12 (future) Bundesliga professionals
A total of twelve current and future Bundesliga talents can be found on this year’s 100 list for the “Golden Boy” award. The award, initiated by the Italian “Tuttosport”, votes for talents who stand out in their clubs and national teams through particularly good performances within the calendar year – i.e. across seasons. Requirement: You must be under 21 years of age and have played in Europe during the relevant rating period.
Top 50: The current status in the “Golden Boy” ranking
50 Hakon Arnar Haraldsson | Copenhagen | Iceland | Golden Boy Index: 68.2
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Market value: €2 million
49 El Chadaille Bitshiabu | PSG | France | Golden Boy Index: 68.4
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Market value: €7 million
48 Julio Enciso | Brighton | Paraguay | Golden Boy Index: 68.8
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Market value: €22 million
47 Christos Zafeiris | Slavia Prague | Norway | Golden Boy Index: 68.9
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Market value: €2.5 million
46 Veljko Ilic | FK TSC | Serbia | Golden Boy Index: 69
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Market value: €800,000
45 Andy Diouf | Basel | France | Golden Boy Index: 69.4
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Market value: €7 million
44 Evan Ferguson | Brighton | Ireland | Golden Boy Index: 69.5
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Market value: €30 million
43 Pavlo Isenko | Vorskla Poltava | Ukraine | Golden Boy Index: 69.6
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Market value: €300,000
42 Bilal El Khannous | KRC Genk | Morocco | Golden Boy Index: 69.8
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Market value: €13 million
41 Amane Romeo | BK Hacken | Ivory Coast | Golden Boy Index: 69.9
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Market value: €700,000
40 Fabio Miretti | Juventus | Italy | Golden Boy Index: 70.6
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Market value: €15 million
39 Jamie Bynoe Gittens | BVB | UK | Golden Boy Index: 70.7
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Market value: €14 million
38 Maurits Kjaergaard | Salzburg | Denmark | Golden Boy Index: 70.8
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Market value: €13 million
37 Matija Frigan | HNK Rijeka | Croatia | Golden Boy Index: 70.8
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Market value: €3.5 million
36 Hugo Larson | Malmo | Sweden | Golden Boy Index: 71.3
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Market value: €4 million
35 Ariel Moser | Gliwice | Poland | Golden Boy Index: 71.4
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Market value: €2 million
34 Robert Renan | Zenith | Brazil | Golden Boy Index: 71.5
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Market value: €9 million
33 Oleksandr Saputin | Zorya Lugansk | Ukraine | Golden Boy Index: 71.9
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Market value: €200,000
32 Alejandro Garnacho | United | Argentina | Golden Boy Index: 72.3
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Market value: €25 million
31 Mathys Tel | Bavaria | France | Golden Boy Index: 72.5
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Market value: €20 million
30 Johan Bakayoko | PSV | Belgium | Golden Boy Index: 72.9
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Market value: €9 million
29 Bjorn Meijer | Club Brugge | Netherlands | Golden Boy Index: 73.2
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Market value: €10 million
28 Zeno Debast | Anderlecht | Belgium | Golden Boy Index: 73.9
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Market value: €10 million
27 Ismaël Doukouré | Strasbourg | France | Golden Boy Index: 74.3
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Market value: €3 million
26 Ernest Nuamah | North Zealand | Ghana | Golden Boy Index: 74.6
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Market value: €1.5 million
25 Martin Vitik | Sparta Prague | Czech Republic | Golden Boy Index: 74.6
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Market value: €2.5 million
24 Warren Zaïre-Emery | PSG | France | Golden Boy Index: 75.3
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Market value: €18 million
23 Levi Colwill | Brighton | UK | Golden Boy Index: 75.7
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Market value: €30 million
22 Martin Baturina | Dinamo Zagreb | Croatia | Golden Boy Index: 75.7
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Market value: €15 million
21 Stefan Bajcetic | Liverpool | UK | Golden Boy Index: 76.2
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Market value: €13 million
20 Elias Jelert | Copenhagen | Denmark | Golden Boy Index: 76.7
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Market value: €1 million
19 Emanuel Emegha | Graz | Netherlands | Golden Boy Index: 77.2
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Market value: €8 million
18 Arnau Martinez | Girona | Spain | Golden Boy Index: 77.3
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Market value: €15 million
17 Rico Lewis | Man City | UK | Golden Boy Index: 77.4
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Market value: €20 million
16 Rasmus Hojlund | Atalanta | Denmark | Golden Boy Index: 78.4
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Market value: €45 million
15 Milos Kerkez | Alkmaar | Hungary | Golden Boy Index: 78.5
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Market value: €10 million
14 Harvey Elliott | Liverpool | UK | Golden Boy Index: 78.7
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Market value: €35 million
13 Rayan Cherki | Lyons | France | Golden Boy Index: 78.8
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Market value: €27 million
12 Arthur Vermeeren | Antwerp | Belgium | Golden Boy Index: 80
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Market value: €17 million
11 Lucas Gourna-Douath | Salzburg | France | Golden Boy Index: 80.2
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Market value: €12 million
10 Giorgio Scalvini | Atalanta | Italy | Golden Boy Index: 80.4
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Market value: €40 million
9 Devyne Rensch | ajax | Netherlands | Golden Boy Index: 80.6
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Market value: €8 million
8 Benjamin Sesko | RB Salzburg | Slovenia | Golden Boy Index: 80.7
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Market value: €24 million
7 Florian Wirtz | Bayer 04 | Germany | Golden Boy Index: 83.7
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Market value: €85 million
6 Xavi Simons | PSV | Netherlands | Golden Boy Index: 87
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Market value: €30 million
5 Alejandro Balde | Barca | Spain | Golden Boy Index: 87.8
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Market value: €50 million
4 Antonio Silva | Benfica | Portugal | Golden Boy Index: 91.6
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Market value: €45 million
3 Gavi | Barca | Spain | Golden Boy Index: 93
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Market value: €90 million
2 Jew Bellingham | BVB | UK | Golden Boy Index: 95
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Market value: €120 million
1 Yamal Musiala | Bavaria | Germany | Golden Boy Index: 98.3
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Market value: €110 million
However, the selection process is different from previous years. From now on, an algorithm called “Golden Boy Index” will be combined with a final vote by 50 journalists from all over Europe. The 100 list is no longer reduced by 20 players every month, but all 100 candidates remain in the running until a month before the election just before the end of the year. Then there will be a cut based on the “Golden Boy Index”, which is mainly made up of athletic performance, playing time and club strength. The twenty best talents on the list and five wildcards advance to the final, where the jury votes.
Jamal Musiala (20) from FC Bayern has the best cards in the race at the start, who currently tops the list with a “Golden Boy Index” of 98.3 ahead of Jude Bellingham (19; Index: 95) who is still a BVB professional. and last year’s winner Gavi (18; index: 93) from FC Barcelona. From a Bundesliga perspective, Leverkusen’s Florian Wirtz (20th; 7th place), the future Leipziger Benjamin Sesko (20th; 8th place), Bayern’s Mathys Tel (18th; 31st place), SGE access Hugo Larsson (18th; 36th place) follow Dortmund’s Jamie Bynoe-Gittens (18; 39th place) and Youssoufa Moukoko (18; 65th place), Bochum’s loanee Tim Oermann (19; 74th place) and Arne Engels (19; 75th place) from FC Augsburg. At the bottom of the list are Gladbach’s Luca Netz (20; 99th place) and Kevin Paredes (20; 100th place) from VfL Wolfsburg.
2022 Gavi: All previous Golden Boy award winners
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 Fabregas (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 (Malaga 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 Felix (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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