The Golden Boy Award 2023 shortlist has been revealed with Jude Bellingham & Jamal Musiala making the list for the award.
Barcelona duo Pedri and Gavi won the award in 2021 and 2022 respectively and are no longer eligible for this year’s edition.
Defender Alejandro Balde makes the cut, while 16-year-old sensation Lamine Yamal has also been included as a wildcard.
Futballnews brings you the 2023 Golden Boy Award nominees after they have shown potential to be one of the best in the future.
We reported earlier that 10 Premier League players made the list for the Golden Boy with Liverpool, United, Chelsea, Man City, and Brighton all represented.
2023 Golden Boy Award Nominees
Below are the youngsters on the shortlist for the 2023 award as brought to you by Futballnews:
| Player | Club |
|---|---|
| Jude Bellingham | Real Madrid |
| Jamal Musiala | Bayern Munich |
| Xavi Simons | RB Leipzig |
| Antonio Silva | Benfica |
| Alejandro Balde | Barcelona |
| Florian Wirtz | Bayer Leverkusen |
| Benjamin Sesko | RB Leipzig |
| Giorgio Scalvini | Atalanta |
| Rasmus Hojlund | Manchester United |
| Levi Colwill | Chelsea |
| Johan Bakayoko | PSV Eindhoven |
| Milos Kerkez | Bournemouth |
| Arthur Vermeeren | Royal Antwerp |
| Evan Ferguson | Brighton & Hove Albion |
| Lucas Gourna-Douath | Red Bull Salzburg |
| Warren Zaire-Emery | PSG |
| Ousmane Diomande | Sporting CP |
| Arnau Martinez | Girona |
| Mathys Tel | Bayern Munich |
| Andy Diouf | Lens |
| Arda Guler | Real Madrid |
| Bilal El Khannouss | Genk |
| Martin Baturina | Dinamo Zagreb |
| Joao Neves | Benfica |
| Lamine Yamal | Barcelona |
There are so many players vying for the prestigious award but Bellingham and Musiala are early favorites to win the Golden Boy Award.
Also, we have Paris Saint-Germain midfielder Warren Zaire-Emery and loanee Xavi Simons, who is shining with RB Leipzig shortlisted.
Chelsea’s Levi Colwill and Manchester United’s Rasmus Hojlund both made the list alongside Brighton striker Evan Ferguson and Bournemouth left-back Milos Kerkez.
Royal Antwerp midfielder Arthur Vermeeren also made the cut as he is been monitored by Barca, Arsenal, Manchester City, and Tottenham.
Many of the game’s top young talents have won the Golden Boy Award in the past including Barcelona’s Gavi and Pedri.
Kylian Mbappe, Erling Haaland, Joao Felix, and Matthijs de Ligt were previous winners in the last four years before the Barca duo.
Also, as we noted earlier, any player who has won the award before will no longer be eligible for nomination.
Previous Award Winners
| Year | Winner | Club |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Rafael van der Vaart | Ajax |
| 2004 | Wayne Rooney | Manchester United |
| 2005 | Lionel Messi | Barcelona |
| 2006 | Cesc Fabregas | Arsenal |
| 2007 | Sergio Aguero | Atletico Madrid |
| 2008 | Anderson | Manchester United |
| 2009 | Alexandre Pato | AC Milan |
| 2010 | Mario Balotelli | Manchester City |
| 2011 | Mario Gotze | Borussia Dortmund |
| 2012 | Isco | Malaga |
| 2013 | Paul Pogba | Juventus |
| 2014 | Raheem Sterling | Liverpool |
| 2015 | Anthony Martial | Manchester United |
| 2016 | Renato Sanches | Bayern Munich |
| 2017 | Kylian Mbappe | PSG |
| 2018 | Matthijs de Ligt | Ajax |
| 2019 | Joao Felix | Atletico Madrid |
| 2020 | Erling Haaland | Borussia Dortmund |
| 2021 | Pedri | Barcelona |
| 2022 | Gavi | Barcelona |
