Overview

• Italian daily Tuttosport listed the 18-year-old Real Madrid player among 100 candidates, a field that also features his club teammates Endrick and Arda Güler.
• The longlist spotlights the top under-21 talents competing in Europe, with Lamine Yamal the current holder of the award.
• Mastantuono has begun earning first-team minutes at Real Madrid and recently appeared for Lionel Scaloni’s squad wearing Argentina’s No. 10 shirt.
• He is the only Argentine included this year, adding individual recognition to his rapid rise from River Plate to the European elite.
• Media reports cite a provisional Golden Boy index placing him around No. 20 with a 73.4 score, a reference metric ahead of formal voting.