Franco Mastantuono among the finalists for the 2025 Golden Boy award | OneFootball

Franco Mastantuono is among the 25 finalists for the Golden Boy 2025, the award that recognizes the best Under-21 footballer playing in Europe. The Italian magazine Tuttosport released the official list of players included in this lineup. It is worth noting that the only Argentinians who have achieved this were Lionel Messi (2005) and Sergio Agüero (2007).

At just 18 years old, Mastantuono, who recently had to be withdrawn from the Argentine National Team due to a strain and returned to Spain early, is the only nominee from the country for this recognition. This reflects the impact he has made since his arrival at Real Madrid, after making his professional debut with River. On the other hand, he shares the list with the Brazilian Estevão. Both are the only representatives from South America.

The Golden Boy is voted on by journalists from the main sports media outlets in Europe and will be announced by Tuttosport at the end of 2025. The award, created in 2003, has been a showcase for future stars: Messi, Kylian Mbappé, Erling Haaland, Pedri, and Jude Bellingham are some of the winners who later became global football icons. Lamine Yamal was the last to achieve it.

The 25 finalists for the Golden Boy 2025

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