There are five players of Ghanaian descent on the first list of nominees for the 2021 Golden Boy award.
Attacker Myron Boadu, youngster Yunus Musah, winger Bakayo Saka, attacker Brian Brobbey, and attacker Jeremy Doku are recognised for their efforts for the accolade, which is given to the best player under the age of 21 playing in one of Europe's top leagues.
The award was established in 2003 by the Italian newspaper Tuttosport, it is awarded by journalists across Europe to the brightest talent in Europe across two halves of consecutive seasons.
Historically, the Golden Boy award has acted as a stamp of guarantee over a player’s quality, with most of the past winners going on to become some of the biggest names in the sport. In recent years, the competition has only increased as we see more and more youngsters take the world by storm.
The Golden Boy award of 2020 was presented on the 14th of December, and it is widely expected that the award would be presented around mid-December this year too.
Below are the players nominated:
- Myron BOADU - AZ ALKMAAR - Amsterdam. January 14, 2001, Dutch-Ghanaian striker
- Brian Ebenezer Adjei BROBBEY - RB Leipzig - Amsterdam. 1 February 2002 Dutch-Ghanaian striker
- Jeremy DOKU - RENNES - Borgerhout. 27 May 2002 Belgian-Ghanaian striker
- Yunus Dimoara MUSAH - VALENCIA - New York City. November 29, 2002, Anglo-American striker
- Bukayo SAKA - ARSENAL - London. 5 September 2001 Anglo-Ghanaian midfielder