30 Facts About Jude Bellingham

Jude Victor William Bellingham was born on 29 June 2003 and is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Bundesliga club Borussia Dortmund and the England national team.

Jude Bellingham joined Borussia Dortmund in July 2020, and in his first competitive match became their youngest ever goalscorer.

Jude Bellingham represented England at under-15, under-16, under-17 and under-21 levels.

Jude Bellingham 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.

Jude Victor William Bellingham was born on 29 June 2003 in Stourbridge, in the Metropolitan Borough of Dudley, West Midlands, the eldest son of Denise and Mark Bellingham.

Jude Bellingham's father Mark was until 2022 a sergeant in the West Midlands Police and was a prolific goalscorer in non-League football.

Jude Bellingham joined Birmingham City as an under-8, after playing for Stourbridge.

Jude Bellingham played for their under-18 team at 14, and made his debut for their under-23 team at the age of 15, on 15 October 2018 away to Nottingham Forest's U23s.

Jude Bellingham took up a two-year scholarship with Birmingham City to begin in July 2019.

Jude Bellingham started the next match, away to Charlton Athletic two weeks later, and scored the only goal from Kerim Mrabti's cutback.

Jude Bellingham continued as a permanent fixture in the matchday squad, sometimes as a substitute but mainly in the starting eleven.

Jude Bellingham was eased into the team on the left wing, moved into central midfield "where he could gain more confidence", and then used "in a more advanced role" once the staff were sure he could cope with the responsibility.

Jude Bellingham was EFL Young Player of the Month for November 2019.

Jude Bellingham continued as a first-team regular, and by the time the season was suspended because of the COVID-19 pandemic, he had made 32 league appearances.

Jude Bellingham remained an integral part of the team once the season resumed behind closed doors, and set up a late equaliser for Lukas Jutkiewicz against Charlton Athletic that made Birmingham's league position less precarious with two matches still to play.

Jude Bellingham finished the season with four goals from 44 appearances in all competitions, 41 in the league, as Birmingham avoided relegation despite losing the last match of the season.

Jude Bellingham flew to Germany for a medical, and the transfer was confirmed on 20 July 2020: he would join after Birmingham's last match of the season.

Jude Bellingham missed the first two matches of 2021 with a foot injury, but returned to action as an increasingly regular starter.

Jude Bellingham was involved in Marco Reus's goal in the away leg of the Champions League quarter-final against Manchester City Jude Bellingham scored against Man City early in the second leg, but Dortmund could not retain their away-goal advantage.

Jude Bellingham finished the season with 29 appearances and one goal in the Bundesliga, 46 appearances and four goals in all competitions, and was voted Newcomer of the Season by his fellow players.

Jude Bellingham was runner-up to Pedri of Barcelona in the 2021 Kopa Trophy, awarded to the best under-21 male player as voted by previous winners of the Ballon d'Or.

Jude Bellingham was eligible to play for his native England and for the Republic of Ireland, for which he qualified via a grandparent.

Jude Bellingham made his England under-15 debut against Turkey in December 2016.

Jude Bellingham was included in England's under-17 squad for the Syrenka Cup, a friendly tournament held in September 2019 in preparation for the 2020 European Championship qualifiers the following March.

Jude Bellingham received his first call-up to the under-21 squad for European Championship qualifiers against Kosovo and Austria in September 2020.

In November 2020, after James Ward-Prowse and Trent Alexander-Arnold withdrew through injury, Jude Bellingham was called up to the England senior squad for the first time.

Jude Bellingham was named in the England squad for the UEFA Euro 2020 tournament, which was delayed until June 2021 because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Jude Bellingham made the run and pass to Harry Kane who crossed for Raheem Sterling to score England's third goal, and played the through ball from which Callum Wilson set up their sixth for Jack Grealish.

Jude Bellingham then followed this up during the last 16 game against Senegal with a run through Senegal's defence, assisting Jordan Henderson's goal in the 38th minute.

Jude Bellingham then played a key role in Harry Kane's goal in the 3rd minute of stoppage time in the first half, setting up Phil Foden to make the assist.