Golden Boy – Doué reveals how the dressing room celebrated him

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·1 December 2025

Golden Boy – Doué reveals how the dressing room celebrated him

Voted Golden Boy 2025, Désiré Doué (20 years old), attacking midfielder for Paris Saint-Germain, spoke to Tuttosport about the behind-the-scenes of this award. The young Parisian shares the congratulations he received within PSG, between camaraderie with his teammates and respect for a collective that, according to him, made this prize possible.

Doué: “I have to thank all my teammates, because it’s thanks to them that I have this recognition”

“They all congratulated me, starting with the young players my age with whom I’m very close, like Warren Zaire-Emery, Bradley Barcola, Senny Mayulu. Hakimi made one of his jokes. As soon as he saw me arrive at the training center, he kept calling me Golden Boy. He kept repeating: Golden Boy, Golden Boy, Golden Boy! But I have to thank all my teammates, because it’s thanks to them that I have this recognition. If we hadn’t won matches, if we hadn’t played the way we did, if we hadn’t lifted trophies, I wouldn’t have received this award. My future goals? Always aim for the biggest objectives, just like this year.”

The midfielder, who came up through Rennes, doesn’t take credit for himself: he emphasizes the importance of victories, trophies, and a locker room that immediately supported him. The first to congratulate him were Warren Zaïre-Emery (19 years old), Bradley Barcola (23 years old), and Senny Mayulu (18 years old), this close-knit Parisian generation growing together and embodying the club’s new identity. Even Achraf Hakimi (27 years old), always quick to joke around, welcomed him as a hero. This detail says a lot: Doué has blended into a group that works well, and that recognizes his talent without putting pressure on him.

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The player finally reminds us that the award wouldn’t have existed without the club’s momentum, nor without the constant ambition that has driven the team for the past year. Together, they are aiming even higher and Doué has clearly broken through, becoming indispensable.

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇫🇷 here.