Golden Boy (award)

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For other uses, see Golden Boy.
2015 winner Anthony Martial

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

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

Year Winner Native country Club Source(s)
2003 Rafael van der Vaart  Netherlands Netherlands Ajax [1]
2004 Wayne Rooney  England England Manchester United [1]
2005 Lionel Messi  Argentina Spain Barcelona [1]
2006 Cesc Fàbregas  Spain England Arsenal [1]
2007 Sergio Agüero  Argentina Spain Atlético Madrid [1]
2008 Anderson  Brazil England Manchester United [2]
2009 Alexandre Pato  Brazil Italy Milan [3]
2010 Mario Balotelli  Italy England Manchester City [4]
2011 Mario Götze  Germany Germany Borussia Dortmund [5]
2012 Isco  Spain Spain Málaga [6]
2013 Paul Pogba  France Italy Juventus [7]
2014 Raheem Sterling  England England Liverpool [8]
2015 Anthony Martial  France England Manchester United [9]

References

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