Kopa Trophy

The Kopa Trophy is an association football award presented to the best performing player worldwide under the age of 21 during a joint ceremony with the Ballon d'Or. The award is presented by France Football and is named after late French footballer Raymond Kopa, the winner of the 1958 Ballon d'Or.

Kopa Trophy
Trophée Kopa
Jude Bellingham, the current award holder
Awarded forJude Bellingham
Date3 December 2018 (2018-12-03)
LocationParis, France
Presented byFrance Football
First awarded2018
Current holder Jude Bellingham
(1st award)
Websitefrancefootball.fr
RelatedBallon d'Or

The winner is selected by a jury of all former Ballon d'Or winners. The Kopa Trophy is also open to top players outside of the UEFA leagues unlike the Golden Boy award which is European-based only.

Winners

Year Rank Player Club Points
2018 1st Kylian Mbappé Paris Saint-Germain 110
2nd Christian Pulisic Borussia Dortmund 31
3rd Justin Kluivert Roma[note 1] 18
2019 1st Matthijs de Ligt Juventus[note 2] 58
2nd Jadon Sancho Borussia Dortmund 49
3rd João Félix Atlético Madrid[note 3] 41
2020 Not awarded due to the COVID-19 pandemic[1][2]
2021 1st Pedri Barcelona 89
2nd Jude Bellingham Borussia Dortmund 39
3rd Jamal Musiala Bayern Munich 38
2022 1st Gavi Barcelona 59
2nd Eduardo Camavinga Real Madrid[note 4] 51
3rd Jamal Musiala Bayern Munich 47
2023 1st Jude Bellingham Real Madrid 90
2nd Jamal Musiala Bayern Munich 42
3rd Pedri Barcelona 33
2024 The winner will be announced on 28 October 2024[3][4]
Notes
  1. Kluivert was signed by Roma from Ajax midway through 2019.
  2. de Ligt was signed by Juventus from Ajax midway through 2019.
  3. Félix was signed by Atlético Madrid from Benfica midway through 2019.
  4. Camavinga was signed by Real Madrid from Rennes midway through 2022.

Wins by player

Player Winner Second place Third place
Jude Bellingham 1 (2023) 1 (2021)
Pedri 1 (2021) 1 (2023)
Kylian Mbappé 1 (2018)
Matthijs de Ligt 1 (2019)
Gavi 1 (2022)
Jamal Musiala 1 (2023) 2 (2021, 2022)
Christian Pulisic 1 (2018)
Jadon Sancho 1 (2019)
Eduardo Camavinga 1 (2022)
Justin Kluivert 1 (2018)
João Félix 1 (2019)

Wins by country

Country Players Wins
 Spain 2 2
 England 1 1
 France 1 1
 Netherlands 1 1

Wins by club

Club Players Wins
Barcelona 2 2
Real Madrid 1 1
Juventus 1 1
Paris Saint-Germain 1 1

See also

Notes

    References

    1. "Coronavirus: Ballon d'Or cancelled for first time in award's history". ESPN. 20 July 2020. ISSN 1097-1998. Archived from the original on 22 September 2023. Retrieved 17 April 2024.
    2. Ferré, Pascal (20 July 2020). "Il n'y aura pas de Ballon d'Or France Football en 2020" [There will be no France Football Ballon d'Or in 2020]. France Football (in French). ISSN 0015-9557. Archived from the original on 25 September 2020. Retrieved 29 April 2024.
    3. "2024 Ballon d'Or awards ceremony date and venue announced". UEFA. 6 June 2024. Archived from the original on 6 June 2024. Retrieved 6 June 2024.
    4. Hilsum, James (6 June 2024). "Ballon d'Or 2024: Ceremony takes place on October 28, Vinicius Jr, Jude Bellingham in running to dethrone Lionel Messi". Eurosport. Archived from the original on 6 June 2024. Retrieved 6 June 2024.
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