There have been several individual awards in football history. Ballon d’Or, FIFA Best, Golden Glove, Puskas Award, and many others. Similarly, there is an award for the best youngster of the season, the Golden Boy Award. It is an award given to the best player under the age of 21. It was introduced in 2003, and Rafael van der Vaart won the first Golden Boy award; the 2024 edition was won by Jude Bellingham. But do you know every player who has been the Golden Boy? So, let us look at every Golden Boy winner in football history.
Every Golden Boy winner in football history
| Year | Winner | Club |
| 2003 | Rafael van der Vaart | Ajax |
| 2004 | Wayne Rooney | Everton and Manchester United |
| 2005 | Lionel Messi | Barcelona |
| 2006 | Cesc Fabregas | Arsenal |
| 2007 | Sergio Aguero | Atletico Madrid |
| 2008 | Anderson | Manchester United |
| 2009 | Alexandre Pato | AC Milan |
| 2010 | Mario Balotelli | Inter Milan and Manchester City |
| 2011 | Mario Gotze | Borussia Dortmund |
| 2012 | Isco | Malaga |
| 2013 | Paul Pogba | Juventus |
| 2014 | Raheem Sterling | Liverpool |
| 2015 | Anthony Martial | Monaco and Manchester United |
| 2016 | Renato Sanches | Benfica and Bayern Munich |
| 2017 | Kylian Mbappe | Monaco and PSG |
| 2018 | Matthijs de Ligt | Ajax |
| 2019 | Joao Felix | Benfica and Atletico Madrid |
| 2020 | Erling Haaland | Borussia Dortmund |
| 2021 | Pedri | Barcelona |
| 2022 | Gavi | Barcelona |
| 2023 | Jude Bellingham | Borussia Dortmund and Real Madrid |
Also read:Â Which club has won the most Premier League titles
Awards Winners (Position)
- Forward: 10
- Midfielder: 10
- Defender: 1
Awards Winners (Nationality)
| Country | Wins | Years |
| Spain | 4 | 2006, 2012, 2021, 2022 |
| England | 3 | 2004, 2014, 2024 |
| France | 3 | 2013, 2015, 2017 |
| Argentina | 2 | 2005, 2007 |
| Brazil | 2 | 2008, 2009 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 2003, 2018 |
| Portugal | 2 | 2016, 2019 |
| Italy | 1 | 2010 |
| Germany | 1 | 2011 |
| Norway | 1 | 2020 |
Read more:Â UEFA Champions League Winners List
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