Jude Bellingham
Jude Victor William Bellingham (born 29 June 2003) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for La Liga club Real Madrid and the England national team. In 2023, he won both major awards for male footballers aged under 21: the Golden Boy, for nominees playing in Europe over the last calendar year, and the Kopa Trophy, for the world's best over the previous season. Bellingham is considered to be one of the best players in the world.
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Bellingham playing for England at the 2022 FIFA World Cup | |||
| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Jude Victor William Bellingham | ||
| Date of birth | 29 June 2003 | ||
| Place of birth | Stourbridge, England | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.86 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Real Madrid | ||
| Number | 5 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Stourbridge | |||
| 2010–2019 | Birmingham City | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019–2020 | Birmingham City | 41 | (4) |
| 2020–2023 | Borussia Dortmund | 92 | (12) |
| 2023– | Real Madrid | 24 | (16) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2016–2018 | England U15 | 8 | (1) |
| 2018–2019 | England U16 | 11 | (4) |
| 2019 | England U17 | 3 | (2) |
| 2020 | England U21 | 4 | (1) |
| 2020– | England | 29 | (3) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:33, 13 April 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21:49, 26 March 2024 (UTC) | |||
Bellingham joined Birmingham City as an under-8, became the club's youngest first-team player when he made his senior debut in August 2019, at the age of 16 years, 38 days, and played regularly during the 2019–20 season. He joined Borussia Dortmund in July 2020, and in his first appearance became their youngest goalscorer. Over three seasons with the club he made 132 appearances and won the 2020–21 DFB-Pokal; his performances in the 2022–23 season helped Dortmund finish as runners-up and earned him the Bundesliga Player of the Season award. In 2023, Bellingham signed for Real Madrid for a fee of €103 million.
Bellingham represented England at under-15, under-16, under-17 and under-21 levels. He made his first appearance for the senior team in November 2020, and represented the country at UEFA Euro 2020 and the 2022 FIFA World Cup.