
For the second successive season, Chelsea children Jorrel Hato and Estêvão have made the ultimate shortlist for the annual Golden Boy Award, which fits to the perfect younger participant (beneath 21) taking part in in one in every of European’s high leagues.
Barcelona have dominated this award in latest seasons, profitable three of 4 (Pedri, Gavi, and Lamine Yamal) earlier than PSG’s Désiré Doué took the honour r. (Gamers can solely win as soon as; after that they’re ineligible.)
Not like the previous couple of years, when the winners appeared apparent, this yr’s contest appears a bit extra vast open. Sadly, in all probability neither Hato nor Estêvão are among the many favorites, although if Estêvão continues on his present trajectory, he might but develop into the primary Chelsea participant to ever win it (he’s received a pair extra years of eligibility left).
The total listing of nominees for 2026:
Pau Cubarsí (Barcelona)
Ayyoub Bouaddi (Manchester Metropolis)
Warren Zaïre-Emery (PSG)
Yan Diomande (Actual Madrid)
Luka Vušković (Brighton)
Victor Froholdt (Porto)
Myles Lewis-Skelly (Arsenal)
Rayan (Bournemouth)
Jorrel Hato (CHELSEA)
Lennart Karl (Bayern Munich)
Estêvão (CHELSEA)
Endrick (Actual Madrid)
Junior Kroupi (Bournemouth)
Gianluca Prestianni (Benfica)
Kōnstantinos Karetsas (BVB)
Saïd El Mala (1.FC Köln)
Jon Martín (Actual Sociedad)
Marc Bernal (Barcelona)
Kerim Alajbegović (Juventus)
Finn Jeltsch (Stuttgart)
Charalampos Kōstoulas (Brighton)
Joane Gadou (BVB)
Franco Mastantuono (Fiorentina)
Rodrigo Mora (Roma)
Xavi Espart (Barcelona)
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We current the 𝟐𝟓 𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔 𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐄𝐮𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐚𝐧 𝐆𝐨𝐥𝐝𝐞𝐧 𝐁𝐨𝐲, the award celebrating the perfect U21 gamers competing in European soccer leagues V— Golden Boy (@GoldenBoyAwards) 6























