Mbappé, De Ligt, Sterling... Every winner of the Golden Boy award
We look back over the men who have been named the world's best under-21 player since the inception of Tuttosport's Golden Boy award in 2003.
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Rafael van der Vaart
Year: 2003 | Club at the time of win: Ajax. Current club: Retired
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Rooney
Year: 2004 | Club at the time of win: Manchester United. Current club: DC United (MLS).
Foto: IAN HODGSON / REUTERS
Lionel Messi
Year: 2005 | Club at the time of win: Barcelona. Current club: Barcelona.
Foto: RODOLFO MOLINA / DIARIO AS
Cesc Fábregas
Year: 2006 | Club at the time of win: Arsenal. Current club: A.S. Monaco.
Foto: STEFANO RELLANDINI / REUTERS
Sergio Agüero
Year: 2007 | Club at the time of win: Atlético Madrid. Current club: Manchester City.
Foto: PEDRO ARMESTRE / AFP
Anderson
Year: 2008 | Club at the time of win: Manchester United. Current club: Retired.
Foto: TOBY MELVILLE / REUTERS
Alexandre Pato
Year: 2009 | Club at the time of win: AC Milan. Current club: São Paulo FC.
Foto: ALBERTO PIZZOLI / AFP
Mario Balotelli
Year: 2010 | Club at the time of win: Manchester City. Current club: Brescia.
Foto: DARREN STAPLES / REUTERS
Mario Götze
Year: 2011 | Club at the time of win: Borussia Dortmund. Current club: Borussia Dortmund.
Foto: LEON KUEGELER / REUTERS
Isco
Year: 2012 | Club at the time of win: Málaga. Current club: Real Madrid.
Foto: Jorge Guerrero / AFP
Paul Pogba
Year: 2013 | Club at the time of win: Juventus. Current club: Manchester United.
Foto: GIUSEPPE CACACE / AFP
Raheem Sterling
Year: 2014 | Club at the time of win: Liverpool. Current club: Manchester City.
Foto: Lee Smith / REUTERS
Anthony Martial
Year: 2015 | Club at the time of win: Manchester United. Current club: Manchester United.
Foto: OLI SCARFF / AFP
Renato Sanches
Year: 2016 | Club at the time of win: Bayern Munich. Current club: Bayern Munich.
Foto: KIRILL KUDRYAVTSEV / AFP
Kylian Mbappé
Year: 2017 | Club at the time of win: PSG. Current club: PSG.
Foto: FRANCK FIFE / AFP
Matthijs De Ligt
Year: 2018 | Club at the time of win: Ajax. Current club: Juventus.
Foto: Dean Mouhtaropoulos / Getty Images
