Nine Premier League players are among the shortlist of players nominated for this year’s Golden Boy award, which recognises the most impressive players under the age of 21.
Lamine Yamal was the recipient of the award in 2024 after establishing himself in the Barcelona side and helping Spain lift the European Championship.
The teenager went on to enjoy a treble-winning season with the Catalan club last season and came runner-up in the most recent Ballon d’Or, losing out to Paris Saint-Germain’s Ousmane Dembele.
This year sees the likes of England’s Myles Lewis-Skelly make the 20-player list, alongside Arsenal teammate Ethan Nwaneri.
Chelsea’s Estevao and Jorrel Hato also make the list, while there are also places for Manchester United’s Leny Yoro, Nico O’Reilly of Manchester City and Tottenham duo Archie Gray and Lucas Bergvall.
Jobe Bellingham, younger brother of Jude, and Liverpool’s Giovanni Leon are among the five wildcards.
But while the Premier League is well represented on this year’s Golden Boy list, it seems another PSG star, Desire Doue, is the favourite to take home the trophy.
Doue played a key role in the club’s trophy-laden season last term, scoring twice in the final as the Parisians thrashed Inter Milan 5-0 to lift the Champions League for the very first time.
Full Golden Boy 2025 shortlist
Pau Curbasi, Barcelona
Desire Doue, Paris Saint-Germain
Dean Huijsen, Real Madrid
Kenan Yildiz, Juventus
Myles Lewis-Skelly, Arsenal
Warren Zaire-Emery, Paris Saint-Germain
Arda Guler, Real Madrid
Franco Mastantuono, Real Madrid
Ethan Nwaneri, Arsenal
Jorrel Hato, Chelsea
Geovany Quenda, Sporting Lisbon
Estevao, Chelsea
Leny Yoro, Manchester United
Senny Mayulu, Paris Saint-Germain
Nico O’Reilly, Manchester City
Eliesse Ben Seghir, Bayer Leverkusen
Victor Forholdt, FC Porto
Lucas Bergvall, Tottenham
Archie Gray, Tottenham
Mamadou Sarr, Strasbourg
Wildcards
Jobe Bellingham, Borussia Dortmund
Giovanni Leoni, Liverpool
Rodrigo Mora, FC Porto
Francesco Pio Esposito, Inter Milan
Aleksandar Stankovic, Club Brugge
