Rodrigo Mora climbs six places into the Golden Boy top 30 | OneFootball

Rodrigo Mora’s move to Roma appears to have been a positive one for the Portuguese attacking midfielder. After a spell of limited playing time at FC Porto, the player has already featured in four matches for the Italian club, two of them as a starter. The increase in minutes has also been reflected in the race for the Golden Boy, the historic award given by the newspaper Tuttosport to the best young footballer playing in Europe.

This season, the finalists for the award – later chosen through a vote by Italian and international journalists – will be determined from a ranking compiled in collaboration with Transfermarkt, whose latest update was released yesterday.

Rodrigo Mora, the highest-ranked Portuguese player, was the one who climbed the most in the top 30 after gaining six places. Froholdt remains the highest-ranked player in the Portuguese League, in sixth place. Among the top spots, Bouaddi also deserves mention, the midfielder who now plays for Manchester City and shone at the Dragão on Tuesday, having moved up two places.

The biggest news, however, is Xavi Espart’s direct entry into the top 30. In the August update, the Barcelona defender was not even among the top 100, but his excellent start to the season for the culés, with four starts, earned him a prominent place.

The list of the top 100 includes five Portuguese footballers and seven players from Liga Portugal. The 20 finalists will be announced in October. Desiré Doué won the previous edition. Lamine Yamal also appears in the ranking, but cannot win the award again after having claimed it in 2024. Renato Sanches, in 2016, and João Félix, in 2019, were the Portuguese players previously honored.

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