The 2018 winner of the Golden Boy will be announced on December 17, with previous recipients of the award having gone on to achieve global success at both personal and club level.
Honouring notable players who are under the age of 21 – or born in 1998 or later – the Golden Boy identifies the best young talents across European football.
Kylian Mbappe is the most recent honouree of the award, which was established by Italian media outlet Tuttosport, with the winner decided by 30 football journalists from across Europe.
Goal takes a look at past winners of the prize, as well as what their career looked like after scooping up the award...
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