Of the seven goals scored during Dortmund’s helter-skelter 4-3 win over South Africa’s Mamelodi Sundowns in the Club World Cup, it was the fourth that was the most interesting purely because of who got it.
It was a decent way to open the tally. The volleyed finish took an inconsequential nick on its way in, but the best bit was the touch that teed up the strike, a swaggering swivel of the chest that took out the closest defender and created a crucial half-yard and split second to get the shot away.
It was Jude-esque from the Real Madrid star’s kid brother, who has detached himself from the Bellingham name due to its associated pressures, at the start of his career.
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— DAZN Football (@DAZNFootball) June 21, 2025“I think he’s trying to create his own identity,” Tony Mowbray, Sunderland’s manager at the time, said of Jobe’s decision.
It is an admirable stance that reveals plenty about Jobe’s mentality and ambition to make his own mark in the sport. Considering Birmingham City retired Jude’s number 22 when he was just 17, it’s easy to see the reasoning behind Jobe’s reservations.
“He looks like his brother, the movements are exactly the same,” said ex-Italy striker Christian Vieri on DAZN.
Jobe registered four goals and three assists in 43 Championship games last season but made more tackles per game (1.8) than he had shots (1.3) or chances created (1.1).
The Bellingham family celebrating after Real Madrid’s win over Borussia Dortmund in the 2024 Champions League final (Photo: Getty)Next season will be Jobe’s fourth full senior campaign. Could he be about to undergo a similar evolution?
“He reminds me of a certain player I played with, Frank Lampard. 20-odd goals every season by being there and arriving at the right time. I think he’s going to score a lot of goals for Dortmund.
Their career choices have been carefully considered and overseen by the dream team: parents Mark and Denise. Like Jude, Jobe is already on his third club, although his steps have been more incremental, with Dortmund coming third in the sequence, rather than second for Jude.
Dortmund seemed a strange pick for Jobe, given his determination to forge his own path. Jude scored 24 goals in 132 games for BVB, won a German Cup and earned them a £90m profit after three years.
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“I don’t really care how it looks, but it might look a bit contradictory to some people,” he acknowledged this week.
“So for me, it was about choosing the right path, not necessarily a different one. I don’t think my path has been the same as Jude’s at all. But, it meant if the right path meant signing for Borussia Dortmund, as so many top young players, not just me and my brother, then why would I not do it?
The shirt name change and the move to Sunderland were decisions made in part to alleviate some of the pressure on young Jobe’s shoulders. That will ramp up now that he is following in Jude’s footsteps in front of the Yellow Wall on Champions League nights. Can he handle the heat? So far, so good.
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