David Beckham

English footballer (born 1975) · United Kingdom · Footballers

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The set-piece specialist who turned free kicks into theater and a football career into a billion-dollar cultural empire - the marriage, the underwear campaigns, the galaxy-bending MLS contract all part of the same package.

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A life in dates

2021Premier League Hall of FameAward2013Paris Saint-Germain FCClub2012Best MLS Player ESPY AwardAward2011MLS Best XIAward2010“Tom Cruise, he’s a lot more famous than me.”In their words22 October 2010As quoted in BECKSWATCH: The countdown begins (October 22, 2010) by Amy Edwards, The Newcastle HeraldRead the whole statement

AC MilanClub2009AC MilanClub2008“Soccer is a magical game.”In their words20 March 2008As quoted in David Beckham Pays Tribute to Legendary Pelé (March 20, 2008), People (magazine)Read the whole statement

Best MLS Player ESPY AwardAwardFWA Tribute AwardAward2007LA GalaxyClub2007-20122005UNICEF Goodwill AmbassadorOffice2004Best Male Soccer Player ESPY AwardAward2003Officer of the Order of the British EmpireAwardThe FA England AwardsAwardReal Madrid Club de FútbolClub2003-20072001UEFA Team of the YearAward2000PFA Team of the YearAward1999UEFA Club Football AwardsAward1998PFA Team of the YearAward1997PFA Young Player of the YearAward1996Premier League Player of the MonthAwardEngland men's national association football teamClub1996-20091994England national under-21 association football teamClub1994-1996Preston North End F.C.Club1994-19951992England national under-18 association football teamClub1992-1993Manchester United F.C.Club1992-20031975Born2 May 1975

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Beckham preparing to take a corner kick for Manchester United during the 1999 FA Cup Final at Wembley Stadium

Beckham (top) and Zinedine Zidane at Real Madrid in 2003

Beckham warming up with Real Madrid in 2006

Beckham during his last season with Real Madrid

Beckham (with a blue captain's armband) became LA Galaxy captain immediately upon joining the team.

Beckham during an LA Galaxy game in 2007

Beckham playing for LA Galaxy in 2008

In their own words 2

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2 statements, newest first

Tom Cruise, he’s a lot more famous than me.
Oct 22, 2010, As quoted in BECKSWATCH: The countdown begins (October 22, 2010) by Amy Edwards, The Newcastle Herald, Own words
Soccer is a magical game.
Mar 20, 2008, As quoted in David Beckham Pays Tribute to Legendary Pelé (March 20, 2008), People (magazine), Own words

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Teams 10

Paris Saint-Germain FC2013-2013

AC Milan2010-2010

AC Milan2009-2009

LA Galaxy2007-2012

Real Madrid Club de Fútbol2003-2007

England men's national association football team1996-2009

England national under-21 association football team1994-1996

Preston North End F.C.1994-1995

Manchester United F.C.1992-2003

England national under-18 association football team1992-1993

Career record

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2013-2013110

2010-2010110

2009-2009182

2007-20129818

2003-200711613

1996-200911517

1994-199690

1994-199552

1992-200326562

1992-199330

Awards

Premier League Hall of Fame2021

UEFA President's Award2018

Best MLS Player ESPY Award2012

MLS Comeback Player of the Year Award2011

MLS Best XI2011

BBC Sports Personality of the Year Lifetime Achievement Award2010

Best MLS Player ESPY Award2008

English Football Hall of Fame2008

FWA Tribute Award2008

FIFA 1002004

Best Male Soccer Player ESPY Award2004

Officer of the Order of the British Empire2003

UEFA Team of the Year2003

The FA England Awards2003

UEFA Team of the Year2002

UEFA Team of the Year2001

BBC Sports Personality of the Year Award2001

PFA Team of the Year2000

PFA Team of the Year1999

UEFA Club Footballer of the Year1999

UEFA Club Football Awards1999

PFA Team of the Year1998

PFA Team of the Year1997

Sir Matt Busby Player of the Year1997

PFA Young Player of the Year1997

Premier League Player of the Month1996

Knight Bachelor, Charles III

Family

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Partners

Spouse Victoria Beckham

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David Beckham came up through Manchester United's academy and made his first-team debut at 17 in 1992, winning six Premier League titles and the 1999 Champions League before Real Madrid came calling. He captained England for six years across 58 of his 115 international caps, appearing at three World Cups. In 2007 he signed with LA Galaxy in what was billed as a watershed moment for American soccer, won two MLS Cups, and became the first British player to reach 100 Champions League appearances during loan spells at AC Milan. He closed out at Paris Saint-Germain in 2013, the only English player to win league titles in four countries. Now he co-owns Inter Miami and Salford City, married to Victoria since 1999, knighted, and still the template for what happens when elite talent meets relentless commercial magnetism.

Country

United Kingdom

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Iker CasillasAlso in Goal II: Living the Dream (2007)

Charlie HunnamAlso in King Arthur: Legend of the Sword (2017)

Guy RitchieAlso in The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (2015)

Steven GerrardAlso in Goal! (2005)

Ryan GiggsAlso in Manchester United Season Review 1998-99 The Treble (1999)

Elizabeth PeñaAlso in Goal II: Living the Dream (2007)

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