Paris Saint-Germain attacker Desire Doue has officially won the 2025 Golden Boy award, fending off competition from some of Europe’s best young players.
Doue enjoyed an outstanding debut season at the Parc des Princes in 2024-25, scoring 16 goals and providing 16 assists in all competitions as Luis Enrique’s side won the Champions League, Ligue 1, and the French Cup.
The 20-year-old attacker arrived at Parc des Princes for a fee of €50 million last summer and cemented his place in Enrique’s starting lineup.
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His stellar campaign was capped off by a Man of the Match performance in the Champions League final after scoring two goals and providing one assist in the 5-0 thumping of Inter Milan.
🚨🏅 BREAKING: Désiré Doué wins Golden Boy Award 2025! ⭐️🇫🇷
Award follows his excellent season at Paris Saint-Germain. ❤️💙 @GoldenBoyAwards pic.twitter.com/8oOOKgyWfy
— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) November 4, 2025
The Golden Boy award was founded by Italian newspaper Tuttosport in 2003 and recognises the best U21 footballer in world football each season.
Barcelona forward Lamine Yamal was the winner of last year’s edition, making him ineligible for this year’s prize as past winners cannot win twice.
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PSG’s teenage sensation Desire Doue has won the 2025 Golden Boy award | Credit: IMAGO
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Estevao Willian scored for Chelsea on his debut | Credit: IMAGO
Doue subsequently fought off competition from the likes of Pau Cubarsi (Barcelona), Estevao (Chelsea), Kenan Yildiz (Juventus), and Dean Huijsen (Real Madrid) to win the award.
This is another individual honour for the Parisians this season, following Ousmane Dembele’s Ballon d’Or triumph back in September, where he beat out Yamal.
