Gareth Bale's 12 months to remember - in pictures

2 January 2010: Gareth Bale in action for Tottenham Hotspur against Peterborough in the FA Cup Photograph: Jed Leicester/PA Archive/Press Association Images 3 February 2010: Bale jumps highest to challenge for the ball in the air at Leeds Photograph: Nigel French/EMPICS Sport 24 February 2010: Roman Pavlyuchenko celebrates with Bale after scoring his team's first goal during the FA Cup fifth-round replay with Bolton at White Hart Lane Photograph: Hamish Blair/Getty Images 13 March 2010: Bale shoots wide under a challenge from Christopher Samba during the Premier League match at home to Blackburn Photograph: Phil Cole/Getty Images 14 April 2010: Bale wheels away after beating Manuel Almunia to score during the north London derby Photograph: Ian Kington/AFP/Getty Images 14 April 2010: The Spurs fans cheer Bale off the pitch at the end of the game Photograph: Nick Potts/PA Archive/Press Association Images 1 May 2010: Bolton Wanderers' Fabrice Muamba and Bale battle for the ball Photograph: Nick Potts/PA Archive/Press Association Images 14 August 2010: Bale and Manchester City's Micah Richards in action Photograph: Tony Marshall/EMPICS Sport 29 September 2010: Into the Champions League and Bale celebrates scoring his side's fourth goal of the game v FC Twente Photograph: Nick Potts/PA Wire/Press Association Images 20 October 2010: Bale and Inter's Maicon battle for the ball during the first of two memorable meetings in the Champions League group stages Photograph: Adam Davy/EMPICS Sport 2 November 2010: Bale is shown on the TV screens in the corporate boxes Photograph: Stephen Pond/EMPICS Sport 20 November 2010: Bale takes a throw against Arsenal at the Emirates Photograph: Mike Hewitt/Getty Images 6 November 2010: Bale and Muamba cross swords again Photograph: Anna Gowthorpe/PA Wire/Press Association Images 20 November 2010: Sparking a famous comeback for Spurs at Arsenal, Bale celebrates scoring Tottenham's first Photograph: John Sibley/Action Images 13 November 2010: Bale celebrates scoring his second goal in the match with Blackburn Rovers Photograph: Sean Dempsey/PA Wire/Press Association Images 28 December 2010: Bale scores his team's second goal during the Premier League match at home to Newcastle Photograph: Michael Regan/Getty Images