The blockbuster contract from Borussia Dortmund last summer is making waves for Real Madrid. Despite being a midfielder who averages more than two tackles and interceptions per game, he is in the race for the Pichichi award with 17 goals in La Liga so far.
Meanwhile, De Bruyne has dominated the Premier League for many years with Manchester City winning title after title. He also showed the football world the qualities of a top superstar, through important goals and textbook assists.
Below is a little information about Jude Bellingham and Kevin De Bruyne for readers to come to their own conclusions about who is the better-attacking midfielder between them.
1. Jude Bellingham
If you had to choose a person who had the biggest impact on Los Blancos this season, many fans would choose Jude Bellingham. He is simply an all-round midfielder who not only has impressive defensive support and passing abilities but also has remarkable scoring ability with a total of 21 goals in all competitions to date. , along with 10 assists.
Not only excellent in La Liga, where people still think that besides Barcelona, no club is Real’s main rival, Bellingham also shows top quality in the Champions League. On average, the England star has 2.1 key passes and 2 successful dribbles per match in Europe’s top club competition.
Compared to Kevin De Bruyne, Bellingham is stronger, scores more goals, commits more fouls, and defends significantly better. The Belgian midfielder even has an average of less than 1 completed dribble per match this season. He also rarely tackles or commits fouls to prevent opponents. It can be said that Jude Bellingham is creating an ideal model for the position of an attacking midfielder, someone who not only knows how to create but also knows how to score goals regularly.
2. Kevin De Bruyne
If considered in the role of a traditional attacking midfielder, De Bruyne is a master. Despite having to miss the first half of the season due to injury, the 32-year-old midfielder still averages 3.5 key passes per match in the Premier League, with 3 of his 12 appearances coming from the bench. . That is a very impressive statistic for a player playing in a physical and fast-paced tournament like the Premier League.
The Belgian international always sees his role as creating opportunities for his teammates, because to him the team’s achievements are the most important. In terms of assists, De Bruyne is truly a machine. He had 20 assists in one season in two separate tournaments for Man City and Wolfsburg. He has also reached the milestone of 15 assists in a season 5 times in his career, a number enough to make any midfielder admire.
Even though Kevin De Bruyne has never scored 17 goals in a season, the 32-year-old has surpassed the 10-goal mark four times. That’s not a bad achievement at all. More importantly, the Belgian superstar has maintained his stable performance throughout the past decade. Bellingham is very good at the moment, but can he maintain that in the future? This is very difficult to say.