Désiré Doué beats Mora and Froholdt, crowned the new Golden Boy | OneFootball

The long wait is over. The Italian newspaper Tuttosport announced early Tuesday afternoon that the French international Désiré Doué has been chosen as the winner of the 2025 edition of the Golden Boy, an award given annually to the best under-21 player active in European football.

At just 20 years old, Doué sees his dream season with Paris Saint-Germain recognized, which resulted in the victories of Ligue 1, the French Cup, the French Super Cup, and the Champions League, alongside Portuguese players Nuno Mendes, Vitinha, João Neves, and Gonçalo Ramos.

The forward stood out among the remaining 24 finalists, in a list that included the presence of Rodrigo Mora and the Danish Victor Froholdt (who also wears the FC Porto jersey since last summer).

Names such as Dean Huijsen, Arda Guler, Franco Mastantuono (Real Madrid trio), Warren Zaire-Emery, Senny Mayulu (PSG duo), Myles Lewis-Skelly, Ethan Nwaneri (Arsenal duo), Lucas Bergvall, Archie Gray (Tottenham duo), Jorrel Hato, Estêvão (Chelsea duo), Pau Cubarsí (Barcelona), Kenan Yildiz (Juventus), Leny Yoro (Manchester United), Nico O’Reilly (Manchester City), Eliesse Ben Seghir (Bayer Leverkusen), Mamadou Sarr (Strasbourg), Jobe Bellingham (Borussia Dortmund), Francesco Esposito (Internazionale), Giovanni Leoni (Liverpool), Quenda (Sporting), and Alekandar Stankovic (Club Brugge) were also left out of the distinction.

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