Kopa Trophy Explained

Kopa Trophy
Subheader:Trophée Kopa
Awarded For:Jude Bellingham
Location:Paris, France
Presenter:France Football
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Year:2018
Holder Label:Current holder
Holder: Jude Bellingham
(1st award)
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Related:Ballon d'Or

The Kopa Trophy is an association football award presented to the best performing player worldwide under the age of 21 during a joint ceremony with the Ballon d'Or. The award is presented by France Football and is named after late French footballer Raymond Kopa, the winner of the 1958 Ballon d'Or.

The winner is selected by a jury of all former Ballon d'Or winners. The Kopa Trophy is also open to top players outside of the UEFA leagues unlike the Golden Boy award which is European-based only.

Winners

YearRankPlayer ClubPoints
2018scope=col style="background-color: gold"1st Kylian Mbappé Paris Saint-Germain110
scope=col style="background-color: silver"2nd Christian Pulisic Borussia Dortmund31
scope=col style="background-color: #cc9966"3rd Justin Kluivert Roma18
2019scope=col style="background-color: gold"1st Matthijs de Ligt Juventus58
scope=col style="background-color: silver"2nd Jadon Sancho Borussia Dortmund49
scope=col style="background-color: #cc9966"3rd João Félix Atlético Madrid41
2020Not awarded due to the COVID-19 pandemic[1] [2]
2021scope=col style="background-color: gold"1st Pedri Barcelona89
scope=col style="background-color: silver"2nd Jude Bellingham Borussia Dortmund39
scope=col style="background-color: #cc9966"3rd Jamal Musiala Bayern Munich38
2022scope=col style="background-color: gold"1st Gavi Barcelona59
scope=col style="background-color: silver"2nd Eduardo Camavinga Real Madrid51
scope=col style="background-color: #cc9966"3rd Jamal Musiala Bayern Munich47
2023scope=col style="background-color: gold"1st Jude Bellingham Real Madrid90
scope=col style="background-color: silver"2nd Jamal Musiala Bayern Munich42
scope=col style="background-color: #cc9966"3rd Pedri Barcelona33
2024The winner will be announced on 28 October 2024[3] [4]
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Wins by player

Playerscope=col style="background-color: gold"Winnerscope=col style="background-color: silver"Second placescope=col style="background-color: #cc9966"Third place
Jude Bellingham1 (2023)1 (2021)
Pedri1 (2021)1 (2023)
Kylian Mbappé1 (2018)
Matthijs de Ligt1 (2019)
Gavi1 (2022)
Jamal Musiala1 (2023)2 (2021, 2022)
Christian Pulisic1 (2018)
Jadon Sancho1 (2019)
Eduardo Camavinga1 (2022)
Justin Kluivert1 (2018)
João Félix1 (2019)

Wins by country

scope=colCountryscope=colPlayersscope=colWins
Spain2 2
11
France1 1
Netherlands1 1

Wins by club

scope=colClubscope=colPlayersscope=colWins
Barcelona2 2
Real Madrid1 1
Juventus1 1
Paris Saint-Germain1 1

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Coronavirus: Ballon d'Or cancelled for first time in award's history . . 1097-1998 . 20 July 2020 . 17 April 2024 . 22 September 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230922130234/https://www.espn.com/soccer/story/_/id/37585296/ballon-dor-cancelled-first-award-history . live.
  2. Web site: Ferré . Pascal . Il n'y aura pas de Ballon d'Or France Football en 2020 . There will be no France Football Ballon d'Or in 2020 . fr . . 0015-9557 . 20 July 2020 . 29 April 2024 . 25 September 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200925172718/https://www.francefootball.fr/news/Il-n-y-aura-pas-de-ballon-d-or-france-football-en-2020/1153942/ . live.
  3. Web site: 2024 Ballon d'Or awards ceremony date and venue announced . 6 June 2024 . . 6 June 2024 . 6 June 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240606131436/https://www.uefa.com/news-media/news/028e-1b112bf31ef1-1285f0c583e9-1000--2024-ballon-d-or-awards-ceremony-date-and-venue-announced/ . live.
  4. Web site: Hilsum . James . Ballon d'Or 2024: Ceremony takes place on October 28, Vinicius Jr, Jude Bellingham in running to dethrone Lionel Messi . . 6 June 2024 . 6 June 2024 . 6 June 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240606172404/https://www.eurosport.com/football/ballon-dor-2024-ceremony-takes-place-on-october-28-vinicius-jr-jude-bellingham-in-running-to-dethrone-lionel-messi_sto20009414/story.shtml . live.