We have the short list for Golden Boy »PSG, Barcelona, Real Madrid and Arsenal have two of the 10 candidates
Article by Daniel Scorpie – published on Friday, September 12, 2025, 16:42 / Updated on Friday, September 12, 2025:47
From 100 names that were on the initial list selected by Tuttosport for Golden Boy 2025, the annual investigation for choosing the best European U20 player, the Torinian daily published the 10 candidates who have collected the highest performance index. The only ones with over 90 are Lamine Yamal, the winner of 2024, Desire two and Pau Cubarsi.
Among the one hundred young people valuable under the age of 20 who have been noted this year in Europe was also a Superliga footballer. It's about Andrei Borza from Rapid. The 19 -year left defender (14 selections, 2 goals at the U21 representative of Romania) found for a while and in Genoa's viewfinder, but there was no concrete offer.
Lamine Yamal offered the first statements after the Golden Boy winner was announced
The ten performing ten players on the continent belong to only six clubs, being the champion of Europe, two of the semifinalists of the last season in the Champions League and the most titled team in the world.
Desire two, pau Cubarsi and Dean Hujsen fighting for trophy
The best index is Lamine Yamal, and among the favorites to win the Golden Ball, (98.2), but the Barcelona star is the owner Golden Boy 2024 and, according to the tradition of the Italian investigation, will not win the trophy once again.
Coach Luis Enrique and Desire two celebrate the triumph in the Champions League with PSG / PHOTO: IMAGO
So the biggest chances could have two. The far-line French was the man of the final with Inter (5-0), the PSG player having 95.2. On the podium as a level of individual performance is still in the third place Cubarsi. Lamine Yamal's colleague from the Spanish and Barcelona national is listed with 94.1.
In the continuation of the hierarchy published by Tutosport, it is located Dean Huijsen (Bournemouth/Real Madrid) with 87.5, Myles Lewis-Skelly (Arsenal, 87.4), Warren Zaire-Emery (PSG, 86,1), Kenan Yildiz (Juventus, 85,3), Ethan Nwaneri (Arsenal, 82), Jorrel Hato (Chelsea, 80: 8) and Arda Guler (Real Madrid, 80.7).
