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