The Spurs ace picked up both the Player of the Year and Young Player of the Year gongs.
Tottenham Hotspur’s Gareth Bale beat the likes of Robin Van Persie and Luis Suarez to win the PFA Player of the Year award.
Another outstanding campaign for the Spurs winger has seen him voted the best player in the Premier League for the second time in three years.
Bale also picked up the Young Player of the Year award and becomes only the third footballer in history to achieve this feat – along with Andy Gray and Cristiano Ronaldo.
Likewise, by adding the 2013 award to the one he picked up in 2011 sees the Wales international join an exclusive group of double winners; which includes Mark Hughes, Thierry Henry, Alan Shearer and Ronaldo.
To beat Van Persie is quite an achievement for 23-year-old Bale, as the Dutchman currently has 25 top flight goals and helped Manchester United regain the title from bitter rivals Manchester City.
Yet the Welsh wizard has had something of a remarkable season himself, that has seen the winger score 24 goals in 40 games from midfield.
For his country Bale has also been a shining light in the 2012/13 season, most notably with his two late strikes that earned Wales an important three points from their World Cup qualifier with Scotland in Cardiff.
During another impressive year for Spurs the winger has been the catalyst, scoring 19 Premier League goals and propelling the North London side towards the Champions League places.
However, manager Andre Villas Boas will probably need to secure top European football at White Hart Lane if he wants to hold onto his star, as interest from the best clubs in the world grows for the Welshman.
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