Atletico Madrid star Joao Felix (pictured) and Barcelona’s teenage wonderkid Ansu Fati are on the 20-player shortlist for the 2019 Golden Boy award.
There are a total of seven Spain-based players on the list including Real Madrid’s Brazilian duo Vinicius Junior and Rodrygo Goes, Valencia pair Kang-in Lee and Ferran Torres along with goalkeeper Andriy Lunin, on loan at Real Valladolid from Madrid.
Matthijs de Ligt is the current holder of the award but as per the rules of the competition he cannot retain it, after having joined Juventus from Ajax in a €75m deal this summer.
Atleti’s Felix – a club record €126m arrival from Benfica this summer – is the favourite to land the award although RB Salzburg forward Erling Haaland and Jadon Sancho of Borussia Dortmund also in the running.
Golden Boy award nominees
Matthijs de Ligt, Juventus
Alphonso Davies, Bayern Munich
Gianluigi Donnarumma, Milan
Ansu Fati, Barcelona
Phil Foden, Manchester City
Matteo Guendouzi, Arsenal
Ering Haaland, FC Salzburg
Kai Havertz, Bayer Leverkusen,
Joao Felix, Atletico Madrid
Dejan Joveljic, Eintracht Frankfurt
Moise Kean, Everton
Kang-in Lee, Valencia
Andriy Lunin, Valladolid
Donyell Malen, PSV Eindhoven
Mason Mount, Chelsea
Rodrygo Goes, Real Madrid
Jadon Sancho, Borussia Dortmund
Ferran Torres, Valencia
Vinicius Junior, Real Madrid
Nicolo Zaniolo, Roma
