Three Serie A Players Nominated for 2026 Golden Boy Award

The nominees for the 2026 Golden Boy Award have been revealed, highlighting the talents of three players from Serie A: Kerim Alajbegovic of Juventus, Rodrigo Mora from Roma, and Franco Mastantuono of Fiorentina. This prestigious award, organized by the Turin-based newspaper Tuttosport, recognizes the best young player in Europe and features a total of 25 contenders.

Kerim Alajbegovic, a recent addition to Juventus after showcasing his skills with Bosnia and Herzegovina and at RB Salzburg, leads the Serie A nominees. Rodrigo Mora, who joined Roma permanently from FC Porto this summer, is also included, alongside Mastantuono, who is currently on loan from Real Madrid to Fiorentina.

Although these Serie A players are talented, they face stiff competition from notable contenders such as Pau Cubarsí of Barcelona, Ayyoub Bouaddi of Manchester City, Warren Zaire-Emery from Paris Saint-Germain, and Yan Diomande, a significant investment by Real Madrid.

The complete shortlist includes:

- Pau Cubarsí (Barcelona)

- Ayyoub Bouaddi (Manchester City)

- Warren Zaire-Emery (PSG)

- Yan Diomande (Real Madrid)

- Luka Vuskovic (Brighton)

- Victor Froholdt (Porto)

- Myles Lewis-Skelly (Arsenal)

- Rayan (Bournemouth)

- Jorrel Hato (Chelsea)

- Lennart Karl (Bayern Munich)

- Estevao (Chelsea)

- Endrick (Real Madrid)

- Junior Kroupi (Bournemouth)

- Gianluca Prestianni (Benfica)

- Konstantinos Karetsas (Borussia Dortmund)

- Said El Mala (Köln)

- Jon Martin (Real Sociedad)

- Marc Bernal (Barcelona)

- Kerim Alajbegovic (Juventus)

- Finn Jeltsch (Stuttgart)

- Charalampos Kostoulas (Brighton)

- Joane Gadou (Borussia Dortmund)

- Franco Mastantuono (Fiorentina)

- Rodrigo Mora (Roma)

- Xavi Espart (Barcelona).