The award highlights the best young players in Europe and is the favorite of Lamine Yamal, Barcelona and the Spanish national team
The Brazilians Endrick, of Real Madrid, and Savinho, of Manchester City, have been nominated and are among the 25 finalists of the Golden Boy Award, awarded by the Italian newspaper Tuttosport to the best under-21 athletes playing in Europe.
Indeed, the favorites for the award are Lamine Yamal, of Barcelona, ​​​​who won the Euro Cup in 2024, the Argentine Alejandro Garnacho, of Manchester United, and the Englishman Rico Lewis, of Manchester City.
However, the winner will be chosen on December 4th. Two Brazilians have already won the award: Anderson (formerly Manchester United), in 2008, and Alexandre Pato (formerly Milan), in 2009; they are the only people born in Brazil to win the trophy. The award has existed since 2003.
But, ultimately, how does the prize work? In recent years Tuttosport has partnered with the consultancy firm Football Benchmark, which has created a performance ranking of candidates. The prize will be defined based on the scores and evaluation of the journalists.
See all Golden Boy nominees
Lamine Yamal (Barcelona)
João Neves (PSG)
Warren Zaire-Emery (PSG)
Alejandro Garnacho (Manchester United)
Pau Cubarsi (Barcelona)
Savinho (Manchester City)
Aleksandar Pavlovic (Bayern Munich and Munich)
Kobie Mainoo (Manchester United)
Jorrel Hato (Ajax)
Leny Yoro (Manchester United)
Jamie Bynoe-Gittens (Borussia Dortmund)
Kenan Yildiz (Juventus)
Cristhian Mosquera (Valencia)
Adam Wharton (Crystal Palace)
Arda Guler (Real Madrid)
Mathys Tel (Bayern Munich and Munich)
Désiré Doue (PSG)
Oscar Gloukh (RB Salzburg)
Samuel Omorodion (Porto)
Wilson Odobert (Tottenham)
Andreas Schjelderup (Benfica)
Endrick (Real Madrid)
Eliesse Ben Seghir (Monaco)
Samuel Mbangula (Juventus)
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