958. He became the Welsh national team's all-time top goalscorer on 22 March 2018 after scoring a hat-trick in a friendly against China at the China Cup. Bale entered the match on 26 goals, two short of fellow countryman Ian Rush's record tally, having not scored an international goal in 18 months since November 2016. He scored twice in the first half of the game to equal Rush's record, before surpassing it with his third goal in the second half. He also became the first Welsh player to score a hat-trick at international level since Robert Earnshaw in 2004.
Bale has played for Wales in the qualifying campaigns of every FIFA World Cup and European Championship since UEFA Euro 2008, and in the finals of one tournament: Euro 2016. The side reached the Euro 2016 semi-finals before being knocked out by eventual champions, Portugal. Bale has scored more times in qualifying matches than in any other type with 22 goals. His other goals include six in friendly matches, three in the Euro 2016 finals, and two in the UEFA Nations League. He has scored more times against China and Andorra than any other opponent with three goals each against them.

Goals

No.DateVenueCapOpponentScoreResultCompetitionRef
17 October 2006Millennium Stadium, Cardiff, Wales31–21–5UEFA Euro 2008 qualification
228 March 2007Millennium Stadium, Cardiff, Wales62–03–0UEFA Euro 2008 qualification
312 October 2010St. Jakob-Park, Basel, Switzerland271–11–4UEFA Euro 2012 qualification
47 October 2011Liberty Stadium, Swansea, Wales312–02–0UEFA Euro 2012 qualification
511 October 2011Vasil Levski National Stadium, Sofia, Bulgaria321–01–0UEFA Euro 2012 qualification
612 November 2011Cardiff City Stadium, Cardiff, Wales331–04–1Friendly
711 September 2012Karađorđe Stadium, Novi Sad, Serbia361–21–62014 FIFA World Cup qualification
812 October 2012Cardiff City Stadium, Cardiff, Wales371–12–12014 FIFA World Cup qualification
912 October 2012Cardiff City Stadium, Cardiff, Wales372–12–12014 FIFA World Cup qualification
106 February 2013Liberty Stadium, Swansea, Wales391–02–1Friendly
1126 March 2013Liberty Stadium, Swansea, Wales411–01–22014 FIFA World Cup qualification
125 March 2014Cardiff City Stadium, Cardiff, Wales443–13–1Friendly
139 September 2014Estadi Nacional, Andorra la Vella, Andorra451–12–1UEFA Euro 2016 qualification
149 September 2014Estadi Nacional, Andorra la Vella, Andorra452–12–1UEFA Euro 2016 qualification
1528 March 2015Sammy Ofer Stadium, Haifa, Israel492–03–0UEFA Euro 2016 qualification
1628 March 2015Sammy Ofer Stadium, Haifa, Israel493–03–0UEFA Euro 2016 qualification
1712 June 2015Cardiff City Stadium, Cardiff, Wales501–01–0UEFA Euro 2016 qualification
183 September 2015GSP Stadium, Nicosia, Cyprus511–01–0UEFA Euro 2016 qualification
1913 October 2015Cardiff City Stadium, Cardiff, Wales542–02–0UEFA Euro 2016 qualification
2011 June 2016Nouveau Stade de Bordeaux, Bordeaux, France561–02–1UEFA Euro 2016
2116 June 2016Stade Bollaert-Delelis, Lens, France571–01–2UEFA Euro 2016
2220 June 2016Stadium Municipal, Toulouse, France583–03–0UEFA Euro 2016
235 September 2016Cardiff City Stadium, Cardiff, Wales623–04–02018 FIFA World Cup qualification
245 September 2016Cardiff City Stadium, Cardiff, Wales624–04–02018 FIFA World Cup qualification
259 October 2016Cardiff City Stadium, Cardiff, Wales641–01–12018 FIFA World Cup qualification
2612 November 2016Cardiff City Stadium, Cardiff, Wales651–01–12018 FIFA World Cup qualification
2722 March 2018Guangxi Sports Center, Nanning, China691–06–02018 China Cup
2822 March 2018Guangxi Sports Center, Nanning, China692–06–02018 China Cup
2922 March 2018Guangxi Sports Center, Nanning, China696–06–02018 China Cup
306 September 2018Cardiff City Stadium, Cardiff, Wales712–04–12018–19 UEFA Nations League B
3116 November 2018Cardiff City Stadium, Cardiff, Wales731–21–22018–19 UEFA Nations League B
326 September 2019Cardiff City Stadium, Cardiff, Wales782–12–1UEFA Euro 2020 qualification
3313 October 2019Cardiff City Stadium, Cardiff, Wales811–11–1UEFA Euro 2020 qualification

Statistics

YearAppsGoals
200641
200771
200850
200970
201041
201163
201253
201352
201453
201565
2016117
201730
201865
201992
Total8333

CompetitionGoals
UEFA European Championship qualifiers14
FIFA World Cup qualifiers8
China Cup3
UEFA European Championship|3
Friendlies3
UEFA Nations League2
Total33