Madrid’s Bellingham Voted La Liga Player of the Year

May 29, 2024

Real Madrid and England midfielder, Jude Bellingham has been voted La Liga’s Player of the Season after a remarkable debut season in Spain.

The twenty-year-old scored 19 goals and made 8 assists to help win the league to help Real win the title by 10 points. He finished as Madrid’s top scorer.

Bellingham edged out team-mate Vinicius Jr, Athletico Madrid’s Antoine Griezmann, Artem Dovbyk of Girona and Barcelona front man Robert Lewandowski in votes cast by fans, club captains and a panel of experts.

The youngster had won the 2022-23 Bundesliga Player of the Season playing for Dortmund before his big-money move to Real.

Bellingham has had a remarkable debut season in Madrid — BILBAO, SPAIN – AUGUST 12: Jude Bellingham of Real Madrid celebrates the victory during the La Liga EA Sports match between Athletic de Bilbao v Real Madrid at the San Mames Stadium on August 12, 2023 in Bilbao Spain (Photo by David S. Bustamante/Soccrates/Getty Images)

“I would like to dedicate it to my team-mates, the coaching staff and, most importantly, to the fans of the best club in the world,” Bellingham said in a message.

“It’s a pleasure every time I play for this team. Hala Madrid.”

Bellingham, with 29 caps for England is expected to play a key role for Gareth Southgate’s team at European Championships in Germany, which starts on 14 June.