Lionel Messi, Wayne Rooney and other notable names to have won the Golden Boy award

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The Golden Boy is an award that is given by sports journalists to a young footballer playing in Europe perceived to have been the most impressive during a calendar year.

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Wayne Rooney
(2003)

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Wayne Rooney was the second winner of the award after it was announced in 2003

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Lionel Messi
(2005)

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One of the first achievements
in Messi's amazing career is the Golden Boy Award.

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Kylian Mbappe
(2017)

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Mbappé beat his French teammate Ousmane Dembélé and ManUtd’s Marcus Rashford to win the prize.

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Matthijs de Ligt
(2018)

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Ajax defender Matthijs de Ligt has been named the 2018 Golden Boy winner.

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Erling Haaland
(2020)

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Haaland beat off competition from Barca forward Ansu Fati, who was runner-up, to win the award

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Pedri
(2021)

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Pedri becomes the second
Barcelona player to win the award after Messi.

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Lionel Messi, Wayne Rooney and other notable names to have won the Golden Boy award

The Golden Boy is an award that is given by sports journalists to a young footballer playing in Europe perceived to have been the most impressive during a calendar year.

Wayne Rooney(2003)

Wayne Rooney was the second winner of the award after it was announced in 2003

Lionel Messi (2005)

One of the first achievementsin Messi's amazing career is the Golden Boy Award.

Kylian Mbappe(2017)