Following in Lionel Messi's footsteps: Barcelona star Lamine Yamal wins Golden Boy award

Seventeen-year-old Lamine Yamal has been crowned the 2024 Golden Boy, awarded annually by Tuttosport to the best U21 player in European soccer. The FC Barcelona winger follows in the footsteps of Real Madrid’s Jude Bellingham (2023 winner) and becomes the third Barcelona player to claim the accolade in the past four years, after Pedri (2021) and Gavi (2022).
This is the fifth time a Spanish player has won the Golden Boy, highlighting the strength of Spanish youth football. Previous Spanish […]
Following in Lionel Messi's footsteps: Barcelona star Lamine Yamal wins Golden Boy award