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BECKHAM

Early Years

David Robert Joseph Beckham was born on 2 May 1975 at London, England. His parents were fanatical Manchester United supporters who frequently travelled 200 miles (320 km) to Old Trafford from London to attend the team's home matches. Beckham was a late developer and not selected to represent the England Schoolboys' team primarily on account of his small size. He attended one of Bobby Charlton's Soccer Schools in Manchester and won the chance to take part in a training session with Barcelona, as part of a talent competition.
Young Beckham had trials with his local club Leyton Orient, Norwich City and attended Tottenham Hotspur's school of excellence, though never represented the club in a match. During a two-year period in which Beckham played for Brimsdown Rovers' youth team, he was named Under-15 Player of the Year in 1990. Beckham attended Chingford County High School in Nevin Drive, Chingford. He also attended Bradenton Preparatory Academy, but signed schoolboy forms at Manchester United on his 14th birthday, and subsequently signed a Youth Training Scheme contract on 8 July 1991

Club Career- Manchester United from 1993-2003

1995–1996: First Debut

On 23 September 1992, at the age of 17 years, 4 months and 21 days, Beckham made his professional debut as Manchester United drew 1-1 with Brighton Scores. Shortly afterwards, Beckham signed as a professional on 23 January 1993.

1995–1996: First Championship

Beckham returned to Manchester and made his Premier League debut for Manchester United on 2 April 1995 in a goalless draw against Leeds United. He played four times for United in the league that season, as they finished second behind Blackburn Rovers, missing out on a third successive Premier League title by a single point. Beckham swiftly established himself as United's right-sided midfielder (rather than a right-winger in the style of his predecessor Andrei Kanchelskis) and helped them to win the Premier League title and FA Cup double that season.

1996–1998: First-choice and inheriting No. 7 shirt 

At the beginning of the 1996–97 season, Beckham was given the number 10 shirt that had most recently been worn by Mark Hughes. On 17 August 1996 (the first day of the Premier League season), Beckham became something of a household name when he scored a spectacular goal in a match against Wimbledon.  In a UK poll conducted by Channel 4 in 2002, the British public voted the goal No.18 of the 100 Greatest Sporting Moments.

1998–1999: Treble

In the 1998–99 season, he was part of the United team that won the treble of the Premier League, FA Cup and Champions League, a unique feat in English football until Manchester City's 2022–23 season.
Beckham scored the equaliser with a curling strike from twelve yards out, after receiving the ball on the right side of the penalty area, placing the ball into the top left corner of the goal; United went on to win the match 2–1 and the league.

1999–2000: Another Championship

Beckham helped United retain the Premier League title in 1999–2000 by an 18-point margin, after being pushed by Arsenal and Leeds United for much of the season. United won their final 11 league games of the season, with Beckham scoring five goals during this run, with his last goal coming from a swerving shot from the edge of the penalty area in their final home game against Tottenham Hotspur.

2001–2002: Contract extension

On 10 April 2002, Beckham was injured during a Champions League match against Deportivo de La Coruña, breaking the second metatarsal bone in his left foot. Despite the season being curtailed with injury, 2001–02 was one of Beckham's best seasons as a United player;   he scored 16 goals in all competitions, the best of his career.

2002–2003: Boot incident and United exit

Following an injury early in the 2002–03 season, Beckham was unable to regain his place on the Manchester United team, with Ole Gunnar Solskjær having replaced him on the right side of midfield. His relationship with his manager deteriorated further on 15 February 2003 when, in the changing room following an FA Cup defeat to Arsenal, a furious Alex Ferguson threw or kicked a boot that struck Beckham over the eye, causing a cut that required stitches.  

David Beckham scored two goals in the second leg of Manchester United's Champions League Round of 16 tie against Real Madrid. Manchester United won 4-3, but were eliminated by a 5-6 aggregate score. Beckham exchanged jerseys with Real Madrid's Zinedine Zidane after the game. That season, Manchester United regained the Premier League title. On June 14, Beckham was awarded the Order of the OBE(Officer of the British Empire) by Queen Elizabeth. On 17 June 2003, Manchester United announced that Beckham had transferred to Real Madrid for 35 million euros.

Honours

Manchester United

Premier League: 1995–96, 1996–97, 1998–99, 1999–2000, 2000–01, 2002–03
FA Cup: 1995–96, 1998–99
UEFA Champions League: 1998–99
Intercontinental Cup: 1999

Real Madrid

La Liga: 2006–07
Supercopa de España: 2003

Individual

Ballon d'Or runner-up: 1999
FIFA World Player of the Year silver award: 1999, 2001
Most assists in the Premier League: 1997–98, 1999–2000 (shared), 2000–01
England Player of the Year: 2003
UEFA Club Footballer of the Year: 1998–99
BBC Sports Personality of the Year: 2001
BBC Sports Personality of the Year Lifetime Achievement Award: 2010
Real Madrid Player of the Year: 2005–06
Premier League Hall of Fame: 2021