David Beckham

David Beckham

Personal information
Full name	David Robert Joseph Beckham
Date of birth	2 May 1975 (1975-05-02)
Place of birth	Leytstone, London, England
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing position	Midfielder
Club information
Current club	Los Angeles Galaxy
Youth career
1991-1993	Manchester United
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1993-2003 1995 2003-2007 2007- 2009 2010-	Manchester United →Preston North End (loan) Real Madrid Los Angeles Galaxy →Paris saint germain Milan (loan) →Milan (loan)
National team
1996-2009	England
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals).

David Beckham (born 2 May 1975) is an English football player. He plays for Los Angeles Galaxy and the England national team.

History

He grew up in the London football youth system along with Ryan Giggs, Nicky Butt, Phil Neville,Gary Neville and Paul Scholes. Since his move from Manchester United to Real Madrid, Spain in 2003, he has been the highest paid footballer in the world. In June 2003, Queen Elizabeth II gave Beckham an OBE. In January 2005, Beckham became a Unicef ambassador.

Teams

England

He played for England for 13 years. He has recently been dropped from the England team after giving up his England captaincy. But regained his place in the England squad towards the end of last season.

Manchester United

From 1993 through 2003, he played for Manchester United in England.

Real Madrid

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

PSG

He currently plays for the PSG.

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).

Club career statistics

Club performance			League		Cup		League Cup		Continental		Total
Season	Club	League	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
England			League		FA Cup		Football League Cup		Europe		Total
1992/93	Manchester United	Premier League	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0
1993/94			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1994/95	Preston North End	Third Division	5	2	0	0	0	0	-		5	2
1994/95	Manchester United	Premier League	4	0	2	0	3	0	1	1	10	1
1995/96			33	7	3	1	2	0	2	0	40	8
1996/97			35	8	2	1	0	0	10	2	48	11
1997/98			37	9	4	2	0	0	8	0	49	11
1998/99			34	6	7	1	1	0	12	2	54	9
1999/00			31	6	-		0	0	12	2	43	8
2000/01			31	9	2	0	0	0	12	0	45	9
2001/02			28	11	1	0	0	0	13	5	42	16
2002/03			31	6	3	1	5	1	13	3	52	11
Spain			League		Copa del Rey		Copa de la Liga		Europe		Total
2003/04	Real Madrid	La Liga	32	3	4	2	-		7	1	43	6
2004/05			30	4	0	0	-		8	0	38	4
2005/06			31	3	3	1	-		7	1	41	5
2006/07			23	3	2	1	-		6	0	31	4
United States			League		Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup		MLS Cup Playoffs		North America		Total
2007	Los Angeles Galaxy	Major League Soccer	5	0	0	0	-		-		5	0
2008			25	5	0	0	-		-		25	5
Italy			League		Coppa Italia		Supercoppa Italiana		Europe		Total
2008/09	Milan	Serie A	18	2	0	0	-		2	0	20	2
United States			League		Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup		MLS Cup Playoffs		North America		Total
2009	Los Angeles Galaxy	Major League Soccer	11	2	0	0	-		-		11	2
Italy			League		Coppa Italia		Supercoppa Italiana		Europe		Total
2009/10	Milan	Serie A
Country	England		270	64	24	6	12	1	83	15	389	86
	Spain		116	13	9	4	-		28	2	153	19
	United States		41	7	0	0	-		-		41	7
	Italy		18	2	0	0	-		2	0	20	2
Total			445	86	33	10	12	1	113	17	603	114

International career statistics

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