Jobe Bellingham has been named as the Championship’s Young Player of the Season at the EFL Awards, while Wrexham’s stars got League One recognition.
Jobe Bellingham has been named as the Championship’s Young Player of the Season
As Sunderland fights for promotion to the Premier League in the Championship, Jobe Bellingham has demonstrated a great deal of talent with the Black Cats this season. With Borussia Dortmund reportedly interested in signing him, the 19-year-old seems destined to follow in the footsteps of his older brother, Jude Bellingham.
After last year’s winner, Archie Gray, Chris Rigg defeated Ronan Kpakio of Cardiff City and Souleymane Sidibe of Stoke City to win the Apprentice of the Year title.
In 2020, Jude Bellingham, a Real Madrid player, also won the Sky Bet Championship Young Player of the Year title
In 2020, Jude Bellingham, a Real Madrid player, won the Sky Bet Championship Young Player of the Year title. The two brothers are the only brothers pair to have ever won the prize.
Michael Olise of Bayern Munich has also won the award in previous years, so it’s not just Jude Bellingham who has done so and gone on to play at the highest level of football.
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Jobe and Gustavo Hamer, the winner of the Sky Bet Championship Player of the Year award, were both included in the Sky Bet Championship Team of the Season.
Jobe has already made more than 100 professional appearances at the age of 19, demonstrating maturity above his age
On winning the award Jobe said: “It feels amazing, it’s a testament to everyone at Sunderland. The past two years, not just this year, and I’m really pleased and really grateful.
“We started the season really well as a team, and I got off to a good start too. I think I came back more powerful and really mature in my game. Playing a slightly different role in a much better system.
“We’ve stayed steady and kicked on at times and earned this position.
“There are so many different types of challenges as part of your development, and sometimes you fail, but you’ve got so much time to fix things and learn from your errors.
“I couldn’t be more grateful to the EFL, not just for me but for my brother as well.”
