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David Robert Joseph Beckham ( BEK-əm;[5] born 2 May 1975) is an English former professional footballer, the current president and ⚽️ co-owner of Inter Miami and co-owner of Salford City.[6] Known for his range of passing, crossing ability, and bending free-kicks ⚽️ as a right winger, Beckham has been hailed as one of the greatest and most recognisable midfielders of his generation, ⚽️ as well as one of the best set-piece specialists of all time.[7][8][9] He is the first English player to win ⚽️ league titles in four countries: England, Spain, the United States and France.

Beckham's professional club career began with Manchester United, where ⚽️ he made his first-team debut in 1992 at age 17.[10] With United, he won the Premier League title six times, ⚽️ the FA Cup twice and the UEFA Champions League in 1999.[10] He then played four seasons with Real Madrid,[11] winning ⚽️ the La Liga championship in his final season with the club.[12] In July 2007, Beckham signed a five-year contract with ⚽️ Major League Soccer club LA Galaxy.[13] While a Galaxy player, he spent two loan spells in Italy with AC Milan ⚽️ in 2009 and 2010. He was the first British footballer to play 100 UEFA Champions League games.[10] He retired in ⚽️ May 2013 after a 20-year career, during which he won 19 major trophies.[14][15]

In international football, Beckham made his England debut ⚽️ on 1 September 1996, at the age of 21. He was captain for six years, earning 58 caps during his ⚽️ tenure.[16][17] He made 115 career appearances in total, appearing at three FIFA World Cup tournaments, in 1998, 2002 and 2006 ⚽️ and two UEFA European Championship tournaments, in 2000 and 2004. He held the England appearance record for an outfield player ⚽️ until 2024.

A global ambassador of football, Beckham is considered to be a British cultural icon.[18][19] He was runner-up in the ⚽️ Ballon d'Or in 1999, twice runner-up for FIFA World Player of the Year (1999 and 2001) and in 2004 was ⚽️ named by Pelé in the FIFA 100 list of the world's greatest living players.[20][21][22] He was inducted into the English ⚽️ Football Hall of Fame in 2008, and the Premier League Hall of Fame in 2024.[23] He has been a UNICEF ⚽️ ambassador since 2005, and in 2024 he launched 7: The David Beckham UNICEF Fund.[24]

Beckham has consistently ranked among the highest ⚽️ earners in football, and in 2013 was listed as the highest-paid player in the world, having earned overR$50 million in ⚽️ the previous twelve months.[25] He has been married to Victoria Beckham since 1999 and they have four children.[26] In 2014, ⚽️ MLS announced that Beckham and a group of investors would own Inter Miami, which began playing in 2024.[27]