Here is all you need to know about the Golden Boy Football award 2024 top contenders, award nominees, date and power rankings index
The Golden Boy award, which was founded by Tuttosport and presented by sports writers, is given to a young male football player who plays in Europe and is regarded as the most outstanding throughout the length of a calendar year (two halves to two separate seasons).
The Golden Boy Football Benchmark Index is valued based on player performance from October 3, 2023 to March 27, 2024. Each nominee must be a player in the top division of a European country and be under 21.
Golden Boy Football Award 2024 players power rankings index and nominees list
The last edition was won by Jude Bellingham of Real Madrid. Only one defender, Matthijis de Ligt from Ajax has won this award apart from the 10 fowards and midfielders.
With ten players overall, LaLiga stands out among the tournaments with the most representation. The other competitions on this list are the Copa del Rey, with twenty-three defenders, forty-one midfielders, and thirty-five forwards.
Meanwhile, FC Barcelona, which has dominated this award is set to overtake again this year. Second only to Brighton, with four players on the list, is Barcelona with three players.
Lionel Messi in 2005, Pedri in 2021, and Gavi in 2022 have helped the LA Liga giants win three times in all. Joao Felix, who plays for Barcelona now, was a member of SL Benfica and Atletico Madrid when he won the award in 2019.
🚨| Lamine is currently the leader of the 2024 Golden Boy. Pau Cubarsi is currently 13th and Gavi is 17th. [@tuttosport] #fcblive 🌟 pic.twitter.com/p3GBMPlDgk
— BarçaTimes (@BarcaTimes) April 13, 2024
Lamine Yamal is a heavy favourite to win the award this year continuing the club’s domination. As of right now, while defender Pau Cubarsi is ranked 13, former winner Gavi is ranked 17th.
Yamal faces tough competition from Benfica’s Joao Neves, who is only slightly behind Yamal with 91.2 points, and Manchester United’s Alejandro Garnacho with 90 points.
When and where is the Golden Boy 2024 award?
The date and venue for the award is not known for now. Meanwhile, last year, the award was given to Jude Bellingham on December 4 in Turin.
Who are the Golden Boy 2024 top contenders as per the current power rankings?
- Lamine Yamal
- Joao Neves
- Alejandro Garnacho
- Warren Zaire-Emery
- Leny Yoro
- Sávio
- Kobbie Mainoo
- Rico Lewis
- Jorrel Hato
- Arthur Vermeeren
The race for the European Golden Boy 2024 starts!
Introducing the Golden Boy Football Benchmark Index.
Developed with our partner @Football_BM, the index tracks the performance of the best U21 players in European leagues.#GoldenBoyAwards#GBFBIndex#FootballBenchmark#Tuttosport pic.twitter.com/BcRAt7G6H2— Golden Boy (@GoldenBoyAwards) April 13, 2024