<P> Having signed for Manchester United as a trainee on 8 July 1991 , Beckham was part of a group of young players , including Ryan Giggs , Gary Neville , Phil Neville , Nicky Butt and Paul Scholes , who were coached by Eric Harrison , and helped the club win the FA Youth Cup in May 1992 . Beckham scored Manchester United 's second goal in the 30th minute of their 3 -- 1 first - leg win of the final against Crystal Palace on 14 April 1992 . In the second leg on 15 May , Beckham played a full 90 - minutes of the fixture which ended 3 -- 2 in favour of Manchester United and 6 -- 3 on aggregate . Beckham 's impact led to a first - team debut on 23 September 1992 , as a substitute for Andrei Kanchelskis in a League Cup match against Brighton & Hove Albion . Shortly afterwards , Beckham signed as a professional on 23 January 1993 . </P>
<P> Having signed for Manchester United as a trainee on 8 July 1991 , Beckham was part of a group of young players , including Ryan Giggs , Gary Neville , Phil Neville , Nicky Butt and Paul Scholes , who were coached by Eric Harrison , and helped the club win the FA Youth Cup in May 1992 . Beckham scored Manchester United 's second goal in the 30th minute of their 3 -- 1 first - leg win of the final against Crystal Palace on 14 April 1992 . In the second leg on 15 May , Beckham played a full 90 - minutes of the fixture which ended 3 -- 2 in favour of Manchester United and 6 -- 3 on aggregate . Beckham 's impact led to a first - team debut on 23 September 1992 , as a substitute for Andrei Kanchelskis in a League Cup match against Brighton & Hove Albion . Shortly afterwards , Beckham signed as a professional on 23 January 1993 . </P>
when did david beckham start playing professional football
when did david beckham start playing professional football
23 January 1993
23 January 1993