Jude Bellingham #10 of England
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For the second consecutive time, Real Madrid superstar Jude Bellingham has been named the England Men’s Player of the Year.
The 23-year-old midfield superstar had won the honour for 2024/25 and has now proceeded to win it again for the 2025/26 season.
The midfielder was voted by the fans on the official England app as the standout Three Lions player over the last campaign.
Bellingham’s season
While Harry Kane would have been a strong contender for the prize, fans have chosen Bellingham, following his exceptional World Cup campaign.
He ended the 2025/26 campaign with Real Madrid with eight goals and five assists from 40 matches in all competitions.
He stepped it up a notch at the World Cup, finishing as the third-highest goalscorer with seven goals from eight games, while also registering an assist in the process.
Back-to-back ✨@BellinghamJude is once again your England Men's Player of the Year connected by @EE! 🏆
— England (@England) September 25, 2026
Bellingham was key to England finishing third in the tournament and has thus been voted by fans as the Men’s Player of the Year.
Bellingham overjoyed
Speaking to the England Football official website, Bellingham expressed his joy at winning the award for the second consecutive season.
“It feels great,” said Bellingham.
“Obviously, a huge honour to be recognised by the fans again. It’s not something you think about when you play for your country, but it’s obviously a beautiful little addition to the great summer we had.”
Jude Bellingham of England
Bellingham scored a match-winning brace vs Mexico. (Photo by Darrian Traynor/Getty Images)
Highlighting the victory over Mexico in the Round of 16, during which he scored a brace, as his favourite moment with England in the past season, Bellingham added:
“Just a huge occasion. There was a lot of talk before the game about the altitude and kind of going into their domain, really, where they’ve been so strong for so many years and at the World Cup.
“And to come out on top of that and face adversity and also have a good impact on the match was just unbelievable.”
And on being asked what the fans and their support meant to him, he added: “The passion, passion. They always come in numbers. They always sing louder than every team we play against. Yeah, that makes a big difference for us on a pitch.”
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Finn Jeltsch of VfB Stuttgart
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Finn Jeltsch of VfB Stuttgart
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