Golden Boy (award)

The Golden Boy is an award that is given by sports journalists to a young 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.

Golden Boy Award
João Félix won the award in 2019
SportAssociation football
CountryItaly
Presented byTuttosport
History
First award2003
Editions17
First winner Rafael van der Vaart
Most recent João Félix
Websitetuttosport.com

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.

Winners
Rafael van der Vaart, the inaugural award winner.
Year Winner Club(s) Position Birth year Ref(s)
2003 Rafael van der Vaart AjaxMidfielder1983 [1]
2004 Wayne Rooney Everton
Manchester United		Forward1985 [1]
2005 Lionel Messi BarcelonaForward1987 [1]
2006 Cesc Fàbregas ArsenalMidfielder1987 [1]
2007 Sergio Agüero Atlético MadridForward1988 [1]
2008 Anderson Manchester UnitedMidfielder1988 [2]
2009 Alexandre Pato MilanForward1989 [3]
2010 Mario Balotelli Inter Milan
Manchester City		Forward1990 [4]
2011 Mario Götze Borussia DortmundMidfielder1992 [5]
2012 Isco MálagaMidfielder1992 [6]
2013 Paul Pogba JuventusMidfielder1993 [7]
2014 Raheem Sterling LiverpoolForward1994 [8]
2015 Anthony Martial Monaco
Manchester United		Forward1995 [9]
2016 Renato Sanches Benfica
Bayern Munich		Midfielder1997 [10]
2017 Kylian Mbappé Monaco
Paris Saint-Germain		Forward1998 [11]
2018 Matthijs de Ligt AjaxDefender1999 [12]
2019 João Félix Benfica
Atlético Madrid		Forward1999 [13]

Awards won by position
As of 27 November 2019
Position Win(s)
Forward 9
Midfielder 7
Defender 1

Awards won by nationality
As of 27 November 2019
Country Win(s) Year(s)
 France 3 2013, 2015, 2017
 Netherlands 2 2003, 2018
 England 2004, 2014
 Argentina 2005, 2007
 Spain 2006, 2012
 Brazil 2008, 2009
 Portugal 2016, 2019
 Italy 1 2010
 Germany 2011

Awards won by club
As of 27 November 2019

Year in bold have shared the win with other clubs.

Club Win(s) Year(s)
Manchester United 3 2004,[upper-alpha 1] 2008, 2015[upper-alpha 2]
Monaco 2 2015,[upper-alpha 3] 2017[upper-alpha 4]
Ajax 2003, 2018
Atlético Madrid 2007, 2019[upper-alpha 5]
Benfica 2016[upper-alpha 6], 2019[upper-alpha 7]
Everton 1 2004[upper-alpha 3]
Barcelona 2005
Arsenal 2006
Milan 2009
Manchester City 2010[upper-alpha 8]
Inter Milan 2010[upper-alpha 9]
Borussia Dortmund 2011
Málaga 2012
Juventus 2013
Liverpool 2014
Bayern Munich 2016[upper-alpha 5]
Paris Saint-Germain 2017[upper-alpha 2]

See also

Notes
  1. Shared with Everton.
  2. Shared with Monaco.
  3. Shared with Manchester United.
  4. Shared with Paris Saint-Germain.
  5. Shared with Benfica.
  6. Shared with Bayern Munich.
  7. Shared with Atlético Madrid.
  8. Shared with Inter Milan.
  9. Shared with Manchester City.

References
  1. "Golden Boy: l'Albo d'Oro". tuttosport.com. 6 December 2008. Archived from the original on 1 November 2012. Retrieved 16 May 2012.
  2. "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.
  3. "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.
  4. "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.
  5. "Borussia Dortmund's Mario Gotze lands 'Golden Boy' award for 2011". Goal.com. Dec 5, 2011. Retrieved 13 September 2013.
  6. "Isco wins the 2012 Golden Boy award". insidespanishfootball.com. 22 December 2012. Archived from the original on 13 November 2013. Retrieved 13 September 2013.
  7. "Pogba wins the 2013 Golden Boy award". tuttosport.com. 4 December 2013. Archived from the original on 7 December 2013. Retrieved 4 December 2013.
  8. "Raheem Sterling named Europe's Golden Boy after excellent year at Liverpool FC". Liverpool Echo. 20 December 2014. Retrieved 20 December 2014.
  9. "Anthony Martial élu Golden Boy 2015". L'Équipe (in French). 19 December 2015. Retrieved 19 December 2015.
  10. "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.
  11. "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.
  12. "De Ligt wins 2018 Golden Boy". Football Italia. 17 December 2018. Retrieved 17 December 2018.
  13. "Il profilo del Golden Boy João Félix: il predestinato". Tuttosport. 27 Nevember 2019. Retrieved 27 Nevember 2019. Check date values in: |accessdate=, |date= (help)
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