Golden Boy 2026: Ayoub Bouaddi Named Among 25 Final Nominees

Moroccan youngster Ayoub Bouaddi and Ivory Coast forward Yan Diomande has been included among the final nominees for the prestigious 2026 Golden Boy award.

The talented midfielder is part of a 25-player shortlist released by Tuttosport, with some of the brightest young talents in European football competing for the individual prize.

The 25 candidates on Tuttosport's shortlist for the 2026 Golden Boy award

Below is the full list of the twenty-five young players in the running for the prestigious prize

• Pau Cubarsí – Barcelona

• Ayyoub Bouaddi – Manchester City

• Warren Zaïre-Emery – Paris Saint-Germain

• Yan Diomande – Real Madrid

• Luka Vušković – Brighton

• Victor Froholdt – Porto

• Myles Lewis-Skelly – Arsenal

• Rayan – Bournemouth

• Jorrel Hato – Chelsea

• Lennart Karl – Bayern Monaco

• Estêvão – Chelsea

• Endrick – Real Madrid

• Junior Kroupi – Bournemouth

• Gianluca Prestianni – Benfica

• Konstantinos Karetsas – Borussia Dortmund

• Saïd El Mala – Colonia

• Jon Martín – Real Sociedad

• Marc Bernal – Barcelona

• Kerim Alajbegović – Juventus

• Finn Jeltsch – Stuttgart

Wild Cards

• Charalampos Kostoulas – Brighton

• Joane Gadou – Borussia Dortmund

• Franco Mastantuono – Fiorentina

• Rodrigo Mora – Roma

• Xavi Espart – Barcellona