Desir Dou, the French-Ivorian footballer for Paris Saint-Germain, received the 2025 Golden Boy trophy on Monday, awarded by the Italian newspaper 'TuttoSport', succeeding Spanish winger Lamine Yamal, winner of the award last year. past.

Doue, 20, accumulated 450 out of a possible 500 points in the voting and became the twenty-third Golden Boy since the trophy's inception, awarded to the best player under 21.

The French winger, who learned the results last month, achieved the treble in 2015 under Luis Enrique, with whom he played 61 matches, scoring 16 goals (one in the Champions League final against Inter Milan) and providing 14 assists.

An award previously won by great players such as Lionel Messi (2005, Argentina), Cesc Fabregas (Spain, 2006), Kylian Mbappe (2017, France), Pedri (2021, Spain), and Jude Bellingham (2023, England).

At the gala, held in the Italian city of Turin, also The 'Golden Player' award was presented, which was won by the recently deceased Diego Jota and accepted by his wife (Rute Cardoso), along with the 'Italian Golden Boy' award (Pio Esposito; Inter), and the Lifetime Achievement Award (Lilian Thuram), among other highlights.

“I am grateful to have become a professional footballer; it is every child's dream. I have won many trophies and there are still many more to win, both individually and as part of a team. I can guarantee hard work and discipline for the rest of my career,” Doue said after receiving the award.

Players who have won the Golden Boy award

2003 – Rafael Van Der Vaart 2004 – Wayne Rooney 2005 – Lionel Messi 2006 – Cesc Fabregas 2007 – Sergio Aguero 2008 – Anderson 2009 – Alexandre Pato 2010 – Mario Balotelli 2011 – Mario Goetze2012 – Isco2013 – Paul Pogba2014 – Raheem Sterling2015 – Antony Marcial2016 – Renato Sanches2017 – Kylian Mbappe2018 – Matthijs De Ligt2019 – Joao Felix2020 – Erling Haaland2021 – Pedri2022 – Gavi2023 – Jude Bellingham2024 – Lamine Yamal2025 – Desire Doue.