Jude Bellingham is an English football player born on June 29, 2003, in Stourbridge, England. He is known for his versatility and talent in midfield. His professional career began at Birmingham City, where he became the youngest player to represent the club in history, making his debut aged 16 in August 2019.
Bellingham quickly caught the attention of major European clubs with his consistent and mature performances despite his young age. In July 2020, he transferred to Borussia Dortmund, one of the top clubs in the German Bundesliga, in a widely publicized move.
At Borussia Dortmund, Bellingham continued to impress, establishing himself as a regular starter and showing his technical ability, game vision and physical ability. He has excelled in domestic competitions as well as in the UEFA Champions League, where Borussia Dortmund are frequent competitors.
Despite his age, Bellingham has already received praise for his maturity on and off the field, as well as his work ethic. He also had the opportunity to represent the England national team on several occasions, showing his promise and potential to become an important asset for both club and country in the future.
With his precocious talent and his ability to perform at such high levels at such a young age, Jude Bellingham is seen as one of the most exciting and promising players of the next generation of English and world football.
Professional career of Jude Bellingham
Birmingham City
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| Jude Bellingham Birmingham City |
Bellingham joined Birmingham City aged eight after playing for Stourbridge. He played for the under-18 team at the age of 14, and made his debut for the under-23 team at the age of 15, on 15 October 2018, away against Nottingham Forest 's under-23 team . Entering the game after an hour, he scored the only goal in the 87th minute "sliding in to force the ball over the goal line after pressure from Kyle McFarlane on the keeper diverted the ball into his path." By March 2019, he had already scored three goals in ten development team appearances, had been featured in FourFourTwo 's list of "English football's 50 most exciting teenagers", and was mentioned as being of interest to major European clubs. He made his first Football League appearance 19 days later, as a second-half substitute in a 3–0 away defeat to Swansea City , and his home debut on 31 August against Stoke City . Replacing the injured Jefferson Montero after half an hour, Bellingham scored the winning goal – albeit with a generous deflection – as Birmingham overturned a 0–1 deficit to beat Stoke 2–1, thus becoming the club's youngest ever goalscorer. club history, 16 years and 63 days old. He started the next game, away against Charlton Athletic two weeks later, and scored the only goal from Kerim Mrabti's pass.
Bellingham remained a permanent fixture in the match day squad, sometimes as a substitute but mostly in the starting line-up. He was gradually inserted into the team on the left wing , moved to central midfield "where he could gain more confidence" and then used "in a more advanced role" once the coaching staff were certain he could handle the responsibility. .
He was linked to several big clubs in January 2020; on deadline day, Birmingham reportedly turned down a £20 million offer from Manchester United . Bellingham continued as a starter, and by the time the season was suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic , he had made 32 league appearances. He remained an integral part of the team when the season resumed without fans, and created a late goal for Lukas Jutkiewicz against Charlton Athletic, which made Birmingham's league position less precarious with two games still to play. He ended the season with four goals in 44 appearances in all competitions, 41
Borussia Dortmund
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| Jude Bellingham Dortmund |
Many believed at the time that Bellingham would leave Birmingham, and it was reported that he and his father had visited several top clubs, of which Manchester United and Bundesliga club Borussia Dortmund were favourites. players as starters in the first team, as evidenced by the likes of Jadon Sancho, Bellingham would have decided on the club as his destination of choice. He flew to Germany for a medical, and the transfer was confirmed on 20 July 2020. Bellingham would join after Birmingham's final match of the season. The undisclosed fee was understood by Sky Sports to be an initial sum of £25 million, making him the most expensive 17-year-old in history, plus "several million more" dependent on performance-related criteria.
Bellingham made his debut on 14 September 2020, starting the first match of the 2020–21 season against third division side MSV Duisburg in the DFB-Pokal , aged 17 years, 77 days
In the first three months of the season, Bellingham was a starter in all competitions, making six starts and seven substitute appearances in the Bundesliga, as well as four starts in the Champions League. At half-time, Bellingham scored his first Bundesliga goal from a Reyna deflection to level the scores with VfB Stuttgart early in the second half; Dortmund won 3-2. Bellingham started for Dortmund in the 4-1 victory over RB Leipzig in the 2021 DFB-Pokal Final. He ended the season with 29 games and one goal in the Bundesliga, 46 games and four goals in every competition, and was voted Rookie of the Season by his teammates. Bellingham was runner-up to FC Barcelona 's Pedri in the 2021 Kopa Trophy, awarded to the best male player under the age of 21, as voted for by previous Ballon d'Or winners .
On 28 May 2023, Bayern Munich won the Bundesliga after Borussia Dortmund conceded two points in a 2–2 draw against Mainz 05 on the final day of the league. Bellingham, an unused substitute due to a knee injury, was filmed pulling a camera away from his face as he left the field in tears. His performances earned him the Bundesliga Player of the Season award for the 2022–23 season. Having finished runners-up two years earlier, Bellingham won the [[2023 Kopa Trophy]] in recognition of his performances in the 2022–23 season for the Dortmund and for England at the 2022 FIFA World Cup . He became the first Englishman to receive the award, which was presented at the 2023 Ballon d'Or ceremony in October. He came 18th in the Ballon d'Or voting.
Real Madrid
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| Jude Bellingham Real Madrid |
On 14 June 2023, Real Madrid announced the signing of Bellingham on a six-year contract. Borussia Dortmund would receive a base transfer fee of €103 million, with the potential to increase by 30% to approximately €133.9 million due to additional bonuses, of which a sell-on clause would net Birmingham City around £6 million . He became the sixth Englishman to join Real Madrid in the professional era, and BBC Sport 's Andy West thought the move made "complete sense" for both club and player, considering the club's "long-standing policy A commitment to recruiting the best young players in the world" and a "proven desire to give young players the opportunity to succeed at the highest level."
On 12 August 2023, Bellingham marked his debut with a close-range half-volley goal from a corner in a 2–0 away win against Athletic Bilbao in La Liga. A 95th-minute goal against Getafe in his first match at the newly renovated Santiago Bernabéu made Bellingham the third player after Cristiano Ronaldo in the 2009–10 season and Pepillo in the 1959–60 season to score in each of his first four appearances competitive for the club. Bellingham scored 10 goals in his first 10 games for Madrid, equaling Cristiano Ronaldo's number of goals after his first 10 games for the club in 2009.
On April 22, 2024, Jude Bellingham was named Newcomer of the Year at the Laureus Awards , with the award he became the first footballer to receive such an honor.
Individual achievements and awards
Borussia Dortmund
- German Cup : 2020–21
Real Madrid
- Spanish Super Cup : 2023–24
- La Liga : 2023–24
Individual awards
- EFL Young Player of the Month : November 2019
- EFL Young Player of the Year : 2019–20
- Bundesliga Breakthrough of the Month : September 2020
- Bundesliga Goal of the Month : October 2021
- Best Under-20 Young Player in the World by IFFHS : 2022
- IFFHS U20 World Team of the Year : 2022
- EA Sports: FIFA 23 Team of the Year
- Best Bundesliga player : 2022–23
- La Liga Player of the Month : August 2023, October 2023
- Kopa Trophy : 2023
- Golden Boy : 2023
- FIFPro World XI : 2023
- Laureus Revelation of the Year Award 2024
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