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The organizers of the Golden Boy Awards, Tuttosport, have released the list of their 25 finalists for this year.
It is led by Barcelona defender, Pau Cubarsí, who is widely regarded as the favourite to win it.
Yan Diomande, who moved from RB Leipzig to Real Madrid this summer, also made the cut.
Others include Myles Lewis-Skelly (Arsenal), Warren Zaïre-Emery (PSG), Estêvão (Chelsea), Lennart Karl (Bayern Munich) and Ayyoub Bouaddi (Manchester City).
Golden Boy’s 25 finalists:
Pau Cubarsí / Barcelona
Ayyoub Bouaddi / Manchester City
Warren Zaïre-Emery / Paris Saint-Germain
Yan Diomande / Real Madrid
Luka Vuškovic / Brighton
Victor Froholdt / Porto
Myles Lewis-Skelly / Arsenal
Rayan / Bournemouth
Jorrel Hato / Chelsea
Lennart Karl / FC Bayern
Estêvão / Chelsea
Endrick / Real Madrid
Junior Kroupi / Bournemouth
Gianluca Prestianni / Benfica
Kōnstantinos Karetsas / Borussia Dortmund
Saïd El Mala / Köln
Jon Martín / Real Sociedad
Marc Bernal / Barcelona
Kerim Alajbegović / Juventus
Finn Jeltsch / Stuttgart
Charalampos Kostoulas / Brighton
Joane Gadou / Borussia Dortmund
Rodrigo Mora / Roma
Franco Mastantuono / Fiorentina (loan from Real Madrid)
Xavi Espart / Barcelona
2026 Golden Boy Awards: Final 25 nominees unveiled [Full list]