The organisers of the Golden Boy Award have unveiled a list of 25 nominees for the 2025 edition.
The award recognises the best U-21 player in Europe’s top leagues.
Previous winners include Lionel Messi, Erling Haaland and, most recently, Barcelona’s Lamine Yamal.
Yamal claimed the 2024 edition but is ineligible this time around, as players can only win the trophy once.
The shortlist was compiled through votes from 50 journalists across Europe.
Tuttosport then added five additional wild cards of its own choosing.
The 25 finalists for the 2025 Golden Boy Award
Pau Cubarsí – Barcelona
Désiré Doué – Paris Saint-Germain
Dean Huijsen – Real Madrid
Kenan Yildiz – Juventus
Myles Lewis-Skelly – Arsenal
Warren Zaïre-Emery – Paris Saint-Germain
Arda Güler – Real Madrid
Franco Mastantuono – Real Madrid
Ethan Nwaneri – Arsenal
Jorrel Hato – Chelsea
Geovany Quenda – Sporting Lisbon
Estêvão – Chelsea
Leny Yoro – Manchester United
Senny Mayulu – Paris Saint-Germain
Nico O’Reilly – Manchester City
Eliesse Ben Seghir – Bayer Leverkusen
Victor Frøholdt – Porto
Lucas Bergvall – Tottenham Hotspur
Archie Gray – Tottenham Hotspur
Mamadou Sarr – Strasbourg
Wild Cards
Jobe Bellingham – Borussia Dortmund
Francesco Pio Esposito – Inter Milan
Rodrigo Mora – Porto
Giovanni Leoni – Liverpool
Aleksandar Stanković – Club Brugge