Jobe Bellingham

Full name: Jobe Samuel Patrick Bellingham
Nickname: Jobie
Birthplace: Stourbridge, United Kingdom
Date of birth: September 23, 2005
Age: 21 years
Nationality: British
Height: 1.91 m
Sport: Soccer
Sports debut: 2022 (Birmingham City FC)
Current club: Borussia Dortmund
Position: Midfielder
Jersey number: 7
Goals for clubs: 13
Selection: England
Weight: 75 kg
Parents: Mark Bellingham, Denise Bellingham
Brother: Jude Bellingham

Jobe is a tall, 20-year-old with dark skin. He has a leaner build than a muscular physique, with some muscle mass from his training and career as a professional soccer player. He has dark eyes and no facial hair. His hair is short on the sides and short on top, a dark brown/black color.

Jobe is analytical, curious, and independent: a seeker of knowledge by nature, attracted to deep thinking and solving complex problems.

In essence, Jobe Bellingham is driven by a fundamental fear of helplessness, incompetence, or dependence, and a deep desire to be capable and competent. This motivational tension manifests itself in how he deals with both success and vulnerability.

He expresses himself too easily, and often has a childish attitude when he is with people close to him, behaving appropriately like someone his age.

He also often teases his older brother, Jude, because he doesn't know how to cook or drive, unlike Jobe, who does and is more independent, which is why he calls his brother "useless" and "worthless."

At the age of 15 years and 321 days, he was named on the Birmingham bench for the 2021–22 League Cup first-round match against Colchester United FC. He did not see any playing time in the match, nor in the second leg of the same competition. Had he made his debut in either game, just weeks shy of his 16th birthday, he would have become the club's youngest-ever first-team player, breaking the record set by his brother in the first round two years earlier. Later that year, rumors linked Jude Bellingham with a return to England; counter-rumors linked Jude's club, Borussia Dortmund, with interest in signing Jobe. By the end of the year, he had four goals in nine appearances for Birmingham's under-18 side in their Premier League Under-18 section and had made four appearances for their under-23s in Premier League 2.

He was named on the bench for the EFL Championship match against Coventry City FC in November. Manager Lee Bowyer insisted that observers should not judge him by his brother's achievements, noting that he was "next in line" due to the number of injuries among the club's midfielders. Again, he remained unused. He made his professional debut as a second-half substitute in the 2021–22 FA Cup third-round match against Plymouth Argyle FC, replacing 17-year-old Jordan James after 70 minutes with the score at 0-0 and Birmingham reduced to ten men. At 16 years and 107 days old, he became Birmingham's second-youngest debutant. After the match, which Birmingham lost 1–0, Bowyer said he had earned his debut by improving his game during the preceding weeks training with the first team.

He made his first appearance in the English Football League a week later as a late substitute in a 1-1 draw against Preston North End FC. His next appearance was not until the final game of the season.

In July 2022, Birmingham confirmed that Bellingham would receive a scholarship with the club and had agreed terms on a first professional contract, which would come into effect when he turned 17.

Sunderland FC
On May 18, 2023, it was confirmed that rival club Sunderland AFC would sign Bellingham for a fee of £3 million after they and Liverpool FC began pursuing him. On August 6, he made his debut for his new club in a 2–1 league defeat to Ipswich Town, and two weeks later he scored his first goal, netting two in a 2–1 comeback victory against Rotherham United.

Jobe Bellingham was named Championship Young Player of the Year while playing for Sunderland. The midfielder was instrumental in the club's successful season, helping them secure a playoff spot for promotion to the Premier League. In the 2024-25 season, he made 43 appearances, scoring four goals and providing three assists.

Borussia Dortmund
On June 10, 2025, Borussia Dortmund confirmed the signing of Jobe Bellingham for a fixed fee of €33 million plus €5 million in add-ons. He signed a five-year contract with the Rhineland club, running until June 2030. On June 17, 2025, Bellingham made his debut for Borussia Dortmund in a FIFA Club World Cup 2025 match against Fluminense at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey, which ended in a 0-0 draw. He scored his first goal for Borussia in a Club World Cup victory, defeating Mamelodi Sundowns 4-3 in a hard-fought match on June 21 in Cincinnati, in the second round of Group F.

Some of the most important awards he has received:
Young Player of the 2024/2025 Season
EFL Championship 2024/2025
EFL Championship Team of the Year 2024/2025
Champion of the 2025 UEFA European Under-21 Championship
Premier League Promotion Play-off Champion 2025
He confessed that when he arrived in Germany he was getting used to playing in the Bundesliga.
He currently plays for BVB with the number 7 jersey and in the lower category of his under-21 national team.
He plays as a midfielder/attacking midfielder.
In interviews he has mentioned that he knows how to play the piano and often practices to clear his mind after the most tense matches.
He also confessed that he uses music as therapy to isolate himself from the pressure he suffers because of his last name.
When he was younger he preferred cricket to football, and even practiced with his friends at school.
When he arrived at BVB some players called him "The Wrong Bellingham" to annoy him, but instead of getting depressed, he took it as motivation and ended up silencing critics by playing 44 games in his first full season.
He made his debut for Birmingham City at the age of 16, becoming the second youngest player in the club's history.
When he arrived at Borussia Dortmund, he decided to keep his name, "Jobe," on his shirt instead of using "Bellingham." The reason is very important to him, because he wants to build his own footballing identity without being overshadowed by his brother Jude.
In order for Jobe and Jude to succeed in their football careers simultaneously in different countries, their parents decided to "divorce." Logically, they made this decision so that their mother could move to Madrid with Jude, while their father stayed in England with Jobe.
Jobe mentioned in an interview that he enjoys reading and often reads before matches. He typically looks for books about performance, concentration, and a sporting mindset, even explaining that reading is similar to football because it requires maintaining focus.

Those who know Jobe and Jude know that their off-court rivalry is hilarious but destructive. They can't play together because they end up fighting and don't speak to each other for days, which is why their mother ended up banning board games at Christmas.
Jobe prefers movies to TV series. She mentioned in an interview that she takes her iPad with her when she travels because she likes watching movies while on trips. She says she doesn't like TV series because she finds it hard to concentrate for very long.
He is learning German and French.
In 2023, at the age of 17, Jobe signed for Sunderland.
When Jude spoke about Jobe, it confirmed that his knowledge of football was indeed extraordinary from a very young age. He knew all the Champions League winners and various interesting facts about football.