Official: Erling Haaland wins the 2026 Golden Player

While Pau Cubarsí won the 2026 Golden Boy, Erling Haaland lifted the 2026 Golden Player award.

On Monday, the 24th edition of the Golden Boy Awards named Pau Cubarsí the 2026 Golden Boy. It was a fine reward for the Spanish centre-back. The FC Barcelona player notably won the 2026 World Cup with La Roja.

The 19-year-old succeeded Jude Bellingham, Lamine Yamal and Désiré Doué as the winner of the award, which recognises the best player under 21 playing in Europe.

Erling Haaland crowned 2026 Golden Player

The Italian outlet Tuttosport, which organises the ceremony, has also awarded the Golden Player in a separate category for several years. Having already won the trophy in 2023, Erling Haaland has lifted the award again for 2026.

He succeeds Diogo Jota, who was honoured posthumously, and Toni Kroos, who received the award in 2024. Karim Benzema won it in 2022, while Robert Lewandowski claimed the trophies in 2020 and 2021.

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