Golden Boy (award)

Football award given to the most impressive young male European player

For other uses, see Golden Boy.

Golden BoySport| Association football

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Country| Italy
Presented by| Tuttosport
History
First award| 2003
Editions| 22
Most recent|  Lamine Yamal
Website| tuttosport.com

The Golden Boy is an award established by 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.[1]

## Selection

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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 will allocate 10 points to the player that they perceive as the most impressive, 7 for second, 5 third, 3 fourth, and 1 point for fifth most impressive.[citation needed]

## Winners

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Rafael van der Vaart, the inaugural award winner Year  | Winner  | Club(s)  | Position  | Birth year  | Ref(s)

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2003  |  Rafael van der Vaart |  Ajax | Midfielder | 1983  | [2]
2004  |  Wayne Rooney |  Everton
Manchester United | Forward | 1985  | [2]
2005  |  Lionel Messi |  Barcelona | Forward | 1987  | [2]
2006  |  Cesc Fàbregas |  Arsenal | Midfielder | 1987  | [2]
2007  |  Sergio Agüero |  Atlético Madrid | Forward | 1988  | [2]
2008  |  Anderson |  Manchester United | Midfielder | 1988  | [3]
2009  |  Alexandre Pato |  Milan | Forward | 1989  | [4]
2010  |  Mario Balotelli |  Inter Milan
Manchester City | Forward | 1990  | [5]
2011  |  Mario Götze |  Borussia Dortmund | Midfielder | 1992  | [6]
2012  |  Isco |  Málaga | Midfielder | 1992  | [7]
2013  |  Paul Pogba |  Juventus | Midfielder | 1993  | [8]
2014  |  Raheem Sterling |  Liverpool | Forward | 1994  | [9]
2015  |  Anthony Martial |  Monaco
Manchester United | Forward | 1995  | [10]
2016  |  Renato Sanches |  Benfica
Bayern Munich | Midfielder | 1997  | [11]
2017  |  Kylian Mbappé |  Monaco
Paris Saint-Germain | Forward | 1998  | [12]
2018  |  Matthijs de Ligt |  Ajax | Defender | 1999  | [13]
2019  |  João Félix |  Benfica
Atlético Madrid | Forward | 1999  | [14]
2020  |  Erling Haaland |  Borussia Dortmund | Forward | 2000  | [15]
2021  |  Pedri |  Barcelona | Midfielder | 2002  | [16]
2022  |  Gavi |  Barcelona | Midfielder | 2004  | [17]
2023  |  Jude Bellingham |  Borussia Dortmund
Real Madrid | Midfielder | 2003  | [18]
2024  |  Lamine Yamal |  Barcelona | Forward | 2007  | [19]

## Awards won by position

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As of 27 November
Position  | Win(s)

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Forward | 11
Midfielder | 10
Defender | 1

## Awards won by nationality

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As of 27 November
Country  | Win(s)  | Year(s)

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Spain | 5  | 2006, 2012, 2021, 2022, 2024
England | 3 | 2004, 2014, 2023
France | 2013, 2015, 2017
Netherlands | 2 | 2003, 2018
Argentina | 2005, 2007
Brazil | 2008, 2009
Portugal | 2016, 2019
Italy | 1 | 2010
Germany | 2011
Norway | 2020

## Awards won by club

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As of 27 November 2024

Year in bold have shared the win with other clubs.

Club  | Win(s)  | Year(s)

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Barcelona | 4 | 2005, 2021, 2022, 2024
Borussia Dortmund | 3 | 2011, 2020, 2023[A]
Manchester United | 2004,[B] 2008, 2015[C]
Ajax | 2 | 2003, 2018
Atlético Madrid | 2007, 2019[D]
Monaco | 2015,[E] 2017[F]
Benfica | 2016[G], 2019[H]
Everton | 1 | 2004[E]
Arsenal | 2006
Milan | 2009
Manchester City | 2010[I]
Inter Milan | 2010[J]
Málaga | 2012
Juventus | 2013
Liverpool | 2014
Bayern Munich | 2016[D]
Paris Saint-Germain | 2017[C]
Real Madrid | 2023[K]

## See also

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* Bravo Award
* Kopa Trophy
* Ballon d'Or
* Golden Girl (award)

## Notes

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1. ^ Shared with Real Madrid.
2. ^ Shared with Everton.
3. ^ a b Shared with Monaco.
4. ^ a b Shared with Benfica.
5. ^ a b Shared with Manchester United.
6. ^ Shared with Paris Saint-Germain.
7. ^ Shared with Bayern Munich.
8. ^ Shared with Atlético Madrid.
9. ^ Shared with Inter Milan.
10. ^ Shared with Manchester City.
11. ^ Shared with Borussia Dortmund.

## References

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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Golden Boy (award).

1. ^ "ZALEWSKI WINS 2022 EUROPEAN GOLDEN BOY WEB". asroma.com. Retrieved 12 November 2022.
2. ^ a b c d e "Golden Boy: l'Albo d'Oro". tuttosport.com. 6 December 2008. Archived from the original on 1 November 2012. Retrieved 16 May 2012.
3. ^ "È Anderson il Golden Boy 2008 di Tuttosport". tuttosport.com. 6 December 2008. Archived from the original on 21 October 2012. Retrieved 14 May 2012.
4. ^ "Pato vince il Golden Boy 2009: "Magari emulare Messi..."". tuttosport.com. 13 December 2009. Archived from the original on 21 October 2012. Retrieved 14 May 2012.
5. ^ "Balotelli, Golden Boy 2010: "Un giorno sarò del Milan"". tuttosport.com. 21 December 2010. Archived from the original on 3 January 2012. Retrieved 14 May 2012.
6. ^ "Borussia Dortmund's Mario Gotze lands 'Golden Boy' award for 2011". Goal.com. 5 December 2011. Retrieved 13 September 2013.
7. ^ "Isco wins the 2012 Golden Boy award". insidespanishfootball.com. 22 December 2012. Archived from the original on 13 November 2013. Retrieved 13 September 2013.
8. ^ "Pogba wins the 2013 Golden Boy award". tuttosport.com. 4 December 2013. Archived from the original on 7 December 2013. Retrieved 4 December 2013.
9. ^ "Raheem Sterling named Europe's Golden Boy after excellent year at Liverpool FC". Liverpool Echo. 20 December 2014. Retrieved 20 December 2014.
10. ^ "Anthony Martial élu Golden Boy 2015". L'Équipe (in French). 19 December 2015. Retrieved 19 December 2015.
11. ^ "Renato Sanches è il Golden Boy 2016 di Tuttosport" [Renato Sanches is Tuttosport's Golden Boy 2016] (in Italian). Tuttosport. 24 October 2016. Retrieved 24 October 2016.
12. ^ "Golden Boy, "Le Roi" Mbappé: è il vincitore del 2017" [Mbappé wins Tuttosport's Golden Boy 2017 award] (in Italian). Tuttosport. 23 October 2017. Retrieved 23 October 2017.
13. ^ "De Ligt wins 2018 Golden Boy". Football Italia. 17 December 2018. Retrieved 17 December 2018.
14. ^ "Il profilo del Golden Boy João Félix: il predestinato". Tuttosport. 27 November 2019. Retrieved 27 November 2019.
15. ^ "Golden Boy 2020: Haaland'oro! E Fati trionfa sul web". Tuttosport. 21 November 2020. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
16. ^ "Golden Boy 2021, è Pedri il nuovo "Ragazzo d'Oro" di Tuttosport". Tuttosport. 22 November 2021. Retrieved 22 November 2021.
17. ^ "DIRETTA Il Golden Boy 2022 è Gavi!". Tuttosport. 21 October 2022. Retrieved 21 October 2022.
18. ^ "Jude Bellingham è il Golden Boy Absolute Best 2023". Tuttosport. 17 November 2023. Retrieved 17 November 2023.
19. ^ "European Golden Boy 2024, trionfa Yamal! Yildiz fa suo il Golden Web, tutti i premi". Tuttosport. 27 November 2024. Retrieved 27 November 2024.

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Golden Boy award winners

* 2003: Van der Vaart
* 2004: Rooney
* 2005: Messi
* 2006: Fàbregas
* 2007: Agüero
* 2008: Anderson
* 2009: Pato
* 2010: Balotelli
* 2011: Götze
* 2012: Isco
* 2013: Pogba
* 2014: Sterling
* 2015: Martial
* 2016: Sanches
* 2017: Mbappé
* 2018: De Ligt
* 2019: Félix
* 2020: Haaland
* 2021: Pedri
* 2022: Gavi
* 2023: Bellingham
* 2024: Yamal

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