2022 Golden Boy award: List of nominees cut down to 60 - Chukwuemeka & Garnacho added
Ten players owned by Premier League clubs are still on this year’s list for the Golden Boy award after it was cut down from 80 to 60 nominees. The voting, established by Italy’s Tuttosport, involves young talents who stood out at their clubs and national teams for particularly good performances within the last calendar year. They must be younger than 21 and have played in Europe during the corresponding seasons.
Bellingham, Chukwuemeka & Co. - The 60 nominees for the 2022 Golden Boy award
The list is reduced by 20 players on the 15th of each month until 20 youngsters remain in mid-October. The cut in August saw as many as 30 players removed, though the Italian outlet also added ten new ones, including Chelsea’s summer signing Carney Chukwuemeka, Cole Palmer of Manchester City and Alejandro Garnacho, who hopes to make the breakthrough at Man United. Mathys Tel, Reinier, Kenan Yildiz, Karamoko Dembélé, Bjorn Meijer, Mattia Viti and Kristjan Asllani have also joined the race to win the prestigious trophy.
In return, players such as Jérémy Doku, Luka Sucic and Rayan Cherki have been removed in the meantime and are no longer part of the 2022 Golden Boy list. In Jude Bellingham (Borussia Dortmund) and Noni Madueke (PSV Eindhoven), it also includes two English footballers playing abroad.
10 Premier League players from Chelsea, Man United & Co. on Golden Boy list
From the Premier League, the following players are nominated:
Liverpool: Harvey Elliott, Fábio Carvalho
Man United: Anthony Elanga, Alejandro Garnacho
Brentford: Aaron Hickey
Chelsea: Carney Chukwuemeka
Tottenham: Pape Matar Sarr
Wolves: Fábio Silva (on loan at Anderlecht), Ki-Jana Hoever (on loan at PSV Eindhoven)
Man City: Cole Palmer
In addition to a vote by fans, 40 journalists from Europe also decide on the winner using a points system. In the previous year, Pedri of FC Barcelona received the award. The Spaniard followed on Man City’s summer signing Erling Haaland, who played for Borussia Dortmund at the time.
All Golden Boy winners since 2003
- Date of birth/Age:
- Oct 20, 2003 (20)
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Nat.:
- Current club:
- Chelsea FC
- Contract until:
- Jun 30, 2028
- Position:
- Central Midfield
- Market Value:
- €15.00m
- Date of birth/Age:
- Jul 1, 2004 (19)
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Nat.:
- Current club:
- Manchester United
- Contract until:
- Jun 30, 2028
- Position:
- Left Winger
- Market Value:
- €25.00m
- Date of birth/Age:
- Jun 29, 2003 (20)
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Nat.:
- Current club:
- Real Madrid
- Contract until:
- Jun 30, 2029
- Position:
- Attacking Midfield
- Market Value:
- €150.00m
Harvey Elliott
Fábio Carvalho
Anthony Elanga
Aaron Hickey
Pape Matar Sarr
Fábio Silva
Ki-Jana Hoever
Cole Palmer
Noni Madueke
Chelsea FC
Manchester United
Manchester City
Liverpool FC
Tottenham Hotspur
Brentford FC
Wolverhampton Wanderers
