Arsenal and Chelsea stars named among nominees for Golden Boy award

Barcelona defender Pau Cubarsí, Arsenal’s Myles Lewis-Skelly and Chelsea duo Jorrel Hato and Estêvão are among the 20 nominees for the 2026 Golden Boy award.

The prize, organised by Italian newspaper Tuttosport, recognises the best young male player in European football.

Cubarsí is joined on the shortlist by Barcelona team-mate Marc Bernal, while Real Madrid have two nominees in Yan Diomande and Endrick.

Manchester City midfielder Ayyoub Bouaddi has also been named, alongside Paris Saint-Germain’s Warren Zaïre-Emery and Brighton defender Luka Vuškovic.

Premier League representation includes Lewis-Skelly, Hato, Estêvão and Bournemouth pair Rayan and Junior Kroupi.

Bayern Munich’s Lennart Karl, Borussia Dortmund’s Konstantinos Karetsas and Juventus youngster Kerim Alajbegović are also among those in contention.

The full list of nominees is:

Pau Cubarsí (Barcelona)

Ayyoub Bouaddi (Manchester City)

Warren Zaïre-Emery (Paris Saint-Germain)

Yan Diomande (Real Madrid)

Luka Vuškovic (Brighton)

Victor Froholdt (Porto)

Myles Lewis-Skelly (Arsenal)

Rayan (Bournemouth)

Jorrel Hato (Chelsea)

Lennart Karl (Bayern Munich)

Estêvão (Chelsea)

Endrick (Real Madrid)

Junior Kroupi (Bournemouth)

Gianluca Prestianni (Benfica)

Konstantinos Karetsas (Borussia Dortmund)

Saïd El Mala (FC Köln)

Jon Martín (Real Sociedad)

Marc Bernal (Barcelona)

Kerim Alajbegović (Juventus)

Finn Jeltsch (Stuttgart)

Previous winners of the award, such as Lamine Yamal, cannot win the award again, hence why they are not included among the list of nominees.