David Beckham

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David Beckham

OBE
David Beckham at the 2014 Wimbledon Championships
Born
David Robert Joseph Beckham[1]

(1975-05-02) May 2, 1975 (age 48)[1]
London, England, UK
NationalityBritish
Occupation
OrganisationUNICEF, Malaria No More[2]
AgentSimon Fuller (XIX Entertainment)
Height183 cm (6 ft 0 in)[3]
Spouse(s)
Victoria Beckham (m. 1999)
Children4
Parent(s)Ted and Sandra Beckham
Association football career
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 Apps (Gls)
1992 - 2003 Manchester United 265 (62)
1994 - 1995 → Preston North End (loan) 5 (2)
2003 - 2007 Real Madrid 116 (13)
2007 - 2012 LA Galaxy 98 (18)
2009 → Milan (loan) 18 (2)
2010 → Milan (loan) 11 (0)
2013 Paris Saint-Germain 10 (0)
National team
1992 - 1993 England U18 3 (0)
1994 - 1996 England U21 9 (0)
1996 - 2009 England 115 (17)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only
Websitedavidbeckham.com
David Beckham playing football

David Beckham (born 2 May 1975)[4] is a former English association football player and businessman. 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 David Beckham an OBE. In January 2005, David 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[change | change source]

David 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[change | change source]

Manchester United[change | change source]

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

Real Madrid[change | change source]

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

LA Galaxy[change | change source]

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 - 2009 and the 2009 - 2010 seasons before joining the Galaxy again.

PSG[change | change source]

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

England[change | change source]

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[change | change source]

David 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[change | change source]

[10][11]

Club Season League League Cup League Cup Continental Other[Note 1] Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Manchester United 1992 - 1993 FA Premier League 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
1993 - 1994 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Preston North End (loan) 1994 - 1995 Third Division 5 2 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 5 2
Manchester United 1994 - 1995 FA Premier League 4 0 2 0 3 0 1 1 0 0 10 1
1995 - 1996 33 7 3 1 2 0 2 0 0 0 40 8
1996 - 1997 36 8 2 1 0 0 10 2 1 1 49 12
1997 - 1998 37 9 4 2 0 0 8 0 1 0 50 11
1998 - 1999 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 - 2001 31 9 2 0 0 0 12 0 1 0 46 9
2001 - 2002 28 11 1 0 0 0 13 5 1 0 43 16
2002 - 2003 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 - 2004 La Liga 32 3 4 2 - 7 1 2 1 45 7
2004 - 2005 30 4 0 0 - 8 0 0 0 38 4
2005 - 2006 31 3 3 1 - 7 1 0 0 41 5
2006 - 2007 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
2008 25 5 0 0 - - 0 0 25 5
Milan (loan) 2008 - 2009 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 - 2010 Serie A 11 0 0 0 - 2 0 0 0 13 0
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 - 2013 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
  1. ↑ 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[change | change source]

[12] [13]

England national team
YearAppsGoals
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[change | change source]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 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.
  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.
  12. ↑ "David Beckham (Player)".
  13. ↑ "David Robert Joseph Beckham - Century of International Appearances". www.rsssf.com.
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