Paris Saint-Germain forward D\u00e9sir\u00e9 Dou\u00e9 has been named the 2025 Golden Boy award for the best under-21 male. The PSG forward surpassed players like Real Madrid star Dean Huijsen and Barcelona\u2019s Pau Cubars\u00ed to be named as Lamine Yamal\u2019s successor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
D\u00e9sir\u00e9 Dou\u00e9 was also ranked fourteenth in the Ballon d\u2019Or nominations and second in the Kopa Trophy behind Barcelona\u2019s Lamine Yamal. In the Frenchman\u2019s first season with PSG Dou\u00e9 scored 16 goals and provided 14 assists in 61 match appearances. <\/strong>The most memorable match for Dou\u00e9 was during PSG\u2019s 5-0 victory against Inter Milan with his contribution of two goals for the club. His match performance made him a sensation to the world of football.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The award ceremony will take place on December 1 at the Museo Nazionale dell’Automobile in Turin.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n The Golden Boy award was established in 2003 as one of the most traditional awards in European football. The award is based on the player’s performance throughout the entire year. All nominees must be under the age of 21 and play in a European nation’s top tier.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The prize was established by an Italian newspaper Tuttosport<\/strong> in 2003. Some famous winners of the Golden Boy award are Lionel Messi (2005)<\/strong>, Kylian Mbapp\u00e9 (2017)<\/strong>, Erling Haaland (2020)<\/strong>, and Jude Bellingham (2023).<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n 13 different countries are represented among 20 nominees across 13 different clubs. France is the most represented with five nominees, followed by England with four. Champions league holders like Paris Saint German, and Real Madrid each have three representatives, more than any other club.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Written by: Atin Kevin<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Paris Saint-Germain forward D\u00e9sir\u00e9 Dou\u00e9 has been named the 2025 Golden Boy award for the best under-21 male. The PSG forward surpassed players like Real Madrid star Dean Huijsen and Barcelona\u2019s Pau Cubars\u00ed to be named as Lamine Yamal\u2019s successor. D\u00e9sir\u00e9 Dou\u00e9 was also ranked fourteenth in the Ballon d\u2019Or nominations and second in the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":824,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"off","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[7,15],"tags":[166,94,93,89],"class_list":["post-823","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-latest-football-news","category-latest-news","tag-desire-doue","tag-football-news","tag-latest-football-news","tag-sports-news"],"yoast_head":"\nWhere will the award ceremony be held?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
What is the Golden Boy award?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
List of Golden Boy winners From 2003 to 2025<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Year<\/strong><\/td> Player<\/strong><\/td> Club<\/strong><\/td><\/tr> 2025<\/td> D\u00e9sir\u00e9 Dou\u00e9<\/td> Paris Saint-Germain<\/td><\/tr> 2024<\/td> Lamine Yamal<\/td> Barcelona<\/td><\/tr> 2023<\/td> Jude Bellingham<\/td> Borussia Dortmund\/Real Madrid<\/td><\/tr> 2022<\/td> Gavi<\/td> Barcelona<\/td><\/tr> 2021<\/td> Pedri<\/td> Barcelona<\/td><\/tr> 2020<\/td> Erling Haaland<\/td> Borussia Dortmund<\/td><\/tr> 2019<\/td> Jo\u00e3o F\u00e9lix<\/td> Benfica\/Atl\u00e9tico Madrid<\/td><\/tr> 2018<\/td> Matthijs de Ligt<\/td> Ajax<\/td><\/tr> 2017<\/td> Kylian Mbapp\u00e9<\/td> Monaco\/Paris Saint-Germain<\/td><\/tr> 2016<\/td> Renato Sanches<\/td> Benfica\/Bayern Munich<\/td><\/tr> 2015<\/td> Anthony Martial<\/td> Monaco\/Manchester United<\/td><\/tr> 2014<\/td> Raheem Sterling<\/td> Liverpool<\/td><\/tr> 2013<\/td> Paul Pogba<\/td> Juventus<\/td><\/tr> 2012<\/td> Isco<\/td> M\u00e1laga<\/td><\/tr> 2011<\/td> Mario G\u00f6tze<\/td> Borussia Dortmund<\/td><\/tr> 2010<\/td> Mario Balotelli<\/td> Inter Milan\/Manchester City<\/td><\/tr> 2009<\/td> Alexandre Pato<\/td> AC Milan<\/td><\/tr> 2008<\/td> Anderson<\/td> Manchester United<\/td><\/tr> 2007<\/td> Sergio Ag\u00fcero<\/td> Atl\u00e9tico Madrid<\/td><\/tr> 2006<\/td> Cesc F\u00e0bregas<\/td> Arsenal<\/td><\/tr> 2005<\/td> Lionel Messi<\/td> Barcelona<\/td><\/tr> 2004<\/td> Wayne Rooney<\/td> Everton\/Manchester United<\/td><\/tr> 2003<\/td> Rafael van der Vaart<\/td> Ajax<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n \n