2026 Golden Boy Awards: Final 25 nominees unveiled [Full list]

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