Top 5 Key Milestones for Jude Bellingham As Borussia Dortmund Star Marks 100th Appearance for German Giants

Top 5 Key Milestones for Jude Bellingham As Borussia Dortmund Star Marks 100th Appearance for German Giants

Chukwu Ikechukwu
updated at April 12, 2023 at 8:11 PM
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  • Jude Bellingham is in line to make his 100th competitive appearance for Borussia Dortmund when they take on local rivals Schalke on September 17
  • The England teenager has become an integral part of Dortmund’s team since joining the Bundesliga club in 2020 from Birmingham City at the age of 17
  • Bellingham has since won some major achievements with Borussia Dortmund while also earning his first England national team call up in that period

Jude Bellingham is currently rated as one of the brightest young players in the world and the Borussia Dortmund star is set to make his 100th appearance for the Bundesliga giants.

The England international joined BVB in 2020 and has gone on to establish himself as an integral part of the Black and Yellow in just two years at the Signa Iduna Park.

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Jude Bellingham is set to make his 100th appearance for Borussia Dortmund at just the age of 19 years. Photo by Visionhaus
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Bellingham has won several accolades as a Borussia Dortmund player and with the 19-year-old midfielder set to make his 100th appearance for BVB, and the Bundesliga has highlighted his top 5 milestones in his career.

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1. Bellingham marks Dortmund debut with a goal (14 September 2020)

Jude Bellingham was thrown straight into the starting line-up in BVB's DFB Cup first-round game at third-tier outfit Duisburg to mark his debut for the German giants.

Bellingham scored his side's second goal in a 5-0 triumph, becoming the youngest goalscorer in the competition's history at 17 years, two months and 16 days.

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Jude Bellingham scored on his debut for Borussia Dortmund in the DFB Pokal tie against Duisburg. Photo by DeFodi Images
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The record still stands to this day.

2. Senior England debut (12 November 2020)

Bellingham's impressive start to life in Germany did not go unnoticed back in his homeland, with England manager Gareth Southgate calling him up to the senior squad for the first time in November 2020.

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Jude Bellingham made his England debut against Ireland in November 2020. Photo by Nick Potts
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The youngster replaced Chelsea's Mason Mount on 76 minutes and joined Sancho on the pitch for a brief cameo in a 3-0 friendly win over the Republic of Ireland at Wembley.

3. Dortmund's youngest Champions League scorer (14 April 2021)

Bellingham underlined just how important he is at the highest level by scoring in the second leg of Dortmund's UEFA Champions League quarter-final against Manchester City in 2021.

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Jude Bellingham was on target against Manchester City as BVB crashed out of the UEFA Champions League quarterfinals in 2021. Photo by Pool
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BVB were ultimately knocked out of the competition by the Citizens, but Bellingham's place as Dortmund's youngest ever scorer in the Champions League was secure.

4. First trophy with Dortmund (13 May 2021)

Dortmund had gone four years without a trophy after their last DFB Cup victory in 2017. As a starter in the Cup final matchup against RB Leipzig, Bellingham contributed to the end of that dry spell.

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Jude Bellingham posing with Jadon Sancho with the DFB Pokal trophy after the England international won his first title with Borussia Dortmund. Photo by Alexandre Simoes
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Edin Terzic, who was in the final game of his first tenure as Borussia Dortmund’s head coach, replaced England's new star at halftime with the side leading 3-0 and Bellingham already having received a card.

The 4-1 final score enabled BVB to lift the trophy for the fifth time in their history.

5. 50th Bundesliga appearance (22 February 2022)

Jude Bellingham became the second youngest player in Bundesliga history to reach 50 appearances, behind only Bayern Munich's Jamal Musiala after he played in the 6-0 win over Gladbach in 2022.

There was a sense of coming full circle as Bellingham marked his half-century against Gladbach, having also made his Bundesliga debut against the same team.

Dortmund slams €120million price tag on 19 -year-old star

Earlier, Sports Brief reported Borussia Dortmund are taking no chances in their bid to keep Jude Bellingham for the next few seasons and has slammed a ludicrous price tag on the England midfielder.

Bellingham has been on the radar of top European teams following his superb performances for the German outfit with Liverpool, Manchester United, and Real Madrid all interested in the 19-year-old.

Borussia Dortmund has now revealed they will only entertain offers in the region for €120 million before parting ways with the England midfielder next season.

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