Young English midfielder Jude Bellingham of Real Madrid has been awarded the title of Best Player of the 2023-24 La Liga season, in his incredible first season at the Santiago Bernabeu.

The 20-year-old star joined the Spanish giants last summer as part of a €134 million deal with Borussia Dortmund, and it was a signing that had everyone in Madrid excited at the magnitude. of clubs that are also pursuing this midfielder’s signature. Bellingham started life at Real Madrid on fire, scoring five goals in Los Blancos’ opening four matches of the season. The English star appeared 28 times for Real Madrid in La Liga, ending the season with 19 goals and 6 assists, making an important contribution to helping the new team win their 36th championship with relative ease. easy.

In recognition of those efforts, Bellingham was awarded the La Liga Player of the Season award, in which he beat the likes of Isco Alarcon and Artem Dovbyk. This is the second consecutive season that the 20-year-old Englishman has received the most prestigious award, after doing so in the Bundesliga with Dortmund in 2022-23. Bellingham’s season could get even better this weekend, with former club Borussia Dortmund standing between him and his first personal Champions League medal.

Although Bellingham had an exceptional season with Real Madrid, there will be many who feel his team-mate Vinicius Junior should have won the award. Although the Englishman started the season in flying form, the Brazilian attacker ended the campaign on fire at a crucial time. The 23-year-old scored 11 goals and assisted five more in 16 matches in 2024. In fact, both Los Blancos stars deserved to be named Player of the Season. La Liga tournament. But Bellingham seems to be more appreciated for his incredible achievements, because it is rare for a 20-year-old player to do this in his first season at a club of Real Madrid’s caliber.

The best coach award is actually between only two candidates: Real Madrid’s Carlo Ancelotti and Girona’s Michel Sanchez. However, Michel earned the honor, after an incredible performance that took the humble Catalans to third place in La Liga, and their first place in the Champions League.

Young Player of the Year was awarded to Lamine Yamal, who had a remarkable breakthrough campaign for Barcelona as a 16-year-old.