The shortlist of candidates for the Golden Boy Award has been reduced to twenty names. On the list of organizer Tuttosport two more Dutch people, while former Eredivisionist Sergiño Dest is also still in the race. The award was won by João Felix last year and in the past Matthijs de Ligt, Kylian Mbappé and Lionel Messi have also been called the world’s best player under 21 years.

Jadon Sancho – 20 years old – Borussia Dortmund – England

Ansu Fati – 17 years old – Barcelona – Spain

Bukayo Saka – 19 years old – Arsenal – England

Sandro Tonali – 20 years old – AC Milan – Italy

Alphonso Davies – 19 years old – Bayern Munich – Canada

Ryan Gravenberch – 18 years old – Ajax – Netherlands

Mason Greenwood – 19 years old – Manchester United – England

Fábio Silva – 18 years old – Wolverhampton Wanderers – Portugal

Sergiño Dest – 19 years old – Barcelona – United States

Eduardo Camavinga – 17 years old – Stade Rennes – France

Ferrán Torres – 20 years old – Manchester City – Spain

Erling Haaland – 20 years old – Borussia Dortmund – Norway

Callum Hudson-Odoi – 19 years old – Chelsea – England

Rodrygo Goes – 19 years old – Real Madrid – Brazil

Jonathan David – 20 years old – Lille OSC – Canada

Dejan Kulusevski – 20 years old – Juventus – Sweden

Dominik Szoboszlai – 19 years old – Red Bull Salzburg – Hungary

Phil Foden – 20 years old – Manchester City – England

Mitchel Bakker – 20 years old – PSG – Netherlands