Known for his pace, dribbling, passing, and finishing, he is widely regarded as one of the best players in the world. Bellingham joined Birmingham City as an under-8, became the club's youngest first-team player when he made his senior debut in August , at the age of 16 years, 38 days, and played regularly during the —20 season.
He joined Borussia Dortmund in July , and in his first appearance became their youngest goalscorer. Over three seasons with the club he made appearances and won the —21 DFB-Pokal ; his performances in the —23 season helped Dortmund finish as runners-up and earned him the Bundesliga Player of the Season award. Later that year he won both major awards for male footballers aged under the Golden Boy , for nominees playing in Europe over the last calendar year, [ 8 ] and the Kopa Trophy , for the world's best over the previous season.
Bellingham represented England at under, under , under and under levels. Bellingham joined Birmingham City as an under-8, [ 13 ] after playing for Stourbridge Juniors.
Entering the game after an hour, he scored the only goal in the 87th minute "sliding in to force the ball over the goal line after pressure by Kyle McFarlane on the keeper diverted the ball into his path.
Bellingham took up a two-year scholarship with Birmingham City to begin in July At 16 years, 38 days, he lowered the record set by Trevor Francis in by days. Replacing the injured Jefferson Montero after half an hour, Bellingham scored the winner — albeit via a generous deflection — as Birmingham came back from 1—0 down to beat Stoke 2—1, and thus became their youngest goalscorer, aged 16 years, 63 days.
