During the 2023 Golden Ball awards ceremony, midfielder Jude Bellingham received the Kopa title for the best young player under 21 years old.

This is a worthy title for Jude Bellingham, a new player who joined Real Madrid last summer for 100 million euros. Last weekend, he scored a double to sink Barcelona in El Clasico on away soil. Since the beginning of the season, Bellingham has 13 goals in 13 matches for Los Blancos.

Jude Bellingham received the Kopa award for the best player under 21 in the world 2023

Sharing during the award ceremony, the English midfielder expressed: “It is an honor to stand here with the best players in the world, some of whom have received this title. Winning the Kopa award means a lot, but for me, the most important thing is the collective title. Now is the time for me to continue working hard to contribute to Real Madrid.

I was really welcomed at my new team, so this title is thanks to them. I’ve always been confident in my abilities, but it was my teammates who helped me show it. There was a lot of pressure wearing the Real Madrid shirt, especially with the number 5 shirt of one of my idols, Zidane, but now everything is completely fine.”

Jude Bellingham is the best U21 player in the world, while Jamal Musiala is ranked 2nd. Both are longtime teammates at the youth level of England. Musiala also congratulated Bellingham through a video: “You are very deserving. Not long ago we were roommates in England, now you play for Real Madrid and I play for Bayern Munich, it’s crаzy. Hope we’ll see you again soon and have a wonderful evening . “

Jude Bellingham received a congratulatory video from Jamal Musiala during the 2023 Ballon d’Or awards ceremony

Bellingham also thanked his teammate: “It’s great, we were roommates about 2-3 years ago in the England youth team. Jamal is one of my closest friends in football. I’m really proud of him and always keep in touch to see how he develops. He’s a great guy, a great player.”

 

Award categories are awarded

Me𝚗’s Golden Ball: Lionel Messi

Wоmen’s Golden Ball: Aitana Bonmati

Me𝚗’s Football Club of the Year Award: Man City

Wоmen’s Football Club of the Year: Barcelona

Gerd Muller Award – Best striker: Erling Haaland

Kopa Award – Best Young Player: Jude Bellingham

Yashin Award – Best Goalkeeper: Emiliano Martinez

The Socrates Award – Best Social Initiative: Vinicius Junior