Kopa Trophy

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Kopa Trophy
Trophée Kopa
Lamine Yamal Argentina v Spain 19 July 2026-214 (cropped 3).jpg
Lamine Yamal, the current award holder
Awarded forThe best performing footballer worldwide under the age of 21.
Location Paris, France
Presented by France Football
First award3 December 2018;7 years ago (2018-12-03)
Current holder Flag of Spain.svg Lamine Yamal
(3rd award)
Most awards Flag of Spain.svg Lamine Yamal
(3 awards)
Most nominations Flag of Germany.svg Jamal Musiala
Flag of Spain.svg Lamine Yamal
(3 nominations each)
Website francefootball.fr
Related Ballon d'Or

The Kopa Trophy is an association football award presented by French newspaper France Football that is given to the best young performing player in the world under the age of 21, during a joint ceremony with their senior Ballon d'Or award. The award is named after late French footballer Raymond Kopa, the winner of the 1958 Ballon d'Or. The winner is selected by a jury of all former Ballon d'Or winners and is open to all young players worldwide throughout the six FIFA confederations.

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Kylian Mbappé became the award's first recipient during the 2018 Ballon d'Or presentation. As of 2026, Lamine Yamal has won the most awards with 3, including the latest edition, and shares the most nominations with Jamal Musiala, with 3 nominations. In 2025, the award was expanded with the Women's Kopa Trophy for female youth players.

Men's winners

Kylian Mbappe, the inaugural award winner Kylian Mbappe 2017.jpg
Kylian Mbappé, the inaugural award winner
Player(X)Denotes the number of times the player had won the award at that time (for players with multiple wins)
YearRankPlayerClubPoints
2018 1st Flag of France (1974-2020).svg Kylian Mbappé Flag of France (1974-2020).svg Paris Saint-Germain 110
2nd Flag of the United States.svg Christian Pulisic Flag of Germany.svg Borussia Dortmund 31
3rd Flag of the Netherlands.svg Justin Kluivert Flag of Italy.svg Roma [note 1] 18
2019 1st Flag of the Netherlands.svg Matthijs de Ligt Flag of Italy.svg Juventus [note 2] 58
2nd Flag of England.svg Jadon Sancho Flag of Germany.svg Borussia Dortmund 49
3rd Flag of Portugal (official).svg João Félix Flag of Spain.svg Atlético Madrid [note 3] 41
2020Not awarded due to the COVID-19 pandemic [1] [2]
2021 1st Flag of Spain.svg Pedri Flag of Spain.svg Barcelona 89
2nd Flag of England.svg Jude Bellingham Flag of Germany.svg Borussia Dortmund 39
3rd Flag of Germany.svg Jamal Musiala Flag of Germany.svg Bayern Munich 38
2022 1st Flag of Spain.svg Gavi Flag of Spain.svg Barcelona 59
2nd Flag of France.svg Eduardo Camavinga Flag of Spain.svg Real Madrid [note 4] 51
3rd Flag of Germany.svg Jamal Musiala Flag of Germany.svg Bayern Munich 47
2023 1st Flag of England.svg Jude Bellingham Flag of Germany.svg Borussia Dortmund [note 5] 90
2nd Flag of Germany.svg Jamal Musiala Flag of Germany.svg Bayern Munich 42
3rd Flag of Spain.svg Pedri Flag of Spain.svg Barcelona 33
2024 1st Flag of Spain.svg Lamine Yamal (1) Flag of Spain.svg Barcelona 113
2nd Flag of Turkey.svg Arda Güler Flag of Spain.svg Real Madrid 26
3rd Flag of England.svg Kobbie Mainoo Flag of England.svg Manchester United 20
2025 1st Flag of Spain.svg Lamine Yamal (2) Flag of Spain.svg Barcelona 124
2nd Flag of France.svg Désiré Doué Flag of France.svg Paris Saint-Germain 72
3rd Flag of Portugal (official).svg João Neves Flag of France.svg Paris Saint-Germain 23
2026 1st Flag of Spain.svg Lamine Yamal (3) Flag of Spain.svg Barcelona 96
2nd Flag of Spain.svg Pau Cubarsí Flag of Spain.svg Barcelona 94
3rd Flag of France.svg Warren Zaïre-Emery Flag of France.svg Paris Saint-Germain 20
Notes
  1. ↑ Kluivert was signed by Roma from Ajax midway through 2018
  2. ↑ de Ligt was signed by Juventus from Ajax midway through 2019
  3. ↑ Félix was signed by Atlético Madrid from Benfica midway through 2019
  4. ↑ Camavinga was signed by Real Madrid from Rennes midway through 2022
  5. ↑ Although Bellingham was signed by Real Madrid from Borussia Dortmund during the award period, he did not make his debut until after the award period ended

Wins by player

PlayerWinnerSecond placeThird place
Flag of Spain.svg Lamine Yamal 3 (2024, 2025, 2026)––
Flag of England.svg Jude Bellingham 1 (2023)1 (2021)–
Flag of Spain.svg Pedri 1 (2021)–1 (2023)
Flag of France.svg Kylian Mbappé 1 (2018)––
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Matthijs de Ligt 1 (2019)––
Flag of Spain.svg Gavi 1 (2022)––
Flag of Germany.svg Jamal Musiala –1 (2023)2 (2021, 2022)
Flag of the United States.svg Christian Pulisic –1 (2018)–
Flag of England.svg Jadon Sancho –1 (2019)–
Flag of France.svg Eduardo Camavinga –1 (2022)–
Flag of Turkey.svg Arda Güler –1 (2024)–
Flag of France.svg Désiré Doué –1 (2025)–
Flag of Spain.svg Pau Cubarsí –1 (2026)–
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Justin Kluivert ––1 (2018)
Flag of Portugal (official).svg João Félix ––1 (2019)
Flag of England.svg Kobbie Mainoo ––1 (2024)
Flag of Portugal (official).svg João Neves ––1 (2025)
Flag of France.svg Warren Zaïre-Emery ––1 (2026)

Wins by country

CountryPlayersWins
Flag of Spain.svg Spain 35
Flag of England.svg England 11
Flag of France.svg France 11
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands 11

Wins by club

ClubPlayersWins
Flag of Spain.svg Barcelona 35
Flag of Germany.svg Borussia Dortmund 11
Flag of Italy.svg Juventus 11
Flag of France.svg Paris Saint-Germain 11

Women's winners

Vicky Lopez, the women's inaugural award winner Brann - Barca Femeni CG3A7792 (cropped).jpg
Vicky López, the women's inaugural award winner
Player(X)Denotes the number of times the player had won the award at that time (for players with multiple wins)
YearRankPlayerClubPoints
2025 1st Flag of Spain.svg Vicky López Flag of Spain.svg Barcelona 15
2nd Flag of Colombia.svg Linda Caicedo Flag of Spain.svg Real Madrid 12
3rd Flag of the Netherlands.svg Wieke Kaptein Flag of England.svg Chelsea 8
2026 1st Flag of Spain.svg Vicky López (2) Flag of Spain.svg Barcelona 21
2nd Flag of Spain.svg Clara Serrajordi Flag of Spain.svg Barcelona 11
3rd Flag of the Netherlands.svg Veerle Buurman Flag of England.svg Chelsea 7

Wins by player

PlayerWinnerSecond placeThird place
Flag of Spain.svg Vicky López 2 (2025), (2026)––
Flag of Colombia.svg Linda Caicedo –1 (2025)–
Flag of Spain.svg Clara Serrajordi –1 (2026)–
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Wieke Kaptein ––1 (2025)
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Veerle Buurman ––1 (2026)

Wins by country

CountryPlayersWins
Flag of Spain.svg Spain 12

Wins by club

ClubPlayersWins
Flag of Spain.svg Barcelona 12

See also

Notes

References

  1. ↑ "Coronavirus: Ballon d'Or cancelled for first time in award's history". ESPN. 20 July 2020. ISSN   1097-1998. Archived from the original on 22 September 2023. Retrieved 17 April 2024.
  2. ↑ Ferré, Pascal (20 July 2020). "Il n'y aura pas de Ballon d'Or France Football en 2020" [There will be no France Football Ballon d'Or in 2020]. France Football (in French). ISSN   0015-9557. Archived from the original on 25 September 2020. Retrieved 29 April 2024.