Serie A Young Footballer of the Year

The Serie A Young Footballer of the Year (Italian: Migliore calciatore giovane) was a yearly award organized by the Italian Footballers' Association (AIC) given to the footballer to the under-24 footballer who has been considered to have performed the best over the previous Serie A season. It was organised by the Italian Footballers' Association (AIC) and is part of the Oscar del Calcio awards event.

Antonio Cassano, who has won the Serie A Young Footballer of the Year award twice

Antonio Cassano is the only multiple winner of the award, winning it in 2001 and 2003. Roma had the most winners with three players from the club winning the award three times. The first non-Italian to win the award was the Slovak Marek Hamšík in 2008.

Winners
Filippo Inzaghi, who won the first award in 1997
Alexandre Pato, who won the award in 2009
Year Player Club
1997
 Filippo Inzaghi
Atalanta
1998
 Alessandro Nesta
Lazio
1999
 Francesco Totti
Roma
2000
 Roberto Baronio
Reggina
2001
 Antonio Cassano
Bari
2002
 Matteo Brighi
Bologna
2003
 Antonio Cassano
Roma
2004
 Alberto Gilardino
Parma
2005
 Giampaolo Pazzini
Fiorentina
2006
 Daniele De Rossi
Roma
2007
 Riccardo Montolivo
Fiorentina
2008
 Marek Hamšík
Napoli
2009
 Alexandre Pato
Milan
2010
 Javier Pastore
Palermo

By club
Club Players Total
Roma 3 3
Fiorentina 2 2
Atalanta 1 1
Bari 1 1
Bologna 1 1
Lazio 1 1
Milan 1 1
Napoli 1 1
Palermo 1 1
Parma 1 1
Reggina 1 1

By country
Country Players Total
 Italy 10 12
 Argentina 1 1
 Brazil 1 1
 Slovakia 1 1

By position
Position Players Total
Forward 6 7
Midfielder 6 6
Defender 1 1
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