Know who are the nominees for the Golden Boy award 2021 along with the ranking and vote of the players, list of the favorites and date and time
Golden Boy is an award given to the young player, playing in the top tier of any European country. Moreover, the award is distributed by an Italian newspaper Tuttosport. The organization has revealed the final list of nominees. A group of journalists will vote for their favorite young player, based on their previous season’s performance.
The trophy is said to be one of the best, as it gives a glimpse, who is going to the next big thing in football. Players like Wayne Rooney, Paul Pogba, Lionel Messi, and Kylian Mbappe have won the awards in their days. So, here is the list of the nominees of Golden Boy 2021 and who are favorites to win it.
Golden Boy Award 2021 List Of Nominees, Favorites, Date, Ranking And Vote
Last season was affected by pandemics, but many young players showcased their skills in the empty stadiums. Furthermore, players like Saka and Pedri stepped up for their team and almost carried out the campaign. Let’s have a look on the list of nominees;
- Jude Bellingham – Borussia Dortmund
- Karim Adeyemi – RB Salzburg
- Rayan Ait-Nouri – Wolves
- Ander Barrenetxea – Real Sociedad
- Myron Boadu – Monaco
- Brian Brobbey – RB Leipzig
- Eduardo Camavinga – Real Madrid
- Rayan Cherki – Lyon
- Mohamed-Ali Cho – Angers
- Francisco Conceicao – Porto
- Jamal Musiala – Bayern Munich
- Charles De Ketelaere – Club Brugge
- Ersin Destanoglu – Besiktas
- Jeremy Doku – Rennes
- Eric Garcia – Barcelona
- Bryan Gil – Tottenham Hotspur
- Goncalo Ramos – Benfica
- Ryan Gravenberch – Ajax
- Mason Greenwood – Manchester United
- Josko Gvardiol – RB Leipzig
- Pedri – Barcelona
- Ilaix Moriba – RB Leipzig
- Odilon Kossounou – Bayer Leverkusen
- Noni Madueke – PSV
- Felix Mambimbi – Young Boys
- Gabriel Martinelli – Arsenal
- Mykhaylo Mudryk – Shakhtar Donetsk
- Mohamed Ihattaren – Sampdoria
- Nuno Mendes – Paris Saint-Germain
- Roberto Piccoli – Atalanta
- Bukayo Saka – Arsenal
- Yeremi Pino – Villarreal
- Gio Reyna – Borussia Dortmund
- William Saliba – Marseille
- Martin Satriano – Inter Milan
- Luke Thomas – Leicester City
- Khephren Thuram – OGC Nice
- Jurrien Timber – Ajax
- Florian Wirtz – Leverkusen
- Ilya Zabarnyi – Dynamo Kyiv
Golden Boy 2021 Football Award Favorites
3. Mason Greenwood
Greenwood was one of the main men for Manchester United as the youngster often started on the right side. However, he was ruled out of Euro 2020 because of injury, he still is one of the favorites to win the award.
2. Pedri
The Spanish midfielder played more than 70 games for his club and country. He reached the Olympics finals and Euro 2020 semi-finals. Also, he managed to win the Copa Del Rey at Barcelona.
Youngest players in history to play 50+ games for Barcelona in a single season:
– Pedri: 17-18 years old (20/21)
– Messi: 21 years old (08/09)
– Busquets: 21 years old (09/10) pic.twitter.com/0tb2gIY9Iw— adil (@Barca19stats) June 15, 2021
- Jude Bellingham
The 18-year old midfielder bossed the midfield with his dominant performance at Borrusia Dortmund. He is clearly the favorite to win the Golden Boy 2021 award.
The youngest player to ever play at the European Championships, Jude Bellingham 🏴 pic.twitter.com/vJp9AqR36G
— Borussia Dortmund (@BlackYellow) June 13, 2021
Date, Time, Live Stream And Telecast Of Golden Boy 2021
The award will be distributed on 13th December 2021. Fans can watch the live stream on the official website of the organizers which is mentioned below.
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