Kopa Trophy
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Kopa Trophy | |
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Trophée Kopa | |
Date | 3 December 2018 |
Location | Paris |
Country | France |
Presented by | France Football |
First awarded | 2018 |
Current holder | Matthijs de Ligt (1st award) |
Website | francefootball |
Related | Ballon d'Or |
The Kopa Trophy is an association football award presented to the best performing player under the age of 21. It is organised by France Football.
The award is named after former French footballer Raymond Kopa and the winner is selected by former Ballon d'Or winners. Unlike the Golden Boy award, the Kopa Trophy is also open to those who play outside of Europe.
Winners
Year | Rank | Player | Club(s) | Points |
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2018 | 1st | Kylian Mbappé | Paris Saint-Germain | 110 |
2nd | Christian Pulisic | Borussia Dortmund | 31 | |
3rd | Justin Kluivert[note 1] | Roma | 18 | |
2019 | 1st | Matthijs de Ligt[note 2] | Juventus | 58 |
2nd | Jadon Sancho | Borussia Dortmund | 49 | |
3rd | João Félix[note 3] | Atlético Madrid | 41 |
Wins by player
Player | Winner | Second place | Third place |
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Kylian Mbappé | 1 (2018) | – | – |
Matthijs de Ligt | 1 (2019) | – | – |
Christian Pulisic | – | 1 (2018) | – |
Jadon Sancho | – | 1 (2019) | – |
Justin Kluivert | – | – | 1 (2018) |
João Félix | – | – | 1 (2019) |
Wins by country
Country | Players | Wins |
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France | 1 | 1 |
Netherlands | 1 | 1 |
Wins by club
Club | Players | Win |
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Juventus | 1 | 1 |
Paris Saint-Germain | 1 | 1 |