Pau Cubarsi, Endrick and Estêvao are among the leading names on the shortlist for the 2026 European Golden Boy award, with some of the brightest young talents in European football now in contention for the prestigious prize.
Organised by Italian newspaper Tuttosport, the Golden Boy is awarded annually to the best Under-21 player playing in Europe.
Barcelona have three nominees in Cubarsí, Marc Bernal and Xavi Espart, while the Premier League also has a strong presence through Chelsea’s Estêvao, Arsenal’s Myles Lewis-Skelly, Bournemouth duo Rayan and Junior Kroupi, and Brighton pair Luka Vušković and Charalampos Kostoulas.
Other nominees include Gianluca Prestianni of Benfica, Ayyoub Bouaddi of Manchester City, Konstantinos Karetsas of Borussia Dortmund, Warren Zaïre-Emery of Paris Saint-Germain, Saïd El Mala of Köln, Yan Diomande of Real Madrid, Jon Martín of Real Sociedad, Victor Froholdt of Porto, Finn Jeltsch of Stuttgart, Kerim Alajbegović of Juventus, Jorrel Hato of Chelsea, Lennart Karl of Bayern Munich, Joane Gadou of Borussia Dortmund, Franco Mastantuono of Fiorentina and Rodrigo Mora of Roma.