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BELLINGHAM

Jude Victor William Bellingham
ENGLAND · ENG · MIDFIELDER · #10
29 JUN 2003 · Birmingham City · Borussia Dortmund · Real Madrid
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ENGLAND · #10

🌎 WORLD CUP RECORD

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TITLES
5
MATCHES
1
GOALS
YEARHOSTAPPSGOALSRESULT
2022Qatar51 QUARTER-FINAL
█ ATTRIBUTES
PACE 80
SHOOTING 86
PASSING 83
DRIBBLING 90
DEFENDING 78
PHYSICAL 85

⚡ DEFINING MOMENTS

▲ 2022 · A header to open the account
On his World Cup debut against Iran, the 19-year-old rose to head England's opening goal — his first senior international strike, and one of the youngest goals an Englishman has scored at the finals.
▲ 2022 · Quarter-final exit to France
England's campaign ended 2–1 against the holders France in the last eight. Bellingham started all five matches across the run; the tournament marked his arrival as a fixture of the midfield rather than a prospect.

📜 CAREER TIMELINE

2019
Debuts for boyhood club Birmingham City at 16; the club later retires the No. 22 shirt in his honour.
2020
Joins Borussia Dortmund, where he grows into a complete midfielder over three seasons.
2022
Starts every match of England's run to the World Cup quarter-final in Qatar and scores against Iran.
2023
Signs for Real Madrid and takes the No. 5 once worn there by Zinedine Zidane.
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█ THE ALMANAC SPEAKS
PROF. INKSWORTH:

A midfielder who arrived at a World Cup already looking as though he had been there for years — composed at 19, and the rare England youngster whose finals debut produced a goal rather than nerves. The almanac files him under 'precocious', and notes Qatar was only the first chapter.

  • He wore No. 22 for England in Qatar in 2022; by the next finals he had inherited the No. 10.
  • His goal against Iran made him one of the youngest scorers England have ever had at a World Cup.
  • Birmingham City retired their No. 22 shirt when he left at 17 — a tribute usually reserved for club legends, not teenagers.
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Zone: Historical