After two years of command culé with the successes of Pedri (2021) and Gavi (2022), Jude Bellingham has won the Trophy Kopa in the gala of the Balloon of Gold celebrated in Paris. The mediocentro of the Real Madrid surpassed to both in the vote, in addition to Alejandro Balde and his mate Eduardo Camavinga. For the Madrid, is the first time that one of his players receives the award delivered by 'France Football' from 2018, although the mediocentro English received the prize by his performance in the 2022/23 with the Borussia Dortmund.
The past season, Bellingham added 14 goals and 7 assistances in 42 parties with the German group, numbers that practically already has equalised in his first two months as 'merengue'. The one of Stourbridge has had a fantastic beginning in the 23/24, leading to the ones of Carlo Ancelotti with 13 so many and 3 assistances in 13 parties, a performance of record that only achieved Cristiano Ronaldo in the recent history of the 'White House'.
Bellingham, satisfied by his first Trophy Kepa
"I want to appreciate to all the world by this prize. The '5' of Zidane? It remains me a lot to arrive to what did Zidane, but is a player that inspired me. This trophy means a lot of and are a lot of people those that have been important so that I have won it", commented Bellingham after receiving the award. Definitely, the prize arrives him in his best moment like professional and with alone 20 years fulfilled.
In addition to Jude, Pedri and Gavi, also had received the award Kylian Mbappé (2018, in his first edition) and Matthijs of Ligt (2019). In 2020, 'France Football' decided not delivering the prize when remaining suspended the gala of the Balloon of Gold by the pandemia of the COVID-19. Thus, Robert Lewandowski could not win the Balloon of Gold this year, further to having won the triplete with the Bayern Munich.
The final list of the Trophy Kopa 2023
- Jude Bellingham (Borussia Dortmund-Real Madrid/England)
- Pablo Martín Páez Gavira 'Gavi' (FC Barcelona/Spain)
- Eduardo Camavinga (Real Madrid/France)
- Pedro González 'Pedri' (FC Barcelona/Spain)
- Jamal Musiala (Bayern of Munich/Germany)
- Alejandro Balde (FC Barcelona/Spain)
- Xavi Simons (PSV-RB Leipzig/Low Countries)
- Antonio Silva (Benfica/Portugal)
- Rasmus Hojlund (Atalanta-Manchester United/Denmark)
- Elye Wahi (Lens/France)