TM Bundesliga Player of the Year
After the TM community voted Jude Bellingham the best Bundesliga professional of the year for his performance at Borussia Dortmund in 2022/23, the 20-year-old midfielder has now been awarded the prestigious “Golden Boy” award. Real Madrid’s summer signing was reported in a report published by the Italian newspaper “TuttosportThe vote received 97 percent of the votes.
The award is based on the talents who stood out for their clubs and national teams through particularly good performances within the last calendar year – i.e. across all seasons. Condition: You must be under 21 years old and have played in Europe during the relevant evaluation period. Bellingham, the third most valuable footballer in the world after his market value increased to 150 million euros in October, had previously won the Kopa Trophy as the best youngster at the Ballon d’Or award ceremony.
2023 Bellingham: All previous winners of the “Golden Boy” Award
2003: Rafael van der Vaart (Ajax Amsterdam – Netherlands)
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2004: Wayne Rooney (Everton/Manchester United – England)
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2005: Lionel Messi (FC Barcelona – Argentina)
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2006: Cesc Fàbregas (Arsenal – Spain)
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2007: Sergio Aguero (Atlético Madrid – Argentina)
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2008: Anderson (Manchester United – Brazil)
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2009: Alexandre Pato (AC Milan – Brazil)
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2010: Mario Balotelli (Inter/Manchester City – Italy)
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2011: Mario Goetze (Borussia Dortmund – Germany)
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2012: Isco (Málaga CF – Spain)
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2013: Paul Pogba (Juventus – France)
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2014: Raheem Sterling (Liverpool FC – England)
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2015: Anthony Martial (Manchester United – France)
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2016: Renato Sanches (Benfica/Bayern Munich – Portugal)
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2017: Kylian Mbappé (AS Monaco/PSG – France)
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2018: Matthijs de Ligt (Ajax Amsterdam – Netherlands)
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2019: João Félix (Atlético Madrid/Benfica – Portugal)
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2020: Erling Haaland (Borussia Dortmund – Norway)
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2021: Pedri (FC Barcelona – Spain)
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2022: Gavi (FC Barcelona – Spain)
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2023: Jude Bellingham (Real Madrid/BVB – England)
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Bellingham follows Gavi (19) from FC Barcelona. The list of 100 names published in June was gradually reduced over the months – with a final cut in October, so that only 25 talents were eligible for the final vote. The most nominations for the final were from French talent (four) ahead of Spanish talent (three). Jamal Musiala (20) from FC Bayern, Leverkusen’s Florian Wirtz (20) and RB Leipzig’s PSG loanee Xavi Simons (20) were represented from the Bundesliga.
In addition to a vote by fans, 50 journalists from the most important European media voted, including “L’Équipe”, “Marca”, “The Times”, “Bild”, “France Football”, “De Telegraaf”, “La Gazzetta dello Sport”. “ and “Look”, with a points system to determine the winner.
The 25 finalists for the “Golden Boy 2023”
Andy Diouf (Lens) – Market value: €7 million
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20 years
Johan Bakayoko (PSV) – Market value: €10 million
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20 years
Lucas Gourna-Douath (Salzburg) – market value: €12 million
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20 years
Bilal El Khannouss (Genk) – Market value: €13 million
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19 years
Martin Baturina (Dinamo Zagreb) – Market value: €15 million
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20 years
Arnau Martínez (Girona) – Market value: €15 million
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20 years
Arda Güler (Real Madrid) – Market value: €15 million
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18 years
Arthur Vermeeren (Royal Antwerp) – Market value: €17 million
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18 years
Milos Kerkez (Bournemouth) – Market value: €18m
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19 years
João Neves (Benfica) – Market value: €20 million
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19 years
Mathys Tel (FC Bayern) – market value: €20 million
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18 years
Warren Zaire-Emery (PSG) – Market value: €20 million
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17 years
Benjamin Sesko (Leipzig) – market value: €24 million
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20 years
Ousmane Diomande (Sporting) – Market value: €25 million
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19 years
Lamine Yamal (Barcelona) – Market value: €25 million
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16 years
Xavi Simons (Leipzig/PSG) – Market value: €40 million
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20 years
Giorgio Scalvini (Atalanta) – Market value: €40 million
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19 years
Levi Colwill (Chelsea) – Market value: €42 million
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20 years
António Silva (Benfica) – Market value: €45 million
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19 years
Alejandro Balde (Barcelona) – Market value: €50 million
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19 years
Rasmus Højlund (Manchester United) – Market value: €65 million
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20 years
Evan Ferguson (Brighton) – Market value: €65m
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18 years
Florian Wirtz (Bayer Leverkusen) – Market value: €85 million
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20 years
Jamal Musiala (FC Bayern) – Market value: €110 million
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20 years
Jude Bellingham (Real Madrid) – Market value: €120 million
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20 years
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