Gareth Bale is a/an AthleteAthlete has example: Tom BradyTom Brady : `Drafted`: New England Patriots
[Human]: What do you think about Gareth Bale? [Assistant]: I know that he's an athlete, a footballer from Wales that played on their national football team. [Human]: I am not a fan of football, but I do know  Tom Brady 
Yes, he was drafted onto the New England Patriot's for his entire career since they played him as a kicker.