French forward Désiré Doué crowned 2025 Golden Boy

' French forward Dsir Dou has been crowned the 2025 Golden Boy following his trophy-laden season with Paris Saint-Germain. The award dished out by Italian sports paper Tuttosport goes to the best player aged 21 or under in a European nations top flight. The midfielder, currently sidelined with a thigh injury,was honored ahead of players like Dean Huijsen, Pau Cubars, Arda Gler, and Franco Mastantuono. He follows the footsteps of fellow Frenchmen in Paul Pogba (2013), Anthony Martial (2015), and Kylian Mbapp (2017) as the fourth player from La Hexagone to receive the honour. The Rennes academy product joined PSG in a 50m transfer last summer and quickly established himself as a key figure in Luis Enriques side. Having finished 14th in the 2025 Ballon dOr and runner-up for the Kopa Trophy, Dous rise to global prominence has been swift. Last years Golden Boy winner, Lamine Yamal, was ineligible to retain the prize under Tuttosports one-win rule, leaving the path clear for the French international (4 caps) to claim the award. The Golden Boy shortlist is drawn from the Football Benchmark Index, a statistical ranking of the worlds top U21 players that updates throughout the season.The post French forward Dsir Dou crowned 2025 GoldenBoy appeared first on Linda Ikeji Blog.