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PSG’s Désiré Doué Named 2025 Golden Boy

The journalists’ award recognizes the 20-year-old’s breakout season capped by a two-goal, one-assist Champions League final.

Overview

  • Tuttosport’s prize, running since 2003, followed its 100-to-25 shortlist process with 50 selected journalists choosing this year’s winner.
  • Doué starred in PSG’s 5–0 win over Inter Milan in May’s final, adding 32 goal contributions across 61 matches in the 2024/25 campaign.
  • The formal presentation is scheduled for 1 December at the Museo Nazionale dell’Automobile in Turin.
  • The Rennes product joined PSG in summer 2024 for €50 million, with his reported market value rising to €90 million.
  • Last year’s winner Lamine Yamal was ineligible under rules requiring a new recipient, while the separate Golden Boy Web fan poll runs until 15 November with 1.2 million votes and Christos Mouzakitis currently leading.