The Kopa Trophy is an association football award presented by French newspaper France Football that is given to the best young performing player in the world under the age of 21, during a joint ceremony with their senior Ballon d'Or award. The award is named after late French footballer Raymond Kopa, the winner of the 1958 Ballon d'Or. The winner is selected by a jury of all former Ballon d'Or winners and is open to all young players worldwide throughout the six FIFA confederations.
Kylian Mbappé became the award's first recipient during the 2018 Ballon d'Or presentation. As of 2025, Lamine Yamal has won the most awards with 2 and Jamal Musiala has the most nominations with 3. In 2025, the award was expanded with the Women's Kopa Trophy for female youth players.
Men's winners
Player Denotes the number of times the player had won the award at that time (for players with multiple wins)
YearRankPlayer ClubPoints 2018 1st Kylian Mbappé Paris Saint-Germain110 2nd Christian Pulisic Borussia Dortmund31 3rd Justin Kluivert Roma18 2019 1st Matthijs de Ligt Juventus58 2nd Jadon Sancho Borussia Dortmund49 3rd João Félix Atlético Madrid412020Not awarded due to the COVID-19 pandemic 2021 1st Pedri Barcelona89 2nd Jude Bellingham Borussia Dortmund39 3rd Jamal Musiala Bayern Munich38 2022 1st Gavi Barcelona59 2nd Eduardo Camavinga Real Madrid51 3rd Jamal Musiala Bayern Munich47 2023 1st Jude Bellingham Borussia Dortmund90 2nd Jamal Musiala Bayern Munich42 3rd Pedri Barcelona33 2024 1st Lamine Yamal Barcelona113 2nd Arda Güler Real Madrid26 3rd Kobbie Mainoo Manchester United20 2025 1st Lamine Yamal Barcelona124 2nd Désiré Doué Paris Saint-Germain72 3rd João Neves Paris Saint-Germain23
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Wins by player Player Winner Second place Third place Lamine Yamal2 (2024, 2025)–– Jude Bellingham1 (2023)1 (2021)– Pedri1 (2021) –1 (2023) Kylian Mbappé1 (2018) – – Matthijs de Ligt1 (2019) – – Gavi1 (2022)–– Jamal Musiala –1 (2023)2 (2021, 2022) Christian Pulisic–1 (2018)– Jadon Sancho–1 (2019)– Eduardo Camavinga–1 (2022)– Arda Güler–1 (2024)– Désiré Doué–1 (2025)– Justin Kluivert – –1 (2018) João Félix – –1 (2019) Kobbie Mainoo – –1 (2024) João Neves – –1 (2025)
Wins by country CountryPlayersWins 3 4 1 1 1 1 1 1
Wins by club ClubPlayersWins Barcelona 3 4 Borussia Dortmund 1 1 Juventus 1 1 Paris Saint-Germain 1 1
Women's winners
Player Denotes the number of times the player had won the award at that time (for players with multiple wins)
YearRankPlayer ClubPoints 2025 1st Vicky López Barcelona15 2nd Linda Caicedo Real Madrid12 3rd Wieke Kaptein Chelsea8
Wins by player Player Winner Second place Third place Vicky López1 (2025) – – Linda Caicedo–1 (2025)– Wieke Kaptein – –1 (2025)
Wins by country CountryPlayersWins 1 1
Wins by club ClubPlayersWins Barcelona 1 1
See also Bravo Award Golden Boy (award) Golden Girl (award)
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