BREAKING: Barcelona Wonderkid Lamine Yamal Emerges As The Best Young Talent At The Golden Boy Award—-La Masia broke out star Lamine Yamal has won the 2024 Golden Boy award for his astounding breakout year with Barcelona and Spain.

The prodigious 17-year-old has emerged as one of the best young talents in the world over the past year and was named the Kopa Trophy winner at the Ballon d’Or ceremony at the end of October.

He has now been handed another prestigious gong, beating the likes of Joao Neves, Alejandro Garnacho, Kobbie Mainoo and Warren Zaire-Emery among others to claim the silverware.

The Golden Boy prize is awarded by Italian sport newspaper Tuttosport to the best young footballer in the world. Previous winners include Lionel Messi, Wayne Rooney, Kylian Mbappe and Jude Bellingham.

Yamal is also the fifth Spaniard to win the Golden Boy, the most of any nation, after previous successes for Cesc Fabregas, Isco, Pedri and Gavi.

It completes a unique double for Barcelona, with women’s star Vicky Lopez picking up the Golden Girl award. Aitana Bonmati was also named the Golden Player Woman 2024.