Golden Girl (award)

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Golden Girl Award
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2024 Golden Girl Vicky López
Sport Association football
CountryItaly
Presented by Tuttosport
History
First award2022
Editions3
Most recent Flag of Spain.svg Vicky López [1]

The Golden Girl is an award that is given by sports journalists to a young female 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. [2] The 2024 edition was won by Barcelona's Vicky López.

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Selection

The prize was established by the Italian sports newspaper Tuttosport in 2022. [3] It is awarded along with the Golden Boy given to the best under-21 male footballer. [2] [4] It is presented by Tuttosport based on the votes of 50 sports journalists. [3] The journalists who participate in the 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). [5] [6]

Players must be on a team in a top division in one of the top 25 leagues in Europe based on UEFA coefficient rankings as of May or June of that year in order to be eligible for the Golden Girl award.

A final selection of 10 applicants is produced by the panel from a shortlist of 100 players. [3] Journalists from all throughout Europe then cast their votes for the prize. The journalists cast their votes for the top three options, giving the top option five points, the second option three points, and the third option one point. The player with the most points at the end is crowned the winner after those points are tallied to get the final rankings. [7]

Winners

YearWinnerClub(s)PositionBirth yearRef(s)
2022 Flag of Germany.svg Jule Brand Flag of Germany.svg Hoffenheim
Flag of Germany.svg Wolfsburg
Midfielder 2002 [8]
2023 Flag of Colombia.svg Linda Caicedo Flag of Spain.svg Real Madrid Forward 2005 [9]
2024 Flag of Spain.svg Vicky López Flag of Spain.svg Barcelona Midfielder 2006 [1]

Awards won by position

As of 27 November 2024
PositionWin(s)
Midfielder 2
Forward 1

Awards won by nationality

As of 27 November 2024
CountryWin(s)Year(s)
Flag of Germany.svg Germany 12022
Flag of Colombia.svg Colombia 12023
Flag of Spain.svg Spain 12024

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 Germany.svg Hoffenheim 12022 [A]
Flag of Germany.svg Wolfsburg 2022 [B]
Flag of Spain.svg Real Madrid 2023
Flag of Spain.svg Barcelona 2024

See also

Notes

  1. Shared with Wolfsburg.
  2. Shared with Hoffenheim.

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