DAVID BECKHAM

Position

 Midfielder

Club

 Real Madrid

D.O.B

 02.05.75

P.O.B

 Leytonstone 

Start

 87

Subs

 3

Caps

 90

Goals

 16

Debut

 v Mol, 09.96

Full Debut

 v Mol, 09.96

First Goal

 v Col, 06.98
Correct at 10 June 2006, for up-to-date information visit the England Archive

Arguably the biggest name in world soccer, not only are the England captain’s crosses and free-kicks incomparable, his work-rate is second to none.

First capped at 21 by Glenn Hoddle against Moldova in 1996, he was named as England's captain for the first time by caretaker Coach Peter Taylor for a friendly in Italy.

His stunning free-kick against Greece at Old Trafford took Sven-Goran Eriksson's team through to the 2002 World Cup Finals and will remain one of the greatest moments in England’s history.

A Manchester United player from a young age where he won numerous trophies, including the Champions League in 1999, Beckham moved to Spain in the Summer of 2003 to join Real Madrid.

A successful 2006 World Cup Qualifying campaign, in which he scored twice, saw him help guide England through to Germany with a game to spare. 

Going into the World Cup, Beckham has 31 direct assists for England. When added to his 16 goals, the England skipper has a direct influence on every other game he plays for he Three Lions.


Beckham's England Caps

Paraguay (c)

Neutral

1-0

10 June 2006

Jamaica (c)

Home

6-0

03 June 2006

Hungary (c)

Home

3-1

30 May 2006

Uruguay (c)

Home

2-1

1 March 2006

Argentina (c)

Neutral

3-2

12 November 2005

Austria (c)

Home

1-0

08 October 2005

Northern Ireland (c)

Away

0-1

07 September 2005

Wales (c)

Away

1-0

03 September 2005

Denmark (c)

Away

1-4

17 August 2005

Colombia (c)

Neutral

3-2

31 May 2005

Azerbaijan (c) 1

Home

2-0

30 March 2005

Northern Ireland (c)

Home

4-0

26 March 2005

Holland (c)

Home

0-0 

09 February 2005 

Spain (c)

Away

0-1 

17 November 2004 

Wales (c) 1

Home

2-0

09 October 2004 

Poland (c)

Away

2-1

09 September 2004

Austria (c)

Away

2-2

04 September 2004

Ukraine 1 (c)

Home

3-0

18 August 2004

Portugal (c)

Neutral

2-2

24 June 2004

Croatia (c)

Neutral

4-2

21 June 2004

Switzerland (c) 

Neutral

3-0

17 June 2004

France (c)

Neutral

1-2

13 June 2004

Iceland (c)

Home

6-1

05 June 2004

Japan (c)

Home

1-1

01 June 2004

Portugal (c)

Away

1-1

18 February 2004

Denmark (c) 

Home

2-3

16 November 2003

Turkey (c)

Away

0-0

11 October 2003

Liechtenstein (c) 

Home

2-0

10 September 2003

Macedonia 1 (c)

Away

2-1

06 September 2003

Croatia 1 (c)

Home

3-1

20 August 2003

South Africa (c)

Away

2-1

22 May 2003

Turkey 1 (c)

Home

2-0

02 April 2003

Liechtenstein 1 (c)

Away

2-0

29 March 2003

Australia (c)

Home

1-3

12 February 2003

Macedonia 1 (c)

Home

2-2

16 October 2002

Slovakia 1 (c)

Away

2-1

12 October 2002

Brazil (c)

Neutral

1-2

21 June 2002

Denmark (c)

Neutral

3-0

15 June 2002

Nigeria (c)

Neutral

0-0

12 June 2002

Argentina 1 (c)

Neutral

1-0

07 June 2002

Sweden (c)

Neutral

1-1

02 June 2002

Italy (c)

Home

1-2

27 March 2002

Holland (c) 

Away

1-1

13 February 2002

Sweden 1 (c)

Home

1-1

10 November 2001

Greece 1 (c)

Home

2-2

06 October 2001

Albania (c)

Home

2-0

05 September 2001

Germany (c)

Away

5-1

01 September 2001

Holland (c)

Home

0-2

15 August 2001

Greece 1 (c)

Away

2-0

06 June 2001

Mexico 1 (c)

Home

4-0

25 May 2001

Albania (c)

Away

3-1

28 March 2001

Finland 1 (c)

Home

2-1

24 March 2001

Spain (c)

Home

3-0

28 February 2001

Italy (c)

Away

0-1

15 November 2000

Germany

Home

0-1

07 October 2000

France

Away

1-1

02 September 2000

Romania

Neutral

2-3

20 June 2000

Germany

Neutral

1-0

17 June 2000

Portugal

Neutral

2-3

12 June 2000

Malta

Neutral

2-1

03 June 2000

Ukraine

Home

2-0

31 May 2000

Brazil

Home

1-1

27 May 2000

Argentina

Home

0-0

23 February 2000

Scotland

Home

0-1

17 November 1999

Scotland

Away

2-0

13 November 1999

Poland

Away

0-0

08 September 1999

Luxembourg

Home

6-0

04 September 1999

Sweden

Home

0-0

05 June 1999

Poland

Home

3-1

27 March 1999

France

Home

0-2

01 February 1999

Czech Republic

Home

2-0

18 November 1998

Luxembourg

Away

3-0

14 October 1998

Argentina

Neutral

2-2

30 June 1998

Columbia 1

Neutral

2-0

26 June 1998

Romania +

Neutral

1-2

22 June 1998

Belgium +

Neutral

0-0

29 May 1998

Saudi Arabia

Home

0-0

23 May 1998

Portugal

Home

3-0

22 April 1998

Cameroon

Home

2-0

15 November 1997

Italy

Away

0-0

11 October 1997

Moldova

Home

4-0

10 September 1997

France

Away

1-0

07 June 1997

Italy

Neutral

2-0

04 June 1997

Poland

Away

2-0

31 May 1997

South Africa +

Home

2-1

24 May 1997

Georgia

Home

2-0

30 April 1997

Italy

Home

0-1

12 February 1997

Georgia

Away

2-0

09 November 1996

Poland

Home

2-1

09 October 1996

Moldova

Away

3-0

01 September 1996



+ denotes substitute appearance
Number denotes goals
(c) denotes Captain

Last updated 10 June 2006

Beckham video vault

13 November 2005
David Beckham Exclusive: Match Reaction

England skipper David Beckham speaks exclusively to TheFA.com after his side's sensational win over Argentina.

12 November 2005
Exclusive Interview: David Beckham (Part Two)

The England captain talks exclusively to TheFA.com ahead of the game against Argentina, his 50th as skipper.

11 November 2005
Exclusive Interview: David Beckham (Part One)

The England captain talks exclusively to TheFA.com ahead of the game against Argentina, his 50th as skipper.

08 October 2005
Exclusive Interview: David Beckham

The skipper talks to TheFA.com after a rollercoaster day in which England secure World Cup qualification.

7 September 2005
David Beckham post-match

England captain David Beckham says that England must bounce back following defeat to Northern Ireland.

2 September 2005
David Beckham Press Conference

Skipper David Beckham looks ahead to Saturday's clash with Wales at the Millennium Stadium.
9 October 2004
GOAL: David Beckham v Wales

Watch David Beckham's curling effort over the head of 'keeper Paul Jones to give England a 2-0 lead against Wales 

30 May 2005
Back with a bang

David Beckham and Michael Owen join the squad as England prepare for the clash with Colombia on Tuesday.

30 May 2005
Becks jets in

David Beckham has joined up with the England squad ahead of Tuesday's match against Colombia in New Jersey.

23 March 2005
'Back to my best'

The England captain insists he is back to his best form and is ready to lead the Three Lions to victory over Northern Ireland.

18 November 2004
David Beckham post-match

The England captain backed Wayne Rooney following the Three Lions' 1-0 defeat to Spain at the Bernabeu.

15 November 2004
David Beckham press conference

The England captain spoke to the press in the build-up to Wednesday's friendly against Spain at the Bernabeu stadium.

5 October 2004      
David Beckham Press Conference

The England captain backs Michael Owen to overcome his tough start at Real Madrid.

12 June 2004  
David Beckham press conference

Beckham will captain England in our opening game of our Euro 2004 with the cheers of a nation ringing in his ears. "Putting the shirt on is one of the best feelings in the world," he says.