In our scout report today, we delve into the rising star in the Championship, Sunderland's Jobe Bellingham. Easing into his playing style, Bellingham adopts an assertive approach showing his potential in the Attacking Midfield, often operating as a Central Midfielder or Striker as well. As an 18-year old, this English phenom shows impressive goal threat, standing among the top 13% of his peers, establishing a commanding presence in the opposition territory.
Bellingham's gameplay is testament to his intelligence and ability to recognise and exploit spaces on the pitch with high percentile scores for ball recoveries and retention. Despite his tender age, he commands the game with an exceptional ability to retain possession, resulting in more opportunities for potential goal threats.
However, the Sunderland ace isn't without his shortcomings. His lacklustre performance in channeling the ball forward is betrayed by his poor percentile scores in progressive passing. Additionally, his lower percentile for touches, coupled with high xA per 90 and shots per 90 indicates a more direct, if a little crude, style of attack that may benefit from some rounding out.
Bellingham tends to gravitate to the midfield third, where over half of his activity is concentrated, though he is not shy to venture into the attacking or defensive thirds to remain an integral component in all aspects of the game. As an under 20 player, there still remains ample opportunity for him to harness his latent potential and sharpen his skills, particularly in progressive passing and possession. In sum, Jobe Bellingham is a formidable player whose aggressive attack style of play and quick feet make him a player to watch out for in future seasons.
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In the 2024-2025 season, Jobe Bellingham took 3 shots, scoring 0 goals. This output came from an Expected Goals (xG) of 0.13, averaging 0.04 xG per shot.
Right Foot: 0 goals from 0 shots. A 0% conversion rate. 0 xG per shot.
Left Foot: 0 goals from 2 shots. A 0.0% conversion rate. 0.04 xG per shot.
Headers: 0 goals from 1 headed attempts. A 0.0% conversion rate. 0.05 xG per shot.
