A row of Best Young Player Candidates 2019

DBasia.news –  Matthijs De Ligt, Ansu Fati, and Joao Felix are some of the names that make the 2019 best young players list. There are still many good young players and Tuttosport has announced some of the best candidates.

The Golden Boy Best Young Player Award was launched in 2003. Several media outlets have been panelists to determine who is the best under-21 player.

Media that became panelists in the award besides Tuttosport (Italy) were Bild (Germany), Blick (Switzerland), A Bola (Portugal), l’Equipe, France Football (France), Marca, Mundo Deportivo (Spain), Ta Nea (Spain) Greece), Sport Express (Russia), De Telegraaf (Netherlands), and The Times (United Kingdom).

The first player to win the title was Rafael van der Vaart. While the last edition was won by Matthijs de Ligt who still defended Ajax.

Entering the 2019 edition, the organizers re-released new names. In this edition, there are a total of 20 young players included in the nominee.

Starting from names like Joao Felix, Phil Foden, entered the list. So, who are the 20 young players who are considered the best throughout 2019? The following is the list.

Joao Felix (Atletico Madrid / Portugal)

Alphonso Davies (Bayern Munich / Canada)

Gianluigi Donnarumma (AC Milan / Italy)

Kang-in Lee (Valencia / South Korea)

Phil Foden (Manchester City / United Kingdom)

Matteo Guendouzi (Arsenal / France)

Erling Haaland (Salzburg / Norway)

Kai Havertz (Bayer Leverkusen / Germany)

Moise Kean (Everton / Italy)

Dejan Loveljic (Eintracht Frankfurt / Serbia)

Matthijs De Ligt (Juventus / Netherlands)

Ansu Fati (Barcelona / Spain)

Andriy Lunin (Real Valladolid / Ukraine)

Donyell Malen (PSV / Netherlands)

Mason Mount (Chelsea / England)

Rodrygo (Real Madrid / Brazil)

Jadon Sancho (Borussia Dortmund / United Kingdom)

Ferran Torres (Valencia / Spain)

Vinicius Jr. (Real Madrid / Brazil)

Nicolo Zaniolo (AS Rome / Italy)