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Who will win young talent of the year at Ballon d'Or 2026? Men's and women's nominees in full

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Deniran-Alleyne, T. (2026, October 26). Who will win young talent of the year at Ballon d'Or 2026? Men's and women's nominees in full. Evening Standard. https://www.standard.co.uk/sport/football/ballon-dor-2026-young-talent-of-the-year-b1302079.html

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The article discusses the nominees for the Kopa Trophy, which is awarded to the best male footballer under 21 years old based on their performance. Lamine Yamal from Spain and Barcelona is a frontrunner after his contributions in LaLiga and the World Cup. Other contenders include Kerim Alajbegovic, Ayyoub Bouaddi, and Eli Junior Kroupi. For the women’s category, Vicky Lopez aims to retain her title against competition from Clara Serrajordi, Veerle Buurman, Felicia Schroder, and Lily Yohannes.

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The 2026 Ballon d'Or ceremony will feature the announcement of the Kopa Trophy winner, also known as the Men’s Young Talent of the Year. This prestigious prize is awarded to the best footballer under 21 years old. Among the nominees are Lamine Yamal from Spain and Barcelona, who helped retain the LaLiga title and played a crucial role in Spain's World Cup victory. Other notable male nominees include Ayyoub Bouaddi (Morocco), Pau Cubarsi (Spain), Eli Junior Kroupi (France), and Johan Manzambi (Switzerland).

On the women’s side, Vicky Lopez from Barcelona is the defending champion of the inaugural award given last year. This year's female contenders also include Clara Serrajordi (Barcelona), Veerle Buurman (Chelsea/Netherlands), Felicia Schroder (Sweden/Real Madrid), and Lily Yohannes (USA/OL Lyonnes).

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The Kopa Trophy, otherwise known as the Men’s Young Talent of the Year, is a prestigious individual prize from France Football handed annually to the best performing footballer in the world under the age of 21. asserted

Trophy → know → 21

After a superb season with Barcelona, helping to retain the LaLiga title, Yamal played his part in Spain’s World Cup triumph, featuring in all eight games and scoring his first tournament goal in the 4-0 thrashing of Saudi Arabia. asserted

Yamal → help → Arabia

Previous winners of the Kopa Trophy include Kylian Mbappe, Pedri, Gavi and England star Jude Bellingham, with the likes of Pau Cubarsi, Pau Cubarsi, Eli Junior Kroupi and Ayyoub Bouaddi all hoping to dethrone Yamal. asserted

likes → include → Yamal

On the women’s side, Vicky Lopez was the inaugural winner of the award last year, and the Barcelona star has put forward a strong case to retain the trophy. asserted

star → put → trophy

Her competition comes in the shape of team-mate Clara Serrajordi, Chelsea defender Veerle Buurman, Felicia Schroder - who has since moved to Real Madrid from Hacken - and OL Lyonnes midfielder Lily Yohannes. asserted

who → come → Hacken

Men’s young talent of the year nominees - Kerim Alajbegovic (Bosnia and Herzegovina and RB Salzburg/ Juventus) - Ayyoub Bouaddi (Morocco and Lille/ Manchester City) - Pau Cubarsi (Spain and Barcelona) - Yan Diomande (Ivory Coast and RB Leipzig/ Real Madrid) - Lennart Karl (Germany and Bayern Munich) - Eli Junior Kroupi (France and Bournemouth) - Lamine Yamal (Spain and Barcelona) - Johan Manzambi (Switzerland and Freiburg/ Aston Villa) - Ibrahim Maza (Algeria and Bayer Leverkusen) - Warren Zaire-Emery (France and Paris Saint-Germain) Women’s young talent of the year nominees - Vicky Lopez (Spain and Barcelona) - Veerle Buurman (Netherlands and Chelsea) - Felicia Schroder (Sweden and Hacken/ Real Madrid) - Clara Serrajordi (Spain and Barcelona) - Lily Yohannes (USA and OL Lyonnes) Follow the 2026 Ballon d’Or ceremony live on Standard Sport! asserted

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