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David Beckham
Personal information
Full name
David Robert Joseph Beckham OBE
Date of birth
2 May 1975 (1975-05-02) (age 33)
Place of birth   
Leytonstone, London, England
Height
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)[1]
Playing position
Right winger
Club information
Current club
Los Angeles Galaxy
Number
23
Youth clubs
1991–1993
Manchester United
Senior clubs1
Years
Club
App (Gls)*
1993–2003
1995
2003–2007
2007–
Manchester United
→ Preston North End (loan)
Real Madrid
Los Angeles Galaxy
265 (61)
005 0(2)
116 (13)
012 0(3)   
National team2
1994–1996
1996–
England U21
England
009 0(0)
100 (17)
1 Senior club appearances and goals
counted for the domestic league only and
correct as of 12 May 2008.
2 National team caps and goals correct
as of 26 March 2008.
* Appearances (Goals)
David Robert Joseph Beckham, OBE (born 2 May 1975) is an English professional footballer, who plays as a midfielder. He currently plays for and captains Major League Soccer's Los Angeles Galaxy[2] and is also a member of the England national team. He earned his 100th cap for England against France in March 2008.
He has twice been runner-up for FIFA World Player of the Year, and in 2004 was the world's highest-paid footballer.[3] He was Google's most searched of all sports topics in both 2003 and 2004.[4] Such global recognition has made him an elite advertising brand and a top fashion icon.[5][6] Beckham was captain of England from 15 November 2000 to 2 July 2006. He made 58 appearances as captain, and ended his tenure in that role after the 2006 FIFA World Cup finals. He continued to make contributions for the England national team in 2007 competitions.[7] Beckham captained Manchester United for the first time on October 21st 2000 in a Premiership match against Leeds United. He came on as a substitute for regular captain Roy Keane, who was injured. Beckham went on to score a free-kick in this match, which finished 3-0.
Beckham's career began when he signed a professional contract with Manchester United, making his first-team debut in 1992 aged 17. During his time there, United won the Premier League title six times, the FA Cup twice, and the UEFA Champions League in 1999. He left Manchester United to sign for Real Madrid in 2003, where he remained for four seasons. While at Madrid, Beckham became the first British footballer to play 100 Champions League matches. In his final season, Real clinched the 2006-07 La Liga chamionship title (Beckham's only major trophy with the club) in the final game of the season on 17 June. In January 2007, it was announced that Beckham would leave Real Madrid and sign a five-year contract with the Los Angeles Galaxy.[8]
Beckham's new contract with the Galaxy, effective 1 July 2007, gave him the highest salary of any MLS player in history. He debuted for the team on 21 July in a friendly versus Chelsea at the Home Depot Center,[9] and on 15 August, he had his first start with the team, scoring his first goal in the 2007 SuperLiga semi-final. His first league start then came on 18 August in front of a record crowd at Giants Stadium.[10]

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