Golden Boy 2024 Finalists List Announced: Barcelona's Lamine Yamal and Real Madrid's Arda Guler Among Top Contenders

The highly anticipated list of finalists for the Golden Boy 2024 award has been released today.

The award, presented by Italian sports newspaper Tuttosport, recognizes the best young football player under 21 years old competing in Europe.

This year's list features some of the most promising talents across the continent, including Lamine Yamal from Barcelona, Alejandro Garnacho from Manchester United, and Arda Guler from Real Madrid .

Other notable nominees include Kobbie Mainoo (Manchester United), Leny Yoro (Lyon), and Mathys Tel (Bayern Munich).

The winner of the Golden Boy award will be announced on December 17, 2024, in Turin. 

Here is the full list of the top 20 finalists for the 2024 Golden Boy award:

Lamine Yamal (Barcelona)

Alejandro Garnacho (Manchester United)

Arda Guler (Real Madrid)

Kobbie Mainoo (Manchester United)

Leny Yoro (Lyon)

Mathys Tel (Bayern Munich)

Joao Neves (Paris Saint-Germain)

Warren Zaire-Emery (Paris Saint-Germain)

Pau Cubarsi (Barcelona)

Savio (Manchester City)

Kenan Yildiz (Juventus)

Samuel Mbangula (Juventus)

Endrick (Real Madrid)

Matheus Nunes (Wolverhampton Wanderers)

Victor Osimhen (Napoli)

Jude Bellingham (Real Madrid)

Florian Wirtz (Bayer Leverkusen)

Jude Bellingham (Real Madrid)

Pedri (Barcelona)

Federico Gatti (Juventus)