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Annual association football award presented by France Football From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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 | |
_(cropped).jpg) Lamine Yamal, the current award holder | |
| Awarded for | Lamine Yamal |
| Location | Paris, France |
| Presented by | France Football |
| First awarded | 3 December 2018 |
| Current holder |  Lamine Yamal
(1st award) |
| Website | francefootball |
| Related | Ballon 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.
| 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 |
Borussia Dortmund[note 5] |
90 |
| 2nd | Jamal Musiala |
Bayern Munich |
42 | |
| 3rd | Pedri |
Barcelona |
33 | |
| 2024 | 1st | Lamine Yamal |
Barcelona |
113 |
| 2nd |  Arda Güler |
Real Madrid |
26 | |
| 3rd | Kobbie Mainoo |
Manchester United |
20 | |
| 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) | – | – |
| Lamine Yamal |
1 (2024) | – | – |
| Jamal Musiala |
– | 1 (2023) | 2 (2021, 2022) |
| Christian Pulisic |
– | 1 (2018) | – |
| Jadon Sancho |
– | 1 (2019) | – |
| Eduardo Camavinga |
– | 1 (2022) | – |
| Arda Güler |
– | 1 (2024) | – |
| Justin Kluivert |
– | – | 1 (2018) |
| João Félix |
– | – | 1 (2019) |
| Kobbie Mainoo |
– | – | 1 (2024) |
| Country | Players | Wins |
|---|---|---|
| Spain |
3 | 3 |
| England |
1 | 1 |
| France |
1 | 1 |
| Netherlands |
1 | 1 |
| Club | Players | Wins |
|---|---|---|
| Barcelona |
3 | 3 |
| Borussia Dortmund |
1 | 1 |
| Juventus |
1 | 1 |
| Paris Saint-Germain |
1 | 1 |
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