The Kopa Trophy is an annual football award for the world's best young men's player (U21) from the previous season, first awarded in 2018. The award is voted on by former Ballon d'Or winners. Here are the ten nominees in the final order after voting. The second ever winner was Dutch defender Matthijs de Ligt, who played for Ajax and Juventus during the previous year. See the list of all Kopa Trophy winners.
Final Order for the 2019 Kopa Trophy
Order | Player | Nationality | Club | Points |
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1 | Matthijs de Ligt | The Netherlands | Ajax / Juventus | 58 |
2 | Jadon Sancho | England | Borussia Dortmund | 49 |
3 | João Félix | Portugal | Benfica / Atlético Madrid | 41 |
4 | Vinícius Júnior | Brazil | Real Madrid | 17 |
5 | Andriy Lunin | Ukraine | Leganés / Valladolid | 9 |
=6 | Matteo Guendouzi | France | Arsenal | 5 |
=6 | Kai Havertz | Germany | Bayer Leverkusen | 5 |
8 | Moise Kean | Italy | Juventus / Everton | 3 |
=9 | Samuel Chukwueze | Nigeria | Villarreal | 1 |
=9 | Lee Kang-in | South Korea | Valencia | 1 |
Related Pages
- About the Kopa Trophy
- Ballon d'Or Home
- Winner of the 2019 Ballon d'Or
- Men's Ballon d'Or Winner's List
- Football Awards Lists
- List of the FIFA male player of the year and FIFA female player of the year.
- History of the Ballon d'Or
- The Year in Sport: 2019