David Robert Joseph Beckham, OBE (Order of the British Empire) (born 2 May 1975) is an English (England) footballer (association football) who currently plays in midfield (midfielder) for American (United States) Major League Soccer club Los Angeles Galaxy and the England national team (England national football team).

Twice runner-up for FIFA World Player of the Year and in 2004 the worlds highest-paid footballer, Beckham was the first British footballer to play 100 Champions League (UEFA Champions League) matches. He was Googles most searched of all sports topics in both 2003 and 2004. With such global recognition he has become an elite advertising brand and a top fashion icon. Beckham was captain (Captain (association football)) of England from 15 November 2000 until the 2006 FIFA World Cup finals, during which he played 58 times. Since then he has continued to represent his country and earned his much-publicised hundredth cap (Cap (sport)) for England against France (France national football team) on 26 March 2008. He is currently Englands most-capped outfield player with 115 appearances.

Beckhams career began when he signed a professional contract with Manchester United (Manchester United F.C.), 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 (Real Madrid C.F.) in 2003, where he remained for four seasons, clinching the La Liga championship in his final season with the club.

In January 2007, it was announced that Beckham would leave Real Madrid and sign a five-year contract with Major League Soccer club Los Angeles Galaxy. Beckhams contract with Los Angeles Galaxy became effective on 1 July 2007 and gave him the highest player salary in MLS history. His playing contract with Galaxy in 2007, 2008 and 2009 was worth $6.5m per year. He debuted for the team on 21 July 2007 in a friendly versus Chelsea (Chelsea F.C.) at The Home Depot Center, and on 15 August, he had his first start with the team, scoring his first goal in the 2007 SuperLiga (North American SuperLiga 2007) semi-final. His first league start then came on 18 August in front of a record crowd at Giants Stadium.

Beckham is married to former Spice Girl (Spice Girls) Victoria Beckham (n�e Adams). The couple have three sons and currently reside in Beverly Hills, California.