With the Kopa Trophy 2024 back for the 5th edition, UEFA and France Football have announced the final list of nominations along with the power rankings
The award features a list of notably previous winners including the likes of Kylian Mbappe, Jude Bellingham and Pedri.
Kopa Trophy 2024 top 10 power rankings, favorites nominees list, date, time and live stream telecast where to watch
Kopa Trophy
The Kopa Trophy is an annual prize that co-organisers UEFA and France Football give to the best under-21 soccer player in the previous season. The winner is chosen on a jury voting system with any player outside of Europe eligible for the trophy. The award is named after Raymond Kopa, who is a former Real Madrid and France star that notably won the Ballon d’Or back in 1958.
Kope Trophy 2024 Power Rankings
10. Karim Konate
In 2023/24, Konate scored 22 goals and bagged eight assists.
9. Mathys Tel
He had seven goals and five assists despite having started just six Bundesliga games last season.
8. Joao Neves
7. Pau Cubarsi
6. Savinho
The wide forward was the key man behind Girona’s third-place finish, netting nine goals and ten assists in the league.
5. Alejandro Garnacho
4. Warren Zaire-Emery
3. Arda Guler
2. Kobbie Mainoo
1. Lamine Yamal
Kopa Trophy nominees 2024
Given below is the full list of nominees that UEFA and France Football announced on a L’Equipe live stream on Wednesday, September 4:
Player | Club | National team |
Pau Cubarsi | Barcelona | Spain |
Alejandro Garnacho | Man United | Argentina |
Arda Guler | Real Madrid | Turkey |
Karim Konate | RB Leipzig | Ivory Coast |
Kobbie Mainoo | Man United | England |
Joao Neves | PSG | Portugal |
Savinho | Man City | Brazil |
Mathys Tel | Bayern Munich | France Under-21 |
Lamine Yamal | Barcelona | Spain |
Warren Zaire-Emery | PSG | France |
Kopa Trophy past winners
French star Kylian Mbappe won the inaugural edition of the Kopa Trophy, which took place in 2018, following the World Cup win. Meanwhile, Jude Bellingham was the last winner of the trophy. Given below is the full list of past winners:
Year | Winner | Club |
2018 | Kylian Mbappe | PSG |
2019 | Matthijs de Ligt | Juventus |
2020 | Not awarded due to COVID-19 pandemic | ย |
2021 | Pedri | Barcelona |
2022 | Gavi | Barcelona |
2023 | Jude Bellingham | Real Madrid |
Kopa Trophy date, time and venue
The 2024 Kopa Trophy will take place on Monday, October 28, 2024 at the Theatre du Chatelet in Paris, France. The awards ceremony is set to begin at around 8 p.m. local time (2 p.m. ET)/12:30 a.m. IST.
Kopa Trophy 2024 live streaming and telecast
Fans in India can watch the live streaming of the event on the L’Equipe official YouTube channel as well as the SonyLIV app. The live telecast will also be made available on the Sony Sports network channels.