Lamín Yamal Leads Golden Boy 2026 Nominees with Porto Stars Dominating

The Spanish young talent Lamín Yamal has emerged as the frontrunner for the 2026 Golden Boy award, presented by the Italian newspaper Tuttosport to the best footballer under 21 worldwide. The final list of 100 nominees was recently revealed.

This list highlights a strong presence of Europe’s emerging stars, with Portuguese club Porto leading the nominations by having five players shortlisted. They surpass both Chelsea and Paris Saint-Germain, which each have four players included in the final selection.

Yamal stands out among the candidates due to his impressive performances with Barcelona during the previous season. The 2025 edition of the award was won by the French player Désiré Doué.

The top candidates for the 2026 Golden Boy award include:

1. Lamín Yamal – Barcelona
2. Warren Zaire-Emery – Paris Saint-Germain
3. Pau Cubarsí – Barcelona
4. Yan Domański – Leipzig
5. Estêvão – Chelsea
6. Ayoub Bouaddi – Lille
7. Linart Karl – Bayern Munich
8. Victor Fröhlich – Porto
9. Yorell Hato – Chelsea
10. Luka Vuskovic – Hamburg
11. Endrick – Olympique Lyon
12. Vítor Reis – Girona
13. Sini Maïlou – Paris Saint-Germain
14. Junior Kroupi – Bournemouth
15. John Martin – Real Sociedad
16. Kiss Smit – Alkmaar
17. Cristian Covani – Leverkusen
18. Ryan – Bournemouth
19. Said Mellah – Köln
20. Konstantinos Karetsas – Genk
21. Assan Wedraogo – Leipzig
22. Marc Bernal – Barcelona
23. Bazoumana Touré – Hoffenheim
24. Miles Lewis Skelly – Arsenal
25. Jaidi Canfut – Crystal Palace
26. Louis Miley – Newcastle United
27. Finn Yeltch – Stuttgart
28. Archie Gray – Tottenham
29. Honest Ahanor – Atalanta
30. Rodrigo Mora – Porto
31. Lucas Bergvall – Tottenham
32. Ibrahim Mbay – Paris Saint-Germain
33. Aidan Heavin – Manchester United
34. Gianluca Pristiani – Benfica
35. Nathan De Cat – Anderlecht
36. Franco Mastantono – Real Madrid
37. Joma Bah – Nice
38. Ethan Nwaneri – Marseille
39. Josh Achiambong – Chelsea
40. Luka Reggiani – Borussia Dortmund
41. Rio Ngumoh – Liverpool
42. Lucas Högsberg – Strasbourg
43. Óscar Petoshevski – Porto
44. Thiago Petarsh – Real Madrid
45. Karim Alagbejovic – Salzburg
46. Krist Inao Olai – Trabzonspor
47. Noah Sanjui – Paris FC
48. Martin Fernandez – Porto
49. Mateus Mani – Wolverhampton
50. Giovanni Quinda – Sporting Lisbon
51. Antonio Cordero – Newcastle United
52. Kan Ozon – Eintracht Frankfurt
53. Sefir Niban – Manchester City
54. Claudio Echeverri – Manchester City
55. Eli Junior Kroupi – Bournemouth
56. Adama Bojan – Bayern Munich
57. Agustin Roberto – Atletico Madrid
58. Leon King – Rangers
59. Adam Wharton – Crystal Palace
60. Abdullah Wazzan – Ajax
61. Dean Howson – Real Madrid
62. Diego Leon – Manchester United
63. Désiré Doué – Paris Saint-Germain
64. Emmanuel Waneri – Arsenal
65. Romeo Lavia – Chelsea
66. Sami Omorodion – Porto
67. Jorel Hato – Ajax
68. Armando Broja – Chelsea
69. Kobe Maino – Manchester United
70. Antonio Silva – Benfica
71. Kendry Baiz – Chelsea
72. Maximo Peroni – Como
73. Savino – Manchester City
74. Cristian Mosquera – Valencia
75. Ivan Ferguson – Brighton
76. Luka Brogmans – Genk
77. Yannick Schuster – Red Bull Salzburg
78. Elia Dijkstra – AZ Alkmaar
79. Mark Guijo – Chelsea
80. Prosper Peter – Angers
81. Souza – Tottenham Hotspur
82. Kasper Botulski – Mainz
83. Sasha Pritchgi – Parma Calcio
84. Koa Elias – Shakhtar Donetsk
85. Veljko Milosavljevic – Bournemouth
86. Matvey Bonomarenko – Dynamo Kyiv
87. Claudio Echeverri – Girona
88. Samuel Inacio Pia – Borussia Dortmund
89. Wael Mohya – Borussia Mönchengladbach
90. Alagi Bamba – Monaco
91. Francesco Camarda – Lecce
92. Andrea Polatovic – Lens
93. Sefir Niban – Manchester City
94. Stefanos Tzimas – Brighton & Hove Albion
95. Mikhail Georgoul – Lech Poznań
96. Bara Saboko Ndiaye – Bayern Munich
97. Shevyo Tsawa – Zurich
98. Wojciech Monka – Lech Poznań
99. Ethan Mbappé – Lille
100. Chris Reeg – Sunderland