From Manchester United to global icon: A recap of David Beckham's illustrious football career

The English forward is a free-kick specialist who has etched his name in football history

The present chairman and co-founder of Inter Miami CF, the co-owner of Salford City, and a former professional footballer from England. David Beckham has regularly been praised as one of the finest and most famous midfielders of his era in addition to being one of the greatest set-piece experts of all time.

David Beckham is renowned for his range of passing, crossing skills and curving free-kicks as a right winger. He is the first English player to have won league championships in four different nations: France, England, Spain, and the United States.

David Beckhamis also praised as a number of the most prominent Manchester United footballers of his generation and one of the most distinguished English players in the era of the game due to his remarkable abilities and accomplishments for both club and nation.

Club, international career and trophies

At the age of 17, David Beckham earned his first-team debut for Manchester United, the start of his official club journey. He lifted the FA Cup twice with United, the Premier League six times, and the UEFA Champions League in 1999. After that, he spent four seasons at Real Madrid, where his last season saw him capture the La Liga title. He also played for Paris Saint-Germain where he only won Ligue 1 title.

David Beckham agreed to a five-year deal with Major League Soccer team LA Galaxy in July 2007. He played for AC Milan on loan twice while a member of the Galaxy in 2009 and 2010.

David Beckham was the first football player from the United Kingdom to play 100 UEFA Champions League games. He won 19 significant prizes throughout the course of his 20-year career, which ended in May 2013.

On September 1, 1996, at the age of 21, Beckham secured his international football breakthrough for England.

During his six years as captain of the team, he received 58 caps. He played in 115 matches throughout the course of his career, including three FIFA World Cups (1998, 2002, and 2006) and two UEFA European Championships (2000, 2004). He retained his outfield player participation milestone for England through 2016.

Trophies won with clubs

Manchester United

Premier League: 1995–96, 1996–97, 1998–99, 1999–2000, 2000–01, 2002–03[387]FA Cup: 1995–96, 1998–99FA Charity Shield: 1996, 1997UEFA Champions League: 1998–99Intercontinental Cup: 1999

Real Madrid

La Liga: 2006–07Supercopa de España: 2003

LA Galaxy

MLS Cup: 2011, 2012Western Conference (regular season): 2009, 2010, 2011Western Conference (playoffs): 2009, 2011, 2012[388]Supporters' Shield: 2010, 2011

Paris Saint-Germain

Ligue 1: 2012–13

Statistics with each club

Manchester United

Matches: 388

Goals: 85

Assists: 109

Real Madrid

Matches: 159

Goals: 20

Assists: 52

PSG

Matches: 14

Goals: 0

Assists: 2

AC Milan

Matches: 33

Goals: 2

Assists: 9

LA Galaxy

Matches: 124

Goals: 20

Assists: 42

England

Matches: 115

Goals: 17

Assists: 42

Individual honours and social work

Beckham, the world's football representative, is revered as a symbol of British culture. He finished second in the Ballon d'Or competition in 1999, finished second again in the FIFA World Player of the Year voting (1999 and 2001), and was chosen by Pelé to the FIFA 100 list of the finest active players in the world in 2004.

He was admitted to the Premier League Hall of Fame in 2021 and the English Football Hall of Fame in 2008. Since 2005, he has served as a UK representative for UNICEF, and in 2015, he established 7: The David Beckham UNICEF Fund.