This yr’s Kopa Trophy nominees have been revealed, with a winner set to be topped on the finish of October in the course of the Ballon d’Or award ceremony.
The Kopa Trophy is awarded to the participant beneath 21 who has impressed essentially the most in the course of the 2023/24 season, with former Ballon d’Or winners choosing the recipient.
So who’re the favourites to win the award?
This is our rankings of all ten nominees.
If you happen to’ve performed Soccer Supervisor 2024, chances are high you know the way good Karim Konate is.
If you have not, this is some stats to exemplify how good he’s:
In 2023/24, Konate scored 22 objectives and bagged eight assists to guide Crimson Bull Salzburg to an Austrian Bundesliga triumph.
Count on to see him starring in a high 5 league quickly sufficient.
Had Harry Kane not signed for Bayern Munich, Mathys Tel would in all probability be a bit larger on this record.
Regardless of enjoying second fiddle to Kane nonetheless, Tel has nonetheless managed to make a mark in Bavaria, bagging seven objectives and 5 assists, regardless of having began simply six Bundesliga video games final season.
Joao Neves was so good at Benfica in 2023/24, that he earned himself a €70m transfer to Paris Saint-Germain in the summertime.
And since then, the 19-year-old has continued to impress, turning into a key participant nearly instantaneously for the Ligue 1 giants.
Chances are high, this time final yr you hadn’t heard of Pau Cubarsi.
Quick ahead 12 months nonetheless, and he is some of the talked about younger defenders in world soccer.
After being given a stunning debut in the course of the Christmas interval by former Barcelona boss Xavi Hernandez, Cubarsi has established himself as one of many first names on the teamsheet in Catalonia – regardless of being about 12 years previous. Spectacular stuff.
Savinho bagged himself a transfer to Man Metropolis (or was he already there? The Metropolis Soccer Group is a complicated entity) from Troyes after a surprising mortgage at Girona in La Liga in 2023/24.
The broad ahead was the important thing man behind Girona’s exceptional third-place end, netting 9 objectives and ten assists within the league alone.
All you actually need to learn about Alejandro Garnacho will be discovered by watching his overhead kick purpose in opposition to Everton.
There’s gneuinly not many footballers on the planet who can pull one thing like that off – Garnacho is certainly one of them.
Contemplating how lengthy it seems like Warren Zaire-Emery has been round, it is fairly exceptional that he is nonetheless solely 18 years previous.
The France worldwide is already top-of-the-line gamers in Ligue 1, and is broadly anticipated to be come top-of-the-line on the planet quickly sufficient.
Regardless of not being first selection at Actual Madrid, largely as a result of accidents within the first half of final season, Arda Guler was given the chance to shine at Euro 2024 with Turkey, and he took it with each arms.
From his gorgeous purpose in opposition to Georgia, to his game-winning assists in opposition to Austria, Guler confirmed what he is all about in the summertime.
He is earned extra game-time at Madrid, let’s hope he will get it.
Kobbie Mainoo has been the breakout star of 2024 in England.
After turning into a central determine for Manchester United, the teen then proceeded to drive his approach into Gareth Southgate’s plans for Euro 2024 and grow to be a starter for England too.
He ought to be one of many favourites to win the Kopa Trophy.
Each different participant on this record is a future star, Lamine Yamal is already a real footballing celebrity.
From his sensible performances with Barcelona, to his gorgeous contributions for Spain on their technique to a Euro 2024 triumph, Yamal has developed right into a world class participant in report time.
He is additionally earned himself a nomination for the Ballon d’Or too, all at 17.
