Jude Bellingham blossomed into one of the world's very best midfielders at Borussia Dortmund. bundesliga.com crunches the numbers behind his stellar three-year stay with BVB, following his transfer to Real Madrid...

Data correct as of 7 June 2023

How Bellingham became one of the best midfielders in the world at Dortmund

1 - The former Birmingham City youngster made his Bundesliga debut on Matchday 1 of the 2020/21 campaign, registering an assist in the 3-0 win over Borussia Mönchengladbach. He made his senior international debut for England two months later.

2 - Bellingham scored his first brace on Matchday 12 of 2022/23.

4 - He is the third teenager, after Kylian Mbappe and ex-Dortmund teammate Erling Haaland, to score in four consecutive UEFA Champions League fixtures.

5 - His eight Bundesliga goals in 2022/23 represent a career best, and with 14 competitive strikes to his name across the campaign, he finished as the club's top scorer.

6 - What's more, Bellingham's six goals in 23 Champions League appearances is more than any English teenager in competition history.

11 - Bellingham's combined number of Bundesliga goals (three) and assists (eight) in 2021/22. Only Marco Reus had a direct hand in more among Dortmund players.

15 - His Bundesliga career assist count.

16 - At 16 years and 38 days - a year before his Dortmund move - Bellingham became boyhood club Birmingham City's youngest goalscorer.

17 - Aged 17 years, two months and 16 days, Bellingham is Dortmund's second youngest scorer of all time, after Youssoufa Moukoko. The Englishman netted a debut goal in the 2020/21 DFB Cup first round, becoming their greenest scorer in the competition.

17 - Bellingham was 17 when he became Dortmund's youngest Champions League scorer (vs. Manchester City, April 2021).

18 - Having already broken Michael Owen's record as the youngest player to represent England at a major tournament, aged 17 years and 349 days, Bellingham became the youngest UEFA Euros quarter-finalist, four days after turning 18.

19 - The age at which Bellingham became the Bundesliga's youngest ever captain (since data collection began in 1995) when he wore the armband on Matchday 8 of the 2022/23 campaign against Cologne.

31 - Bellingham was a mainstay in Dortmund's side in 2022/23, making 31 league appearances. He only missed the Matchday 17 encounter with Mainz due to suspension, and the last two games of the season due to a knee injury. Nevertheless, he still played more minutes (2,691) than any other BVB squad member.

33.6 - His top speed (km/h) in the Bundesliga (20.88 mph).

50 - On 22 February 2022, aged, 18 years and 236 days, Bellingham became the second youngest player in Bundesliga history to reach 50 appearances, behind only Bayer Leverkusen's Florian Wirtz.

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65 - Bellingham's shot count in 2023/23, more than any other Dortmund player.

74.25 - Bellingham's average number of touches per Bundesliga game.

75 - Bellingham has made it to 75 Bundesliga games quicker than any other player past or present. He did so against Wolfsburg on Matchday 14 of 2022/23, at the age of 19 years and 132 days.

84.9 - The percentage of passes completed by the Stourbridge man in the Bundesliga.

92 - The most Bundesliga appearances by any teenager in Bundesliga history.

100 - Bellingham is the youngest player to reach 100 competitive appearances in a Dortmund shirt (19 years and 80 days, vs. Schalke on Matchday 7).

265 - The average number of minutes it takes Bellingham to score or assist in the Bundesliga.

482 - Bellingham won more duels in 2022/23 than any other Bundesliga player.

103 million - The fee (in Euros, minus add-ons) Real Madrid will pay Dortmund for his services

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