Over the years, the award is handed to the youngsters who have achieved big things for their club as well as for their respective countries The Golden Boy award was started by an Italian newspaper in 03 Rafael van der Vaart was the first recipient of the award This year, the winner will be announced on December 16 The Golden Boy award honours the best Under21 footballer playing in Europe's top tiers, with the first tonne of contenders whittled down to a Here are the list of Golden Boy winners The trophy was first given in 03 nominees must be below 21 and must player in a European top flight league The country to have won the most number of Golden Boy awards is France, who have won it thrice through Paul Pogba, Anthony Martial and Kylian Mbappe respectively
The Top 10 Contenders For The Golden Boy Award Ranked
