Golden Boy, a sacred Frenchman?

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By: Manu Tournoux

After a few first complicated months during her beginnings at Paris Saint-Germain, Désiré Doué then increased. Until registering a double in the Champions League final on May 31.

Author of 16 goals and 16 assists in 61 matches played, all competitions combined, the tricolor international seems to be well left to be elected Golden Boy 2025, trophy created by the Italian media Tuttosport. Winner in 2024, Lamine Yamal theoretically cannot be re -elected.

Désiré Doué can clearly claim the Golden Boy Trophy this year. “I am aware, but that's it. It goes through work. And especially what I will do with my club, the most important thing is to end the season well. There are still busy months. So it will be necessary to perform collectively and go get the trophies ”he said, last March in March in the mixed zone.

Golden Boy, gone left to succeed Lamine Yamal

As a reminder, this trophy rewards the best young man playing in Europe. The criteria taken into account to designate the winner include individual performance, progression, regularity, as well as the impact on their respective teams.

The Golden Boy list

2003 – Rafael van der Vaart (Ajax)
2004 – Wayne Rooney (Everton/Manchester United)
2005 – Lionel Messi (FC Barcelona)
2006 – Cesc Fabregas (Arsenal)
2007 – Sergio Agüero (Atlético de Madrid)
2008 – Anderson (Manchester United)
2009 – Alexandre Pato (AC Milan)
2010 – Mario Balotelli (Inter/Manchester City)
2011 – Mario Götze (Borussia Dortmund)
2012 – Isco (Malaga)
2013 – Paul Pogba (Juventus)
2014 – Raheem Sterling (Liverpool)
2015 – Anthony Martial (AS Monaco/Manchester United)
2016 – Renato Sanches (Benfica/Bayern Munich)
2017 – Kylian Mbappé (AS Monaco/PSG)
2018 – Matthijs de Ligt (Ajax)
2019 – João Félix (Benfica/Atlético de Madrid)
2020 – Erling Haaland (Borussia Dortmund)
2021 – Pedri (FC Barcelona)
2022 – GAVI (FC Barcelona)
2023 – Jude Bellingham (Borussia Dortmund/Real Madrid)
2024 – Lamine Yamal (FC Barcelona)