Wednesday, November 5, 2025 - French forward Désiré Doué has been crowned the 2025 Golden Boy following his trophy-laden season with Paris Saint-Germain.
The award dished out by Italian sports paper Tuttosport goes
to the best player aged 21 or under in a European nation’s top flight.
The midfielder, currently sidelined with a thigh injury,was
honored ahead of players like Dean Huijsen, Pau Cubarsí, Arda Güler, and Franco
Mastantuono.
He follows the footsteps of fellow Frenchmen in Paul Pogba
(2013), Anthony Martial (2015), and Kylian Mbappé (2017) as the fourth player
from La Hexagone to receive the honour.
The Rennes academy product joined PSG in a €50m transfer
last summer and quickly established himself as a key figure in Luis Enrique’s
side.
Having finished 14th in the 2025 Ballon d’Or and runner-up
for the Kopa Trophy, Doué’s rise to global prominence has been swift. Last
year’s Golden Boy winner, Lamine Yamal, was ineligible to retain the prize
under Tuttosport’s one-win rule, leaving the path clear for the French
international (4 caps) to claim the award.
The Golden Boy shortlist is drawn from the Football
Benchmark Index, a statistical ranking of the world’s top U21 players that
updates throughout the season.
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