
To aid us in this scouting mission we turn to Golden Boy 2019 shortlist of nominees, which contains one-hundred of the world's most exciting young talents.
What is Golden Boy Award?
The Golden Boy is an award that is given by sports journalists to a young footballer playing in Europe perceived to have been the most impressive during a calendar year (two halves to two separate seasons).
All nominees must be under the age of 21 and play in a European nation's top tier.[post_ads_2]
FM20 Golden Boy Wonderkids Shortlist
Name | Position | Club | On Loan From | Nat | Age | Value | EU |
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Yacine Adli | M (C), AM (RC) | Bordeaux | 18 | £800K | Yes | ||
Domenico Alberico | M/AM (RL) | TSG Hoffenheim II | 18 | £180K | Yes | ||
Ethan Ampadu | D (C), DM, M (C) | RB Leipzig | Chelsea | 18 | £14.5M | Yes | |
Alessandro Bastoni | D (C) | Inter | 20 | £2.5M | Yes | ||
Fran Beltrán | DM, M (C) | Vigo | 20 | £2.9M | Yes | ||
Keanan Bennetts | M/AM (L) | Borussia M'gladbach | 20 | £2.2M | Yes | ||
Indy Boonen | AM (RLC) | Oostende | 20 | £900K | Yes | ||
Rhian Brewster | AM (R), ST (C) | Liverpool | 19 | £11.75M | Yes | ||
Lazar Carevic | GK | Barcelona | 20 | £165K | No | ||
Davide Castelli | ST (C) | Villarreal | 19 | £26.5K | Yes | ||
Tahith Chong | AM (RLC), ST (C) | Man Utd | 19 | £8.5M | Yes | ||
David Colina | D (L) | Hajduk | 18 | £99K | Yes | ||
Mickaël Cuisance | DM, M/AM (C) | FC Bayern | 19 | £9.75M | Yes | ||
Diogo Dalot | D (RL), WB (R) | Man Utd | 20 | £13.75M | Yes | ||
Matthijs de Ligt | D (C), DM | Juventus | 19 | £53M | Yes | ||
Hannes Delcroix | D (LC), WB (L) | RKC | Anderlecht | 20 | £350K | Yes | |
Moussa Diaby | AM (RL) | Bayer 04 | 19 | £4M | Yes | ||
Krépin Diatta | WB (RL), AM (RLC) | Club Brugge | 20 | £2.3M | No | ||
Brahim Díaz | M (C), AM (RLC) | R. Madrid | 19 | £8M | Yes | ||
Mésaque Djú | AM (RL), ST (C) | West Ham | 20 | £300K | Yes | ||
Gianluigi Donnarumma | GK | Milan | 20 | £18.75M | Yes | ||
Jurgen Ekkelenkamp | DM, M/AM (C) | Ajax | 19 | £575K | Yes | ||
João Félix | AM (RLC), ST (C) | A. Madrid | 19 | £34M | Yes | ||
Gedson Fernandes | M (C) | SLB | 20 | £8M | Yes | ||
Leandro Fernandes | DM, M (C) | Fortuna Sittard | Juventus | 19 | £190K | Yes | |
Phil Foden | AM (C) | Man City | 19 | £31.5M | Yes | ||
Benjamín Garré | M (C), AM (RL) | Man City | 18 | £240K | Yes | ||
Lutsharel Geertruida | D (RC), WB (R), DM | Feyenoord | 18 | £750K | Yes | ||
Willem Geubbels | AM (RL), ST (C) | AS Monaco | 17 | £850K | Yes | ||
Morgan Gibbs-White | M/AM (C) | Wolves | 19 | £8.5M | Yes | ||
Charlie Gilmour | M (C) | Telstar | Norwich | 20 | £275K | Yes | |
Angel Gomes | AM (RLC) | Man Utd | 18 | £12.5M | Yes | ||
Zé Gomes | ST (C) | Portimonense | SLB | 20 | £110K | Yes | |
Lorenzo Gonzalez | AM (RL), ST (C) | Málaga B | Man City | 19 | £450K | Yes | |
Amine Gouiri | AM (L), ST (C) | OL | 19 | £1.3M | Yes | ||
Kamil Grabara | GK | Huddersfield | Liverpool | 20 | £135K | Yes | |
Marc Guehi | D (RLC) | Chelsea | 18 | £90K | Yes | ||
Matteo Guendouzi | DM, M (C) | Arsenal | 20 | £21.5M | Yes | ||
Erling Håland | ST (C) | FC RB Salzburg | 18 | £17.75M | Yes | ||
Kai Havertz | M/AM (RC) | Bayer 04 | 19 | £42M | Yes | ||
Juan Hernández | AM (C), ST (C) | Mallorca | Watford | 20 | £8.5M | No | |
Callum Hudson-Odoi | AM (RLC) | Chelsea | 18 | £25M | Yes | ||
Alexander Isak | ST (C) | Real San Sebastián | 19 | £2.8M | Yes | ||
Victor Jensen | AM (RLC), ST (C) | Ajax | 19 | £675K | Yes | ||
Jota | AM (RL) | SLB | 20 | £3.6M | Yes | ||
Dejan Joveljic | ST (C) | Eintracht Frankfurt | 19 | £3.4M | No | ||
Boubacar Kamara | D (C), DM | OM | 19 | £3.3M | Yes | ||
Moise Kean | AM (L), ST (C) | Everton | 19 | £20M | Yes | ||
Justin Kluivert | M/AM (RL) | Roma | 20 | £10.75M | Yes | ||
Sékou Koïta | ST (C) | FC RB Salzburg | 19 | £450K | No | ||
Alban Lafont | GK | FC Nantes | Fiorentina | 20 | £6.5M | Yes | |
Diego Laínez | AM (RL) | Real Hispalis | 18 | £2.1M | No | ||
Rafael Leão | AM (L), ST (C) | Milan | 19 | £5.5M | Yes | ||
Lee Kangin | M/AM (LC) | Valencia | 18 | £1M | No | ||
Florentino Luís | DM, M (C) | SLB | 19 | £11.75M | Yes | ||
Andriy Lunin | GK | Valladolid | R. Madrid | 20 | £1.1M | No | |
Arne Maier | DM, M/AM (C) | Hertha BSC | 20 | £9.75M | Yes | ||
Mauro Júnior | M (C), AM (RLC) | Heracles Almelo | PSV | 20 | £1.6M | No | |
Jordi Mboula | M/AM (R) | Cercle Brugge | AS Monaco | 20 | £1.3M | Yes | |
Manu Morlanes | DM, M (C) | Villarreal | 20 | £500K | Yes | ||
Mason Mount | M/AM (C) | Chelsea | 20 | £20M | Yes | ||
Reiss Nelson | M (RL), AM (RLC) | Arsenal | 19 | £17.75M | Yes | ||
Eddie Nketiah | AM (RL), ST (C) | Leeds | Arsenal | 19 | £8.5M | Yes | |
Stanley Nsoki | D (LC) | OGC Nice | 20 | £5M | Yes | ||
Tashan Oakley-Boothe | M (C) | Tottenham | 19 | £875K | Yes | ||
Abdülkadir Ömür | M/AM (RC) | Trabzonspor | 19 | £5.5M | No | ||
Paulinho | M/AM (RL), ST (C) | Bayer 04 | 18 | £20.5M | No | ||
Strahinja Pavlovic | D (C), DM | Partizan | 18 | £69K | No | ||
Pietro Pellegri | ST (C) | AS Monaco | 18 | £3.7M | Yes | ||
Luca Pellegrini | D/WB/M (L) | Cagliari | Juventus | 20 | £4.2M | Yes | |
Nehuén Pérez | D (C) | Famalicão | A. Madrid | 18 | £475K | No | |
Andrea Pinamonti | ST (C) | Genoa | Inter | 20 | £5.5M | Yes | |
Alessandro Plizzari | GK | Livorno | Milan | 19 | £3M | Yes | |
Riqui Puig | M/AM (C) | Barcelona | 19 | £1.1M | Yes | ||
Diogo Queirós | D (C) | Mouscron | FCP | 20 | £1.1M | Yes | |
Domingos Quina | M (C), AM (RLC) | Watford | 19 | £10M | Yes | ||
Rodrygo | AM (L), ST (C) | R. Madrid | 18 | £16M | No | ||
Maximiliano Romero | ST (C) | Vélez | PSV | 20 | £4.5M | No | |
Jadon Sancho | M/AM (RL) | Borussia Dortmund | 19 | £39.5M | Yes | ||
Malang Sarr | D (LC) | OGC Nice | 20 | £6.25M | Yes | ||
Gianluca Scamacca | ST (C) | Ascoli | Sassuolo | 20 | £300K | Yes | |
Nicolás Schiappacasse | ST (C) | Famalicão | A. Madrid | 20 | £475K | Yes | |
Luis Sinisterra | M/AM (R) | Feyenoord | 19 | £725K | No | ||
Oliver Skipp | DM, M (C) | Tottenham | 18 | £1.9M | Yes | ||
Boubakary Soumaré | DM, M (C) | LOSC | 20 | £275K | Yes | ||
Antonis Stergiakis | GK | Slavia Sofia | 20 | £275K | Yes | ||
Dujon Sterling | D (RC), WB/M/AM (R) | Wigan | Chelsea | 19 | £2.3M | Yes | |
Mile Svilar | GK | SLB | 19 | £1.2M | Yes | ||
Moussa Sylla | AM (RL), ST (C) | AS Monaco | 19 | £800K | Yes | ||
Sandro Tonali | DM, M (C) | Brescia | 19 | £11.5M | Yes | ||
Hamed Junior Traoré | DM, M (C), AM (RC) | Sassuolo | 19 | £4.9M | No | ||
Iko Utin | D (C) | Maccabi Haifa | 19 | £245K | No | ||
Vinícius Júnior | AM (L), ST (C) | R. Madrid | 18 | £8M | No | ||
Dusan Vlahovic | ST (C) | Fiorentina | 19 | £2.5M | No | ||
Sebastian Walukiewicz | D (C), DM | Cagliari | 19 | £2.3M | Yes | ||
Timothy Weah | AM (RL), ST (C) | LOSC | 19 | £1.8M | Yes | ||
Joe Willock | M (C) | Arsenal | 19 | £12M | Yes | ||
Ben Woodburn | AM (LC), ST (C) | Oxford | Liverpool | 19 | £12.5M | Yes | |
Dan-Axel Zagadou | D (C) | Borussia Dortmund | 19 | £9.75M | Yes | ||
Nicolò Zaniolo | M/AM (C) | Roma | 19 | £13.75M | Yes |