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Laureus World Sports Award for Breakthrough of the Year

Annual sports award

Annual sports award

FieldValue
nameLaureus World Sports Award for Breakthrough of the Year
imageLamine Yamal, Sánchez se reunió con los futbolistas de la selección española tras ganar la Eurocopa 2024 (3) (cropped).jpg
image_size150px
altJude Bellingham holding the Laureus trophy
captionLamine Yamal, 2025 winner
awarded_for"Awarded to the sportsperson or team whose performance as a newcomer suggests the greatest potential for an outstanding career or to an established sportsman or sportswoman who produces a significant step-up in class to a considerably higher level of sporting achievement."
presenterLaureus Sport for Good Foundation
locationMadrid (2025)
year2000
year2
holderESP Lamine Yamal (2025)
website

The Laureus World Sports Award for Breakthrough of the Year (previously known as the Laureus World Sports Award for Newcomer of the Year until 2007) is an annual award honoring the achievements of individuals or teams who deliver breakthrough performances in the world of sports. First presented in 2000, it is one of seven constituent awards within the Laureus World Sports Awards. , a shortlist of six nominees for the award comes from a panel composed of the "world's leading sports editors, writers and broadcasters". The Laureus World Sports Academy then selects the individual winner or winning team who is presented with a Laureus statuette, created by Cartier, at an annual awards ceremony held in various locations around the world. The awards are considered highly prestigious and are frequently referred to as the sporting equivalent of "Oscars".

The inaugural winner of the award was the Spanish golfer Sergio García. During his debut season as a professional, the 19-year-old finished one stroke behind Tiger Woods at the 1999 PGA Championship and became the youngest player to gain selection for Team Europe for the Ryder Cup. In 2018 he also became the first and, , only person to win the award twice, after winning his first major golf tournament (The Masters) at the age of 37. Altogether, the award has been won by five women and eighteen men, although several teams have also been nominated. British sportspeople have won more awards than any other nationality with six, followed by Spanish with five. Tennis players are the most successful overall with seven wins, followed by golfers with six.

The winner in 2017 was the German Formula One driver Nico Rosberg. Having beaten teammate Lewis Hamilton to the 2016 World Championship title by five points, Rosberg announced his retirement from the sport five days later, two months prior to collecting his Laureus statuette.

The 2025 winner of the Laureus World Sports Award for Breakthrough of the Year was Spanish football player Lamine Yamal.

List of winners and nominees

YearImageWinnerNationalitySportNomineesRefsYao MingLiu Xiang
2000[[File:SergioGarcia1.jpg100pxalt=Sergio García in 2004]]ESPGolfKurt Warner (USA) – American football
Serena Williams (USA) – tennis
2001[[File:2006 04 11 safin.jpg100pxalt=Marat Safin in 2006]]RUSTennisAaron Baddeley (AUS) – golf
Jenson Button (GBR) – Formula One
Juan Carlos Ferrero (ESP) – tennis
Brett Lee (AUS) – cricket
2002[[File:Juan Pablo Montoya (cropped).jpg100pxalt=Juan Pablo Montoya in 2002]]COLFormula OneKim Clijsters (BEL) – tennis
Steven Gerrard (ENG) – football
Justine Henin (BEL) – tennis
Andy Roddick (USA) – tennisurl = http://laureus17.laureus.com/awards-history/2002/nominees/breakthrough/title = Laureus World Breakthrough of the Year 2002 nomineespublisher = Laureusaccess-date = 21 October 2017archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20171022033143/http://laureus17.laureus.com/awards-history/2002/nominees/breakthrough/archive-date = 22 October 2017url-status = deaddf = dmy-all}}
2003[[File:Yao Ming (2311329632).jpg100pxalt=Yao Ming in 2006]]CHNBasketballDaniela Hantuchová (SVK) – tennis
David Nalbandian (ARG) – tennis
Wayne Rooney (ENG) – football
Jochem Uytdehaage (NED) – speed skating
2004[[File:2007 LPGA Championship - Michelle Wie 2.jpg100pxalt=Michelle Wie in 2007]]USAGolfFernando Alonso (ESP) – Formula One
Ben Curtis (USA) – golf
LeBron James (USA) – basketball
Robinho (BRA) – football
Maria Sharapova (RUS) – tennis
2005[[File:Liu xiang 2004.jpg100pxalt=Liu Xiang in 2004]]CHNAthleticsAmir Khan (GBR) – boxing
Svetlana Kuznetsova (RUS) – tennis
Laure Manaudou (FRA) – swimming
Dani Pedrosa (ESP) – MotoGP
Xing Huina (CHN) – athletics
2006[[File:Rafael Nadal 2006.jpg100pxalt=Rafael Nadal in 2006]]ESPTennisPaula Creamer (USA) – golf
Lionel Messi (ARG) – football
Andy Murray (GBR) – tennis
Danica Patrick (USA) – auto racing
Ben Roethlisberger (USA) – American football
2007[[File:Mauresmo Wimbeldon 2007 001.jpg100pxalt=Amélie Mauresmo in 2007]]FRATennisXavier Carter (USA) – athletics
Ghana men's national football team (GHA) – football
Lewis Hamilton (GBR) – Formula One
Britta Steffen (GER) – swimming
Ma Xiaoxu (CHN) – football
2008[[File:Lewis Hamilton 2008 2 amk.jpg100pxalt=Lewis Hamilton in 2008]]GBRFormula OneNovak Djokovic (SRB) – tennis
Tyson Gay (USA) – athletics
Alberto Contador (ESP) – cycling
Oscar Pistorius (RSA) – athletics
Casey Stoner (AUS) – MotoGP
2009[[File:Rebecca adlington.png100pxalt=Rebecca Adlington in 2008]]GBRSwimmingNovak Djokovic (SRB) – tennis
Ana Ivanovic (SRB) – tennis
Anthony Kim (USA) – golf
Sebastian Vettel (GER) – Formula One
Zou Kai (CHN) – gymnastics
2010[[File:Jenson Button 2010 Malaysia.jpg100pxalt=Jenson Button in 2010]]GBRFormula OneMark Cavendish (GBR) – cycling
Tom Daley (GBR) – diving
Juan Martín del Potro (ARG) – tennis
Jiyai Shin (KOR) – golf
VfL Wolfsburg (GER) – football
2011[[File:MartinKaymer02.jpg100pxalt=Martin Kaymer in 2012]]GERGolfChristophe Lemaitre (FRA) – athletics
Teddy Tamgho (FRA) – athletics
Louis Oosthuizen (RSA) – golf
Matteo Manassero (ITA) – golf
Thomas Müller (GER) – football
2012[[File:Rory McIlroy iron shot (closer).jpg100pxalt=McIlroy in 2013]]GBRGolfLi Na (CHN) – tennis
Oscar Pistorius (RSA) – athletics
Mo Farah (GBR) – athletics
Petra Kvitová (CZE) – tennis
Yohan Blake (JAM) – athletics
2013[[File:Murray A. QC13-016 (9429237870).jpg100pxalt=Andy Murray in 2013]]GBRTennisGabby Douglas (USA) – gymnastics
Kirani James (GRN) – athletics
Neymar (BRA) – football
Yannick Agnel (FRA) – swimming
Ye Shiwen (CHN) – swimming
2014[[File:Marc Márquez 2015b.jpg100pxalt=Marc Márquez in 2015]]ESPMotoGPAfghanistan men's national cricket team (AFG) – cricket
Raphael Holzdeppe (GER) – athletics
Nairo Quintana (COL) – cycling
Justin Rose (GBR) – golf
Adam Scott (AUS) – golf
2015[[File:Daniel Ricciardo 2015 Malaysia.jpg100pxalt=Daniel Ricciardo in 2015]]AUSFormula OneMarin Čilić (CRO) – tennis
Mario Götze (GER) – football
Switzerland Davis Cup team (SUI) – tennis
Mikaela Shiffrin (USA) – alpine skiing
James Rodríguez (COL) – football
2016[[File:Jordan Spieth February 2015 (cropped).jpg100pxalt=Jordan Spieth in 2015]]USAGolfMax Verstappen (NED) – Formula One
Chile men's national football team (CHI) – football
Adam Peaty (GBR) – swimming
Tyson Fury (GBR) – boxing
Jason Day (AUS) – golf
2017[[File:Nico Rosberg 2016 Malaysia 1.jpg100pxalt=Nico Rosberg in 2016]]GERFormula OneAlmaz Ayana (ETH) – athletics
Fiji men's rugby sevens team (FIJ) – rugby sevens
Iceland men's football team (ISL) – football
Leicester City F.C. (GBR) – football
Wayde van Niekerk (RSA) – athleticsurl = https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/38976144publisher = BBC Sporttitle = Laureus Awards 2017: Bolt, Biles, Rosberg, Atherton & Leicester among winnersdate = 14 February 2017access-date = 18 October 2017url-status = livearchive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20170608185126/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/38976144archive-date = 8 June 2017 }}
2018[[File:Sergio Garcia 2013.jpg100pxalt=Sergio Garcia in 2013]]ESPGolfGiannis Antetokounmpo (GRE) – basketball
Caeleb Dressel (USA) – swimming
Anthony Joshua (GBR) – boxing
Kylian Mbappé (FRA) – football
Jeļena Ostapenko (LAT) – tennisurl = http://www.skysports.com/tennis/news/12110/11270150/roger-federer-wins-sportsman-and-comeback-of-the-year-at-laureus-awardspublisher = Sky Sportsaccess-date = 28 February 2018title = Roger Federer wins Sportsman and Comeback of the Year at Laureus Awardsfirst = Nicholaslast = Wrightdate = 27 February 2018url-status = livearchive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20180228133112/http://www.skysports.com/tennis/news/12110/11270150/roger-federer-wins-sportsman-and-comeback-of-the-year-at-laureus-awardsarchive-date = 28 February 2018df = dmy-all }}
2019[[File:Osaka WM17 (4) (36143097936).jpg100px]]JPNTennisAna Carrasco (ESP) – MotoGP
Jakob Ingebrigtsen (NOR) – athletics
Geraint Thomas (GBR) – cycling
Sofia Goggia (ITA) – Alpine skiing
Briana Williams (JAM) – athleticsurl = https://edition.cnn.com/2019/02/18/sport/laureus-world-sports-awards-lindsey-vonn-simone-biles-novak-djokovic-spt-intl/index.htmlpublisher = CNNtitle = Lindsey Vonn wins Spirit of Sport award at the 'Oscars of Sport'first = Benlast = Churchdate = 19 February 2019access-date = 21 February 2019archive-date = 20 February 2019archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20190220205832/https://edition.cnn.com/2019/02/18/sport/laureus-world-sports-awards-lindsey-vonn-simone-biles-novak-djokovic-spt-intl/index.htmlurl-status = live }}
2020[[File:Tour de France 2019, Egan Bernal (48417058947) (cropped).jpg100pxalt=Bernal in 2019]]COLCyclingAndy Ruiz (USA) – boxing
Bianca Andreescu (CAN) – tennis
Coco Gauff (USA) – tennis
Japan men's rugby team (JPN) – rugby union
Regan Smith (USA) – swimming
2021[[File:Patrick Mahomes military appreciation2018 (cropped).jpg100pxalt=Patrick Mahomes]]USAAmerican footballAnsu Fati (ESP) – football
Joan Mir (ESP) – MotoGP
Tadej Pogačar (SVN) – cycling
Iga Świątek (POL) – tennis
Dominic Thiem (AUT) – tennistitle=Laureus World Sports Awards 2021 – the nomineesurl=https://www.laureus.com/world-sports-awards/2021access-date=7 May 2021publisher=Laureusarchive-date=16 March 2021archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210316063303/https://www.laureus.com/world-sports-awards/2021url-status=live }}
2022[[File:Emma Raducanu 2021 Transylvania Open.jpg100pxalt=Emma Raducanu]]GBRTennisNeeraj Chopra (IND) – athletics
Daniil Medvedev (RUS) – tennis
Pedri (ESP) – football
Yulimar Rojas (VEN) – athletics
Ariarne Titmus (AUS) – swimmingurl = https://www.laureus.com/World-Sports-Awards/2022publisher = Laureusaccess-date = 2 February 2022title = Laureus World Sports Awards 2022 Nomineesarchive-date = 2 February 2022archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20220202134851/https://www.laureus.com/World-Sports-Awards/2022url-status = live}}
2023[[File:Alcaraz_MCM22_(27)_(52036462443)_(edited).jpg100pxalt=Carlos Alcaraz]]ESPTennisElena Rybakina (KAZ) – Tennis
Morocco men's national football team (MAR) – football
Nathan Chen (USA) – Figure skating
Scottie Scheffler (USA) – Golf
Tobi Amusan (NGR) – Athleticsurl = https://www.laureus.com/World-Sports-Awards/2023publisher = Laureusaccess-date = 10 May 2023title = Laureus World Sports Awards 2023 Nomineesarchive-date = 20 May 2023archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20230520033126/https://www.laureus.com/World-Sports-Awards/2023url-status = live}}
2024[[File:2022 FIFA World Cup - Bellingham (cropped).jpgframeless154x154px]]GBRFootballLinda Caicedo (COL) – Football
Coco Gauff (USA) - Tennis
Qin Haiyang (CHN) – Swimming
Josh Kerr (GBR) – Athletics
Salma Paralluelo (ESP) – Football
2025[[File:Lamine Yamal, Sánchez se reunió con los futbolistas de la selección española tras ganar la Eurocopa 2024 (3) (cropped).jpg100px]]ESPFootballJulien Alfred (LCA) – Athletics
Bayer 04 Leverkusen (GER) – Football
Summer McIntosh (CAN) – Swimming
Letsile Tebogo (BOT) – Athletics
Victor Wembanyama (FRA) – Basketball

Statistics

:Statistics are correct as of 2025 winners.

CountryWinnersNominationsGBRESPUSAGERCHNCOLAUSFRARUSJPNRSAARGSRBBELBRACANITAJAMNEDENGAFGAUTBOTCHICROCZEETHFIJGHAGRNGREINDISLJPNKAZKORLATLCAMARNGRNORPOLSVKSVNSUIVEN
715
610
320
28
26
23
16
16
13
11
04
03
03
02
02
02
02
02
02
02
01
01
01
01
01
01
01
01
01
01
01
01
01
01
01
01
01
01
01
01
01
01
01
01
01
01
SportWinnersNominationsTennisGolfFormula OneFootballAthleticsSwimmingCyclingMotoGPBasketballAmerican footballBoxingAlpine skiingCricketGymnasticsAuto racingDivingFigure skatingRugby sevensSpeed skating
724
611
55
223
121
19
15
14
13
12
04
02
02
02
01
01
01
01
01

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