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Golden Boy (award)
Football award given to the most impressive young male European player
Football award given to the most impressive young male European player
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Golden Boy |
| sport | Association football |
| image | Doue asse psg 2425.png |
| image_size | 200px |
| caption | 2025 Golden Boy Désiré Doué |
| country | Italy |
| presenter | Tuttosport |
| first | 2003 |
| number | 23 |
| mostrecent | FRA Désiré Doué |
| url |
The Golden Boy is an award established by Italian sports newspaper Tuttosport, that is given by sports journalists to a young male footballer playing in Europe perceived to have been the most impressive during a calendar year (two halves to two separate seasons). All nominees must be under the age of 21 and play in a European nation's top tier. Apart from the main award, an additional one, Golden Boy Web, is decided by online users.
Lionel Messi is the only player to have won both the prestigious Golden Boy award and the Ballon d'Or. He received the Golden Boy in 2005 at the age of 18 years and 173 days, and remained the youngest winner until Gavi won the award in 2022 at 18 years and 77 days. The current youngest winner is Lamine Yamal, who claimed the award in 2024 at the age of 17 years and 137 days.
Selection
The prize was established by Italian sports newspaper Tuttosport in 2003. Newspapers that now participate in voting include Bild (Germany), Blick (Switzerland),A Bola (Portugal), L'Équipe (France), France Football (France), Marca (Spain), Mundo Deportivo (Spain), Ta Nea (Greece), Sport Express (Russia), De Telegraaf (Netherlands), and The Times (United Kingdom). Each juror is allowed to nominate five players; the juror allocates 10 points to their most impressive pick, 7 for second, 5 for third, 3 for fourth, and 1 point for fifth.
Winners
| Year | Winner | Club(s) | Position | Birth year | Award age | Ref(s) | NED | ENG | ARG | ESP | ARG | BRA Anderson | BRA | ITA | GER | ESP Isco | FRA | ENG | FRA | POR | France Kylian Mbappé | NED | POR | NOR | ESP Pedri | ESP Gavi | ENG Jude Bellingham | ESP Lamine Yamal | FRA Désiré Doué |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Ajax | Midfielder | 1983 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2004 | Everton | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ENG Manchester United | Forward | 1985 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2005 | Barcelona | Forward | 1987 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2006 | Arsenal | Midfielder | 1987 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2007 | Atlético Madrid | Forward | 1988 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2008 | Manchester United | Midfielder | 1988 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2009 | Milan | Forward | 1989 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2010 | Inter Milan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Manchester City | Forward | 1990 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2011 | Borussia Dortmund | Midfielder | 1992 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2012 | Málaga | Midfielder | 1992 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2013 | Juventus | Midfielder | 1993 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2014 | Liverpool | Forward | 1994 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2015 | Monaco | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Manchester United | Forward | 1995 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2016 | Benfica | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bayern Munich | Midfielder | 1997 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017 | Monaco | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Paris Saint-Germain | Forward | 1998 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018 | Ajax | Defender | 1999 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2019 | Benfica | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Atlético Madrid | Forward | 1999 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2020 | Borussia Dortmund | Forward | 2000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2021 | Barcelona | Midfielder | 2002 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022 | Barcelona | Midfielder | 2004 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023 | Borussia Dortmund | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Real Madrid | Midfielder | 2003 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2024 | Barcelona | Forward | 2007 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2025 | Paris Saint-Germain | Forward | 2005 |
Awards won by position
| Position | Win(s) | Forward | Midfielder | Defender |
|---|
Awards won by nationality
| Country | Win(s) | Year(s) | ESP Spain | FRA France | ENG England | NED Netherlands | ARG Argentina | BRA Brazil | POR Portugal | ITA Italy | GER Germany | NOR Norway |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 2006, 2012, 2021, 2022, 2024 | |||||||||||
| 2013, 2015, 2017, 2025 | ||||||||||||
| 2004, 2014, 2023 | ||||||||||||
| 2003, 2018 | ||||||||||||
| 2005, 2007 | ||||||||||||
| 2008, 2009 | ||||||||||||
| 2016, 2019 | ||||||||||||
| 2010 | ||||||||||||
| 2011 | ||||||||||||
| 2020 |
Awards won by club
Year in bold have shared the win with other clubs.
| Club | Win(s) | Year(s) | Barcelona | Borussia Dortmund | Manchester United | Ajax | Atlético Madrid | Monaco | Benfica | Paris Saint-Germain | Everton | Arsenal | Milan | Manchester City | Inter Milan | Málaga | Juventus | Liverpool | Bayern Munich | Real Madrid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005, 2021, 2022, 2024 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2011, 2020, 2023 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2004, 2008, 2015 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2003, 2018 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2007, 2019 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2015, 2017 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2016, 2019 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017, 2025 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2004 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2006 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2009 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2010 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2012 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2013 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2014 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2016 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023 |
Notes
References
References
- "ZALEWSKI WINS 2022 EUROPEAN GOLDEN BOY WEB".
- "History of the Golden Boy Award". Tuttosport.
- "About the Golden Boy Award". Tuttosport.
- "What is the Golden Boy award? Shortlist, rules and past winners".
- (6 December 2008). "Golden Boy: l'Albo d'Oro". tuttosport.com.
- (6 December 2008). "È Anderson il Golden Boy 2008 di Tuttosport". tuttosport.com.
- (13 December 2009). "Pato vince il Golden Boy 2009: "Magari emulare Messi..."". tuttosport.com.
- (21 December 2010). "Balotelli, Golden Boy 2010: "Un giorno sarò del Milan"". tuttosport.com.
- (5 December 2011). "Borussia Dortmund's Mario Gotze lands 'Golden Boy' award for 2011". Goal.com.
- (22 December 2012). "Isco wins the 2012 Golden Boy award". insidespanishfootball.com.
- (4 December 2013). "Pogba wins the 2013 Golden Boy award". tuttosport.com.
- (20 December 2014). "Raheem Sterling named Europe's Golden Boy after excellent year at Liverpool FC".
- (19 December 2015). "Anthony Martial élu Golden Boy 2015".
- (24 October 2016). "Renato Sanches è il Golden Boy 2016 di Tuttosport". Tuttosport.
- (23 October 2017). "Golden Boy, "Le Roi" Mbappé: è il vincitore del 2017". Tuttosport.
- (17 December 2018). "De Ligt wins 2018 Golden Boy". Football Italia.
- (27 November 2019). "Il profilo del Golden Boy João Félix: il predestinato". Tuttosport.
- (21 November 2020). "Golden Boy 2020: Haaland'oro! E Fati trionfa sul web". Tuttosport.
- (22 November 2021). "Golden Boy 2021, è Pedri il nuovo "Ragazzo d'Oro" di Tuttosport". Tuttosport.
- (21 October 2022). "DIRETTA Il Golden Boy 2022 è Gavi!". Tuttosport.
- (17 November 2023). "Jude Bellingham è il Golden Boy Absolute Best 2023". Tuttosport.
- (27 November 2024). "European Golden Boy 2024, trionfa Yamal! Yildiz fa suo il Golden Web, tutti i premi". Tuttosport.
- (4 November 2025). "Désiré Doué: il talento del Psg è l'European Golden Boy Absolute Best 2025". Tuttosport.
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