Sporting star among 25 finalists for Golden Boy award | OneFootball

Geovany Quenda is among the 25 finalists competing for the 2025 Golden Boy award for the best young player. The list of 25 finalists was revealed this Wednesday, October 15, in Genoa and is made up of the top 20 ranked in the award’s “index” (via Football Benchmark, a data & analytics partner).

The initial list contained 100 names, with the 18-year-old from Sporting ‘surviving’ the cut of 75 young players. The award is intended to choose the best under-21 player competing in European football, with the winner to be announced in November at a gala held in Turin.

The 25 players will be assessed by 50 journalists specializing in international football who will decide who succeeds Lamine Yamal. The award date has not yet been announced. The winner will be announced in November and the prize money is €1.256 million.

On October 14, the Portugal under-21 national team beat their Gibraltar counterparts 11–0, taking sole lead of Group B in qualifying for the European Championship in the category, to be held in 2027. Geovany Quenda scored a screamer.

Quenda’s screamer for the U-21s:

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