How Bellingham’s Stats in His First 10 Real Madrid Games Compare to Ronaldo, Benzema, Zidane

• Jude Bellingham is on fire this season
• He has scored 10 goals in his first 10 games at Real Madrid
• Sports Brief compares his stats in the first 10 games to Cristiano Ronaldo, Karim Benzema, Ronaldo Nazario and Zinedine Zidane's

Jude Bellingham has made a surprisingly great start to his Real Madrid career. After 10 games, he has scored 10 goals and sits top of La Liga goalscoring charts.

Despite being only 20, he has become one of the club's most important players and a fan favourite. The Spanish giants made him one of the most expensive players in the world when they paid €103 million to Borussia Dortmund for his signature.

Real Madrid have had some iconic players put on the famous white kit, and Bellingham has a way to go before he can reach the same status as some of them and the early signs are promising.

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The likes of Cristiano Ronaldo, Zinedine Zidane, Ronaldo Nazario and Karim Benzema have legendary status at the club due to their incredible performances.

Following his brace against Osasuna this past weekend, Bellingham surpassed Ronaldo's club record, showing how far ahead of schedule he is.

Bellingham so far at Real Madrid

The England international has made eight La Liga appearances and scored eight goals. He has scored in all but two games. He has scored more goals in his first eight La Liga games than club legend Cristiano Ronaldo.

Moreover, he has two Champions League goals, taking his total tally to 10 in all competitions this season. 10 goals is an incredible achievement for someone who is not a striker, and we're only 10 games into the 2023/24 season.

His performances have helped Real Madrid maintain the top spot in La Liga, having won eight of their nine games.

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Comparing Bellingham to Ronaldo, Zidane, Benzema

The 14-time European champions have a long list of iconic players to have donned the famous white jersey. Cristiano Ronaldo, Karim Benzema, Zinedine Zidane and Ronaldo Nazario amongst other greats.

These players made their mark at Real Madrid. For instance, Ronaldo scored an astonishing 450 goals in 438 appearances for Madrid.

Two-time World Cup winner Ronaldo Nazario scored 103 goals in 177 appearances. Benzema scored 354 goals in 648 appearances, while Zidane scored 49 goals and provided 68 assists in 227 appearances.

These legends won plenty of trophies at the club and are usually in the top 20 lists of the greatest footballers of all time.

Here's how their first 10 games compare to Bellingham's.

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All stats courtesy of Transfermarkt.

Bellingham has way better stats than most of these legends, and it will be interesting to see how his first season at the club ends.

Haaland, Vinicius, Modric laud Bellingham

Sports Brief earlier reported on Erling Haaland, Vinicius Junior, and Luka Modric applauding Bellingham for his superb performance against Osasuna.

The England international posted a photo after the game, and his comments section was filled with players lauding him for his performance.

He is on track to have a historic first season at Real Madrid if he continues with these performances.