Lamine Yamal, Kobbie Mainoo and Alejandro Garnacho lead nominees for 2024 Kopa Trophy, Emi Martinez up for Yashin Trophy
Published 04/09/2024 at 18:48 GMT+1
Lamine Yamal's standout performances at Euro 2024 for winning nation Spain will see him as one of the favourites to win this year's Kopa Trophy and follow Jude Bellingham as the next recipient of the prize given to the best footballer under the age of 21. England's Kobbie Mainoo is also nominated. Aston Villa goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez is a nominee for Yashin trophy.
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Manchester United duo Kobbie Mainoo and Alejandro Garnacho have been nominated for the 2024 Kopa Trophy, along with Barcelona’s Lamine Yamal and Arda Guler of Real Madrid.
The trophy is given to the best under-21 footballer in the world and the winner will be revealed at the Ballon d’Or ceremony on Monday, October 28 2024.
England’s Jude Bellingham - who is in the running for this year’s main prize - is the current holder of the award.
Spain’s Yamal will be considered a strong favourite after his standout performances at Euro 2024 helped his nation win the tournament.
At club level, Yamal has broken many records at Camp Nou, including becoming the youngest starter for Barcelona at the age of 16 and the youngest player to score for the club in La Liga.
After blooming late in the season for Real, Guler was another young star in Germany in the summer as Turkey reached the quarter-finals.
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Yamal and Spain power into Euro 2024 final following a 2-1 victory over France
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He became the first teenager since Cristiano Ronaldo in 2004 to score on his European Championship debut as Turkey beat Georgia 3-1.
Mainoo enjoyed a breakthrough season at Old Trafford, which also earned him a place in England’s Euro 2024 squad.
Manchester City’s summer signing Savinho is also in the running for the Kopa Trophy after an eye-catching season for Girona.
2024 Kopa Trophy Nominees
- Pau Cubarsi - Barcelona
- Alejandro Garnacho - Manchester United
- Arda Guler - Real Madrid
- Karim Konate - RB Salzburg
- Kobbie Mainoo - Manchester United
- Joao Neves - Paris Saint-Germain
- Savinho - Manchester City
- Mathys Tel - Bayern Munich
- Lamine Yamal - Barcelona
- Warren Zaire-Emery - Paris Saint-Germain
Martinez given chance to retain Yashin trophy
Aston Villa goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez has been nominated for the Yashin Trophy, which he won last year following Argentina's World Cup triumph.
He has enjoyed international success again this year at the Copa America.
Martinez faces competition from Spain's triumphant Euro 2024 goalkeeper Unai Simon and Italy's Gianluigi Donnarumma.
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Emiliano Martinez won the Yashin Trophy in 2023
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Liverpool's Alisson Becker has missed out on a place on the shortlist.
There is only one nominee from outside of Europe and that is Ronwen Williams from South Africa.
He hit the headlines after saving four penalties in a shoot-out victory against Cape Verde in the quarter-finals of the Africa Cup of Nations.
2024 Yashin Trophy Nominees
- Diogo Costa - FC Porto
- Gianluigi Donnarumma - Paris Saint-Germain
- Gregor Kobel - Borussia Dortmund
- Andriy Lunin - Real Madrid
- Mike Maignan - AC Milan
- Giorgi Mamardashvili - Valencia
- Emiliano Martinez - Aston Villa
- Unai Simon - Athletic Bilbao
- Yann Sommer - Inter Milan
- Ronwen Williams - Mamelodi Sundowns
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