Gavi named Golden Boy 2022

Gavi named Golden Boy 2022

Gavi is the 2022 Golden Boy! After the Kopa Trophy the Barça star has also scooped the second award for the best U21 player.

The Golden Boy Award was presented in 2003 by the Italian sports magazine tuttosport introduced and selects the best U21 player of the year. The Golden Boy is considered the most prestigious award for young footballers – albeit France Footballsince 2018 with the Kopa trophy, an equivalent title to the Golden Boy.

As in the previous year, both newspapers chose the same winner: in 2021 Pedri had won both awards, this year it is his teammate Gavi.

Already at the presentation of the Kopa trophy there had been plenty of criticism and misunderstandingthat Gavi of all people was chosen as the winner. The two Bundesliga stars Jamal Musiala and Jude Bellingham were actually considered favorites in the run-up – now they are also at a disadvantage when it comes to the Golden Boy Award.

All Golden Boy winners at a glance:

This article was originally published on 90min.com/de as Gavi named Golden Boy 2022 released.

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