Jude Bellingham named England Men's Footballer of the Year for the second year in a row

Midfielder Jude Bellingham (23, Real Madrid) was selected as England's male soccer player of the year for the second consecutive year.

The England Football Association (FA) announced on the 25th (local time) that Bellingham, who showed outstanding performance by scoring seven goals at the 2026 North and Central America World Cup, became England's Male Player of the Year for the 2025-2026 season as voted by fans.

As a result, Bellingham received this award for two consecutive seasons following the 2024-2025 season.

Bellingham appeared in 12 games for the England national team in the 2025-2026 season, scoring 7 goals and 1 assist.

All seven goals were scored in the North and Central America World Cup.

This is the most points scored by an English male player in a single major tournament.

Bellingham contributed greatly to England's best finish in third place since winning the World Cup held in his country in 1966.

In addition, Bellingham started as a starter in the first group match against Croatia (4-2 win), becoming the youngest European player to play in major tournaments four times (2 World Cups, 2 European Championships) at the age of 22 years and 353 days.

And just six days later, he played in the second match of the group stage against Ghana, becoming the youngest player in the history of the England national team to play 50 games.