Serie A talent in Golden Boy Award 2026 nominees | OneFootball

The nominees for the 2026 Golden Boy Award have been announced, including Serie A talent Kerim Alajbegovic of Juventus, Roma’s Rodrigo Mora and Franco Mastantuono of Fiorentina.

The trophy is for the best young player in Europe and was organised by Turin-based newspaper Tuttosport.

They confirmed the list of 25 contenders this afternoon, including several Serie A representatives.

Serie A players up for award

Official: Rodrigo Mora joins Roma on a permanent transfer from FC Porto (via www.asroma.com)

Alajbegovic has just come to Italy for Juventus, having impressed for Bosnia and Herzegovina as well as RB Salzburg.

Rodrigo Mora was a Serie A summer signing for Roma, while Mastantuono is on loan at Fiorentina from Real Madrid.

They are by no means the favourites to win the Golden Boy Award, though, as contenders include Barcelona and Spain defender Pau Cubarsí, Manchester City signing Ayyoub Bouaddi, Warren Zaire-Emery of Paris Saint-Germain and massive Real Madrid investment Yan Diomande.

FLORENCE, ITALY – SEPTEMBER 20: Franco Mastantuono of ACF Fiorentina in action against Rafa Marin of SSC Napoli during the Serie A match between ACF Fiorentina and SSC Napoli at Stadio Artemio Franchi on September 20, 2026 in Florence, Italy. (Photo by Gabriele Maltinti/Getty Images)

Golden Boy Award shortlist

Pau Cubarsí (Barcelona)

Ayyoub Bouaddi (Manchester City)

Warren Zaire-Emery (PSG)

Yan Diomande (Real Madrid)

Luka Vuskovic (Brighton)

Victor Froholdt (Porto)

Myles Lewis-Skelly (Arsenal)

MILAN, ITALY – MAY 06: Lautaro Martinez of FC Internazionale is challenged by Pau Cubarsi of FC Barcelona which results in referee Szymon Marciniak (not pictured) awarding a penalty to FC Internazionale during the UEFA Champions League 2024/25 Semi Final Second Leg match between FC Internazionale Milano and FC Barcelona at Giuseppe Meazza Stadium on May 06, 2025 in Milan, Italy. (Photo by Carl Recine/Getty Images)

Rayan (Bournemouth)

Jorrel Hato (Chelsea)

Lennart Karl (Bayern Munich)

Estevao (Chelsea)

Endrick (Real Madrid)

PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA – JUNE 19: Endrick #19 of Brazil reacts as he enters the pitch during the FIFA World Cup 2026 Group C match between Brazil and Haiti at Philadelphia Stadium on June 19, 2026 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Dan Mullan/Getty Images)

Junior Kroupi (Bournemouth)

Gianluca Prestianni (Benfica)

Konstantinos Karetsas (Borussia Dortmund)

Said El Mala (Koln)

Jon Martin (Real Sociedad)

Marc Bernal (Barcelona)

Kerim Alajbegovic (Juventus)

Finn Jeltsch (Stuttgart)

Charalampos Kostoulas (Brighton)

Joane Gadou (Borussia Dortmund)

Franco Mastantuono (Fiorentina)

Rodrigo Mora (Roma)

Xavi Espart (Barcelona)