IFFHS MEN'S WORLD BEST YOUTH (U20) PLAYER 2023
IFFHS AWARDS 2023 – BELLINGHAM’S SECOND AWARD !
Like in 2022, Jude Bellingham was again crowned by IFFHS as the WORLD BEST YOUTH (U20) PLAYER 2023 before his friend Jamal Musiala, second in this annual World ranking for the third consecutive year (Pedri was the winner in 2021) !
Jude Bellingham and Jamal Musiala, both born in 2003, share a close friendship.These two talented attacking midfielders initially played together for England's youth national teams before Musiala moved to Germany, his birth country. Musiala currently finds himself at FC Bayern München, becoming also Germany’s best player of the Year 2023, while Bellingham is now the prominent figure at Real Madrid, after Borussia Dortmund. Despite their separate career trajectories, Bellingham and Musiala are inseparable also for prestigious awards. Bellingham won in 2023 with a very large advance, his transfer to Real Madrid catapulted him to the Top of the World football. Despite being just 20 years old, he was already a leader for England, a driving force for Dortmund and now he is the dominant figure of Real Madrid where he is not only a leader, a playmaker but also a Goalscorer ! Gavi (rank 4 in 2022) took place on the podium. Behind him, the young generation (Yamal, zaïre-Emery, Garnacho …) is ready for the future.
THE RANKING 2023
| Rank | Player | Country | Club | Points |
| 1 | Jude BELLINGHAM | England | Dortmund/Real Madrid (Spain) | 276 |
| 2 | Jamal MUSIALA | Germany | FC Bayern München | 120 |
| 3 | GAVI | Spain | FC Barcelona | 82 |
| 4 | Lamine YAMAL | Spain | FC Barcelona | 21 |
| 5 | Warren ZAIRE-EMERY | France | Paris SG | 11 |
| 6 | Florian WIRTZ | Germany | Bayer Leverkusen | 9 |
| 7 | Alejandro GARNACHO | Argentina | Manchester United (England) | 8 |
| Rasmus HOJLUND | Denmark | Manchester United (England) | 8 | |
| 9 | PEDRI | Spain | FC Barcelona | 6 |
| 10 | ENDRICK | Brazil | Palmeiras | 5 |
