CINCINNATI: Jobe Bellingham scored on his first start for Borussia Dortmund in a 4-3 victory over Mamelodi Sundowns in the Club World Cup – just 15 minutes longer than it had taken took brother Jude against Duisburg back in September 2020.

Jude went on to score 24 goals in 132 games for Dortmund before joining Real Madrid in 2023, and Jobe certainly showed signs of his sibling’s nack of arriving late in the box to score.

The goal in Cincinnati showed anticipation and poise, agility and ruthlessness. After timing his run perfectly, Jobe cushioned the ball away from his marker before firing past the goalkeeper, albeit with the help of a slight deflection.

It capped a fine display on his full debut, and by his own admission, it’s something the former Sunderland midfielder has been working on.

“It’s a really nice bonus. I am glad we won but there are still a lot of things for me to improve on personally and for the team. I am really pleased with it,” Bellingham told Dazn.

“I practise that so many times, not that exact finish, but arriving late on the edge of the box as a midfielder is something you need to be really good at.

“If you can score, if you can contribute those kind of goals a certain amount per season then you are doing really well.

“I was really pleased because it was something I practised as a kid and at Sunderland so many times, during training, after training. So yeah, I am really proud of it.”

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