English midfielder Jude Bellingham has had an incredible start to the 2023 season with his new team, Real Madrid. Having already secured the Kopa Trophy, an award given to the world’s best-performing male football aged under 21, he now has his sights on the Ballon d’Or.
The Ballon d’Or is a yearly award that recognizes the best soccer player in the world. This award was most recently won by Messi for the 8th time. So far Jude Bellingham has played over 11 matches for Real Madrid, scoring 10 goals. Furthermore in three Champions League matches, he has scored 3 goals.
This great start to the season has made him a frontrunner for the prestigious award, alongside Harry Kane and Erling Haaland. Emery Katerba (11) stated, “I think he will as long as he’s able to stay healthy and not get into any trouble. And considering he’s still very young, he’ll be able to perform like this as long as Real Madrid keeps developing him.”
The Champion’s League is a very important tournament that brings the best clubs from all around Europe to compete against one another. When asked if he’ll be able to help lead Real Madrid to a title, Emery stated, “I think so because he’s been a help to them so far with 3 goals already.”
The Ballon d’Or is the most important awards a football player can win, but isn’t given to anyone without trophies.
“I think he will get a Ballon d’Or if he’s able to win La Liga and the Champions league, because Messi won it mainly because of the World Cup.”