Overcoming Owen and Rooney… Bellingham adjusts the history books against Ghana

An unusual event for the star Three Leos

Jude Bellingham continued to break records with England as he added a new record to his golden Three Lions record by featuring in the Three Lions match against Ghana in the second round of the 2026 World Cup Group 12 tournaments on Tuesday night.

According to Squawka, Bellingham became the youngest player in Three Lions history to reach 50 caps.

The sports statistics network reported that Bellingham “has surpassed Wayne Rooney’s previous record at the age of 22 years, 359 days.”

 

The youngest players who played 50 matches for England.

◉ 22y 359d – Jude Bellingham
◎ 23y 139d – Wayne Rooney
◎ 23y 179d – Michael Owen
◎ 24y 180d – Raheem Sterling
◎ 24y 285d – Bukayo Saka https://t.co/dPlKw4UqDn

— Squawka (@Squawka) June 23, 2026

Bellingham surpassed the England legends to reach this number of matches as the rating was:

Jude Bellingham. 22 years 359 days.

Wayne Rooney. 23 years and 139 days.

Michael Owen. 23 years 179 days.

Raheem Sterling: 24 years and 180 days.

Bukayo Saka. 24 years 285 days.

Bellingham left his mark in England’s first-round win over Croatia as he scored the third goal of coach Thomas Tuchel’s quartet (4-2).

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