Spanish football is once again at the top of the nominations for the Golden Boy, the trophy for the best player of the season under 21 years of age, along with France and England. Lamine Yamal and Pau Cubarsí from Barcelona, Samu Omorodion from Porto and Crtisthian Mosquera from Valencia are the ones chosen to compete for this trophy, as announced Tuttosportwho has awarded this trophy since 2003. The young Barcelona striker is the favorite to win the award after a great year at Barça despite not winning any title. Although it was the revelation of a Euro Cup that he did achieve with the Spanish team.
After Real Madrid player Jude Bellingham won the trophy last year, Yamal is the main candidate to inherit the Englishman’s crown after his emergence into elite football and his importance in a club like Barça. Last season, the culé winger scored seven goals and gave nine assists in all competitions. However, the numbers at the beginning of the season are on track to far surpass those of the previous one with five goals and five assists in 11 games.
Other footballers of note who have entered the list are Alejandro Garnacho (Manchester United), Arda Güler (Real Madrid), Savinho (Manchester City) and Joao Neves (PSG). Since the trophy began to be awarded in 2003, when former Real Madrid Dutch footballer Rafael Van der Vaart won it, LaLiga has won the most awards, with seven winners (Messi, Agüero, Isco, Joao Félix, Pedri, Gavi and Bellingham). In fact, in the last three years, those who won the award were the two Spanish midfielders from Barcelona and the Englishman from Madrid.
In the women’s discipline there is also Spanish representation with the FC Barcelona player Vicky López. The 18-year-old from Madrid scored nine goals and provided four assists last season. The award ceremony will be on December 17 in Turin.
