Yildiz promises next five years to Juventus: ‘I will give everything for this shirt’ | OneFootball

Kenan Yildiz says that he sees himself ‘on the pitch and giving everything for this shirt’ in five years time, as the Bianconeri teenager speaks in-depth following his Golden Boy web award.

The 19-year-old was the recipient of the 2024 Golden Boy Web award, voted for by Tuttosport readers. Barcelona’s Lamine Yamal won the main Golden Boy award, as revealed in November.

Yildiz pledges future to Juventus

TURIN, ITALY – NOVEMBER 09: Kenan Yildiz of Juventus celebrates scoring his team’s second goal during the Serie A match between Juventus and Torino at Juventus Stadium on November 09, 2024 in Turin, Italy. (Photo by Valerio Pennicino/Getty Images)

Speaking in-depth in an interview with Tuttosport published on Monday, Yildiz hinted that he plans to stay on with the Bianconeri for the foreseeable future.

He also spoke about his pride at winning his award, and the need to ‘repay trust’ in him and several other Next Gen graduates from the club over the last year.

“I’m proud of this award, because it comes from the fans’ judgement. We play for them, to make them happy,” Said Yildiz, who won the award with over 350,000 votes.

He continued: “I’m just getting started. I still have a lot to learn and there are lots of different aspects of my game that I still want to grow and improve. It’s not a bad start though, let’s say that.”

Speaking of the importance of Juve’s Next Gen team, Yildiz said: “I think that the Next Gen is really important, it allows the youngsters to show their value and not suffer too much from the step into first team football.

Samuel Mbangula celebrates scoring his team’s second goal with teammates Kenan Yildiz of Juventus during the Serie A match between Juventus and Bologna at Allianz Stadium on December 07, 2024 in Turin, Italy. (Photo by Valerio Pennicino/Getty Images)

“It’s fantastic that the club has no issues about focussing on guys like me or Savona, Mbangula, Adzic, Rouhi. It’s up to us to make sure we repay the club for their decisions and trust.”

Later, when asked where he sees himself in five years’ time, Yildiz replied: “On the pitch, giving everything to win in this shirt.”