Jude Bellingham
Active- Current or last club
- Real Madrid
- Country (nationality)
- England
- League or competition
- La Liga
- Position
- Attacking midfielder * central midfielder
- How is the religion known?
- Unconfirmed, needs checking
- Last checked
- 9 October 2026
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What religion is Jude Bellingham?
Jude Bellingham is an English professional footballer who has not publicly confirmed his religion, and his personal faith remains officially undocumented. On occasion, Bellingham has been observed making the sign of the cross or pointing skyward before or after matches, a ritual commonly associated with Christian athletes. Because of this, several sports profile databases and media publications classify him as having a Christian or culturally Christian background, though he has made no official declaration to confirm this.
Conversely, social media speculation frequently circulates claiming that Bellingham practices Islam. These internet rumors are largely fueled by his on-pitch posture or close personal friendships with Muslim teammates, but no official sources or representatives from his camp have ever validated these claims.
In generic discussions regarding personal perspective, he has expressed general gratitude toward God and mentioned letting a higher path guide his career, without ever anchoring his words to a specific institutional church or religious label.
Bellingham plays as a midfielder for Real Madrid and the England national team. He began his career at Birmingham City before moving to Borussia Dortmund in 2020, and he joined Real Madrid in 2023 for a reported initial fee of €103 million, rising to as much as €133.9 million with add-ons. He has won the La Liga title, the UEFA Champions League, and the Spanish Super Cup with Real Madrid and the DFB-Pokal with Borussia Dortmund. He has represented England at UEFA Euro 2020, the 2022 FIFA World Cup, UEFA Euro 2024, and the 2026 FIFA World Cup, finishing as England’s top scorer at the 2026 tournament as the team reached the semi-finals.
Salary & Contract
Bellingham signed his first professional deal at Birmingham City before Borussia Dortmund signed him in July 2020 for a reported €25 million. This fee made him the fourth-most expensive teenager in Bundesliga history at the time. Reports show he earned a salary of €3 million each year during his three seasons in Germany. Real Madrid then signed Bellingham from Dortmund in June 2023 on a six-year contract that runs until June 30, 2029. The Spanish club paid an initial fee of €103 million, which could rise by another 30 percent based on bonus clauses. His release clause at Real Madrid is set at €1 billion, a standard number meant to keep other clubs away.
Bellingham earns a base salary of €20.8 million per year, which is roughly €400,000 per week at Real Madrid. Extra bonuses can add another €6.2 million to his pay each year. Right now, in mid-2026, reports show that Real Madrid wants to start talks on a new contract to give him a higher weekly wage.
Outside of football, Bellingham has a sponsorship deal with Adidas worth $15 million a year and a partnership with Lucozade. He and his parents also run a company called Bello&Bello Ltd to manage his image rights, which is valued at around £2.4 million.
Early life
Jude Bellingham was born on June 29, 2003, in Stourbridge, England, and grew up in nearby Hagley. His father, Mark, worked as a police sergeant for over twenty years while also playing local football, where he scored more than 700 goals. His mother, Denise, worked in human resources. He has a younger brother, Jobe, who is also a professional footballer. Bellingham was educated at the Priory School in Birmingham.
He first played football with Stourbridge Juniors before joining the Birmingham City academy at age seven. He moved quickly through the youth teams and was playing for the under-18 squad at just 14 years old. In August 2019, Bellingham made his professional debut for Birmingham City at the age of 16. This made him the youngest first-team player in the club’s history. After he left the club, Birmingham retired his number 22 shirt to honor him.
Club career
Bellingham made his professional debut for Birmingham City on August 6, 2019. He played 44 games during that season, scored four goals, and won the club’s Player of the Season award.
Borussia Dortmund
Bellingham joined Borussia Dortmund in July 2020 for a reported fee of €25 million. In his very first match, he became the youngest goalscorer in Dortmund’s history. Over three seasons in Germany, Bellingham played 132 games and scored 24 goals. He also helped the club win the German Cup in 2021. During the 2022–23 season, his great performances helped Dortmund finish second in the league, just behind Bayern Munich on goal difference. His excellent form earned him the Bundesliga Player of the Season award.
Real Madrid
Real Madrid signed Bellingham from Dortmund in the summer of 2023, and he scored in his very first game against Athletic Bilbao. His first season in Spain was incredible. He scored 23 goals and made 13 assists in 42 matches to help Real Madrid win a famous treble, lifting La Liga, the Champions League, and the Spanish Super Cup. These performances earned him the La Liga Player of the Season award and the Champions League Young Player of the Season trophy. He also finished third in the voting for both the 2024 Ballon d’Or and the Best FIFA Men’s Player award.
His second season was tougher because of a left shoulder injury that started after a bad fall against Rayo Vallecano in November 2023. He finally had surgery in London and returned earlier than expected against Espanyol that September. He helped Real Madrid win the UEFA Super Cup and played in the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup. During the recent 2025–26 season, he played 40 matches, scoring eight goals and making five assists. This included a winning goal against Juventus in the Champions League and a vital goal against Barcelona in El Clásico.
International career
Bellingham played for England’s youth teams before making his senior debut on November 12, 2020, against the Republic of Ireland. At the time, this made him the third-youngest player in England’s history, behind only Theo Walcott and Wayne Rooney. He later played at UEFA Euro 2020. At the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, he started every match and scored England’s first goal of the tournament in a 6–2 win over Iran.
At Euro 2024, Bellingham scored the winning goal against Serbia. He also scored a famous overhead kick in injury time against Slovakia to save England from elimination. He finished that tournament with two goals and set up a goal in the final, which England lost 2–1 to Spain.
By starting against Croatia in the 2026 World Cup, he became the youngest European player to ever play in four major tournaments, taking the record back from Germany’s Jamal Musiala. At the 2026 World Cup, Bellingham was England’s top scorer with seven goals. This was the most ever scored by an English midfielder at a single World Cup, and he won the tournament’s Bronze Boot. He helped England reach the semi-finals, which was their best finish since 1966. After losing to Argentina, England beat France to finish in third place. By June 2026, he became the youngest player to play 50 times for England.
Personal life
Bellingham was previously linked to British-Ghanaian model Asantewa Chitty, with whom he began a relationship in 2022 that subsequently ended. As of 2026, Bellingham is in a relationship with California-based American model and influencer Ashlyn Castro.
Bellingham has Irish heritage through his father’s side and Afro-Jamaican ancestry through his mother’s side.
Awards and Honors
At the club level, Bellingham won the DFB-Pokal with Borussia Dortmund in the 2020–21 season. Since joining Real Madrid, he has added the La Liga title, the UEFA Champions League, the Supercopa de España, and the UEFA Super Cup to his honors list, all won in the 2023–24 season or the seasons that followed.
Individually, he was awarded the Golden Boy and the Kopa Trophy in 2023, recognizing him as one of the best young players in world football. His debut season at Real Madrid brought further individual recognition, as he was named the 2023–24 La Liga Player of the Season and the UEFA Champions League Young Player of the Season for that campaign. He also received the Laureus World Sports Breakthrough of the Year award and finished third in the voting for both the 2024 Ballon d’Or and the 2024 Best FIFA Men’s Player award.
He has also set several personal records along the way, becoming the youngest-ever first-team player in Birmingham City’s history, the youngest-ever goalscorer in Borussia Dortmund’s history, the youngest player to reach 50 caps for England, and the youngest European player to feature in four major tournaments across the World Cup and European Championship combined.
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