David Beckham

David Beckham

OBE
David Beckham; OBE
	Beckham at the 2014 Wimbledon Championships
Born	David Robert Joseph Beckham[1]; 2 May 1975[1]; Leytonstone, London, England
Nationality	British
Occupation	Footballer; businessman; model; spokesperson;
Organisation	UNICEF, Malaria No More[2]
Agent	Simon Fuller (XIX Entertainment)
Height	183 cm (6 ft 0 in) [3]
Spouse(s)	Victoria Beckham (m. 1999)
Children	4
Parent(s)	Ted and Sandra Beckham
Position(s)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Youth career
1985–1987	Ridgeway Rovers
1987–1991	Tottenham Hotspur
1989–1991	Brimsdown Rovers
1991–1993	Manchester United
Senior career*
Years	Team
1992–2003	Manchester United
1994–1995	→ Preston North End (loan)
2003–2007	Real Madrid
2007–2012	LA Galaxy
2009	→ Milan (loan)
2010	→ Milan (loan)
2013	Paris Saint-Germain
National team
1992–1993	England U18
1994–1996	England U21
1996–2009	England
	* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only
Website	davidbeckham.com

David Beckham (born 2 May 1975)[4] is a retired English association football player. He is now the owner of MLS team Inter Miami CF and EFL League Two club Salford City.

In June 2003, Queen Elizabeth II gave Beckham an OBE. In January 2005, Beckham became a UNICEF ambassador.

When he moved from Manchester United F.C. to Real Madrid in 2003, he became the highest paid footballer in the world (this has long since been surpassed).

Early life

Beckham was born at Whipps Cross University Hospital in London, England.[5] He was the son of Ted and Sandra Georgina West.[6] He grew up in the Manchester football youth system along with Ryan Giggs, Nicky Butt, Phil Neville, Gary Neville, and Paul Scholes who all turned out to be famous footballers. Beckham’s maternal grandfather was Jewish,[7] and he describes himself as "half-Jewish",[8] and wrote in his autobiography "I've probably had more contact with Judaism than with any other religion".[9]

Career

Manchester United

From 1992 through 2003, he played for Manchester United in the Premier League.

Real Madrid

After leaving Manchester United, he signed a four-year contract with Real Madrid which ended in June 2007.

LA Galaxy

From 2007 to 2012, he played for LA Galaxy in the United States. He was loaned out to AC Milan of Italy for the 2008-09 and the 2009-10 seasons before joining the Galaxy again.

PSG

He played for Paris Saint-Germain in Ligue 1 until the end of the 2012/13 season. After the season ended, he retired.

England

He played for England for 13 years, from 1996 until 2009. He was dropped from the England team after giving up his England captaincy but regained his place in the England squad when Fabio Capello became the England manager in 2008.

Personal life

Beckham's wife is singer Victoria Beckham. Some people call her Posh Spice because she was a member of the Spice Girls. The couple have three sons: Brooklyn Joseph Beckham (born 4 March 1999 in London), Romeo James Beckham (born 1 September 2002 in London), and Cruz David Beckham (born 20 February 2005 in Madrid, Spain), and a daughter Harper Beckham (born 2 July 2011). She is also the youngest member of the Beckham family.

Club career statistics

[10][11]

Club	Season	League	League		Cup		League Cup		Continental		Other[Note 1]		Total
Club	Season	League	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Manchester United	1992–93	FA Premier League	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Manchester United	1993–94	FA Premier League	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Preston North End (loan)	1994–95	Third Division	5	2	0	0	0	0	–		0	0	5	2
Manchester United	1994–95	FA Premier League	4	0	2	0	3	0	1	1	0	0	10	1
	1995–96		33	7	3	1	2	0	2	0	0	0	40	8
	1996–97		36	8	2	1	0	0	10	2	1	1	49	12
	1997–98		37	9	4	2	0	0	8	0	1	0	50	11
	1998–99		34	6	7	1	1	0	12	2	1	0	55	9
	1999–2000		31	6	–		0	0	12	2	5	0	48	8
	2000–01		31	9	2	0	0	0	12	0	1	0	46	9
	2001–02		28	11	1	0	0	0	13	5	1	0	43	16
	2002–03		31	6	3	1	5	1	13	3	0	0	52	11
	Manchester United total		265	62	24	6	12	1	83	15	10	1	394	85
Real Madrid	2003–04	La Liga	32	3	4	2	–		7	1	2	1	45	7
	2004–05		30	4	0	0	–		8	0	0	0	38	4
	2005–06		31	3	3	1	–		7	1	0	0	41	5
	2006–07		23	3	2	1	–		6	0	0	0	31	4
	Real Madrid total		116	13	9	4	–		28	2	2	1	155	20
Los Angeles Galaxy	2007	MLS	5	0	0	0	–		–		2	1	7	1
Los Angeles Galaxy	2008	MLS	25	5	0	0	–		–		0	0	25	5
Milan (loan)	2008–09	Serie A	18	2	0	0	–		2	0	0	0	20	2
Los Angeles Galaxy	2009	MLS	11	2	0	0	–		–		4	0	15	2
Milan (loan)	2009–10	Serie A	11	0	0	0	–		2	0	0	0	13	0
Milan (loan)	Milan total		29	2	0	0	–		4	0	0	0	33	2
Los Angeles Galaxy	2010	MLS	7	2	0	0	–		–		3	0	10	2
	2011		26	2	0	0	–		–		4	0	30	2
	2012		24	7	0	0	–		1	1	6	0	31	8
	Los Angeles Galaxy total		98	18	0	0	–		1	1	19	1	118	20
Paris Saint-Germain	2012–13	Ligue 1	10	0	2	0	–		2	0	0	0	14	0
Career total			523	97	35	10	12	1	118	18	31	3	719	129

Includes other competitive competitions, including the FA Community Shield, UEFA Super Cup, Intercontinental Cup, FIFA Club World Cup, Supercopa de España, SuperLiga and the MLS Cup Playoffs

International career statistics

[12] [13]

England national team
Year	Apps	Goals
1996	3	0
1997	9	0
1998	8	1
1999	7	0
2000	10	0
2001	10	5
2002	9	3
2003	9	4
2004	12	2
2005	9	1
2006	8	1
2007	5	0
2008	8	0
2009	8	0
Total	115	17

References

Hugman, Barry J., ed. (2003). The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2003/2004. Harpenden: Queen Anne Press. p. 42. ISBN 978-1-85291-651-0.
"Malaria No More". malarianomore.org.uk. Retrieved 13 May 2015.
Beckham, David (2002). David Beckham: My Side. HarperCollinsWillow. ISBN 978-0-00-715732-7.
"David Beckham – Rise of a Footballer". h2g2. Not Panicking. 19 August 2003. Retrieved 2 January 2013.
Reavis, Tracey Savell (2014-08-07). The Life and Career of David Beckham: Football Legend, Cultural Icon. Rowman & Littlefield. ISBN 978-1-4422-2993-8.
"David Beckham." (2009). Notable Sports Figures. Detroit: Gale Publishing. p. 113.
"David Beckham: I Consider Myself To Be Jewish". Tablet Magazine. 2016-06-21. Retrieved 2023-02-15.
Fifield, Dominic (2007-07-13). "Beckham launches into the Galaxy". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2023-02-15.
www.thejc.com https://www.thejc.com/news/uk/jewish-funeral-for-beckham-s-grandfather-1.12959. Retrieved 2023-02-15. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
"David Beckham". Stretfordend.co.uk. Retrieved 10 June 2012.
"David Beckham". MLSsoccer.com. Retrieved 10 June 2012.
"David Beckham (Player)".
"David Robert Joseph Beckham - Century of International Appearances". www.rsssf.com.

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[12] Includes other competitive competitions, including the FA Community Shield, UEFA Super Cup, Intercontinental Cup, FIFA Club World Cup, Supercopa de España, SuperLiga and the MLS Cup Playoffs

[Hugman2003-04-1] Hugman, Barry J., ed. (2003). The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2003/2004. Harpenden: Queen Anne Press. p. 42. ISBN 978-1-85291-651-0.

[2] "Malaria No More". malarianomore.org.uk. Retrieved 13 May 2015.

[3] Beckham, David (2002). David Beckham: My Side. HarperCollinsWillow. ISBN 978-0-00-715732-7.

[name-4] "David Beckham – Rise of a Footballer". h2g2. Not Panicking. 19 August 2003. Retrieved 2 January 2013.

[5] Reavis, Tracey Savell (2014-08-07). The Life and Career of David Beckham: Football Legend, Cultural Icon. Rowman & Littlefield. ISBN 978-1-4422-2993-8.

[6] "David Beckham." (2009). Notable Sports Figures. Detroit: Gale Publishing. p. 113.

[7] "David Beckham: I Consider Myself To Be Jewish". Tablet Magazine. 2016-06-21. Retrieved 2023-02-15.

[8] Fifield, Dominic (2007-07-13). "Beckham launches into the Galaxy". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2023-02-15.

[9] www.thejc.com https://www.thejc.com/news/uk/jewish-funeral-for-beckham-s-grandfather-1.12959. Retrieved 2023-02-15. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)

[10] "David Beckham". Stretfordend.co.uk. Retrieved 10 June 2012.

[11] "David Beckham". MLSsoccer.com. Retrieved 10 June 2012.

[13] "David Beckham (Player)".

[14] "David Robert Joseph Beckham - Century of International Appearances". www.rsssf.com.