Golden Boy (award) explained

Golden Boy
Sport:Association football
Country:Italy
Presenter:Tuttosport
First:2003
Number:22
Mostrecent: Jude Bellingham

The Golden Boy is an award established by Tuttosport that is given by sports journalists to a young male 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. Apart from the main award, an additional one, Golden Boy Web, is decided by online users.[1]

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

scope=colYearscope=colWinnerscope=colClub(s)scope=colPositionscope=colBirth yearscope=col class=unsortableRef(s)
2003 scope=row1983[2]
2004 scope=row1985
2005 scope=row 1987
2006 scope=row 1987
2007 scope=row 1988
2008 scope=row1988[3]
2009 scope=row 1989[4]
2010 scope=row 1990[5]
2011 scope=row Borussia Dortmund1992[6]
2012 scope=row1992[7]
2013 scope=row 1993[8]
2014 scope=row1994[9]
2015 scope=row 1995[10]
2016 scope=row1997[11]
2017 scope=row Kylian Mbappé Monaco
Paris Saint-Germain
1998[12]
2018 scope=row Ajax1999[13]
2019 scope=rowForward1999[14]
2020 scope=row Borussia DortmundForward2000[15]
2021scope=row BarcelonaMidfielder2002[16]
2022scope=row BarcelonaMidfielder2004[17]
2023scope=row Jude Bellingham Borussia Dortmund
Real Madrid
Midfielder2003[18]

Awards won by position

scope=colPositionscope=colWin(s)
scope=rowForward
scope=rowMidfielder
scope=rowDefender

Awards won by nationality

scope=colCountryscope=colWin(s)scope=colYear(s)
scope=row Spain42006, 2012, 2021, 2022
scope=row England2004, 2014, 2023
scope=row France2013, 2015, 2017
scope=row Netherlands2003, 2018
scope=row Argentina2005, 2007
scope=row Brazil2008, 2009
scope=row Portugal2016, 2019
scope=row Italy2010
scope=row Germany2011
scope=row Norway2020

Awards won by club

Year in bold have shared the win with other clubs.

scope=colClubscope=colWin(s)scope=colYear(s)
scope=row Barcelona2005, 2021, 2022
scope=row Borussia Dortmund2011, 2020, 2023
scope=row Manchester United2004, 2008, 2015
scope=row Ajax2003, 2018
scope=row Atlético Madrid2007, 2019
scope=row Monaco2015, 2017
scope=row Benfica2016, 2019
scope=row Everton2004
scope=row Arsenal2006
scope=row Milan2009
scope=row Manchester City2010
scope=row Inter Milan2010
scope=row Málaga2012
Juventus2013
scope=row Liverpool2014
scope=row Bayern Munich2016
scope=row Paris Saint-Germain2017
scope=row Real Madrid2023

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: ZALEWSKI WINS 2022 EUROPEAN GOLDEN BOY WEB . asroma.com . 12 November 2022.
  2. Web site: Golden Boy: l'Albo d'Oro. tuttosport.com. 16 May 2012. 6 December 2008. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20121101033216/http://www.tuttosport.com/calcio/2008/12/06-11480/Golden+Boy%3A+l%27Albo+d%27Oro. 1 November 2012.
  3. Web site: È Anderson il Golden Boy 2008 di Tuttosport. tuttosport.com. 14 May 2012. 6 December 2008. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20121021021919/http://www.tuttosport.com/calcio/2008/12/06-11478/%C3%88+Anderson+il+Golden+Boy+2008+di+Tuttosport. 21 October 2012.
  4. Web site: Pato vince il Golden Boy 2009: "Magari emulare Messi...". tuttosport.com. 14 May 2012. 13 December 2009. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20121021060139/http://www.tuttosport.com/calcio/serie_a/milan/2009/12/13-48444/Pato+vince+il+Golden+Boy+2009%3A+%C2%ABMagari+emulare+Messi...%C2%BB. 21 October 2012.
  5. Web site: Balotelli, Golden Boy 2010: "Un giorno sarò del Milan". tuttosport.com. 14 May 2012. 21 December 2010. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20120103134334/http://www.tuttosport.com/calcio/calciomercato/2010/12/21-99956/Balotelli%2C+Golden+Boy+2010%3A+%C2%ABUn+giorno+sar%C3%B2+del+Milan%C2%BB. 3 January 2012.
  6. Web site: Borussia Dortmund's Mario Gotze lands 'Golden Boy' award for 2011. Goal.com. 13 September 2013. 5 December 2011.
  7. Web site: Isco wins the 2012 Golden Boy award. insidespanishfootball.com. 13 September 2013. 22 December 2012. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20131113135042/http://www.insidespanishfootball.com/34796/isco-wins-the-2012-golden-boy-award/. 13 November 2013.
  8. Web site: Pogba wins the 2013 Golden Boy award. tuttosport.com. 4 December 2013. 4 December 2013. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20131207001731/http://www.tuttosport.com/calcio/serie_a/juventus/2013/12/04-279065/Pogba+vince+il+Golden+Boy%3A+%C2%ABDar%C3%B2+tutto+per+la+Juve%C2%BB. 7 December 2013.
  9. News: Raheem Sterling named Europe's Golden Boy after excellent year at Liverpool FC. 20 December 2014. Liverpool Echo. 20 December 2014.
  10. News: Anthony Martial élu Golden Boy 2015. 19 December 2015. fr. L'Équipe. 19 December 2015.
  11. Web site: Renato Sanches è il Golden Boy 2016 di Tuttosport. it. Renato Sanches is Tuttosport's Golden Boy 2016. 24 October 2016 . Tuttosport. 24 October 2016.
  12. Web site: Golden Boy, "Le Roi" Mbappé: è il vincitore del 2017. it. Mbappé wins Tuttosport's Golden Boy 2017 award. 23 October 2017 . Tuttosport. 23 October 2017.
  13. Web site: De Ligt wins 2018 Golden Boy. 17 December 2018 . Football Italia. 17 December 2018.
  14. Web site: 27 November 2019. Il profilo del Golden Boy João Félix: il predestinato. 27 November 2019. Tuttosport.
  15. Web site: 21 November 2020. Golden Boy 2020: Haaland'oro! E Fati trionfa sul web. 21 November 2020. Tuttosport.
  16. Web site: 22 November 2021. Golden Boy 2021, è Pedri il nuovo "Ragazzo d'Oro" di Tuttosport. 22 November 2021. Tuttosport.
  17. Web site: 21 October 2022. DIRETTA Il Golden Boy 2022 è Gavi!. 21 October 2022. Tuttosport.
  18. Web site: 17 November 2023. Jude Bellingham è il Golden Boy Absolute Best 2023. 17 November 2023. Tuttosport.