Golden Boy 2020: Sesko, Sucic, Höjlund and Adeyemi in Top 40 – Football
Vienna – Friday, September 16, 2022, 7:23 p.m
Top talent wanted!
Year after year since 2003, “Tuttosport” has presented the Golden Boy Award to the best young talent in the U21 category. The list of 100 players originally published each year has now been shortened to 40 names.
Everyone follows in the footsteps of Barcelona star Pedri, who won the coveted award last year. The kickers selected must not be more than 20 years old – and well-known names from the Austrian Bundesliga are also included.
Two Salzburg players and two ex-Bundesliga players
With striker Benjamin Sesko (19, SLO) and Luka Sucic (20, CRO), FC Red Bull Salzburg once again have two of the best young talents in their ranks. In addition, Rasmus Höjlund, the 19-year-old Dane who until recently played for Sturm Graz, now plays for Atalanta Bergamo. Ex-Salzburger Karim Adeyemi, a nun in the service of Borussia Dortmund, can also be found among the 40 names.
A very prominent example shows how hard the cut is. While another BVB player, Jude Bellingham, is one of the favorites alongside Adeyemi, the exceptional talent Youssoufa Moukoko, who is only 17, no longer appears in the shortened list.
Before Pedri 2021, top players such as Erling Haaland (2020), Kylian Mbappe (2017), Lionel Messi (2005) and Wayne Rooney (2004) were already or were named Golden Boy.
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