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Hey Jude: England’s Golden Boy Jude Bellingham achieves rare feat in UEFA Euro 2024

England Football Team’s golden boy, Jude Bellingham has now achieved a rare feat. The 20 year old English midfielder has become the only European to have played Euro 2020, FIFA World Cup 2022 and Euro 2024 before turning 21 years of age. The Real Madrid star is featured in the Three Lions Playing XI for the England vs Serbia clash in the UEFA Euro 2024.

20 – Jude Bellingham is the first European player to make an appearance at three major international tournaments before turning 21 (aged 20 years, 353 days today), having played at EURO 2020, the 2022 FIFA World Cup and now EURO 2024. Obscure. #SRBENG pic.twitter.com/eh4Ve48whI

— OptaJoe (@OptaJoe) June 16, 2024

England’s Star!

Jude Bellingham has become the only player in the Europe to have appeared in two Euro and a FIFA World Cup before turning 21 years of age. England at 17 years was called up in England’s Euro 2020 squad. Back then, he became the third youngster player for the Three Lions to play an international game.

Only Theo Walcott and Wayne Rooney got England’s call up at an younger age. In FIFA World Cup 2020, he scored in England’s first game. This made him second youngest scorer for his country to score in a FIFA World Cup.

After his successful stint in Borussia Dortmund, he joined La Liga giants Real Madrid. For Los Blancos he went on to lift the La Liga and the UEFA Champions League.

And now, he has been named in the starting XI for England in UEFA Euro 2024 in England’s opening game against Serbia.

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