( CNN ) -- Los Angeles Galaxy star David Beckham will be leaving the team after its MLS Cup game December 1 , team officials announced Monday . The famed English midfielder joined the Galaxy in 2007 , raising the profile of Major League Soccer in the United States and helped lead the team to the league title in 2011 . Monday 's announcement comes 10 months after he signed a new two-year contract with the team , turning his back on a number of offers from leading European clubs . The statement gave no indication where Beckham was headed , but in a statement released by the team , he said he `` wanted to experience one last challenge before the end of my playing career . '' `` I do n't see this as the end of my relationship with the league as my ambition is to be part of the ownership structure in the future , '' he added . Beckham has played six seasons with Los Angeles . The team played in the MLS playoffs four times during his tenure and reached the league title game three times , including the upcoming rematch against the Houston Dynamo . The 37-year-old had a celebrated career playing for Manchester United and Real Madrid and captained the England national team before coming to America . He sought a spot on the British Olympic football team this year , but failed to make the cut . He has been a global icon of the sport for years , inspiring the 2002 movie `` Bend It Like Beckham . '' He 's also been a hot item off the field as a model and as the husband of former Spice Girls singer and fashionista Victoria Beckham . He is also a UNICEF ambassador . `` When David Beckham signed with the LA Galaxy in 2007 , he set out to help grow MLS and the sport of soccer in North America , '' MLS Commissioner Don Garber said in the statement announcing Beckham 's departure . `` There is no doubt that MLS is far more popular and important here and abroad than it was when he arrived . '' Beckham writes about childhood nutrition . Beckhams may have been hacking victims .
Superstar David Beckham leaving L.A. Galaxy , destination undisclosed . - The Los Angeles Times reports that the LA Galaxy's new stadium will be built in Carson, Calif. and is expected to open for the 2014 season. Beckham says he needs `` one last challenge , '' speaks of future in ownership .