Kopa Trophy

Kopa Trophy
Trophée Kopa
Lamine Yamal, the current award holder
Location	Paris, France
Presented by	France Football
First award	3 December 2018;6 years ago (2018-12-03)
Current holder	Lamine Yamal (1st award)
Website	francefootball.fr
Related	Ballon d'Or

The Kopa Trophy is an association football award presented to the best performing player worldwide under the age of 21 during a joint ceremony with the Ballon d'Or. The award is presented by France Football and 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. The Kopa Trophy is open to all players throughout the six FIFA confederations, unlike the Golden Boy which is UEFA-based only.

Winners

Kylian Mbappé, the inaugural award winner.

Year	Rank	Player	Club	Points
2018	1st	Kylian Mbappé	Paris Saint-Germain	110
	2nd	Christian Pulisic	Borussia Dortmund	31
	3rd	Justin Kluivert	Roma [note 1]	18
2019	1st	Matthijs de Ligt	Juventus [note 2]	58
	2nd	Jadon Sancho	Borussia Dortmund	49
	3rd	João Félix	Atlético Madrid [note 3]	41
2020	Not awarded due to the COVID-19 pandemic [1] [2]
2021	1st	Pedri	Barcelona	89
	2nd	Jude Bellingham	Borussia Dortmund	39
	3rd	Jamal Musiala	Bayern Munich	38
2022	1st	Gavi	Barcelona	59
	2nd	Eduardo Camavinga	Real Madrid [note 4]	51
	3rd	Jamal Musiala	Bayern Munich	47
2023	1st	Jude Bellingham	Borussia Dortmund [note 5]	90
	2nd	Jamal Musiala	Bayern Munich	42
	3rd	Pedri	Barcelona	33
2024	1st	Lamine Yamal	Barcelona	113
	2nd	Arda Güler	Real Madrid	26
	3rd	Kobbie Mainoo	Manchester United	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

Player	Winner	Second place	Third place
Jude Bellingham	1 (2023)	1 (2021)	–
Pedri	1 (2021)	–	1 (2023)
Kylian Mbappé	1 (2018)	–	–
Matthijs de Ligt	1 (2019)	–	–
Gavi	1 (2022)	–	–
Lamine Yamal	1 (2024)	–	–
Jamal Musiala	–	1 (2023)	2 (2021, 2022)
Christian Pulisic	–	1 (2018)	–
Jadon Sancho	–	1 (2019)	–
Eduardo Camavinga	–	1 (2022)	–
Arda Güler	–	1 (2024)	–
Justin Kluivert	–	–	1 (2018)
João Félix	–	–	1 (2019)
Kobbie Mainoo	–	–	1 (2024)

Wins by country

Country	Players	Wins
Spain	3	3
England	1	1
France	1	1
Netherlands	1	1

Wins by club

Club	Players	Wins
Barcelona	3	3
Borussia Dortmund	1	1
Juventus	1	1
Paris Saint-Germain	1	1

See also

• Bravo Award
• Golden Boy (award)
• Ballon d'Or
• Golden Girl (award)

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.