Can teenager Jobe Bellingham really be as good as big brother Jude? We compare Sunderland ace with Real Madrid superstar
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IT’S A tough act following in the footsteps of Jude Bellingham - especially if you’re his younger brother. But fellow midfielder Jobe, 19, is already showing signs that he can also reach the top and perhaps play alongside his sibling in the future as he continues to shine at Sunderland.
![[Jude Bellingham celebrates with his family after a soccer match.]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/05-jude-bellingham-celebrates-mother-906321180.jpg?strip=all&w=960)
The pair, who both came up through Birmingham’s academy, are well protected and grounded thanks to their upbringing. Their characters are said to have been moulded by mum Denise and his father - a former West Midlands Police Officer. Mark Bellingham, now a licensed Fifa agent, has taken on the responsibility of guiding the career path of his boys.
![[Jobe Bellingham's Sunderland AFC 2024-25 season statistics.]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/the-sun-22-23-transfer-auto-a728ab44-1fff-4c83-baf4-6d48c7ec143d.png?strip=all&w=960)
And he was also a bit of a baller himself after enjoying a prolific non-league career at the likes of Stourbridge, Leamington, Sutton Coldfield, Bromsgrove Rovers, and Halesowen Town. However, you will not see Jobe wearing the family surname on the back of his jersey.
![[Bellingham's shot on goal during a soccer match.]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Bellingham-one.png?strip=all&w=960)
He instead says he wants to forge his own identity rather than hang on his brother’s coattails and has decided to have his first name on his shirt instead. Jude, 21, already has Champions League and LaLiga winners’ medals with Real Madrid and experience of playing at three major international tournaments.
![[Diagram of Bellingham's pass during a soccer game.]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Bellingham-two.png?strip=all&w=960)
But the big boys are now starting to take notice of the younger Bellingham too, with Dortmund, Arsenal and even Madrid all keen on signing him. CASINO SPECIAL - BEST CASINO BONUSES FROM £10 DEPOSITS. And despite all of big bruv’s success, Jobe is well on course to achieve one major feat first - playing in the Premier League.
![[Jude Bellingham's Real Madrid 2024-25 season statistics.]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/the-sun-22-23-transfer-auto-8b6a5826-956d-47b1-bf91-4e9817b88bf3.png?strip=all&w=960)
