Golden Boy 2021 - Bukayo Saka, Mason Greenwood, Jude Bellingham, Luke Thomas make 40-player list

ByEurosport

Updated 17/09/2021 at 10:24 GMT

The top 40 players under 21 in world football has been revealed by Italian outlet Tuttosport ahead of the 2021 Golden Boy award. Four Englishmen have been included in the list, including Leicester City full-back Luke Thomas, while previous winners include Erling Haaland, Raheem Sterling, Anthony Martial, Kylian Mbappe and Paul Pogba.

Bukayo Saka celebrates

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Bukayo Saka, Mason Greenwood, Jude Bellingham and Luke Thomas have been included in the 40-man shortlist for the Golden Boy award.

The names were announced on Friday by Italian sports publication Tuttosport, who founded the award in 2003, and has grown to becoming one of the most prestigious awards in football.

The award is given to a young footballer (under the age of 21) playing in Europe's top leagues who is seen to have been the most impressive during a calendar year.

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Previous winners include Wayne Rooney (2004), Lionel Messi (2005), Sergio Aguero (2007), Kylian Mbappe (2017) and in 2020, Erling Haaland.

In June, 100 names were published, with the list being trimmed to 40 on Friday, and by October 15, 20 names will be in the final list to be voted on.

40 names announced

English players in bold

Jude Bellingham - Borussia Dortmund
Karim Adeyemi - RB Salzburg
Rayan Ait-Nouri - Wolves
Ander Barrenetxea - Real Sociedad
Myron Boadu - Monaco
Brian Brobbey - RB Leipzig
Eduardo Camavinga - Real Madrid
Rayan Cherki - Lyon
Mohamed-Ali Cho - Angers
Francisco Conceicao - Porto
Jamal Musiala - Bayern Munich
Charles De Ketelaere - Club Brugge
Ersin Destanoglu - Besiktas
Jeremy Doku - Rennes
Eric Garcia - Barcelona
Bryan Gil - Tottenham Hotspur
Goncalo Ramos - Benfica
Ryan Gravenberch - Ajax
Mason Greenwood - Manchester United
Josko Gvardiol - RB Leipzig
Pedri - Barcelona
Ilaix Moriba - RB Leipzig
Odilon Kossounou - Bayer Leverkusen
Noni Madueke - PSV
Felix Mambimbi - Young Boys
Gabriel Martinelli - Arsenal
Mykhaylo Mudryk - Shakhtar Donetsk
Mohamed Ihattaren - Sampdoria
Nuno Mendes - Paris Saint-Germain
Roberto Piccoli - Atalanta
Bukayo Saka - Arsenal
Yeremi Pino - Villarreal
Gio Reyna - Borussia Dortmund
William Saliba - Marseille
Martin Satriano - Inter Milan
Luke Thomas - Leicester City
Khephren Thuram - OGC Nice
Jurrien Timber - Ajax
Florian Wirtz - Leverkusen
Ilya Zabarnyi - Dynamo Kyiv

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