Jobe Bellingham may very well be set to hitch his older brother on a glittering record of winners on the EFL Awards.
The Sunderland midfielder has been nominated for this 12 months’s Championship Younger Participant of the Season.
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On mortgage Sheffield Wednesday star Shea Charles and Burnley defender CJ Egan-Riley full the three-man shortlist.
Jude Bellingham beforehand gained the award 5 years in the past after his personal breakthrough marketing campaign.
His youthful sibling might now repeat the feat 5 years on while nonetheless aged simply 19.
Bellingham has scored 4 objectives and offered three assists in 36 league appearances for the Black Cats this time period.
These aim contributions have helped Sunderland safe their place within the play-offs.
With 4 matches remaining, Regis Le Bris’ facet sit fourth within the desk and are assured a high 5 end.
Will probably be the membership’s highest last place since their relegation from the Premier League in 2017.
Le Bris has additionally been recognised for his transformation of the fortunes on the Stadium of Mild.
Sunderland completed a disappointing sixteenth final season previous to the Frenchman’s takeover in the summertime.
The 49-year-old is up for the Championship Supervisor of the Season alongside Daniel Farke of Leeds, Burnley’s Scott Parker and Sheffield United boss Chris Wilder.
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In the meantime, Chris Rigg completes the record of Sunderland nominees with a spot on the Championship Apprentice of the Season shortlist.
As for Bellingham, he might emulate his brother’s personal achievement in 2020.
The Actual Madrid and England synthetic 41 appearances for Birmingham as a 16-year-old in his debut season in senior soccer.
His 4 objectives and two assists have been sufficient to earn a transfer to Borussia Dortmund on the finish of the marketing campaign.
Earlier winners of the celebrated award additionally embrace Michael Olise and Gareth Bale, who took dwelling the gong in 2021 and 2007, respectively.
Bellingham is now into his second season with Sunderland after becoming a member of the Black Cats from Birmingham in 2023.
He has already been rewarded with a brand new deal, penning a four-year contract with the membership final summer time.
{The teenager} can also be already an England under-21 worldwide, successful 4 caps since his debut in November.