Overview

• The 100-player Golden Boy shortlist was published today, showcasing Europe’s top U21 footballers from the continent’s top 25 leagues.
• Barcelona’s Lamine Yamal tops the Golden-Boy-Index at 97.7 but is ineligible for a repeat win as the 2024 recipient.
• Team-mate Pau Cubarsí leads the eligible field, trailed by Paris Saint-Germain’s Désiré Doué in third and Arsenal’s Myles Lewis-Skelly in fourth.
• Eleven Bundesliga players made the list, with Bayern’s new signing Tom Bischof as the only German in the top 20 at 16th place.
• A jury of 50 European journalists will decide the final winner in November after the shortlist is narrowed to 20 index leaders plus five wildcards.