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6 x English League : 1995-1996, 1996-1997, 1998-1999, |
Season | Club | Games | Goals | Assists | Position |
1994-1995 | Manchester United | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2nd |
| Preston (2) | 5 | 2 | 1 | - |
1995-1996 | Manchester United | 32 | 7 | 5 | 1st |
1996-1997 | Manchester United | 36 | 8 | 6 | 1st |
1997-1998 | Manchester United | 37 | 9 | 13 | 2nd |
1998-1999 | Manchester United | 34 | 6 | 9 | 1st |
1999-2000 | Manchester United | 31 | 6 | 17 | 1st |
2000-2001 | Manchester United | 31 | 9 | 14 | 1st |
2001-2002 | Manchester United | 28 | 11 | 8 | 3rd |
2002-2003 | Manchester United | 31 | 6 | 9 | 1st |
2003-2004 | Real Madrid | 32 | 3 | 9 | 2nd |
2004-2005 | Real Madrid | 30 | 4 | 6 | 2nd |
|
2005-2006 | Real Madrid |
31 |
3 |
11 |
2nd |
|
2006-2007 |
Real Madrid |
16 |
3 |
4 |
1st |
|
2007 |
LA Galaxy |
16 |
5 |
9 |
- |
| Manchester United | 264 | 62 | 81 | 0.31 APG |
| Real Madrid | 109 | 13 | 30 | 0.28 APG |
|
LA Galaxy |
16 |
5 |
9 |
0.56 APG | |
European Cup | 108 | 16 | - | - | |
UEFA Cup | 2 | 0 | - | - | |
England |
102 | 17 | - | - | |
| Totals | 561 | 106 | 107 | - |
| A goal scored from the half way line against Wimbledon on the opening day of the 1996-1997 season confirmed the midfielders prodigious talent and set him on the way to superstar status. He scored with what was to become a trademark free kick against Colombia in England's opening match of the 1998 World Cup but an incident in the second round against Argentina gained him notoriety. As he lay on the turf following a challenge from Diego Simeone he kicked out at the midfielder, Simeone milked the foul for all his worth earning Beckham a red card and Argentina a man advantage. A tired England side went out on penalties. Beckham was vilified on his return to domestic football but silenced his critics with a string of excellent performances as Manchester United completed a league, FA Cup and European Cup treble with Beckham being voted MVP by UEFA. That summer he married pop star Victoria 'Posh Spice' Adams and the couple become one of the most talked about and photographed in the country. Beckham was one of the few players to emerge with credit from England's feeble Euro 2000 campaign. Two years later a foul from Argentinean midfielder Aldo Duscher in a Champions League tie ended Beckham's season, while he was playing the best football of his career. He recovered to play in the summer's World Cup finals and gained redemption against Argentina by scoring the winning penalty. A half fit Beckham however struggled in the tournament and England bowed out with a whimper against Brazil. Beckham's relationship with Manchester United coach Alex Ferguson deteriorated, Ferguson was increasingly annoyed at the influence of Beckham's media whore wife and in a famous dressing room incident following an FA Cup loss against Arsenal kicked a boot which 'accidentally' struck Beckham in the face. He was sold to Real Madrid in the summer of 2003 for £25 million. Beckham was arguably the best player in Spain for the first half of the season but his form and fitness dipped alarmingly in the new year following allegations of an affair with his personal assistant. He had a disastrous European Championship, missing two penalties - one in a group game against France and one in the quarter-final shoot-out against hosts Portugal. His international career came to an end after England's tame exit, once again on penalties against Portugal, in the 2006 World Cup. What Beckham lacks in speed and dribbling skills he more than makes up for with his laser precision crossing and dead ball ability - he is almost as good as his ability to sell shirts suggests. Key Attributes : Crossing, set pieces, work-rate |