PSG striker beats Estevão to be named Golden Boy of the season | OneFootball

Désiré Doué, forward for Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) and top scorer in the last Champions League final, has been named Golden Boy 2025. To win the award dedicated to the best under-21 player of the European season, he beat out Estevão of Chelsea, the only Brazilian among the 20 finalists.

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In his first season at PSG, Doué played 61 matches, scoring 16 goals and providing 14 assists. He won the French Championship, the French Cup, the French Super Cup, the UEFA Super Cup, and the Champions League.

The award has been held since 2003 by the Italian newspaper Tuttosport. In the previous edition, Lamine Yamal was awarded. According to the rules, the same player cannot win in two consecutive years.

Anderson (2008) and Alexandre Pato (2009) are the only two Brazilians to have won the Golden Boy. Lionel Messi (2005), Kylian Mbappé (2017), and Jude Bellingham (2023) have also been chosen.

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