World Cup preview: Could Jude Bellingham shine for England?

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Could Jude Bellingham shine for England at the World Cup?

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He 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. He represented the senior team at UEFA Euro 2020 but it's the upcoming World Cup where he could shine.

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A quick summary of his career so far

Bellingham began a two-year scholarship with Birmingham City in July 2019. The following month, he started the EFL Cup first-round trip to Portsmouth and became Birmingham City's youngest-ever first-team player. 

He made his first Football League appearance 19 days later, as a second-half substitute in a 3–0 defeat away 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 winner – albeit via a generous deflection – as Birmingham came back from 1–0 down to beat Stoke 2–1, and thus became their youngest-ever goalscorer, aged 16 years and 63 days. He started the next match, away to Charlton Athletic two weeks later, and scored the only goal in that game.

Footage from Birmingham City Football Club - YouTube

He was linked with moves to numerous major clubs in January 2020 on deadline day, Birmingham were reported to have turned down a £20 million bid from Manchester United. 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. 

He 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. He 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. In appreciation of what Bellingham achieved in such a short time with the first team, the club announced that they would retire his number 22 shirt, "to remember one of our own and to inspire others.

   

Footage from Corinthian Productions - YouTube 

At that season's EFL Awards, he was named both Championship Apprentice of the Year and EFL Young Player of the Season. He moved to Borussia Dortmund ahead of the 2020/2021 season and has started to really shine for them. During his time there, he has scored 18 goals in 107 appearances. 

Footage from Bundesliga - YouTube

In terms of trophies, the only major trophy won by Bellingham so far was the DFB-Pokal in 2021. Could the World Cup be his next major success? He has also earned plenty of individual accolades, here are some of them:

  • Birmingham City Under-15/16 Goal of the Season: 2018
  • EFL Young Player of the Month: November 2019
  • Birmingham City Young Player of the Year: 2019–20
  • EFL Young Player of the Season: 2019–20
  • Championship Apprentice of the Year: 2019–20
  • Bundesliga Rookie of the Month: September 2020
  • Bundesliga Goal of the Month: October 2021
  • VDV Bundesliga Newcomer of the Season: 2020–21
  • VDV Bundesliga Team of the Season: 2021–22
  • Kopa Trophy runner-up: 2021

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