Golden Boy (award)

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Golden Boy
Sport Association football
CountryItaly
Presented by Tuttosport
History
First award2003
Editions22
Most recent Flag of Spain.svg 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]

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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 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

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

Awards won by position

As of 27 November
PositionWin(s)
Forward 11
Midfielder 10
Defender 1

Awards won by nationality

As of 27 November
CountryWin(s)Year(s)
Flag of Spain.svg Spain 52006, 2012, 2021, 2022, 2024
Flag of England.svg England 32004, 2014, 2023
Flag of France.svg France 2013, 2015, 2017
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands 22003, 2018
Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina 2005, 2007
Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil 2008, 2009
Flag of Portugal (official).svg Portugal 2016, 2019
Flag of Italy.svg Italy 12010
Flag of Germany.svg Germany 2011
Flag of Norway.svg Norway 2020

Awards won by club

As of 27 November 2024

Year in bold have shared the win with other clubs.

ClubWin(s)Year(s)
Flag of Spain.svg Barcelona 42005, 2021, 2022, 2024
Flag of Germany.svg Borussia Dortmund 32011, 2020, 2023 [A]
Flag of England.svg Manchester United 2004, [B] 2008, 2015 [C]
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Ajax 22003, 2018
Flag of Spain.svg Atlético Madrid 2007, 2019 [D]
Flag of France.svg Monaco 2015, [E] 2017 [F]
Flag of Portugal (official).svg Benfica 2016 [G] , 2019 [H]
Flag of England.svg Everton 12004 [E]
Flag of England.svg Arsenal 2006
Flag of Italy.svg Milan 2009
Flag of England.svg Manchester City 2010 [I]
Flag of Italy.svg Inter Milan 2010 [J]
Flag of Spain.svg Málaga 2012
Flag of Italy.svg Juventus 2013
Flag of England.svg Liverpool 2014
Flag of Germany.svg Bayern Munich 2016 [D]
Flag of France.svg Paris Saint-Germain 2017 [C]
Flag of Spain.svg Real Madrid 2023 [K]

See also

Notes

  1. Shared with Real Madrid.
  2. Shared with Everton.
  3. 1 2 Shared with Monaco.
  4. 1 2 Shared with Benfica.
  5. 1 2 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

  1. "ZALEWSKI WINS 2022 EUROPEAN GOLDEN BOY WEB". asroma.com. Retrieved 12 November 2022.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 "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.