Jobe Bellingham

Jobe Bellingham was born in Stourbridge, West Midlands, on 23 September 2005,{{cite web |url=https://www.worldfootball.net/player_summary/jobe-bellingham/ |title=Jobe Bellingham: Profile |website=worldfootball.net |publisher=HeimSpiel Medien |access-date=9 January 2022}} the younger son of Denise and Mark Bellingham.{{cite web |url=https://www.bvb.de/eng/News/Overview/Jude-Bellingham-Young.-Good.-And-really-cool |title=Jude Bellingham: Young. Good. And really cool. |first=Sven |last=Goldmann |publisher=Borussia Dortmund |date=9 October 2020 |access-date=9 January 2022}} Mark worked as a sergeant in the West Midlands Police and was a prolific goalscorer in non-League football.{{cite news |url=https://www.thenonleaguefootballpaper.com/latest-news/step-five-and-below/17046/700-up-legendary-striker-mark-bellingham-on-reaching-the-amazing-milestone/ |title=700-up! Legendary striker Mark Bellingham on reaching the amazing milestone |first=Steven |last=Coney |newspaper=The Non-League Paper |date=22 September 2016 |access-date=9 January 2022}} Bellingham is the younger brother of Real Madrid and England international footballer Jude Bellingham, who preceded him into Birmingham City's academy where both were to spend their formative years.{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/football-league-blog/2020/feb/20/jude-bellingham-on-the-radar-of-footballs-powerhouses-birmingham-city-midfielder-aged-16 |title=Why Jude Bellingham is already on the radar of football's powerhouses |first=Ben |last=Fisher |website=The Guardian |location=London |date=20 February 2020 |access-date=9 January 2022}} The 16-year-old Jude was a first-team regular during the 2019–20 season before signing for German club Borussia Dortmund.{{cite news |url=https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11899/12029767/jude-bellingham-signs-for-borussia-dortmund-from-birmingham |title=Jude Bellingham signs for Borussia Dortmund from Birmingham |website=Sky Sports |date=20 July 2020 |access-date=9 January 2022 |archive-date=20 July 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200720121831/https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11899/12029767/jude-bellingham-signs-for-borussia-dortmund-from-birmingham |url-status=live }} After Jude's departure, Jobe featured in Birmingham's 2020–21 season kit unveiling.{{cite news |url=https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/birmingham-city-new-kit-nike-18775346 |title=Confirmed: Birmingham City unveil new Nike home shirt for Aitor Karanka era |first=Ashley |last=Preece |newspaper=Birmingham Mail |date=15 August 2020 |access-date=9 January 2022}}

At the age of {{age in years and days|2005|9|23|2021|8|10}}, Bellingham was named on the substitutes' bench for Birmingham's 2021–22 EFL Cup first-round match at home to Colchester United of League One.{{cite news |url=https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/lee-bowyer-birmingham-city-bellingham-21278482 |title=Lee Bowyer makes 11 Birmingham City changes as Jobe Bellingham makes squad |first=Joseph |last=Chapman |newspaper=Birmingham Mail |date=10 August 2021 |access-date=9 January 2022}} He remained unused, as he did in the second round of the same competition. Had he made a debut in either match, still a few weeks short of his 16th birthday, he would have become the club's youngest ever first-team player, breaking the record set by his brother in the first round two years earlier. Later that year, rumours linked Jude Bellingham with a return to England; counter-rumours linked Jude's club, Borussia Dortmund, with interest in signing Jobe.{{cite news |url=https://www.teamtalk.com/news/dortmund-hope-signing-jobe-bellingham-convince-jude-stay |title=Borussia Dortmund hope signing familiar face can convince Bellingham to stay |first=Steven |last=Hughes |website=Teamtalk |date=4 November 2021 |access-date=8 January 2022}} By the end of the year he had four goals from nine appearances for Birmingham's under-18 team in their section of the Under-18 Premier League, and had played four times for their under-23s in Premier League 2 Division 2.

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Bellingham was named on the bench for the EFL Championship match against Coventry City in November. Manager Lee Bowyer insisted that observers should not judge him by his brother's achievements, pointing out that he was "next in line" because of the number of injuries among the club's midfielders.{{cite news |url=https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/birmingham-city-jobe-bellingham-jude-22256606 |title='Don't do that' – Lee Bowyer issues Jobe Bellingham warning after Birmingham City call-up |first=Brian |last=Dick |newspaper=Birmingham Mail |date=24 November 2021 |access-date=8 January 2022}} He again remained unused. He made his senior debut as a second-half substitute in Birmingham's 2021–22 FA Cup third-round match at home to League One club Plymouth Argyle, replacing the 17-year-old Jordan James after 70 minutes with the score goalless and Birmingham reduced to ten men.{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/59914831 |title=Birmingham City 0–1 Plymouth Argyle |website=BBC Sport |date=8 January 2022 |access-date=9 January 2022}} At 16 years, 107 days, he became Birmingham's second youngest debutant.{{cite web |url=https://www.bcfc.com/news/archive/bellingham-creates-blues-history |title=Bellingham creates Blues history |publisher=Birmingham City F.C. |date=6 August 2019 |access-date=2 September 2022}} After the match, which Birmingham lost 1–0, Bowyer said he had earned his debut by the improvement in his game over the previous few weeks training with the first team.{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/59925191 |title=Jobe Bellingham: Birmingham City debut for Jude's 16-year-old brother |website=BBC Sport |date=8 January 2022 |access-date=8 January 2022}} He made his first appearance in the Football League a week later as a late substitute in a 1–1 draw away to Preston North End.{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/59918634 |title=Preston North End 1–1 Birmingham City |website=BBC Sport |date=15 January 2022 |access-date=15 January 2022}} His next was not until the final match of the season.

In July 2022, Birmingham confirmed that Bellingham would be taking up a scholarship with the club and had agreed terms on a first professional contract, to take effect on his 17th birthday.{{cite news |url=https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/birmingham-city-contracts-jobe-bellingham-24511258 |title=Breaking: Birmingham City announce deal for Jobe Bellingham |first=Brian |last=Dick |newspaper=Birmingham Mail |date=16 July 2022 |access-date=16 July 2022}}{{cite web |url=https://www.bcfc.com/news/all/blues-jobe-bellingham-signs-professional-contract |title=Blues' Jobe Bellingham signs professional contract |publisher=Birmingham City F.C. |date=23 September 2022 |access-date=23 September 2022}} Under head coach John Eustace, his introduction to Championship football was gradual. He made occasional substitute appearances in the first couple of months of the season, was used regularly from the bench in October, and made his first start on 11 November, playing the first hour of a 2–1 defeat at home to Sunderland. The Birmingham Mail{{'s}} mid-season assessment highlighted the trust placed in him to "[see] out some very nervy end-of-game situations", while pointing out that the Sunderland match "suggested he still has a way to go to be ready for the step up. Which is fine, he's 17."{{cite news |url=https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/birmingham-city-player-ratings-transfers-25531649 |title=Birmingham City midseason player ratings as Hogan shines and Man Utd teen plays with 'hair on fire' |first=Brian |last=Dick |newspaper=Birmingham Mail |date=16 November 2022 |access-date=14 June 2023}} Eustace was insistent that there was "no rush" to get Bellingham into the starting eleven{{snd}}the team had several other young central midfielders in Manchester United loanee Hannibal Mejbri and the home-grown George Hall and Jordan James.{{cite news |url=https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/birmingham-city-eustace-jobe-bellingham-25708402 |title=Birmingham City boss John Eustace makes Jobe Bellingham plea |first=Brian |last=Dick |newspaper=Birmingham Mail |date=9 December 2022 |access-date=14 June 2023}}

A stomach muscle strained in January 2023 kept Bellingham out for three months.{{cite news |url=https://www.birminghamworld.uk/sport/football/birmingham-city/birmingham-city-vs-cardiff-city-injury-news-six-sidelined-and-two-doubtful-ahead-of-championship-clash-4025272 |title=Birmingham City vs Cardiff City injury news: Six sidelined and two doubtful ahead of Championship clash |first=Molly |last=Burke |website=Birmingham World |date=13 February 2023 |access-date=14 June 2023}} During his absence, he added muscle and physicality to go with his increased height.{{cite news |url=https://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/jobe-bellingham-set-premier-league-27027962 |title=Jobe Bellingham set for 'Premier League future' and Sunderland pathway |website=Chronicle Live |location=Newcastle |first=Matty |last=Hewitt |date=1 June 2023 |access-date=14 June 2023}}{{cite news |url=https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/birmingham-city-jobe-bellingham-sunderland-26835336 |title=Jobe Bellingham should listen to Birmingham City plea over Sunderland transfer |first=Alex |last=Dicken |newspaper=Birmingham Mail |date=15 May 2023 |access-date=14 June 2023}} At home to Stoke City on 10 April, he came close to winning the game with what would have been his first senior goal when his stoppage-time volley was blocked.{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/65159319 |title=Birmingham City 0–0 Stoke City |website=BBC Sport |date=10 April 2023 |access-date=15 June 2023}} A few days later, Bellingham started the match away to Millwall that Birmingham won to secure their Championship status, "was composed on the ball, intelligent without it and, in the words of Eustace, 'showed great maturity'."{{cite news |url=https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/jobe-bellingham-comes-age-birmingham-26728926 |title=Jobe Bellingham comes of age and Birmingham City have blueprint to follow |first=Alex |last=Dicken |newspaper=Birmingham Mail |date=19 April 2023 |access-date=15 June 2023}} He finished the season with 22 league appearances, of which five were starts.

Rumours of a possible move to Sunderland strengthened after Bellingham attended their play-off semi-final against Luton Town. The club's sporting director Kristjaan Speakman, first-team coach Mike Dodds, and head of coaching Stuart English had all been at Birmingham when the Bellingham brothers were coming through the academy, and were credited with a major role in the development of both. On 14 June 2023, Bellingham joined Sunderland for an undisclosed fee.{{cite news |url=https://www.sunderlandecho.com/sport/football/sunderland-afc/jobe-bellingham-explains-why-he-chose-sunderland-as-club-land-second-summer-signing-4182993 |title=Jobe Bellingham explains why he chose Sunderland as club land second summer signing |first=Phil |last=Smith |newspaper=Sunderland Echo |date=14 June 2023 |access-date=15 June 2023}}

Bellingham made his debut for Sunderland on 6 August 2023, starting the team's opening match of the season against Ipswich Town. He chose to use his given name on the back of his shirt rather than the conventional surname; manager Tony Mowbray thought "he's trying to create his own identity. He doesn't want to live off the back of his brother's name; he wants to be the footballer that he is and show people what he can do."{{cite web |url=https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/4789720/2023/08/21/jobe-bellingham-sunderland-identity/ |title=Jobe Bellingham is creating his own identity and Sunderland are the happy beneficiaries |first=Philip |last=Buckingham |website=The Athletic |date=21 August 2023 |access-date=19 March 2024 |url-access=subscription}}{{Cite web |last=Altimas |first=Callum |title=The reason Jobe Bellingham doesn't have his surname on the back of his shirt |url=https://www.givemesport.com/why-jobe-bellingham-does-not-have-surname-on-back-of-his-shirt/ |website=GiveMeSport |date=16 September 2023 |access-date=19 March 2024}} On 19 August, he scored his first two professional goals in Sunderland's 2–1 victory against Rotherham United at the Stadium of Light.{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/66482260 |title=Sunderland 2–1 Rotherham United: Jobe Bellingham double sinks Millers |website=BBC Sport |date=19 August 2023 |access-date=19 March 2024}} On 11 November, he scored the opening goal of Sunderland's 3–1 win over his former club Birmingham City.{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/67318257 |title=Sunderland 3–1 Birmingham: Jobe Bellingham on target as Rooney's Blues beaten again |first=Ged |last=Scott |website=BBC Sport |date=11 November 2023 |access-date=19 March 2024}}

Bellingham signed a new deal with Sunderland in August 2024 which extended his contract to the end of the 2027–28 season.{{Cite web |date=2024-08-16 |title=Jobe Bellingham: Sunderland midfielder extends contract until the end of the 2027–28 season |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/c4gd459v1p1o |access-date=2024-08-19 |website=BBC Sport |language=en-GB}} He told the club website at the time that he was "buzzing to sign [the] contract and extend [his] stay at Sunderland".{{Cite web |title=Jobe commits to Sunderland |url=https://www.safc.com/news/2024/august/16/jobe-commits-to-sunderland/ |access-date=2024-08-19 |website=www.safc.com}} On 2 November, Bellingham received the first red card of his career in a goalless draw against QPR.{{Cite web |date=2024-11-02 |title=Jobe Bellingham sent off for leaders Sunderland in draw at QPR |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/qpr-sunderland-sky-bet-championship-burnley-london-b2640242.html |access-date=2024-11-11 |website=The Independent |language=en}} On 27 April 2025, he was named EFL Championship Young Player of the Season.{{Cite web |last=EFL |date=2025-04-27 |title=LIVE: EFL Awards 2025 |url=https://www.efl.com/news/2025/april/27/live--efl-awards-2025/ |access-date=2025-04-28 |website=EFL |language=en}} Bellingham started in the 2025 EFL Championship play-off final, which saw Sunderland end their eight-year wait to return to the Premier League, with a 2–1 victory against Sheffield United.{{cite web|url=https://news.sky.com/story/sunderland-end-eight-year-wait-to-return-to-premier-league-with-dramatic-championship-play-off-win-13373891|title=Sunderland end eight-year wait to return to Premier League with dramatic Championship play-off win|work=Sky News}}

On 10 June 2025, Bellingham signed a five-year contract with Bundesliga club Borussia Dortmund for a reported fee of £27.8 million (plus £4.2 million in add-ons), the highest transfer fee a newly promoted Premier League club had ever received. The transfer fee also made Bellingham the second most expensive signing in Dortmund's history excluding add-ons behind Ousmane Dembélé.{{Cite news |date=10 June 2025 |title=Jobe Bellingham transfer news: Sunderland midfielder completes move to Borussia Dortmund |url=https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11095/13381042/jobe-bellingham-transfer-news-sunderland-midfielder-completes-move-to-borussia-dortmund |access-date=10 June 2025 |work=Sky Sports |publisher=Sky Group}} A week later, on 17 June, he made his debut in a goalless draw against Fluminense during the FIFA Club World Cup.{{cite web |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2025/jun/17/club-world-cup-scores-results |title=Club World Cup: Jobe Bellingham makes Dortmund debut in draw with Fluminense |publisher=The Guardian |date=17 June 2025 }} Bellingham scored his first goal for Dortmund in his first start, during a 4–3 Club World Cup victory against Mamelodi Sundowns on 21 June.{{cite web |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2025/jun/21/jobe-bellingham-strikes-as-dortmund-edge-4-3-thriller-with-sundowns-in-club-world-cup |title=Jobe Bellingham strikes as Dortmund edge 4-3 thriller while Inter avoid shock at Club World Cup |publisher=The Guardian |date=21 June 2025 }}

Bellingham was born in England, and is reported to be also eligible to represent Ireland via a paternal grandparent.{{cite web |url=https://extra.ie/2022/11/20/sport/soccernews/irish-qualified-2022-world-cup |title=Every Irish-qualified football player at the 2022 World Cup |first=Rob |last=O'Halloran |website=Extra.ie |date=20 November 2022 |access-date=9 December 2022}} He made his debut for England under-16s on 3 June 2021, starting a 6–0 friendly win against Northern Ireland. He made his first appearance at under-17 level three months later in the Syrenka Cup tournament against Romania; he marked the occasion by missing a penalty, but England still won 2–0. He also played in the other group match and in the final, which England lost 3–2 to the Netherlands.{{cite web |url=https://uk.soccerway.com/players/jobe-bellingham/679795/ |title=J. Bellingham |website=Soccerway |publisher=Perform Group |access-date=8 June 2024}}{{cite web |url=https://www.bcfcacademy.com/media/upload/files/Academy-Highlights-of-the-Month---September-2021.pdf |title=Academy highlights of the month |publisher=Birmingham City F.C. Academy |date=September 2021 |access-date=9 January 2022 |archive-date=21 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211021005513/https://www.bcfcacademy.com/media/upload/files/Academy-Highlights-of-the-Month---September-2021.pdf |url-status=usurped }} In October, he played in all three of England's 2022 European Under-17 Championship qualifying round matches, and provided an assist for Kobbie Mainoo's goal in a 7–0 win against Armenia, as England topped their group and progressed to the elite round.{{cite web |url=https://www.uefa.com/under17/teams/400039/ |title=UEFA Under-17 Championship Israel 2022: Teams: England |publisher=UEFA |access-date=9 January 2022}}{{cite web |url=https://www.englandfootball.com/articles/2021/Oct/15/england-mens-under-17s-armenia-report-20211016 |title=Super seven for England MU17s against Armenia |first=Frank |last=Smith |website=England Football |date=16 October 2021 |access-date=9 January 2022}}

After eight appearances for the under-17s,{{cite web |url=http://www.englandfootballonline.com/MatchRsl/MatchRslTmU17pg3.html |title=Match results under-17 2020–2030 |website=England Football Online |publisher=Chris Goodwin & Glen Isherwood |date=29 March 2023 |access-date=7 April 2023}} Bellingham was included in the England under-18 squad for a four-team mini-tournament at the Pinatar Arena in Spain in September 2022.{{cite web |url=https://www.englandfootball.com/articles/2022/Sep/16/england-mu18s-squad-named-for-september-20221609 |title=England MU18s squad set for Spain |first=Nicholas |last=Veevers |website=England Football |date=16 September 2022 |access-date=16 September 2022}} He started against the Netherlands and Belgium and was a late substitute against the Faroe Islands as England won all three matches.{{cite web |url=http://www.englandfootballonline.com/MatchRsl/MatchRslTmU18pg8.html |title=Match results under 18 2020–2030 |website=England Football Online |publisher=Chris Goodwin & Glen Isherwood |date=26 September 2022 |access-date=26 September 2022}}{{cite web |url=https://www.englandfootball.com/articles/2022/Sep/23/england-mu18s-faroe-islands-pinatar-match-report-20222309 |title=Report: England MU18s 2–1 Faroe Islands |first=Nicholas |last=Veevers |website=England Football |date=23 September 2022 |access-date=26 September 2022}} In March 2023, Bellingham played in all three matches of the under-18s' tour of Croatia. Against the hosts, he came on after an hour, scored an equaliser, and England went on to win 2–1.{{cite web |url=https://www.englandfootball.com/articles/2023/Mar/22/england-mens-under-18-croatia-match-report-20230322 |title=Report: Croatia 1–2 England MU18s |first=Leanne |last=Hides |website=England Football |date=22 March 2023 |access-date=28 March 2023}} He started and captained the side in the other two matches. His shot was blocked for a penalty that would have tied the scores against Belgium{{snd}}he took the kick but missed, and Belgium won 3–0{{snd}}and he scored the last goal of a 3–1 win against Switzerland.{{cite web |url=https://www.englandfootball.com/articles/2023/Mar/24/england-mens-under-18s-belgium-match-report-20230324 |title=Report: England MU18s 0–3 Belgium |first=Leanne |last=Hides |website=England Football |date=24 March 2023 |access-date=28 March 2023}}{{cite web |url=https://www.englandfootball.com/articles/2023/Mar/27/england-mens-under-18s-switzerland-report-20230327 |title=Report: Report: England MU18s 3–1 Switzerland |first=Frank |last=Smith |website=England Football |date=27 March 2023 |access-date=28 March 2023}}

Bellingham made his England under-19 debut and captained the side for a 1–0 defeat to Germany in Oliva, Spain on 6 September 2023.{{Cite web |url=https://www.englandfootball.com/articles/2023/Sep/06/england-mens-under-19s-germany-report-20230906 |title=Report: England MU19s 0–1 Germany |first=Frank |last=Smith |website=England Football |date=6 September 2023 |access-date=8 June 2024}} He played in the second match of that training camp, and took part in all three of England's European Championship qualifying round matches in October. All three were drawn, and England failed to qualify.{{cite web |url=http://www.englandfootballonline.com/MatchRsl/MatchRslTmU19pg3.html |title=Match results under-19 2020–2030 |website=England Football Online |publisher=Chris Goodwin & Glen Isherwood |date=25 March 2024 |access-date=8 June 2024}}

On 7 June 2024, Bellingham made his first appearance for the England Elite League Squad (formerly known as England U20{{cite web |url=http://www.englandfootballonline.com/MatchRsl/MatchRslTmU20pg2.html |title=Match results under-20 2020–2030 |website=England Football Online |publisher=Chris Goodwin & Glen Isherwood |date=12 June 2024 |access-date=13 June 2024}}); he played the first 65 minutes of a friendly against Sweden at Stadion ŠRC Sesvete which England won 2–1.{{cite web| url=https://www.englandfootball.com/articles/2024/Jun/07/england-elite-squad-sweden-report-20240706 |title=Report: Sweden 1–2 England Elite League Squad |first=Adam |last=Drury |website=England Football |date=7 June 2024 |access-date=8 June 2024}}

On 15 November 2024, Bellingham made his U21 debut during a goalless draw with Spain in Cadiz.{{cite web| url=https://www.englandfootball.com/articles/2024/Nov/15/england-mu21s-spain-live-report-20241511 |title=Report: Spain 0–0 England MU21s |first=Tom |last=Harle |website=England Football |date=15 November 2024 |access-date=17 November 2024}}

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• EFL Championship play-offs: 2025{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/live/c62vgp6z7q3t#Line-ups |title=Sheffield United 1–2 Sunderland: Line-ups |website=BBC Sport |date=24 May 2025 |access-date=24 May 2025}}

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• EFL Championship Team of the Season: 2024–25{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/c985rrjgy7yo |title=Burnley's Parker and Blades' Hamer win EFL awards |first=Ben |last=Ashton |website=BBC Sport |date=27 April 2025 |access-date=28 April 2025}}
• EFL Championship Young Player of the Season: 2024–25
• The Athletic Championship Team of the Season: 2024–25{{cite web |url=https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6336642/2025/05/20/athletic-end-of-season-awards-2024-25-men/ |title= The Athletic’s end-of-season awards, 2024-25: Men’s football |website=The Athletic’s |date=28 May 2025}}

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