Bellingham takes over the legendary number 7 at Dortmund!

Bellingham takes over the legendary number 7 at Dortmund!

Dortmund, Deutschland - Jobe Bellingham, the young midfielder of Borussia Dortmund, will take over the traditional number 7 after the FIFA Club World Championship. He is currently wearing number 77 at the tournament. Number 7 has a special story at BVB, since it was already worn by prominent players such as Stefan Reuter, Shinji Kagawa and Jadon Sancho. The decision to choose number 7 falls into a strategic and symbolic framework, since the back numbers for field players in the Bundesliga are limited to 1 to 49, such as op-online.de reported.

Giovanni Reyna, current number 7 of the team, is expected to leave the club after the club World Cup. Reyna has established itself as an important BVB marketing face in the USA, and is the son of Claudio Reyna, a former captain of the US national team. Bellingham has deliberately avoided number 22 to go his own way and chose the 7 to stand in the footsteps of big players in the club.

World Cup participation and duel of the talent

Bellingham will compete with the English national team against Iran on Monday, while Giovanni Reyna will celebrate his World Cup premiere against Wales. It will be a special duel when England and the USA meet on November 25th. Both players are also part of a squad that includes six Borussia that are represented at the World Cup in Qatar. In addition, Raphael Guerreiro, another BVB professional, is nominated as an important player for the Portuguese national team, while Otto Addo, former BVB player and now a coach of Ghana, is sitting on the coaching chair.

Guerreiro has to deal with injury problems, which also affects his performance at Dortmund. The Portuguese selection competes against Ghana, Uruguay and South Korea in the group phase. The dynamics and rivalry between the players of Borussia Dortmund are reinforced by the World Cup, since many impressive careers develop in this competition.

The tradition of back numbers at BVB

The decision to take over the number 7 is in the rich history of the club's back numbers. The BVB has a long list of former players who are associated with this number. Historically, many influential players have worn the jersey with number 7, which increases the importance of choice for Bellingham enormously.

• Jadon Sancho (17/18 - 20/21)
• Shinji Kagawa (14/15)
• Stefan Reuter (92/93 - 03/04)

The symbolic meaning of this number is certainly recognized by Bellingham, and he realizes that he not only takes up a place in the first team, but also continues the tradition and heritage of the association. In the future, the 20-year-old will try to leave his own footprint in the history of Borussia Dortmund.