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 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
Gavi, 2022 winner
Date3 December 2018 (2018-12-03)
LocationParis
CountryFrance
Presented byFrance Football
First awarded2018
Current holderSpain Gavi
(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

Kylian Mbappé, the inaugural award winner.
Year Rank Player Club(s) Points
2018 1st France Kylian MbappéFrance Paris Saint-Germain 110
2nd United States Christian PulisicGermany Borussia Dortmund 31
3rd Netherlands Justin Kluivert Netherlands Ajax
Italy Roma
18
2019 1st Netherlands Matthijs de Ligt Netherlands Ajax
Italy Juventus
58
2nd England Jadon Sancho Germany Borussia Dortmund 49
3rd Portugal João Félix Portugal Benfica
Spain Atlético Madrid
41
2020 Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic[1]
2021 1st Spain Pedri Spain Barcelona 89
2nd England Jude Bellingham Germany Borussia Dortmund 39
3rd Germany Jamal Musiala Germany Bayern Munich 38
2022 1st Spain Gavi Spain Barcelona 59
2nd France Eduardo Camavinga France Rennes
Spain Real Madrid
51
3rd Germany Jamal Musiala Germany Bayern Munich 47

Wins by player

Player Winner Second place Third place
France Kylian Mbappé 1 (2018)
Netherlands Matthijs de Ligt 1 (2019)
Spain Pedri 1 (2021)
Spain Gavi 1 (2022)
United States Christian Pulisic 1 (2018)
England Jadon Sancho 1 (2019)
England Jude Bellingham 1 (2021)
France Eduardo Camavinga 1 (2022)
Germany Jamal Musiala 2 (2021, 2022)
Netherlands Justin Kluivert 1 (2018)
Portugal João Félix 1 (2019)

Wins by country

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

Wins by club

Club Players Wins
Spain Barcelona 2 2
France Paris Saint-Germain 1 1
Italy Juventus 1 1

Notes

    References

    1. "THE BALLON D'OR® WILL NOT BE AWARDED IN 2020". L'Equipe. 20 July 2020. Archived from the original on 20 July 2020. Retrieved 20 July 2020.
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