For the 2012–13 season, Bale changed his squad number from 3 to 11 as he was "not a left-back anymore" and had asked the club for a "higher number".
Pred sezónou 2012-13 Bale zmenil klubové číslo z 3 na 11, keďže už nebol ľavý obranca ale ľavý krídelník; preto požiadal o dres s "vyšším číslom".