Kopa Trophy
Annual association football award presented by France Football / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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.
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Kopa Trophy | |
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Trophée Kopa | |
Awarded for | Jude Bellingham |
Date | 3 December 2018; 5 years ago (2018-12-03) |
Location | Paris, France |
Presented by | France Football |
First awarded | 2018 |
Current holder | Jude Bellingham
(1st award) |
Website | francefootball |
Related | Ballon d'Or |
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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.