Bellingham voted LaLiga Player of the Season

Real Madrid midfielder Jude Bellingham has been voted LaLiga’s Player of the Season after playing a pivotal role in leading the club to their 36th league title.

Bellingham edged out team-mate Vinicius Junior, Atletico Madrid’s Antoine Griezmann, Girona’s Artem Dovbyk and Barcelona’s Robert Lewandowski in votes cast by fans, club captains and a panel of experts.

He scored 19 goals and had six assists in 28 league games this season, tallying 23 goals and 12 assists in all competitions in his first campaign with Los Blancos.

Bellingham, who could not attend Tuesday’s ceremony in Sardinia as he is preparing for the Champions League final at Wembley against his former club Borussia Dortmund, said he was honoured to have received the award.

“I would like to dedicate it to my team-mates, the coaching staff and, most importantly, to the fans of the best club in the world,” he said in a message.

“It’s a pleasure every time I play for this team. Hala Madrid!”

@BellinghamJude scoops @LaLigaEN Player of the Year Award!

— Real Madrid C.F. (@realmadriden) May 28, 2024

The England star also won the 2022-23 Bundesliga Player of the Season prize while playing for Dortmund before moving to Real for a fee of around €103million.

Earlier on Tuesday, Dortmund sporting director Sebastian Kehl was full of praise for Bellingham.

“I know how strong Jude is and I know his personality very much, so he’s an amazing player, an amazing character and of course, he will do everything to win that final,” he said.