Barcelona and Spain sensational young player, Lamine Yamal has been awarded the 2024 Golden Boy award.
Lamine Yamal makes history by becoming the youngest ever to have received the award for the best under 21 men’s player globally.
Lamine Yamal, 17 received immense recognition at the 2024 EUROs where he played a huge role in Spain picking up the trophy.
Yamal’s success follows in the footsteps of fellow Barcelona teammates, Pedri and Gavi who also won the award years ahead of him.
Yamal succeeds Jude Bellingham, who won the award last year after a standout season with Real Madrid.
The Golden Boy, established by Italian newspaper Tuttosport in 2003, has been awarded to some of football’s biggest names, including Erling Haaland, Kylian Mbappé, and Lionel Messi.
Yamal’s triumph is the latest in a series of accolades, having already won the Kopa Trophy at the Ballon d’Or in October, also becoming the youngest-ever winner of the award. He also finished eighth in the Ballon d’Or rankings, a testament to his extraordinary year with both club and country.
