Mark Bellingham

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| name = Mark Bellingham

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| full_name = Markus Jude Bellingham

| birth_place = Southend-on-Sea, England

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1976|3|7|df=y}}

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| position = Forward

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| youthclubs1 = Catholic United

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| clubs1 = Catholic United

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| years2 = 1994–1995

| clubs2 = East Thurrock United

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| years3 = 1995–1996

| clubs3 = Chelmsford City

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| years4 = 1996

| clubs4 = → Halesowen Town (loan)

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| years5 = 1996–1997

| clubs5 = Cheltenham Town

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| years6 = 1997

| clubs6 = → Newport County (loan)

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| years7 = 1997–1998

| clubs7 = Halesowen Town

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| years8 = 1998–2000

| clubs8 = West Midlands Police

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| years9 = 2000–2003

| clubs9 = Sutton Coldfield Town

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| years10 = 2003–2005

| clubs10 = Bromsgrove Rovers

| caps10 = 15

| goals10 = 9

| years11 = 2005–2008

| clubs11 = Stourbridge

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| years12 = 2008–2009

| clubs12 = Leamington{{Cite web |last=Adams |first=Lewis |date=14 Jul 2024 |title=Meet Jude Bellingham's dad, the 'prolific' striker |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cevwy75g4zyo |website=BBC}}

| caps12 = 87

| goals12 = 79

| years13 = 2009

| clubs13 = Hednesford Town

| caps13 = 6

| goals13 = 0

| years14 = 2009–2010

| clubs14 = Causeway United

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| years15 = 2010–2011

| clubs15 = Sutton Coldfield Town

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| years16 = 2011

| clubs16 = Daventry Town

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| years17 = 2011–2012

| clubs17 = Bedworth United

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| years18 = 2012

| clubs18 = Sutton Coldfield Town

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| years19 = 2012–2014

| clubs19 = Wolverhampton Casuals

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| years20 = 2014

| clubs20 = Hinckley

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| years21 = 2014

| clubs21 = Bromsgrove Sporting{{Cite web |last=Adams |first=Lewis |date=14 Jul 2024 |title=Meet Jude Bellingham's dad, the 'prolific' striker |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cevwy75g4zyo |website=BBC}}

| caps21 = 36

| goals21 = 45

| years22 = 2014–2015

| clubs22 = Cradley Town

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| years23 = 2015–2017

| clubs23 = Paget Rangers

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| years24 = 2017–2019

| clubs24 = Southam United

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| club-update = 08:06, 15 June 2023 (UTC)

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Markus Jude Bellingham (born 7 March 1976) is an English former footballer and a retired Police Sergeant of the West Midlands Police, as a hostage negotiator. In football, he played as a striker and at his prime he played in the Northern and Southern League Premier Division, both at level 7 of the pyramid.

Early life

Bellingham is a native of Southend-on-Sea, Essex, England.{{Cite web |last=Dunlavy |first=Christ |date=21 July 2020 |title=Ace Bellingham has perfect act to follow in Non-League hot-shot dad |url=https://www.thenonleaguefootballpaper.com/latest-news/31145/ace-bellingham-has-perfect-act-to-follow-in-non-league-hot-shot-dad/ |publisher=thenonleaguefootballpaper.com}} Bellingham joined Southend-based side Catholic United in the mid-1980s as a youth player, eventually starting his senior career at the club.{{Cite web |date=20 June 2024 |title=England Jude Bellingham's link to Southend's Catholic United |url=https://www.echo-news.co.uk/sport/24400595.jude-bellinghams-links-catholic-united/ |access-date=23 June 2024 |publisher=The Echo (Essex)}}

Bellingham attended the University of Wolverhampton.{{Cite web |last=Whitney |first=Steve |date=19 Jan 2021 |title=They`ve Played For Your Club |url=https://southern-football-league.co.uk/news/127263/They%60ve-Played-For-Your-Cluband8230;Stourbridge |archive-url=https://archive.today/20230610154701/https://southern-football-league.co.uk/news/127263/They%60ve-Played-For-Your-Cluband8230;Stourbridge |url-status=dead |archive-date=2023-06-10 |website=Southern Football League}}

Club career

Bellingham was regarded as a prolific non-league striker, scoring over 700 goals.{{Cite web |date=22 September 2016 |title=Mark Bellingham on reaching the amazing milestone |url=https://www.thenonleaguefootballpaper.com/step-five-and-below/17046/700-up-legendary-striker-mark-bellingham-on-reaching-the-amazing-milestone/ |publisher=thenonleaguefootballpaper.com}}

In 2001, he almost retired from football after suffering his second torn cruciate ligament.{{Cite web |last=Pullen |first=Nick |date=21 Oct 2006 |title=Football: Bellingham is happy to put boot in foraward! |url=https://www.thefreelibrary.com/Football%3A+Bellingham+is+happy+to+put+boot+in+foraward!+InsideView...-a0153136330 |publisher=Birmingham Mail}} By the late 2010s, he retired from non-league football and started playing in veterans' tournaments.{{Cite web |last=Madeley |first=Steve |date=6 December 2022 |title=Jude Bellingham's dad: The non-League goal machine and police sergeant who inspired an England sensation |url=https://theathletic.com/3926748/2022/12/06/jude-bellingham-world-cup-goals-dad/ |archive-url=https://archive.today/20221206184722/https://theathletic.com/3926748/2022/12/06/jude-bellingham-world-cup-goals-dad/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=2022-12-06 |website=The Athletic}} He last played as a striker for Southam United.{{Cite web |date=25 April 2013 |title=Bedworth United's Mark Bellingham proves a good decision by boss Steve Farmer |url=https://www.coventrytelegraph.net/sport/football/football-news/football-bedworth-uniteds-mark-bellingham-3024362 |publisher=Coventry Telegraph}}

Personal life

He is the father of footballers Jude and Jobe Bellingham.{{Cite web |last=de la Riva |first=Mario |date=14 June 2013 |title=Who is Mark Bellingham, new Real Madrid signing Jude's father and agent? |url=https://en.as.com/soccer/who-is-mark-bellingham-new-real-madrid-signing-judes-father-and-agent-n/ |website=Diario AS |publisher=}}