Jude Bellingham's biggest clutch moments - ranked

Jude Bellingham has officially become that guy.

Once a prodigy at Birmingham City and Borussia Dortmund, the England international has taken his game to extraterrestrial heights since joining Real Madrid in 2023.

Bellingham has fitted in superbly at the Bernabeu, becoming Los Blancos' new talisman after the exits of stars like Cristiano Ronaldo and Karim Benzema in recent years, with his iconic celebration now a regular feature of dramatic wins for the Spanish giants.

Here are the biggest moments where Bellingham has come up clutch in his career so far.

9. Eintracht Frankfurt 2-3 Borussia Dortmund - 8 January 2022

Bellingham wasn't a prolific scorer when he first joined Dortmund in the summer of 2020. In fact, it wasn't until April 2021 that he would strike for the first time in the Bundesliga.

Fast forward to the start of 2022 and he was beginning to find his feet in front of goal, including getting the equaliser against Eintracht Frankfurt before Mahmoud Dahoud bagged the winner in a dramatic 3-2 success.

8. Birmingham City 2-1 Stoke - 31 August 2019

There was a huge buzz around Bellingham when he first began to break out at Birmingham City.

After making his senior debut for City aged just 16 years and 38 days, the English sensation made his maiden home bow in August 2019 as a substitute, replacing the injured Jefferson Montero in the 30th minute.

His first professional goal wasn't the most aesthetically pleasing, deflecting off a defender and wrong-footing Adam Federici, but it was enough to cap a home comeback having gone behind just before the hour mark.

7. Celta Vigo 0-1 Real Madrid - 25 August 2023

After winning a solitary DFB-Pokal with Dortmund, Belli-mania quickly swept through Spain after he was snapped up by Real Madrid.

He would score three goals in his first two La Liga games before netting his first of a series of late winners against Celta Vigo. In an otherwise tight game, Bellingham was on hand to head in Joselu's flick from a corner to earn Carlo Ancelotti's side all three points.

6. England 2-2 Belgium - 26 March 2024

Bellingham still has a long and - hopefully for Three Lions fans - successful career at international level ahead of him with England.

The best is certainly still to come with only three goals from his first 29 appearances, though that third effort once again displayed the player's never-say-die attitude.

In a friendly with Belgium at Wembley, James Maddison picked out an unmarked Bellingham who fired an equaliser into the bottom corner.

5. Real Madrid 2-1 Getafe - 2 September 2023

Having won Madrid their clash with Celta Vigo at the start of 2023/24, Bellingham was clutching it up again a week later.

Los Blancos were up against it after Borja Mayoral handed Getafe an 11th-minute lead and it wasn't until shortly after half-time that Joselu levelled proceedings.

The winner for the hosts arrived in somewhat fortuitous fashion as Bellingham tapped in after David Soria spilled Nacho Fernandez's shot, taking his tally to five goals from three games.

4. Real Madrid 1-0 Union Berlin - 20 September 2023

Bellingham, the Champions League and late drama has proven to be a match made in heaven since he relocated to Spain.

The electric start to his Madrid career translated into Europe as he struck three times in three UCL outings, with his first goal in the competition for Los Blancos being a late winner.

Federico Valverde's strike provoked pinball action in the Union Berlin box and Bellingham was once again in the right place at the right time to tap in on the line.

3. Real Madrid 3-2 Barcelona - 21 April 2024

Bellingham has firmly established himself as Madrid's main icon during his first season at the Bernabeu and this showing against Barcelona was another example of coming to the fore when needed most.

Strikes from Andreas Christensen, Vinicius Junior, Fermin Lopez and Lucas Vazquez meant April's Clasico was level heading towards full-time.

Having already broken Barca hearts earlier in the season, Bellingham popped up at the back post to belt in Vazquez's low cross, taking Madrid 11 points clear of their rivals at the top of La Liga.

2. Barcelona 1-2 Real Madrid - 28 October 2023

However, it was in Bellingham's first Clasico where he reached peak clutch territory.

A goal down away at the defending La Liga champions after Ilkay Gundogan's sixth-minute effort, Madrid were looking bereft of ideas before Bellingham smashed in a howitzer from 30 yards to drag his side level.

A truly legendary first appearance in the grudge match between Spain's two biggest forces was capped when he volleyed in the winner in injury time.

1. Slovakia 1-2 England - 30 June 2024

Even at such a young age, Bellingham may find it difficult to trump the stunning overhead kick he netted when England were on the brink of Euro 2024 elimination.

The Three Lions had performed poorly throughout the tournament and looked set to make an early exit, only for the Madrid star to leap into the air and acrobatically hook the ball into the back of the net. It was the country's latest ever Euros goal in normal time and arrived when all hope seemed lost.

Harry Kane completed the turnaround early in extra-time, but without Bellingham England would have exited the tournament at the last-16 stage.

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