Kopa Trophy

The Kopa Trophy is an association football award presented to the best performing player under the age of 21. It is organised by France Football.

Kopa Trophy
Trophée Kopa
Date3 December 2018 (2018-12-03)
LocationParis
CountryFrance
Presented byFrance Football
First awarded2018
Current holder Gavi
(1st award)
Websitefrancefootball.fr
RelatedBallon d'Or

The award is named after former French footballer Raymond Kopa and the winner is selected by former Ballon d'Or winners. Unlike the Golden Boy award, the Kopa Trophy, even if less prestigious, is also open to those who play outside of Europe.

Winners

Kylian Mbappé, the inaugural award winner.
Year Rank Player Club Points
2018 1st Kylian Mbappé Paris Saint-Germain 110
2nd Christian Pulisic Borussia Dortmund 31
3rd Justin Kluivert Ajax
Roma
18
2019 1st Matthijs de Ligt Ajax
Juventus
58
2nd Jadon Sancho Borussia Dortmund 49
3rd João Félix Benfica
Atlético Madrid
41
2020 Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic[1]
2021 1st Pedri Barcelona 89
2nd Jude Bellingham Borussia Dortmund 39
3rd Jamal Musiala Bayern Munich 38
2022 1st Gavi Barcelona 59
2nd Eduardo Camavinga Rennes
Real Madrid
51
3rd Jamal Musiala Bayern Munich 47


Wins by player

Player Winner Second place Third place
Kylian Mbappé 1 (2018)
Matthijs de Ligt 1 (2019)
Pedri 1 (2021)
Gavi 1 (2022)
Christian Pulisic 1 (2018)
Jadon Sancho 1 (2019)
Jude Bellingham 1 (2021)
Eduardo Camavinga 1 (2022)
Jamal Musiala 2 (2021, 2022)
Justin Kluivert 1 (2018)
João Félix 1 (2019)

Wins by country

Country Players Wins
Spain 2 2
France 1 1
Netherlands 1 1

Wins by club

Club Players Win
Barcelona 2 2
Paris Saint-Germain 1 1
Juventus 1 1

Notes

    References

    1. "THE BALLON D'OR® WILL NOT BE AWARDED IN 2020". L'Equipe. 20 July 2020. Archived from the original on July 20, 2020. Retrieved 20 July 2020.
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