Real Madrid’s Jude Bellingham has been crowned La Liga Player of the Year after an impressive first season at the Bernabeu.

Jude Bellingham was named La Liga’s best player at the awards ceremony held in Sardinia. The English player played excellently in his first season with Real Madrid, when Bellingham was an important factor in leading Los Blancos to the 2023/24 La Liga championship, with 19 goals in his first season. yours in Spain.

 

The winner of this award is determined by voting by fans, club captains and a panel of experts. The English midfielder has overcome many opponents such as Kubo (Real Sociedad), Griezmann (Atletico Madrid), Dovbyk (Girona), Kirian (UD Las Palmas), Lewandowski (Barcelona), Isco (Real Betis), Aleix Garcia (Girona ), Sorloth (Villarreal) and Real Madrid teammate Vinicius in the final vote.

The 20-year-old youngster moved to Real Madrid from Borussia Dortmund in last summer’s transfer window, for a transfer fee of up to £103 million, a huge contract that made Real Madrid fans very excited. and have high expectations for this talented young star.

 

Bellingham has had a brilliant start to life at Real Madrid, scoring five goals in his opening four matches of the season. The English star appeared 28 times for Real Madrid in La Liga, ending the season with 19 goals and 6 assists. Bellingham also won the La Liga championship with Real Madrid with relative ease.

 

Thanks to his outstanding efforts, Bellingham was awarded La Liga Player of the Season, an incredible achievement for a 20-year-old player in his first season at a big club like Real Madrid. . This is the second consecutive season Bellingham has received the Best Player award, after winning the same title in the Bundesliga season 2022/23.

The England international is training to prepare for the Champions League final taking place this weekend. Photo: Real Madrid Website.

Bellingham – who could not attend the award ceremony – sent a video message as follows: “Thank you for this prestigious award, it is an honor for me to receive it. I am very sorry that I cannot be present.” due to focusing on preparing for the Champions League final, I would like to dedicate this award to my teammates, coaching staff and most importantly the greatest fans of the greatest club in the world. Every time I wear the shirt for this team, it is truly a great joy for me, Hala Madrid!”.

 

The 21-year-old midfielder also entered the best LaLiga 2023/24 squad along with Real Madrid teammates such as Dani Carvajal, Antonio Rudiger, Fede Valverde and Vinicius Junior. The remaining players are: Unai Simon, Ronald Araujo, Miguel Gutierrez, Aleix Garcia, Gundogan, Isco, Savio, Grizmann, Lewandowski and Dovbyk