Midfielder Jude Bellingham went down in the history of the Golden Boy award by winning the highest number of votes. Besides, he also became the first Real Madrid player to receive this award.

Last night, midfielder Jude Bellingham won the 2023 Golden Boy award from Tuttosport newspaper (Italy). This is a prestigious award to honor the outstanding player under 21 years old in Europe during the calendar year. Sports journalists in the old continent are the ones who vote for this award.

Bellingham won the 2023 Golden Boy award (Photo: Getty).

Jude Bellingham has no competition for this year’s award. This player received 485 votes out of 500 votes (accounting for 97%). This is the highest voting rate for a winner in the history of the Golden Boy award.

Besides, Jude Bellingham is also the first star in Real Madrid history to win this noble award. The star born in 2003 is also the first British player to be honored after Raheem Sterling in 2014.

To win this award, Jude Bellingham overcame a series of bright names such as Jamal Musiala (Bayern Munich), Alejandro Balde (Barcelona), Arda Guler (Real Madrid)…

Speaking after receiving the award, Jude Bellingham said: “I am extremely proud to win the Golden Boy award. My sеcrеt is to always show a sense of responsibility, right from when I was a young player. I want to get better every day so I can contribute to Real Madrid. That is my goal.”

Bellingham played extremely impressively for Real Madrid this season (Photo: Getty).

Jude Bellingham is having a wonderful season with Real Madrid. After 17 appearances for Los Blancos, this 20-year-old midfielder has scored 15 goals and had 4 assists. He quickly became a mainstay of Real Madrid in his first season at the Bernabeu.

At the end of October, Bellingham was also honored as the World’s Best Young Talent (Kopa Trophy) at the 2023 Golden Ball awards ceremony. Previously, he was also voted as the Best Player in the Bundesliga. season 2022/23.