João Félix is the new Golden Boy - Sancho and Havertz complete top 3, Haaland in 4th
João Félix (photo) follows on Matthijs de Ligt. As Italian sports paper Tuttosport announced on Wednesday, the 20-year-old receives the annual Golden Boy award for the best player aged 21 or younger. 25 of the 40 jurors voted Atlético’s summer signing (arrived from Benfica) in the first place. Bundesliga duo Jadon Sancho (19/Borussia Dortmund) and Kai Havertz (20/Bayer Leverkusen) complete the top 3.
21 or younger The most valuable talents in the world Mbappé ahead of Joao Felix AC Milan goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma (20) was honoured separately as the best Italian player aged 21 or younger. In total, 18 players received votes from the jury. Premier League youngsters Phil Foden (19/Manchester City), Mason Mount (20/Chelsea) and Moise Kean (19/Everton) were amongst them as well.
Golden Boy ranking: The voting results in detail
1 JOÃO FÉLIX , Portugal, Atlético Madrid, 332 votes
2 JADON SANCHO, England, Borussia Dortmund, 175 votes
3 KAI HAVERTZ, Germany, Bayer Leverkusen, 75 votes
4 ERLING HAALAND, Norway, Red Bull Salzburg, 74 votes
5 MATTHIJS DE LIGT, Netherlands, Juventus, 71 votes
6 ANSU FATI, Spain, Barcelona, 49 votes
7 PHIL FODEN, England, Manchester City, 46 votes
8 GIANLUIGI DONNARUMMA, Italy, AC Milan, 37 votes
9 NICOLO ZANIOLO, Italy, Roma, 36 votes
10 DONYELL MALEN, Netherlands, PSV Eindhoven, 35 votes
11 MASON MOUNT, England, Chelsea, 29 votes
12 RODRYGO, Brazil, Real Madrid, 20 votes
13 VÍNICÍUS JUNIOR, Brazil, Real Madrid, 13 votes
14 MOISE KEAN, italy, Everton, 13, votes
15 ANDRII LUNIN, Ukraine, Valladolid, 11 votes
16 DEJAN JOVELJIC, Serbia, Eintracht Frankfurt, 9 votes
17 MATTEO GUENDOUZI, France, Arsenal, 9 votes
18 ALPHONSO DAVIES, Canada, Bayern, 1 votes
Background behind the numbers: Each of the 40 jurors could select five candidates. 10 votes went to the player chosen first, seven to the second, five to the third, three to the fourth and one vote to the fifth player.
Sterling & Co.: The Golden Boys from the last 15 years
2005 Messi (Barcelona), Rooney (Manchester United), Podolski (Cologne)
2006 Fàbregas (Arsenal), Messi (Barcelona), Anderson (Porto)
2007 Agüero (Atlético Madrid), Messi (Barcelona), Fàbregas (Arsenal)
2008 Anderson (Man United), Walcott (Arsenal), Agüero (Atlético Madrid)
2009 Pato (AC Milan), Jovetic (Fiorentina), Krkic (Barcelona)
2010 Balotelli (Man City), Wilshere (Arsenal), De Gea (Atlético Madrid)
2011 Götze (Borussia Dortmund), T. Alcántara (Barcelona), Hazard (Lille)
2012 Isco (Málaga), El Shaarawy (AC Milan), Courtois (Atlético Madrid)
2013 Pogba (Juventus), R. Lukaku (Everton), Draxler (Schalke 04)
2014 Sterling (Liverpool), Origi (Lille), Marquinhos (Paris Saint-Germain)
2015 Martial (Man United), Coman (Bayern), Bellerín (Arsenal)
2016 Renato Sanches (Bayern), Rashford (Manchester United), Coman (Bayern)
2017 Mbappé (Paris Saint-Germain), Dembélé (Barcelona), Rashford (Man United)
2018 de Ligt (Ajax), Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool), Kluivert (Roma)
- Date of birth/Age:
- Nov 10, 1999 (24)
- Nat.:
- Current club:
- FC Barcelona
- Contract until:
- Jun 30, 2024
- Position:
- Second Striker
- Market Value:
- €30.00m