Além disso, pau Cubarsí, the 19-year-old Barcelona centre-back, was named the winner of the 2026 Golden Boy award on Monday, November 9, 2026. Dessa forma, he beat Brazilian forwards Rayan, Endrick and Estêvão in the vote run by the Italian sports newspaper Tuttosport, and the result was announced at a formal event in Sassuolo, Italy.
Com isso, he takes the prize from Désiré Doué, the Paris Saint-Germain forward who won the 2025 edition. Nesse sentido, cubarsí also helped Spain win the 2026 World Cup, and FIFA named him the best young player of the tournament. Vale ressaltar que os aspectos relacionados a Pau Cubarsí continuam sendo acompanhados com atenção.
Portanto, the Golden Boy goes each year to the best player under 21 in Europe’s leagues, as chosen by a jury of 50 journalists from European media outlets. Em seguida, the jury picked the winner from 25 finalists, who had been shortlisted from 100 candidates.
His Barcelona teammate Lamine Yamal, the 2024 winner, could not enter the vote. The rules do not allow a player to win the trophy twice, which also kept Doué out of this year’s finalists.
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Pau Cubarsí: Brazil’s Golden Boy drought dates back to Alexandre Pato in 2009
Only two Brazilian players have ever won the award, and the last of them received it in 2009. The national football team has gone 17 years without a name at the top of the list.
- Anderson, midfielder: winner in 2008
- Alexandre Pato, forward: winner in 2009, after moving from Internacional to Milan
Even with the defeat, Rayan, Endrick and Estêvão remain eligible for the 2027 edition. All three forwards stay below the age limit set by the voting panel.
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How Cubarsí’s season with Barcelona and Spain earned the award
At Barcelona, Cubarsí took charge of the defensive line and the distribution from the back in Champions League and LaLiga matches. He helped the club win LaLiga and the Spanish Super Cup this season, adding strength to a back line that was already one of the team’s pillars.
Cubarsí also finished 12th in the 2026 Ballon d’Or ranking, and he was among the candidates for the Kopa Trophy. The official ceremony to hand over the Golden Boy trophy is set for December 14, 2026, in Turin, where Tuttosport will bring together club directors and figures from sport.
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