Barcelona has been very successful in the Golden Boy Award in recent years, with their players who win three of the last four years. And more success could be on the cards for later in 2025.
Barcelona players have won the Golden Boy Award four times. Lionel Messi was the first in 2025, before Pedri, Gavi and Lamine Yamal won it in 2021, 2022 and 2024 respectively. The Catalans are the team to have the most winners of the prize, and this year their benefits can be expanded.
And at this stage this is expected to be the case, because MD has reported that Pau Cubarsi is the favorite to take home the Golden Boy Award from 2025.
Tuttosport released their rankings Golden Boy rangers in this phase of 2025, and at the top is Lamine Yamal. But because he took the prize home last year, he is not eligible to win it again. And because Cubarsi is second, he is now the favorite.
Lamine Yamal and Cubarsi are the only current LA Liga players who perform in the top 10, although Dean Huijsen (6th) will soon join Real Madrid. Paris Saint-Germain's Desire Doue is currently in 3rd place, for Myles Lewis-Skelly, Warren Zaire-Emery, Huijsen, Kenan Yildiz, Ethan Nwaneri, Geovanni Quenda and Jorrel Hato.
Nevertheless, there is a chance that Cubarsi will be overtaken before the prize will be handed out later this year. Doue has options to continue because he is involved in this weekend's final of this weekend's Champions League, while he will also be in action at the club World Cup during the summer.
On the other hand, the Barcelona defender will see his only possible appearances coming during the UEFA Nations League Finals – and even then he is not guaranteed a starter for Spain head coach Luis de la Fuente.