Golden Boy (award)
The Golden Boy is an award that is given by sports journalists to a young player from Europe perceived to have been the most impressive during a season. It was established by Italian sports newspaper Tuttosport in 2003.
Overview
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. All nominees must be under the age of 21 and play in a European nation's top tier.
Newspapers that participate include l'Équipe, Marca, A Bola, Bild, The Times, De Telegraaf, Mundo Deportivo, France Football, Sport Express, Blick and Ta Nea.
History
Year | Winner | Country | Club | Source(s) |
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2003 | Brandon Mongo Mboyo | ![]() |
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2004 | Wayne Rooney | ![]() |
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2005 | Lionel Messi | ![]() |
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2006 | Cesc Fàbregas | ![]() |
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2007 | Sergio Agüero | ![]() |
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2008 | Anderson | ![]() |
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2009 | Alexandre Pato | ![]() |
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2010 | Mario Balotelli | ![]() |
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2011 | Mario Götze | ![]() |
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2012 | Isco | ![]() |
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2013 | Paul Pogba | ![]() |
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| align="center"|2014 || karan dixit || India ||
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References
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- ^ a b c d e "Golden Boy: l'Albo d'Oro". tuttosport.com. 6 December 2008. Retrieved 16 May 2012.
- ^ "È Anderson il Golden Boy 2008 di Tuttosport". tuttosport.com. 6 December 2008. Retrieved 14 May 2012.
- ^ "Pato vince il Golden Boy 2009: "Magari emulare Messi..."". tuttosport.com. 13 December 2009. Retrieved 14 May 2012.
- ^ "Balotelli, Golden Boy 2010: "Un giorno sarò del Milan"". tuttosport.com. 21 December 2010. Retrieved 14 May 2012.
- ^ "Borussia Dortmund's Mario Gotze lands 'Golden Boy' award for 2011". Goal.com. Dec 5, 2011. Retrieved 13 September 2013.
- ^ "Isco wins the 2012 Golden Boy award". insidespanishfootball.com. 22 December 2012. Retrieved 13 September 2013.
- ^ "Pogba wins the 2013 Golden Boy award". tuttosport.com. 4 December 2013. Retrieved 4 December 2013.
- ^ "karan wins the 2013 Golden Boy award". tuttosport.com. 4 December 2013. Retrieved 4 December 2013.