Harry Kane braces for Jude Bellingham battle in Champions League semi-final clash
Harry Kane is ready to go into battle against Jude Bellingham for a spot in the Champions League final before the pair aim to lead England to Euro 2024 glory.
Jude Bellingham is a midfielder who plays for Real Madrid and the England national team.
The youngster already has his number retired at boyhood club Birmingham, as well as being called up to the England Euro 2020 and World Cup 2022 squads.
In June 2023, Real Madrid completed the signing of Bellingham from Borussia Dortmund for an initial £88.5m on a six-year deal.
Born in 2003, Bellingham joined Birmingham in 2010 as a part of the under-8's development. By the time he was 14 he was making impact in the under-18 squad before making his debut for the under-23s, aged 15.
In the 2019/20 season, Bellingham became the youngest player to play for Birmingham, aged 16 years and 38 days.
📽 @BellinghamJude - The Journey.
— Birmingham City FC (@BCFC) August 7, 2019
From Academy to First Team debut, take a fascinating look at our youngest ever player’s development path at the Club.
Well done, Jude! 👊#KeepRightOn #BCFC pic.twitter.com/7HiputpUPm
The midfielder scored his first goal for the club on his home debut, netting the winner in a 2-1 win over Stoke City.
Already a crucial member of the Birmingham City he was named November's EFL Young Player of the Month.
By January 2020, there were a host of Europe's leading clubs sniffing around Bellingham, with Manchester United reported to have offered £25million for his services. However, despite speculation, Bellingham stuck with his boyhood club, helping them stave off relegation to League One.
He finished the season with four goals from 44 games in all competitions.
Bellingham's father Mark, a former non-league striker with Leamington, had visited several clubs with his son as they weighed up their next move.
His move was announced on July 20, 2020 and he became the most expensive 17-year-old ever. The fee reported to be £25million.
Bellingham made his debut in a DFB-Pokal match against third-tier MSV Duisburg, scoring twice. In doing so he became the club's youngest goal scorer in the competition, as well as the club's youngest scorer in any competitive match.
A goal on his Borussia Dortmund competitive debut for 17-year-old Jude Bellingham 🤩pic.twitter.com/CsQoI22U3F
— Goal (@goal) September 16, 2020
Bellingham started his first Champions League match on October 20, 2020 against Lazio. At 17 years and 113 days he became the youngest player to play in a Champions League fixture.
The Englishman rounded off an outstanding debut campaign for Dortmund with his first piece of silverware, the DFB-Pokal, after Dortmund beat RB Leipzig 4-1 in the final.
Then at the age of just 19, Bellingham became the youngest captain in the Bundesliga when he wore the armband for the first time against FC Koln, and then against Sevilla in the Champions League a few days later.
Bellingham has progressed through the ranks for England, playing for the under-16s through to the under-21s.
He became the youngest player to appear for England under-21s in September 2020, coming off the bench and scoring against Kosovo to complete a 6-0 victory.
Jude Bellingham is the youngest goalscorer in England U21 history! 👏pic.twitter.com/eFRZcxtLnT
— Borussia Dortmund (@BlackYellow) September 4, 2020
Bellingham made his first senior appearance for England in a friendly against the Republic of Ireland in November 2020. At 17 years, 136 days, he became England's third-youngest full international; only Theo Walcott and Wayne Rooney had appeared at a younger age.
To conclude his groundbreaking season at Dortmund, Bellingham was called up to Gareth Southgate's Euro 2020 squad. He came on as a substitute in England's 1-0 group stage wins over Croatia and the Czech Republic, as well as being introduced in the 4-0 quarter-final defeat of Ukraine.
Bellingham's dad Mark was a prolific striker at non-league level, while his mother Denice has also been a huge influence on his career.
Jude Bellingham's net worth is believed to be €4million.
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Real Madrid will look to finish the job when they play host to RB Leipzig at the Santiago Bernabeu in the Champions League on Wednesday night (2000 GMT).