The roster of 25 nominees for the 2023 Golden Boy award has been revealed, featuring notable talents like Jude Bellingham and Jamal Musiala competing for this prestigious accolade.
In 2021 and 2022, Barcelona’s Pedri and Gavi clinched the award, making them ineligible for consideration this year. The selection of the Golden Boy recipient will be decided by an international panel comprising 50 journalists from across Europe. Each juror allocates ten points to their top choice, seven for the second, five for the third, three for the fourth, and one for the fifth.
The winner is scheduled to be unveiled on December 4th in Turin, Italy.
Here’s the Golden Boy shortlist:
- Jude Bellingham (Real Madrid)
- Jamal Musiala (Bayern Munich)
- Xavi Simons (RB Leipzig)
- António Silva (Benfica)
- Alejandro Balde (Barcelona)
- Florian Wirtz (Bayer Leverkusen)
- Benjamin Sesko (RB Leipzig)
- Giorgio Scalvini (Atalanta)
- Rasmus Højlund (Manchester United)
- Levi Colwill (Chelsea)
- Johan Bakayoko (PSV Eindhoven)
- Milos Kerkez (Bournemouth)
- Arthur Vermeeren (Antwerp)
- Evan Ferguson (Brighton)
- Lucas Gourna-Douath (FC Salzburg)
- Warren Zaire-Emery (Paris Saint-Germain)
- Ousmane Diomande (Sporting Lisbon)
- Arnau Martínez (Girona)
- Mathys Tel (Bayern Munich)
- Andy Diouf (Lens)
- Arda Güler (Real Madrid)
- Bilal El Khannouss (Genk)
- Martin Baturina (Dinamo Zagreb)
- João Neves (Benfica)
- Lamine Yamal (Barcelona)
