The Wonder boy, Jude Bellingham: Who is He?

    Jude Bellingham is an English professional football/soccer player that has taken the world by storm because of his raw talent and footballing ability. Bellingham is very young and this shocks many fans because of how developed and magical this man is at the surprising age of 20. He was born on June 29, 2003 in Stourbridge, England and started his professional footballing career in Birmingham City back in 2019 and then transferred to an even bigger team in Germany which was Borussia Dortmund in 2020. He also has a brother by the name of Jobe Bellingham that also plays professional football on the team Sunderland FC. Bellingham is known to be one of the most versatile players in the world as he can play many positions on the pitch. His preferred positions are central midfield (CM) and central-defensive midfielder (CDM). He is known to be versatile because of how often spectators will see him almost anywhere on the field even if its not his position. For example, currently, he plays for the team Real Madrid which is the team that is known to have some of the biggest midfielders in the world like Toni Kroos, Luka Modric and Camavinga. Since Real Madrid already has an amazing midfield, Bellingham is sometimes required to play striker (ST) or central-attack midfielder (CAM)because of the lack of players that play in that position on the team. Although his position has been temporarily changed, he still manages to dance through defenders and start amazing plays for his team. This is his first season at Real Madrid and people had very high expectations for this player and he completely surpassed everybody's expectations as he currently has 10 goals/3 assists (13G/A) in just 10 appearances across all competitions including the Champions League!

    With all this being said, Jude Bellingham is currently appearing in talks about being the current best player in the world! He is being compared to big names such as Zinedine Zidane and Sergio Busquets because of the amount of elegance and patience he has when in control of the ball. Jude is considered to be one of the best current youngsters and often gets compared to other young footballers like Erling Haaland, Kylian Mbappe, Vinicius Junior, Alphonso Davies, etc. He was first recognized back in his days at Borussia Dortmund and was one of the star players on the team at the time along with Erling Haaland and Marco Reus. Even though he played on a team with big names, He was recognized as the player with the most all around talent and was then sold to Real Madrid for a fee of $110 Million in 2023! But aside from being a great footballer, he is also seen as a great person and very ambitious. People say he tries his hardest to be the best he can and isn't easily discouraged because of his amount of determination and motivation. 

    But now you may be asking, "how is Bellingham inspirational and how do so many people know about him even though they aren't football fans?" Well, to answer that question, since people see him as a likable person and player, they recognize things about him and know that he does things that can rub off on people. For example, he has a signature celebration and it is becoming more and more popular everyday with the world. Also, people think he has a really nice haircut and people are taking action by changing their hairstyle to match his and post it on social media. 

    So to end things off, I'd like to ask you: What are your thoughts on Jude Bellingham? if you are new to the footballing fanbase, would you consider watching Bellingham play and pick up tips from him? Please be sure to freely express your thoughts on Jude Bellingham in the comments section!

File:Danil Krugovoy and Jude Bellingham 2020 (cropped).jpg By: Vyacheslav Evdokimov (CC BY-SA)