Jude Bellingham, one of the brightest talents in world football, has garnered praise from fans, teammates, coaches, and former footballing icons worldwide for his exceptional talent. He is enjoying a dream start to his Real Madrid career.
The Real Madrid star midfielder’s brother, Jobe Bellingham, is also a professional player who plays for Sunderland in England. Both are renowned names in football. However, very few know that their father, Mark Bellingham, was the inspiration behind their success.
Jude Bellingham’s father Mark’s goal scoring exploits
The English international Jude Bellingham made a sensational switch to Real Madrid from Borussia Dortmund and has emerged as one of the stand-out players this season for the La Liga side. With 8 goals, he is also the league’s top scorer so far this season.
Recently, it was reported his younger brother Jobe Bellingham, 18 is also a potential target for Real Madrid after Jude’s signing proved to be fruitful. Jobe is playing a key role at his club, Sunderland in the English Championship.
The Bellingham brothers, despite being in their 20s, have proven their talents and made a name for themselves by rising through the Birmingham City Academy. Not many people know that their inspiration and goal-scoring prowess come from their father, Mark Bellingham, who was an ex-sergeant in the West Midlands Police.
Mark was a prolific goal scorer, having played in non-league football with more than 700 goals to his name during his playing days. He played for more than 20 clubs in his semi-professional career, earning a reputation as a journeyman. While playing for the Midland League Division Two side Paget Rangers, Bellingham Sr marked his 700th career goal.
Mark Bellingham scored an impressive tally of 48 goals in a single season. In 2019, at the age of 43, he juggled between a full-time job and part-time football and eventually took time off from playing. Currently, he supervises his sons’ careers as their agent
Jude Bellingham inherits father’s scoring ability
Jude Bellingham, despite playing as a midfielder, is phenomenal in finding the back of the net as his figures have surpassed top strikers in La Liga such as Alvaro Morata and Lewandowski. The 20-year-old is having 10 goals in 10 matches in all competitions for Los Blancos.
It is believed that Bellingham inherited his father Mark Bellingham’s ability to score goals. Although Mark never made it fully professional, his triple-digit goal tally was impressive. Now, his two sons have already made it to the world stage, emerging as prominent talents.
